North Idaho

Coeur d'Alene elder law firm works to assist retirees in protecting assets

Elder law specialists help navigate health care costs

April 24, 2014

Issues faced by seniors and those preparing for retirement are more complicated than they were 30 years ago, says Michael Wytychak, who founded Wytychak Elder Law PLLC in Coeur d'Alene in 1984. Seniors need to prepare for the rising cost of living and h

Silverwood Theme Park aims for record season

Season-pass, group sales indicates attendance likely to grow

April 24, 2014

Mike McLean

Silverwood Theme Park is expecting its ninth consecutive annual increase in attendance during the upcoming season that starts May 3. Season-pass sales and group business are up over previous years, which is a good indicator for the upcoming season, says

Coldwater Creek files for bankruptcy

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April 11, 2014

Staff Report

Coldwater Creek Inc., the Sandpoint-based women's clothing retailer, announced this morning that the company and all of its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company said in a press release that its stores and website are open for bus

Jack in the Box planned at CrossRoads in Coeur d'Alene

Calif. franchisee to hire 35 to 40 employees

April 10, 2014

Mike McLean

The City of Coeur d'Alene has issued a building permit for a Jack in the Box restaurant to be built in the CrossRoads Coeur d'Alene retail center, which is anchored by a WinCo Foods grocery store, in northwest Coeur d'Alene. Feast Foods LLC, of M

Buffalo Wild Wings to build new restaurant in Coeur d'Alene

Chain to open outlet south of Golden Corral

April 10, 2014

Mike McLean

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., the fast-growing national chicken-wing restaurant chain, plans to open its first Coeur d'Alene outlet in a building to be constructed by a Western Washington-based developer, according to building permit information on file with

Framework Meetings is expecting solid growth in 2014

Company to coordinate two events at Cd'A Resort in April

March 27, 2014

Katie Ross

Coeur d'Alene-based Framework LLC, which does business as Framework Meetings & Destinations, expects to book more than 50 corporate training events and meetings and more than 120 other events throughout the U.S., say co-owners Wendi Haught and Scott She

Max J. Kuney Co. wins $13.5 million Post Falls dam rehab project

Project includes restoring of south-channel structure

March 27, 2014

Mike McLean

Avista Corp., of Spokane, has selected Spokane-based Max J. Kuney Co. as the contractor for a planned $13.5 million upgrade and restoration of the south channel dam on the Post Falls Dam complex. The work will include removing the original concrete facin

Unicep Packaging buys new production equipment

Sandpoint company plans to make millions of units

March 27, 2014

Mike McLean

Sandpoint-based Unicep Packaging LLC says it has acquired a new manufacturing line that produces sealed single-dose products with enclosed applicators. The terms of the acquisition weren't disclosed. The production line packages certain topical produc

Sandpoint home-and-airplane-hangar development is in holding pattern

SilverWing blames easement uncertainty for lack of sales

March 27, 2014

Mike McLean

A $26 million fly-in community at Sandpoint that the developer, SilverWing at Sandpoint LLC, characterized two years ago as ready for takeoff, hasn't lifted off the ground since then-and currently is sputtering in litigation. A lawsuit filed by Silv

Kootenai County looks to ride building momentum

Multifamily, public projects boost growth in construction

March 13, 2014

Mike McLean

Kootenai County is gaining momentum in most sectors of the construction industry. In 2013, construction volume in unincorporated Kootenai County and its three largest cities-Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, and Hayden-totaled $337 million, an astounding