North Idaho

Express Employment moves North Idaho office

Company takes larger space in Coeur d'Alene

July 6, 2017

The North Idaho office of staffing recruitment and placement company Express Employment Professionals has moved to Coeur d'Alene from Post Falls. The office, which is a franchise of the Oklahoma City-based company of the same name, now is located in a

Challenge after ascent

Drone pioneer Empire Unmanned expands geographic reach as revenues level off

June 22, 2017

Mike McLean

Following soaring sales growth in drone services reported by Hayden-based Empire Unmanned for 2016, activity this year has begun to descend as some potential customers are viewing drone operations as a do-it-yourself industry. Bradley Ward, president of

North Idaho College aerospace curriculum grows to meet demand

College plans to expand maintenance program

June 22, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

As Idaho's aerospace industry continues to grow, so too do programs like those offered through North Idaho College's Aerospace Center for Excellence, says aerospace director Patrick O'Halloran. 'The future for aerospace jobs in this region looks

Super 1 supermarket planned for new Athol commercial center

Grocery outlet will anchor The Crossings complex

June 8, 2017

Mike McLean

Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, will start construction as early as this month on a Super 1 Foods supermarket that will be the first building in a new commercial center in Athol, says Andrea Frye, a Vandervert spokeswoman. The 57,000-square-foo

Coeur d'Alene begins City Hall renovations

$1.9 million project slated to be completed by late fall

June 8, 2017

Mike McLean

The City of Coeur d'Alene has launched a $1.9 million remodel project of its City Hall building, at 710 E. Mullan, at the east end of the city's central business district. The intent of the project is to prolong the life of the City Hall building in

BNSF starts $50 million North Idaho track expansion project

Second line to help relieve Hauser-Athol bottleneck

June 8, 2017

Mike McLean

BNSF Railway Co. has started work on a $50 million project in North Idaho that will add 10 miles of double track that will ease congestion between Hauser and Athol, says Gus Melonas, a Seattle-based spokesman for the Fort Worth, Texas-based freight railro

Percussionaire set to breathe life into old Coldwater Creek campus

N. Idaho ventilator maker prepares new products

May 25, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Bonner County-based manufacturer Percussionaire Corp. is preparing to move its operations to new quarters this summer, a decision company CEO Mark Baillie says will allow for increased production capabilities, as the company gets ready for the release of

Sandpoint fly-in community might reboot this summer

After 10 years, SilverWing developer to revisit market

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

A principal of the stalled SilverWing fly-in residential development in Sandpoint says he'll likely start marketing the $28 million development again this summer, 10 years after breaking ground there. While two court cases in which Silver Wing and Bonn

Rental property manager acquires Quad Park land

Post Falls site designated for multifamily development

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

Kevin McCathren, president of Spokane-based McCathren Management & Real Estate Services Inc., has acquired 8.2 acres of land at the site of the former Quad Park softball facility in Post Falls and plans to develop an apartment complex there, according to

Inland Northwest ski resorts turn to summer

Some recreation areas expanding, diversifying

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

Some Inland Northwest ski resort operators are anticipating record summer activities this year following a strong winter season, while some resorts are working on expansion plans. In recent years, summer months have been the busiest months of the year at