North Idaho

Rental property manager acquires Quad Park land

Post Falls site designated for multifamily development

May 25, 2017

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

Innovation Collective brings Coeur d'Alene edifice to life

Long-vacant Elks Building to be entrepreneurial center

May 11, 2017

Mike McLean

After a few years convincing business, entrepreneurial, and community leaders of the importance of working collaboratively to shape the future of work in Coeur d'Alene and surrounding communities, the Innovation Collective is preparing to settle into it

Silverwood Theme Park tracks record

Strong early ticket sales bode well for theme park

May 11, 2017

Mike McLean

Silverwood Theme Park is gearing up for an anticipated record attendance this season, which will mark the theme park's 30th year in operation, says Mark Robitaille, spokesman for the park. The optimistic outlook is based in part on strong early season

Sales swell for StanCraft Boats

North Idaho manufacturer looks to expand its new facilities in Hayden

April 27, 2017

Mike McLean

Barely a year after settling into its Hayden headquarters and production facility, Stan-Craft Boat Co., the North Idaho-based maker of hand-built wooden boats, has launched plans to expand its operations there this summer, says StanCraft president and co-

Space studies blast off at North Idaho STEM Charter Academy

North Idaho STEM Academy to send own satellite into orbit

April 13, 2017

Mike McLean

Students at North Idaho STEM Charter Academy, in Rathdrum, have started up their own space program, dubbed Project DaVinci, and they hope to inspire excitement among younger people around the world about science, technology, engineering, and math-and sp

Software dealer expands to West Side

PF-based company also serves Oregon educators

March 30, 2017

Mike McLean

Quest Integration Inc., a Post Falls-based specialty manufacturing-design software seller and support provider, has expanded into Western Washington with a new office in West Seattle, says Chantel Wilkes, a Quest spokeswoman. The new office adds to Quest

Downtown Cd'A structure to be converted into hotel

Project involves rebuilding level lost to fire years ago

March 30, 2017

Mike McLean

New owners of a downtown Coeur d'Alene retail and office building known as the Dingle Building plan to convert and expand the structure into a boutique hotel to be named CDA Grand Hotel, planning information on file with the city of Coeur d'Alene show

Upscale apartment project slated in Cd'A

Springtime construction start eyed for $3.5 million project

March 16, 2017

Mike McLean

A $3.5 million apartment complex planned in east Coeur d'Alene will target mid- to upper-income renters, which Coeur d'Alene real estate investor and broker Ben Widmyer says is an emerging market there. The project, Lake Drive Apartments, will be loc

Franchisee for Papa John's to expand

Moore plans restaurant along Newport Highway

March 2, 2017

Papa John's Pizza franchisee Ken Moore says he has leased 1,250 square feet of space for a new restaurant in a multitenant retail building at 9600 N. Newport Highway, in the Mead area north of Spokane. Moore, who's been a franchisee with the Jefferso