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State Sen. Bob Nonini seeks re-election

COEUR d’ALENE — Idaho State Sen. Bob Nonini announced Tuesday that he will run for re-election in 2016.

Jobless rate increases

Local number same as nation's, nearly a percent higher than state's

POST FALLS - Kootenai County's unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percent from July to 5.1 percent in August, according to an Idaho Department of Labor report Friday.

Construction sales offset ag swoon for Deere & Co.

Possibilities on the prairie are profound

Development of the freshly minted “Tech URD” in Post Falls is going to cause some grief.

Otter announces new commerce director

Editor’s note: What timing. The December issue of North Idaho Business Journal is inserted in today’s newspaper and features an in-depth interview with Megan Ronk as its cover story.

Austerity debate flares as Europe recovery fades

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Kalispell Chamber details agenda

Buoyed by a new highway bypass and strong growth in the retail, health-care and tourist industries, the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce expects a good year for the local economy.

Ruis continues development path in Columbia Falls

Developer Mick Ruis has proposed another redevelopment project in downtown Columbia Falls, this time a three-story, 18-unit apartment building on the site of the former Davall Building at the corner of Fifth Street and First Avenue West.

USAID head, rare Trump aide with bipartisan support, resigns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of running America’s main foreign humanitarian aid programs.

US big-ticket factory orders up 1.2% in February

WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose by a solid amount in February, but the gain came before the coronavirus had shut down much of the country.

Hit by power shortages, South Africa's economy in recession

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Widespread power cuts are blamed for pushing South Africa's economy, the continent's most industrialized, into recession, according to official statistics released Tuesday.

Letters to the editor Dec. 15

I am glad to hear public testimony in the impeachment hearings. Listening to the words of the people testifying before Congress is impactful.

Council mulls impact fee options

SANDPOINT — Before restructuring the impact fee system, the City Council spent Wednesday’s meeting getting some expert advise on the subject.

GeoData Technologies expands into new offices

SANDPOINT — Local software developers GeoData Technologies, Inc. are preparing to expand into new offices in the Sandpoint Center Business Suites, according to President and CEO Mark Williams. The new space is part of a program negotiated between Panhandle State Bank and the city of Sandpoint to provide first-class housing to appropriate business start-ups at favorable pricing.

Coldwater Creek layoffs part of company's 'rightsizing'

SANDPOINT — In an effort to wade through the ever-deepening economic swamp of specialty apparel, Coldwater Creek spent much of 2008 scaling back its business operations.

Defense tab in brown case tops $77,000

SANDPOINT — More than $77,000 in public funds were expended to safeguard Keith Allen Brown’s constitutional right to counsel and a defense in his case.

Coldwater Creek layoffs part of company's rightsizing'

SANDPOINT — In an effort to wade through the ever-deepening economic swamp of specialty apparel, Coldwater Creek spent much of 2008 scaling back its business operations.

Coldwater gives NIC Ponderay Center $50,000

PONDERAY — Coldwater Creek contributed nearly $50,000 to the North Idaho College Ponderay Center for the purchase of technology and equipment for the newly-opened facility.