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Support business excellence with your Best Of ballot
Maybe it’s not the Super Bowl, but Best of North Idaho is a championship game for hundreds of local businesses.
A BOATLOAD OF PRIDE Hagadone Marine Group again hits Top 100 Dealers honor roll
Hagadone Marine Group has made the Boating Industry magazine Top 100 Dealers list for 2018, coming in at No. 13 out of 3,000 dealers across North America. This is the 11th time that Hagadone Marine Group has made the magazine’s list.
Co-op Education passes pilot semester with an A+
The University of Idaho Coeur d'Alene is celebrating the success of a new program that gives computer science students valuable hands-on experience outside the classroom.
Program goal: To build Idaho’s advanced manufacturing workforce
Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, a Detroit-based national manufacturing innovation institute, and the Idaho STEM Action Center have officially launched the MakerMinded program in the Gem State.
North Idaho is easy to get to, hard to leave
After the holiday wreaths are taken down and the last New Year’s songs have been sung, North Idaho still has a vibrant charm that draws visitors to its winter wonderland.
Just what you needed: A good, clean business story
With its roots dating back to the ancient Greek and Roman times, dry cleaning as an industry has seen its share of changes. Grease-absorbing clays and sands were believed to be used by the Mycenaeans as long as 2,000 years ago for laundering garments.
Small business, big muscles Coach Bill Jhung and team help hundreds of local businesses flourish and prosper
Bay Shore Systems, Inc., First Response Fire Rescue, River City Fabrication, and the law firm Smith + Malek have a lot in common.
Idaho coalition helps vets prepare for life after service
Like many Americans, Forest Syruws joined the military out of high school. An infantryman in the United States Army, Syruws was confident that, when his service ended, he would seamlessly transition into civilian life.
Casino’s $12 million quest: ‘The leading edge of gaming’
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe is betting that the $12 million renovation of its casino and event center that's slated to finish in March will make the facility even more competitive with other tribal casinos in the Inland Northwest.
Mission accomplished: Veterans boost local businesses
What do versatility, reliability, and dedication to mission accomplishment have in common? They’re traits you’ll find in military veterans, say Robert Shoeman and Roderick Buck with the Idaho Department of Labor. That combination of character qualities is hard for employers to find today, they explained.
Post Falls Ambassador Group visited Orgill
The Post Falls Ambassador Group visited Orgill for their monthly business appreciation.
Your business better have a cybersecurity plan
According to the IBM-sponsored study 2018 Cost of Data Breach, the average cost of a cyber breach has spiked by more than 6 percent since 2017, or about $3.86 million per breach.