Virginia Thomas

Wheat farmers cope with low market values, tariffs

Census reveals decrease in county farm income

July 3, 2019

Over the past several years, the rip saw effect of falling wheat prices and climbing expenses has slashed income for wheat farmers, industry experts and local farmers say.

Heritage Health's Big Lift in North Idaho

Cd'A nonprofit provider starts its preparations for Medicaid expansion

July 3, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Coeur d'Alene-based nonprofit health care provider Heritage Health has witnessed a six-fold increase in the number of patients it serves annually during the past decade.

RadMax to introduce innovative motor technology

R&D company's devices draw international appeal

July 3, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Top executives at RadMax Technologies Inc., a Spokane-based research and development company, say the company is positioned to launch innovative new motor technology that has been attracting attention from companies and governments here

Quest Integration expands with new showroom

Company plans to offer public 3D printer clinics

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Quest Integration Inc., the Post Falls-based seller and support provider of manufacturing-design software and hardware, has expanded with a new showroom and two new partnered product lines.

Chick-fil-A scopes its first restaurant site in Spokane

Atlanta company named in environmental review

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Spokane could soon have its first Chick-fil-A restaurant, according to documents filed with the city, although the Atlanta-based restaurant chain declines to confirm those plans.

Cheney extends moratorium on Terra Vista development

City plans $4M in road projects near development

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Cheney City Council has extended by several weeks a moratorium on new development in the area of the more than 1,000-unit Terra Vista apartment and multiplex development, citing a need for more time to review transportation and public safety impacts

Multimillion-dollar Black Tank cleanup moves ahead

Decontamination effort will take more than a decade

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

A BNSF Railway Co.-owned site in the Hillyard area known to have oil contaminants deep in the soil is undergoing a multimillion-dollar cleanup operation to protect drinking water, without slowing down the North Spokane Corridor freeway project.

Proposed bills could protect cannabusiness bankers

Rub between federal, state law could be smoothed out

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Washington financial institutions and regulators say they're watching closely several pieces of federal legislation regarding cannabis that could impact how banks and credit unions handle banking for the cannabis industry.

StanCraft to expand with $15 million jet center

Boat maker now offering aircraft interior refitting

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Hayden-based StanCraft Boat Co. is expanding from manufacturing watercraft to offering aviation services with the addition of a $15 million StanCraft Jet Center at Coeur d'Alene Airport-Pappy Boyington Field.

Shore Acres Resort is under new ownership

70-year-old Loon Lake property sold last month

June 6, 2019

Virginia Thomas

The Shore Acres Resort, located on Loon Lake, has changed hands. Katy and Jim Byrnes, of Spokane, completed their purchase of the 3-acre property for $920,000 last month. Katy Byrnes says her grandparents honeymooned at Shore Acres more than 50 years ago