North Idaho

North Idaho College to erect $7.7 million student recreation center

Wellness facility scheduled to be finished next summer

July 14, 2016

North Idaho College broke ground earlier this month on a $7.7 million, 30,000-square-foot student wellness and recreation center on its Coeur d'Alene campus, says Tom Greene, a spokesman for the college. The two-story center will include a gymnasium, a

Hecla prepares possible $44 million offering

Mines Management investors to vote on sale

July 14, 2016

Coeur d'Alene-based Hecla Mining Co. plans to issue more than 9 million shares of its common stock in anticipation of its pending acquisition of Mines Management Inc., of Spokane. A regulatory filing lists the potential stock offering price at $44.1 mil

Kootenai Health expands in Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls

Hospital district launches projects worth $45 million

July 14, 2016

Mike McLean

Coeur d'Alene-based Kootenai Health has launched a $45 million second phase of expansion on the heels of the recently completed $57 million first phase of a master plan for its flagship hospital. The North Idaho regional health care network also has ob

Yoke's agrees to buy Trading Co. stores

Acquisition to be completed in September

July 11, 2016

Staff Report

Spokane Valley-based grocery-store chain Yoke's Foods Inc. said it has agreed to buy the four Trading Co. Stores supermarkets from Bonner Foods Inc., of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The stores are located in southwest Spokane, Spokane Valley, Cheney, and Po

Pool World builds new home for its Cd'A store

Structure near I-90 slated to be finished next March

June 30, 2016

In an effort to boost exposure and meet growing demand, Spokane-based Pool World Inc. is starting construction of a larger building in Coeur d'Alene. 'As the economy has emerged from the Great Recession, our market segment has been no different,â€ s

Hecla plans takeover bid for Canadian company

Cd'A mining concern said unhappy with loan decision

June 30, 2016

Less than a year after loaning money to a struggling Canadian mining company, Coeur d'Alene-based Hecla Mining Co. says it will make a $12 million takeover bid for that company, Dolly Varden Silver Corp. The purchase would be for all outstanding shares

Tech innovation booster buys Coeur d'Alene Elks Building

New owner plans to add space, renovate structure

June 16, 2016

Mike McLean

A group led by Innovation Collective LLC owner Nick Smoot has bought the long-vacant Elks Building in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Smoot says the building will be home to Coeur d'Alene-based Innovation Collective activities, including teaching, mentoring,

Silverwood Theme Park's sales outpacing last year's

North Idaho attraction says it's on record-setting track

June 16, 2016

Though early into the 2016 season, officials at Silverwood Theme Park in North Idaho say they could experience a record-setting year for attendance based on early sales. 'We're up about 8 or 9 percent in sales of season passes and other group discoun

Powering drones at Vertical Partners Northwest

Commercial battery sales expected to overtake hobby sector

June 16, 2016

Mike McLean

Though Rathdrum-based Vertical Partners West LLC has become a major supplier of batteries and chargers to remote-controlled model hobbyists during the last 15 years, commercial sales driven by the surging drone market could overtake the hobby sales this y

Rathdrum Trading Post is planning its second move this year

New owner plans to add space, renovate structure

June 16, 2016

Mike McLean

Rathdrum Trading Post Hardware plans to move this summer-again. It will be the second move for the independent hardware store this year. The store's permanent location will be in a 12,000-square-foot structure under construction about a half-mile so