Tightening of the belt
The state of the economy is something nearly everybody knows, either from personal experience or just gut feeling.
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Manufacturers build on success
While most of the U.S. and local economy staggers through the recession of the past couple of years, one sector is doing surprisingly well.
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Spokane baker makes a sweet move
POST FALLS - If there is anything sweeter than fresh-baked pastries, it could be the two dozen-plus new Idaho taxpayers who will be whipping them up beginning Sunday morning.
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Visitors vanishing
COEUR d'ALENE - Chambers of commerce and other organizations promoting tourism in North Idaho were awarded grants from the Idaho Travel Council again this week, but the amounts were down from previous years.
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Bye bye brewery
COEUR d'ALENE - It has become one of the most popular spots in downtown Coeur d'Alene, in spite of being a block off busy Sherman Avenue, but at the end of September the Coeur d'Alene Brewing Co. will be gone until the owners can find a new home.
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Fashion on a budget
COEUR d'ALENE - After years of experience wholesaling jewelry, a Hayden couple has decided to move into the retail sector. David and Darlene Tonning, who do business as Cedar Ridge, a distribution company, opened Tara B's Fashion Jewelry & Accessories and The Salon at Tara B's in the former Crosby's …
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The ultimate ATV
COEUR d'ALENE - A company with headquarters here will unveil the latest prototype of its ATAV - All Terrain Amphibious Vehicle - this month.
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Back in business
COEUR d'ALENE - Michael Hanes may be the most determined restaurateur the city has ever seen.
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Three day threefer
COEUR d'ALENE - It's all good. And plenty.
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Fire destroys garage
COEUR d'ALENE - A fire that started in a small garage spread into a house at 713 N. Seventh St. early Monday afternoon.
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Shooting her way
COEUR d'ALENE - Sylvia Darcy remains convinced that technology is not necessarily a better way to get the job done.
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Families in fear for pets
HAYDEN - A neighborhood is living in fear as family pets appear to be being poisoned, either intentionally or otherwise.
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Surviving in the sweet spot
COEUR d'ALENE - To survive, adapt. That was the path chosen by Todd Stam, owner of Aspen Homes, a company that specialized in building expensive custom homes.
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Federal prosecutors file more charges against Steele
COEUR d'ALENE - Several more charges were filed against Edgar Steele, the former attorney for the Aryan Nations accused of plotting to kill his wife, Cyndi Steele, and her mother.
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Politics of pollution
COEUR d'ALENE - The politics of it he wants no part of, but Tom Daugherty, president of Blue Water Technologies, says he believes even if the plan for new limits on phosphorus discharges into the Spokane River stands, the company's technology can provide the means to achieve those requirements.
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Townhomes offer something different
COEUR d'ALENE - In a real estate market already glutted with unsold condominiums in all price ranges, it may seem strange that anyone would build more, but here they are.
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A beautiful quarter century
COEUR d'ALENE - Marge Johnson saw a gap in the marketplace 25 years ago and decided she knew just how to fill it.
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ATK attack
COEUR d'ALENE - It's big, it's black, and it's filled with almost every type of ammunition on the market.
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The future of the automobile
COEUR d'ALENE - A researcher from the suburbs of Detroit said Wednesday he believes the automobile industry will recover, though not rapidly, and American automakers will regain some of the market share they have lost to foreign competitors in the past few decades.
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Awesome in Idaho
COEUR d'ALENE - The owners of The Coeur d'Alene Resort could be excused for believing that someone signed up for the endorsement of the month club.
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Few jobs, many seekers
COEUR d'ALENE - Patience is more than a virtue, it's often a necessity for those seeking jobs in today's economy.
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Home sweet hangar
HAYDEN - They have none of the comforts of home, but the bare tin walls will make a Beechcraft blush, a Piper purr, a Cessna croon or a Mooney swooney.
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Wild Waters runs dry for summer
COEUR d'ALENE - In May 2007, the operators of the Wild Waters water park were confident their new lazy river would open in time for summer activities.
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Idaho banks fare better than many
COEUR d'ALENE - One phrase sums up the feeling of more than one banker in North Idaho.
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Mountain West Bank is top USDA lender
COEUR d'ALENE - When Joe Cool shows up, you know you have it made in the shade.
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Four walk away from downed airplane
COEUR d'ALENE - Michael Eller and his three passengers got more fireworks than they expected on the Fourth of July when their small airplane made an emergency landing on Interstate 90.
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Taste of Italy at Terrazzo
COEUR d'ALENE - A touch of Tuscany is the theme of a gift store and coffee shop that will hold its grand opening this weekend.
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Randal Hardy: From the ground up
Drill, baby, drill means something entirely different to Timberline Resources Corp. The small mining exploration company based in Coeur d'Alene is reaping profits from record prices of precious metals, but not from its own mines - yet.
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Are we there yet?
COEUR d'ALENE - Welcome to limbo. Not the party game, though political parties may seem to be making sport of it.
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Esterline expands
COEUR d'ALENE - One of North Idaho's most consistent employers unveiled to the public its newly expanded production facility on Wednesday, and optimism was obvious.
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Maximizing their potential
COEUR d'ALENE - Stimulus dollars are working their magic for at least one North Idaho company, but that doesn't mean it's time to kick back and relax.
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Tan tax starts today
COEUR d'ALENE - It will take a little more green to keep that golden tan beginning today.
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Wedding bells again
COEUR d'ALENE - It's a nice place for a white wedding. Though a day late for June brides, one of the more elegant and at one time popular spots for weddings and other special events is now once again in operation.
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Changes on the Verizon
COEUR d'ALENE - The dial tone will remain the same on Idaho phones on Thursday morning, but behind it will be a new company.
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Future mixed for historical buildings
COEUR d'ALENE - The owners of several pieces of downtown real estate are close to seeing two of them again filled with working tenants.
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Solution, impossible
COEUR d'ALENE - Water, water everywhere, it's enough to make you drink.
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Green Iron
COEUR d'ALENE - Not everybody loves Ironman, but the cash influx into the community makes it hard to hate.
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Coeur connects with China
COEUR d'ALENE - China's largest gold producer will purchase about half of the production from Coeur d'Alene Mines' facility in Kensington, Alaska, under an agreement signed on Tuesday.
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UI football coach aims to be better all the time
COEUR d'ALENE - In today's real estate market, it may be surprising that only one agent in a room filled with about 100 Realtors tried to sell property to Robb Akey on Tuesday.
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Affordability with versatility
HAYDEN - Ben Stephens is a builder, not an acrobat, but has spent more than half a year learning to jump through the hoops of county building codes.
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What to do with water
COEUR d'ALENE - Water, water, everywhere. No problem in North Idaho, at least for a while. But what to do with it once it has been consumed is another issue all its own.
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Village at Hayden offers seclusion, security
HAYDEN - Tucked away near the end of a quiet street here is one of the urban area's quietest home projects.
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Cash d'Lane
COEUR d'ALENE - The deep rumble of street rods and customs on the streets of downtown brings with it another welcome sound - the sweet cha-ching of cash registers ringing.
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Mother accepts accomplice sentence
COEUR d'ALENE - The mother of Tina Griswold, one of four slain Lakewood, Wash., police officers, said she accepts the sentence handed down to the sister of the killer on Thursday.
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NightHawk to reduce workforce, footprint
COEUR d'ALENE - NightHawk Radiology says it will close a portion of its Coeur d'Alene offices, along with others, in a cost-cutting move.
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Blessed are the consigned
COEUR d'ALENE - A former business development director from Chicago has taken her life in an entirely different direction, with the opening this week of a new shop downtown.
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A smokin' good time
COEUR d'ALENE - Dad will be in hog heaven this weekend. For the first time, Coeur d'Alene will be the home of the Smokin' the Coeur d'Alenes Inland Northwest Barbecue Championship. "It is a real deal barbecue," said Dave Hart, owner of 1910 Smokin' Wood Company and organizer of the …
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Demographics report goes online
COEUR d'ALENE - The end may be near, but that is probably a good thing.
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China cash could boost economy
COEUR d'ALENE - Well-heeled Chinese entrepreneurs with a desire to become legal American residents are now seen as prospects to help bolster Idaho's economy.
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Bullish on pitbulls
COEUR d'ALENE - It probably doesn't hurt to have a good attitude walking into Steve and Sarah Parker's house.
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Cutting condo costs
COEUR d'ALENE - The collapse in the North Idaho condominium market once again means price cuts and other concessions as unsold projects remain on the market.
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Fiesta at Azteca
COEUR d'ALENE - Carla Barajas can't help it - the smile on her face just won't go away.
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A vision to help people
COEUR d'ALENE - In less than five years in business, Erin Yinger achieved something unprecedented.
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Eatery takes on spicier cuisine
COEUR d'ALENE - The name will sound familiar, and much of the menu will remain the same, but the new owner of a downtown cafe will soon spice up the fare and make a slight name change to the business.
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Parade draws sunshine, big crowd
POST FALLS - One out of three might not be the best they could have hoped for, but the break in the weather was just what the organizers of the Post Falls Days Parade needed on Saturday.
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Midtown rebound
COEUR d'ALENE - Most of the stores along Fourth Street in Midtown survived the four months of construction that began just over a year ago, and ended as autumn set in after eating up most of what is usually their most lucrative time of year.
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Feeling pretty
COEUR d'ALENE - Three women with varying backgrounds have joined forces to open a new business that will allow them to make use of their talents.
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Hiring prospects
COEUR d'ALENE - With the Memorial Day weekend quickly fading into a soggy memory, and the summer season of tourists and others getting out and spending money, the prospects for jobs in North Idaho are looking brighter.
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Open-sky market
COEUR d'ALENE - Farmers love the rain - when they're growing the food. Not so much when they're trying to sell it in an open air market.
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New wave of water sports
COEUR d'ALENE - The sun will come out, eventually, and the waters will warm. When it does, there is a relatively recent activity, at least for inlanders, that combines recreation with fitness.
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Parkside no more
COEUR d'ALENE - Don Pischner looked on as a pair of demolition workers stripped the last bits of wood from inside the building that had been his home for a decade, many decades ago.
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Graffiti goes solo
COEUR d'ALENE - After several years of operation in the Silver Lake Mall, Tom Goodman decided it was time to take Graffiti Skate Shop in a different direction.
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Weeding out druggies
POST FALLS - A few hundred dollars spent on drug testing can mean thousands of dollars on the bottom line, says a 34-year veteran of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
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More Riverstone condos up for auction
COEUR d'ALENE - Once again the depressed market for condominiums means an opportunity for bargains, as another 19 Riverstone condos go up for auction on Saturday, June 5. And once again, the prices will be slashed to around a third of their original asking price.
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Sweetening Riverstone
COEUR d'ALENE - At exactly 3:07 p.m. on Friday, weeks of frantic activity yielded the result. "We're open," Susann Marino called out to employees who were still turning away customers at the door of Shugar Shack Chocolatier, even as she hustled about, stocking the shelves with fresh goodies. All day …
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Swap moves indoors to open season
HAYDEN - Too dreary and wet for camping? Maybe the weekend will be a better day for shopping. That was, and still is, the plan at Boom Town Vendor's Market, where what was to be an outdoor swap meet has been moved inside due to the downpours that preceded the …
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Psychotherapy smorgasbord
COEUR d'ALENE - His practice is all about the family, but this time Bill Rutherford is going it alone. Rutherford Education Group is the name of his psychotherapy, healthy weight management, family rebuilding, K-12 tutoring, hypnotherapy, and yes, culinary classes that will begin on June 1.
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Plug-in power
COEUR d'ALENE - It looks like a Lotus, sounds like a golf cart, corners like a boomerang, accelerates like a Scud missile, and costs almost as much as a discounted Idaho condominium And from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, the makers of the Tesla Roadster are inviting the public …
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Cd'A wine bar to reopen in June
COEUR d'ALENE - Coeur d'Alene Cellars will roll out the barrel again in just over a week, with the reopening of Barrel Room No. 6 at 503 Sherman Ave.
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"You had a great year"
COEUR d'ALENE - Hecla Mining Co. just had the best year in its history, leaving some shareholders to wonder why the stock has not done better. Among them is former chief executive officer and board chairman Art Brown, who posed the question to current president and chief executive officer Phillips …
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Buyers get building lots at bargain prices
COEUR d'ALENE - Dirt truly was cheap for those with ready cash at an auction of building lots and one commercial building on Friday.
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The Resort Golf Course in top five
COEUR d'ALENE - Conde Nast Traveler has again named an amenity of The Coeur d'Alene Resort among the tops in its category.
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Flowers brighten up city for summer
COEUR d'ALENE - To keep it booming, keep them blooming. Once again, the Coeur d'Alene Downtown Association is seeking sponsors for the popular summer flower basket program that will place 161 bright displays of petunias along Sherman and Lakeside avenues and side streets.
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Boutique for little divas
COEUR d'ALENE - The fantasies of many little girls include being princesses and rock stars, and for them there is a new place to make those dreams come true, at least for a couple of hours.
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Spring Home Expo is Thursday
COEUR d'ALENE - For the second straight year, the At Home In North Idaho Expo returns for a spring event on Thursday at The Coeur d'Alene Resort.
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The Cd'A Resort Spa ranks 47th among top 240
COEUR d'ALENE - The Lake City is home to one of the top resort spas in the western hemisphere.
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Renew, energize, donate
COEUR d'ALENE - Joe Threadgill has been in real estate long enough to laugh along at the suggestion that in the current real estate market, agents might as well be doing something beside trying to sell property.
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Dazzling shapes for women
HAYDEN - Oprah Winfrey is a cello. Renee Zellweger is a goblet.
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Renew, energize, donate
COEUR d'ALENE - Joe Threadgill has been in real estate long enough to laugh along at the suggestion that in the current real estate market, agents might as well be doing something beside trying to sell property.
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Surviving with help from SBA
COEUR d'ALENE - A California vintner, a pair of Yugoslavian entrepreneurs, a care facility for mentally and developmentally afflicted individuals, a fitness club, a restaurant and a hair salon all have at least one thing in common.
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Dr. Sarah Marossy: A vision for the future
COEUR d'ALENE - This month Dr. Sarah Marossy will mark the 10th year since she graduated with her degree in optometry. A film crew will even visit her office at Post Falls Optometric Physicians in Post Falls, spending a day interviewing her and some of her patients. But it won't …
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Home shopping made easily online
COEUR d'ALENE - Let the mouse find the house. A new website offered as a service of Windermere Coeur d'Alene Realty lets anyone shopping for a new home shop by city, neighborhood and builder.
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For all she does
COEUR d'ALENE - Thanks, Mom. For all she does, this Sunday is the day when husbands, children and others show their appreciation. "Moms, you've gotta love them," said Dan Clark, owner of Clark's Diamond Jewelers on Sherman Avenue. "Where would we be without them."
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Small business carries big clout
COEUR d'ALENE - They make up 99.7 percent of all employers, and created 60 percent to 80 percent of new jobs in the past decade. They produce more than half of the nation's nonfarm gross domestic product and nearly 29 percent of exports.
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The tenacious Mr. Norton
COEUR d'ALENE - He spent more than two decades turning an old airstrip into one of the top tourist destinations in the Northwest, and on Thursday he was recognized for his perseverance.
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Buyer Bonus is answer
COEUR d'ALENE - Not content to wait to see what the market does in the wake of the expiration of the federal tax credit that expired on April 30, one real estate company is responding with a bonus program of its own.
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Building a better barn
DALTON GARDENS - It retains much of the look from 1910, but few would recognize that beneath all the add-ons and extensions at Walker's Furniture Gallery is a century-old barn.
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Barton calls it a career
COEUR d'ALENE - Rick Barton pretty much goofed off all day Friday, spending most of it chatting with old friends. And why not - after 44 years working for one banking company, it was his last day on the job, and dozens stopped by the US Bank branch at Fourth …
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Home show off to a wet start
COEUR d'ALENE - Good thing they had tents.
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Rebates stimulate, but slowly
COEUR d'ALENE - A state rebate program designed to stimulate sales of energy-efficient appliances is working, but not as quickly as some expected.
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Smitten for fashion
COEUR d'ALENE - Two women, five jobs. And two families.
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Literacy, responsibility keys to financial security
COEUR d'ALENE - Your life, your finances and your happiness are in one set of hands - yours.
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After one year away, Dog d'Alene returns - this time in the spring
COEUR d’ALENE — The dog days of summer will be a lot earlier this year, with the return of Dog d’Alene on May 15.
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Christian Supply shuttered
COEUR d'ALENE - For four decades it has been a landmark, with its large billboard eventually giving way to an electronic sign flashing biblical phrases to travelers on Interstate 90 on the western fringe of the city.
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Twice is Nice
COEUR d'ALENE - Julie Bealer saw the signs of how changes in the economy would mean changes for her, and got a step ahead.
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Wandering wood
POST FALLS - Downsizing. It's happening all over, and retailers are definitely not immune.
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Wiggett Building has new owner
COEUR d'ALENE - After several years of sitting empty and on the market, the Wiggett Building at 117 N. Fourth St. has a new owner. A San Diego man purchased the building and several others in North Idaho, including a home at Echo Bay in Harrison.
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Educating on economics
COEUR d'ALENE - It is never too soon to prepare children to deal with the economic realities they will face in adulthood.
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Aw$um Auction is May 1
COEUR d'ALENE - Time to limber up for some limbo. The Commodores, those blue-jacketed volunteers with the Coeur d'Alene Area Chamber of Commerce, are gearing up for the organization's annual Aw$um Auction, its biggest fundraiser of the year.
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Adios, Parkside
COEUR d'ALENE - It's over. More than likely, for good, but for a week or two at least. The lease ran out at midnight after one final night of music and beers Wednesday at Parkside Bistro & Pub and the chances that it will reopen are slim.
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Time to pay taxes
COEUR d'ALENE - This is not generally the time of year when many sing the praises of tax officials.
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Brycie's Cheesesteaks & Subs finds new home
COEUR d'ALENE - After more than five years in the same spot on busy Fourth Street, Brycie's Cheesesteaks & Subs moved to a quieter but still busy neighborhood.
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A complicated place
BAYVIEW - This is a small town with multiple personalities, and often they do not get along. While part of Bayview seems trapped in time, with the look of an ancient fishing village that has long since passed its prime, other parts are experiencing a sort of renaissance that not …
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Cooperating for mutual success
COEUR d'ALENE - Tonight is the night nearly four dozen artists have been waiting for since last summer.
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No 'reality' without a little drama
COEUR d'ALENE - It wouldn't be a proper "reality" show without a bit of drama, contrived or otherwise. This week, shop owners in downtown got a taste of the conflict that producers of the shows so love, courtesy of a former employee, who anonymously left slips of paper in doors, …
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Problems with payroll
COEUR d'ALENE - Michael Hanes has been taking classes since December, at the school of hard knocks.
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Going West in style
COEUR d'ALENE - Sam Kennedy only moved his store about 50 feet, but it took him nearly four years to get the job done.
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A saucy situation
COEUR d'ALENE - The big yellow Ford Bronco sitting curbside will make the Lake City's newest pizza place easy to spot, even for those with short memories. It has only been a few months since King Pizza shut down during the reconstruction of Fourth Street, but a new operator is …
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Multi-family market
COEUR d'ALENE - The old adage, "They don't build them like they used to," might well apply to the market for multi-family homes. And smaller is definitely better. "Apartment values are down, but not distressed," said Pat Eberlin, one of five agents from Coldwell Banker Commercial who discussed the prospects …
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Party time at Parkside
COEUR d'ALENE - Kevin Eskelin knows the day he has been dreading for a long time is coming, but he wants to go out with style. The owner of Parkside Bistro & Pub was recently notified that the lease on the popular hangout next to City Park and across from …
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Commercial real estate stalls
COEUR d'ALENE - While a few large retail building projects are proceeding as scheduled, professionals in the commercial real estate industry do not expect 2010 to be a spectacular year for growth.
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CBNI names executive director
COEUR d'ALENE - It has become almost an annual event, as the Concerned Businesses of North Idaho names a new executive director.
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About that night
COEUR d'ALENE - Adam Johnson was certain he was knocking on heaven's door three months ago.
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Auction company to lease space to vendors
HAYDEN - What has for years been a once-a-week auction house on Thursday will become a seven-day-a-week retail operation.
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Building on technology
POST FALLS - A manufacturing company that was one of the early recruits to North Idaho by Jobs Plus and the Coeur d'Alene Economic Development Corp., is continuing to reap the benefits of moving to a business-friendly state.
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Golfing gourmet
COEUR d'ALENE - For the first time in more than two decades, the clubhouse at Ponderosa Springs Golf Course again has a restaurant.
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Stimulus heats up
COEUR d'ALENE - As of 8 a.m. today, there is $1.2 million available in Idaho in rebates for energy-efficient appliances and heating systems. The State Energy Efficiency Appliance Rebate Program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the stimulus package, will provide rebates ranging …
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Early spring boosts economy
COEUR d'ALENE - The unseasonably warm weather is a welcome change, especially from the last two years, and is giving seasonal businesses a boost.
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Problems with paperwork
COEUR d'ALENE - Confusion about the paperwork required for legal immigration could mean a Coeur d'Alene businesswoman will have to close her restaurant and move to Mexico so she and her son can be with her husband and father of the child.
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Watch your back, Dave
While NBC managed to shoot itself in the feathers when it decided to "retire" Leno from "The Tonight Show," it quickly realized its mistake and amid much media hubbub reversed course.
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River City Fabrication stays busy despite economy
POST FALLS - There is no recession for at least one Kootenai County manufacturing company. As far as Shannon Horn is concerned, business is on fire.
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Reality comes to Coeur d'Alene
In the coming days and months, video crews will be downtown and in other parts of the area shooting footage for a proposed reality show to be called "Icon Coeur d'Alene."
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84 Lumber closes
POST FALLS - Even as construction proceeds on one big box near the state line, another is going vacant.
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Initial impact
COEUR d'ALENE - A longtime fitness trainer and a former professional BMX rider and trainer joined forces, and initials, to open ZS Fitness.
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Life Erickson: Building for the future
The owner of American Dream Estates is this year's president of the North Idaho Building Contractors Association and the economy is the first thing that comes to his mind.
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Jumping through hoops
RATHDRUM - Sheree Greenfield knew she had to move fast when she finally was issued the liquor license for Rathdrum she had waited on for years, and eventually given up on.
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Energy rates steady, for now
COEUR d'ALENE - A winter with little snow may have been a relief after two years that set records, but it means power generating dams will have less to work with this summer.
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Unemployment dips, still ahead of last year
COEUR d'ALENE - Unemployment in Kootenai County declined slightly in February, but is still well ahead of a year ago.
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Almost spring
COEUR d'ALENE - A hundred plus one. Four buildings and the grounds of the Kootenai County Fairgrounds will be the site of the 2010 North Idaho Building Contractors Home & Garden Show, coming Friday through Sunday, with 101 exhibitors offering displays of a wide variety of home improvement, decor and …
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Spiffing up Safeway
COEUR d'ALENE - One of the city's oldest continuously operating grocery stores is in the midst of a renovation that will top $2 million.
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Imagining the Possibilities
COEUR d'ALENE - What started as office space and a small tasting room has evolved into a full wine club facility at Possibilities.
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Commercially sustainable?
COEUR d'ALENE - The real estate adage that "commercial follows rooftops" meant a surge in retail and office space development in North Idaho, but when the roof fell in on the housing market, the commercial sector was close behind.
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Getting ready for the green
COEUR d'ALENE - A Coeur d'Alene City Councilman with true Irish roots will be grand marshal of this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade next Saturday.
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Kung Fu fighting
COEUR d'ALENE - Master Mike Edmonson has long had his mojo, now he has his dojo.
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The Right Choice
COEUR d'ALENE - Justin Galletti and Nick Leonard may be the best friends you ever had, at least when you've had a few too many.
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Pinkerton makes Barron's top 1,000
COEUR d'ALENE - A Lake City financial adviser not only made the list of the Barron's top 1,000, he made it to the top of the list in Idaho, and was the focus of the story.
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Centrally located... with a view
BAYVIEW - Like the former beauty queen who made a few bad choices in life and let herself go, this little city on the big lake is discovering that all she needed was a good makeover to restore the beauty that was still beneath her skin.
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Economic prediction: Flat
SPOKANE - Anyone expecting a big increase in salary this year is probably not being realistic. While the effect of that on the housing market was the focus, it applies across the board, an economics professor said on Thursday.
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Hotter than haute
POST FALLS - Haute cuisine and hot rods have something in common apart from the artistry that goes into their creation.
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Geriatric gypsies
COEUR d'ALENE - Cheap rent is hard to come by, and even harder to keep.
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Good day to be a good dog
COEUR d'ALENE - Every good dog deserves to go to heaven. In North Idaho, heaven might be at GoodDog, a new pet boutique that will hold its grand opening on Saturday.
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Midtown goes Irish
COEUR d'ALENE - St. Patrick's Day is exactly four weeks from today, but Walter "Duke" Keith's new restaurant already has the decorations for the greenest holiday of the year up.
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Food fest
COEUR d'ALENE - Hope loved the caviar-topped crab.
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A feeling of renewal
COEUR d'ALENE - Good vibrations, deep tissue massage, nail care and skin treatments are among the smorgasbord of services offered at Renew Mind & Body Spa, which is now open in the Peak Health & Wellness Center at 940 Ironwood Drive.
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Riding the road to recovery
COEUR d'ALENE - A Coeur d'Alene police officer who is still recovering more than five years after being shot in the line of duty a few days after Christmas will get a gift to help with that recovery, thanks to help from the community he was helping to protect.
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Art for lease
COEUR d'ALENE - The owners of Coeur d'Alene Galleries think they have a way to make every office look like a million bucks.
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Downtown Guns & Ammo grand opening this weekend
COEUR d'ALENE - Richard Gallia's connections to law enforcement organizations around the country provided the resources he needed for his latest business venture.
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Silhouette fits Idaho
COEUR d'ALENE -Renee Mohr saw an untapped market in the area and decided she was just the person to fill the gap.
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Batteries Plus a success in Coeur d'Alene
COEUR d'ALENE - Phones, laptops, hearing aids and automobiles all have one thing in common - they need batteries.
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Chamber leader greets members
Todd Christensen shares what he has learned since coming to Cd'A
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Republicans to gather for Lincoln Day Dinner
COEUR d'ALENE - A former U.S. Congressman and candidate for president will be the guest speaker at this year's Lincoln Day Dinner on Feb. 27.
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Budget number continues its downward trend
COEUR d'ALENE - The Idaho Legislature will finally pin at least a preliminary number for the state's 2011 budget by the end of this week. It is a number that continues to decline with each passing month as tax revenues fall, but will be the necessary starting point in the …
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Ridin' and ropin'
HAYDEN - George Richmond took it a little easier on Saturday.
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Parkside faces final months
Facility on railroad's right of way set to close
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Big screen for the big game
Sporting events have business booming for local retailers
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Coming up ACES: Mental health facility gets new location
COEUR d'ALENE - A mental health care company that started operations in Coeur d'Alene in 2002 has grown again.
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