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Small Business Administration lending momentum continues in FY18
SEATTLE — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Seattle District Office — serving Washington and North Idaho — announces FY18 lending numbers showing th…
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Realize your maximum potential
A famous art professor died and went to heaven. At the pearly gates, the professor asked St. Peter, “Sir, I spent most of my life on Earth studying great art, but I have a question that has puzzled me for 30 years:…
Kootenai County job growth stays steady even with low jobless rate
By BRIAN WALKER
NIC named 2018 national Entrepreneurial College of the Year
North Idaho College has been named the 2018 Heather Van Sickle Entrepreneurial College of the Year by the National Association for Community College Entreprene…
Community steps up for cancer patients
With October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it seemed a good time to review the support Kootenai Health and the Foundation provides to local can…
Don't look back in the business world
A farmer famed for his agricultural knowhow once hired a neighbor’s teenage son to help him do the spring plowing. The farmer believed in letting people do their work without undue supervision, so he placed the boy…
Merger includes two local banks
A Billings, Mont.-based community bank with more than 120 branches throughout six states will acquire two Kootenai County banks and expand its presence in Idah…
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The importance of memory
American mathematician Norbert Wiener had a reputation for being a little absent-minded. According to one story, when his family moved to a new Massachusetts home, his wife insisted on supervising every detail of t…
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Post Falls hiring event lists 1,500 jobs
One of North Idaho’s largest hiring events is planned for Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Real Life Ministries, 1866 N. Cecil Road in Post Falls.
Getting the most out of salespeople
A small business owner was in trouble. She decided to call in an expert sales consultant to give her an outsider’s viewpoint. After she had gone over her plans and problems, the business owner took the consultant t…