North Idaho Business Journal
We are pleased to have you visit the North Idaho Business Journal, featuring local business news in Kootenai County. We provide business community information and tools to help North Idaho businesses grow, network, and hire.
FEB NIBJ: Local website developers empowered by AI
Artificial intelligence is becoming a game-changer in website development, and Victory Alliance Marketing founder …
DEC NIBJ: Farmers feel the strain of high production costs
Farmers in Kootenai County are feeling the strain of high production costs, despite agriculture’s continued dominance in Idaho’s economy, according to data fro…
Movers and Shakers
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Safety Fest registration open
North Idaho College will once again offer free safety training at Safety Fest of the Great Northwest Feb. 21-23 at the NIC Workforce Training Center in Post Fa…
OCT NIBJ: Navigating Idaho’s tight labor market
With Gem State unemployment well under 3%, and in some counties under 2%, finding and keeping employees is a real challenge. In a recent address to the busines…
Movers and Shakers
Kiemle Hagood announced its welcome of Jeramie Terzulli to its brokerage division. Terzulli has been a licensed Realtor in Idaho for 10-plus years.
North Idaho Business Journal: Small businesses, big impact
The fabric of a small community is a tapestry of people and cultural identities that distinguish it from other locales. Small businesses are one of the main …
North Idaho Business Journal: Sausage artisan and entrepreneur
Otto von Bismarck was credited with saying, “There are two things you don't want to see being made - sausage and legislation.” Ben Drake chuckles as he refe…
JULY NIBJ: Small but mighty
This month, we are spotlighting small, local businesses. These ventures enrich our lives with their entrepreneurial offerings and character while contributing …
MAY NIBJ: MacKenzie Scott funds support nonprofit leaders
Nonprofit leaders in Idaho will now have access to more resources thanks to a new partnership between the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health and the Ida…
Idaho’s January unemployment rate down to 2.7%
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.7% in January, edging down from the revised 2.8% rate in December.
Creativity, balance and color
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 imposs…
Spokane airport receives $6.4 million for terminal expansion
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it has awarded $6,427,744 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to S…
Connections beyond the food
When you go to Joel's, don't forget the poppers. It'd be easy to forget as you ponder the many options, trying to decide what to get when it all sounds so g…
North Idaho Spas receives industry awards
North Idaho Spas, with locations in Kootenai and Bonner counties, was recently recognized for its achievements in the hot tub industry at Sundance Spas Interna…