North Idaho

TruBlue home-care service opens in Coeur d'Alene

Franchise home-care service opens in Coeur d'Alene

October 21, 2021

A Coeur d'Alene couple has opened a franchise operation of TruBlue Inc., which offers home maintenance and minor repairs. The franchise, TruBlue of North Idaho, serves Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum, Athol, and the surrounding areas

Gravwell receives $3 million in venture capital

Funding to help company meet data-fusion demand

October 7, 2021

Karina Elias

Coeur d'Alene-based cyber security company Gravwell Inc. has received $3 million in seed funding from three venture capital companies. Its new investors are Montana-based venture capital fund Next Frontier Capital, Utah-based Kickstart Capital LLC

Housing on the Horizon: $73.3 million in multifamily projects planned in region

Spokane-Cd'A complexes to have 542 living units

October 7, 2021

Karina Elias

Prominent Spokane developer Lanzce Douglass has a large new apartment development valued at $45.2 million under construction in Coeur d'Alene. The development is the largest of several new multifamily projects in various stages of planning and

North Idaho Rock School moves into larger space

High demand for music lessons prompts growth

September 23, 2021

Virginia Thomas

North Idaho Rock School has moved into the former Vital Health acupuncture center at 213 W. Appleway, in Coeur d'Alene. Owner Jacob Burrows says he formed North Idaho Rock School LLC in January, but he's been teaching guitar for seven years.

Vantage Point Brewing moves forward in Coeur d'Alene

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September 23, 2021

Virginia Thomas

The owners of Vantage Point Brewing Co. aim to bring a taste of old-world ales to a modern setting in a rapidly growing part of Coeur d'Alene by next Memorial Day. Site work for the new brewery and restaurant began in mid-August at a vacant lot at

Two self-storage facilities sell for $11 million in total

Inland Northwest draws buyers from beyond here

September 9, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Two Inland Northwest storage units, one in Hayden and another in Medical Lake, have been acquired recently by separate buyers at a combined cost of $11 million. The Spokane-based real estate broker who helped orchestrate both deals claims the prices

Tamarack Aerospace emerges from Chapter 11 reorganization

Sandpoint aerospace company filed in 2019

September 9, 2021

Kevin Blocker

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington has issued a final decree and closed the case in the voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization for Sandpoint, Idaho-based Tamarack Aerospace Group Inc. Tamarack pursued Chapter 11

East Greenacres Irrigation District sees strong residential growth

Additional hires planned to accommodate demand

August 26, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Despite robust residential growth on the Rathdrum Prairie, the district manager for the East Greenacres Irrigation District remains optimistic about the district's capacity to oversee the distribution of water within its boundaries in future years.

Public charter school planned in Post Falls

Enrollment at Elevate to start in December

August 26, 2021

Natasha Nellis

A charter school specializing in career technical skills is on track to open in north Post Falls in time for the 2022-23 school year. Dubbed Elevate Academy North, the year-round career public charter school offers a variety of options for students and

Prairie Crossing mixed-use project moves forward

Site work on 50-acre Post Falls development expected to begin in fall

August 26, 2021

Virginia Thomas

A 50-acre Post Falls development more than a decade in the making appears to be moving forward. The Prairie Crossing development, which is expected to include multifamily residential, retail, medical office, and other commercial uses, is proposed at the