Avista Corp. board increases dividend

SPOKANE - Avista Corp.’s board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share on the company’s common stock, an increase of $0.02 per share (4.5 percent), yielding an annualized dividend of $1.84. The common stock dividend is payable March 15, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 17, 2023.

  • February 28, 2023

Idaho’s January unemployment rate down to 2.7%

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Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.7% in January, edging down from the revised 2.8% rate in December.

  • March 28, 2023

Goach aims to up your golf game

Hayden pro golf sisters launch app
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While competing and playing professional golf, Maria Kostina Angel and her sister Anastasia Kostina loathed the agonizing data entry to track their stats.

  • By JOSA SNOW/NIBJ Staff Writer
  • March 28, 2023

Creativity, balance and color

Wallace businesswoman shares her journey to success
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Growing a small business can be tough, and doing it during a pandemic seemed impossible. But Sarah Murphy isn’t one to back down from the words tough or impossible.

  • By JOSH McDONALD/NIBJ Staff Writer
  • March 28, 2023

Trailblazers and influencers

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Prepare to be inspired. It’s no small feat to achieve professional excellence, let alone reach that pinnacle before the age of 40.

  • March 28, 2023

North Idaho Business Journal 40 under 40 — 2023

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Introducing the North Idaho Business Journal’s inaugural 40 under 40 list of young professionals shaping business in 2023 in North Idaho.

  • March 28, 2023

Contending for last dock standing

Marine contractor shares about the industry and his business
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This is a story about docks, our lake, and the tradespeople - both past and present - who spend thousands of hours per year working its waters, both above the surface and below. “This isn't about me, it's about us,” said Troy Sylte, owner of Can Fathom, a full-service marine contractor.

  • By ANDREW DAY/Special to NIBJ
  • March 28, 2023

NORTH IDAHO ALLIANCE: March is Women’s History Month

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Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history.

  • By MARILEE WALLACE/Special to NIBJ
  • March 28, 2023

Some thoughts on retirement for small business owners

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Having retired three times myself, and having coached a number of executives as they prepare themselves to leave the world of active business, I’ve come to the sad conclusion that for a great many Americans, and society as a whole, the current model for retirement is dysfunctional, serving neither the real interests of society nor those of the individual.

  • By LINDEN A. BURZELL, Ph.D./NISBDC Business Coach
  • March 28, 2023

HAYDEN CHAMBER: North Idaho — a special place to live and work

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If good news should be shared, great news ought to be shouted. Last December when I was visiting my son in New York, a restaurant server asked me where I was visiting from. Proudly I said, Idaho, North Idaho. The server smiled and said, tell me about it (As an aside, that’s a great question, and so much nicer than where’s that?!). I smiled and said, “North Idaho is full of amazing people. It’s the type of area where you know your neighbors and bump into people you know at the grocery store and out at events. There’s a sense of community pride."

  • By ANDREA FULKS/Special to NIBJ
  • March 28, 2023