North Idaho

Transportation plan sets sights on upkeep, North Spokane Corridor

Horizon 2040 represents shift in focus for SRTC, set to go into effect in '14

November 7, 2013

The Spokane Regional Transportation Council's long-term transportation plan, called Horizon 2040, is shifting focus from constructing new projects to preservation of existing streets, says SRTC spokeswoman Staci Lehman."It's a different from the

Hecla reports deeper loss

Earnings Report

October 24, 2013

Staff Report

Hecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, reported today a third-quarter net loss of $8.6 million, or 3 cents a basic share, compared with a loss of $1 million in the year-earlier period.The loss occurred as Hecla reported a 42 percent increase in to to

Panhandle State Bank parent posts jump in net

Earnings report

October 24, 2013

Staff Report

Intermountain Community Bancorp, the Sandpoint-based holding company for Intermountain Community Bank and Panhandle State Bank, reported this morning third-quarter net income of $1.5 million, or 23 cents per diluted share, up from income of or 5 a

STCU readies new branch project at Cd'A retail center

Credit union here has two other projects under way, planned in Spokane area

October 10, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane Teachers Credit Union, of Liberty Lake, says it will begin construction within the next 18 months on a branch at The CrossRoads Coeur d'Alene retail center, which will have a WinCo Foods outlet as the anchor store.In the retail complex,

Ginno wins $4.2 million job to renovate school in Cd'A

Work includes classroom remodel, new library, lab, gym at Bryan Elementary

October 10, 2013

Mike McLean

The Coeur d'Alene School District has awarded Ginno Construction, of Coeur d'Alene, a $4.2 million contract to remodel and expand Bryan Elementary School, says Laura Rumpler, a district spokeswoman.The project will include remodeling the complex

Cd'A developer to build 20 rental homes on 1.6-acre lot

Pocket-house designation for land use encourages infill on some city parcels

October 10, 2013

Mike McLean

Coeur d'Alene residential developer Jon Harper, doing business as Qualitas Co., has obtained building permits to construct 20 small rental homes on a 1.6-acre lot.The project site is located at 3516 N. Mountain Lane, north of Lunceford Avenue, a

Specialty chain erects store at former Cd'A Elmer's site

Natural Grocers to hire 25 workers for opening, more as sales increase

October 10, 2013

Mike McLean

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, a Lakewood, Colo.-based specialty grocery chain, plans to open its third Idaho store in Coeur d'Alene next spring, says Merrideth Branscombe, a spokeswoman for the company.Natural Grocers will hire about 25 to

Golden Corral buffet restaurant to open next year in Cd'A

Vandervert to construct new $850,000 structure to suit buffet franchisee

October 10, 2013

Mike McLean

North Idaho restaurateurs Larry Leavitt and Paul Henderson plan to open a Golden Corral Buffet & Grill restaurant early next year in Coeur d'Alene.The restaurant will be located at 3458 N. Fruitland Lane in the northern part of the city, west of

Coldwater Creek's woes deepen

Recent setback tempers market watchers' outlooks

October 10, 2013

Mike McLean

Some online prognosticators have predicted that Sandpoint-based specialty women's apparel retailer Coldwater Creek might soon succumb to bankruptcy, and a pair of market observers contacted by the Journal of Business have somewhat mixed opinions of

UI College of Law launches trademark services in Boise

Legal clinic gives students ability to apply learning by assisting entrepreneurs

September 26, 2013

Staff Report

With a goal of helping Idaho's entrepreneurs and law students alike, the University of Idaho College of Law says it now is offering trademark prosecution services through a Small Business Legal Clinic it operates in Boise.The introduction of the