Special Reports

Your mission: Get found on the web

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Whether you’re a surgeon, an auto mechanic or a food truck operator, people are looking for your business on the internet. While word of mouth is a great source of new business, it’s not enough in an increasingly competitive North Idaho market. Simply put, if your business is not optimized for local online search, you are missing out on a significant number of potential customers.

  • By MICHAEL ANGILETTA/NIBJ Contributor
  • June 27, 2023

North Idaho Alliance Women of Impact: In their words

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What does a healthy community mean to you? This was a question asked at the Onward & Upward Women’s conference.

  • By MARILEE WALLACE/NIBJ Contributor
  • June 27, 2023

Post Falls Chamber: Spring and summer celebrations

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June is a month of so many celebrations: graduations, weddings, Father’s Day and so much more… the Post Falls Chamber had lots to celebrate too!

  • By CHRISTINA PETIT/NIBJ Contributor
  • June 27, 2023

Hayden Chamber: Technology and health care

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Technology is part of our daily lives. We use a smart device several times a day — if not several times an hour. Smartwatches, fitness trackers and smart speakers, such as an Amazon Echo, along with our smartphones, rely on artificial intelligence (AI) to process large amounts of data and make recommendations based on the results.

  • By ANDREA FULKS/NIBJ Contributor
  • June 27, 2023

DEQ seeks applications for Clean Water Act grants

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The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking grant applications for the fiscal year 2024 federal nonpoint source management §319 funding cycle.

  • May 30, 2023

The power of the three-year business plan

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While many businesses have a stated mission and vision, they often lack a clearly laid out plan. Others may have a plan, created upon startup, now gathering dust on a shelf.

  • By DENNIS WEED/NIBJ Contributor
  • May 30, 2023

Online no-cost business classes for business owners

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North Idaho College’s Small Business Development Center (NISBDC) offers the "Accelerate Your Business" series, a no-cost business management training for both new, and experienced business owners.

  • May 30, 2023

Growing our numbers

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It is often said, "there is strength in numbers." This strength is of paramount importance to any association and the Hayden Chamber of Commerce is no different.

  • By ANDREA FULKS/NIBJ Contributor
  • May 30, 2023

Celebrating springtime events

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Summer is so close and I can’t wait. For now, let’s celebrate all of the wonderful things going on. In April, we welcomed the following new members: Lifestyle North Realty, Sowing Joy Farm, Bank of Idaho, ServiceMaster Cleaning and Restoration by Roome, Konala, Kodi Collective, the North Idaho Booster Club, McArthur Engineering, Northland Nursery and Selkirk Sports. We now have 472 business members that we have the privilege to work with, that is exciting.

  • By CHRISTINA PETIT/NIBJ Contributor
  • May 30, 2023

North Idaho Alliance Women of Impact: It’s all about reputation — right?

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The North Idaho Alliance is getting a bit of a reputation. A reputation can be a good thing. A reputation can be a bad thing. Reputations can make or break us. In the long run, our reputations are all we really have.

  • By MARILEE WALLACE/NIBJ Contributor
  • May 30, 2023

Agricultural commodities outlook

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AgWest’s 12-month outlook for specific Northwest agricultural commodities

  • April 25, 2023

A real estate theory of everything

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Everything is connected to everything is a universal truth. Humans search for meaning, for explanations of what happened and what will happen. We shape theories to help us understand the workings of the world. Finding a theory for everything is one of the major unsolved challenges in physics.

  • By RAPHAEL BARTA/Contributing Writer
  • April 25, 2023

Deadline to apply for SBA business leaders training April 30

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The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on April 13 the opening of the 2023 application for a redesigned c-suite level training program for small business leaders, formerly known as Emerging Leaders.

  • April 25, 2023

Consumer alert for Idaho employers: Tax scams and robocalls

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador is warning the state's employers about robocalls claiming their businesses qualify for the federal Employee Retention Credit (ERC). The ERC is a refundable tax credit for businesses that paid their employees despite having to shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses that incurred a significant decline in gross receipts between March 13, 2020, and December 31, 2021, also may qualify for the credit.

  • April 25, 2023

Commercial real estate

Kiemle Hagood announced the completion of several commercial lease transactions.

  • April 25, 2023