The 5 Ws of Business Bits

Since I’m sneaking away for this week and can’t gather new stuff, here’s an explanation to what I do.

I try to have three or four lead items with photos the sources contribute each week.

The information for a business opening or moving includes the basic Ws  — the who, what, when, where and why. It’s the name of it, location, what it offers, its history, when to open (opened), the days and hours open, the key people and positions, the contact info (phone and website) and anything else.

If it’s an eatery, I want the type of seating for how many, the amenities such as TVs, decor, balcony, views, takeout and/or delivery.

I want an architect rendering of a planned place and a photo of named person or people in or outside the place. Information for a new place should include the address, if there’s a name of the place, its size, what businesses have plans for it (and how I connect with them), and if commercial space is available, what should anyone interested do? I’ll run the new building article and then include it in Tidbits and run another article the week before it opens.

I get many of my tips from spies who see or hear about something happening. I check building permit websites. I take different auto routes on commercial streets and watch for things happening. 

One of my favorite discoveries was many years ago. I was on Neider Avenue and saw active surveyors. They wouldn’t tell me their source. But later when they were gone, I walked into the area and saw a stake with “Costco” on it. Ah, a big story to search!  

Now the Tidbits

• A retail and manufacturing business primarily for outdoor products, Yozzy Overland will move in the spring from 9044 W. Prairie Ave. (Suite 107) to the new building off Huetter Road and north of Interstate 90. The new location will have a large showroom, warehouse and manufacturing space. John Yozamp is company founder and CEO and is assisted by Brady O’Neil and Morgan St. Onge. Phone 208-262-7216. Check www.yozzyoverland.com. 

• A grand-opening party for NorthLife Aesthetics & Wellness will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at 1115 W. Ironwood (Suite A). Phone 208-900-4343. Check www.northlifecda.com. The grand-opening will include appetizers, beverages, demonstrations and prizes.

• Four commercial suites on each floor are planned for a two-story building under construction at Fourth Street and Birch Avenue. Three of the main floor suites are office-retail with a coffee shop-bakery-small restaurant. The upstairs has suites of 450-650 square feet. For information, contact Duffy Smock of Windermere Coeur d’Alene Realty at 208-699-5466 or Duffy@windermere.com.    

• Pre-development information in Post Falls has been requested by Nom Nom, Discount Tire, Freddy’s Steakburgers and a Tru by Hilton Hotel for the Point at Post Falls development area. Other possible new businesses include a Houston Hot Chicken at Highway 41 and Mullan. Places at Highway 41 and Prairie can include a Metro Express car wash, Human Bean Coffee, a McDonald’s and an indoor trampoline park. Possible new places coming to Coeur d’Alene include a Chipotle, a Sleep Number and Jersey Mike’s near the At Home store off Appleway.

• Offering outdoor gear, shoes, clothing, accessories and home furnishings, Sierra Trading Post will occupy the location of the former Bed, Bath & Beyond store in the complex at 440 Wilbur Ave. (west of U.S. 95). Planning to open in the spring, its merchandise is geared toward outdoor recreation, fitness and adventure. Check www.sierra.com.

• Beehive Pediatrics will be at 3815 N. Schreiber Way.

• With plans to relocate its administrative operations and Coeur d’Alene area lending teams within the next two years, Mountain West Bank has acquired the large Spokesman-Review building at 608 Northwest Blvd. The branch at the corner of Ironwood Drive and Government Way will remain where it has been since 1993. Check www.mountainwestbank.com.

• Work is underway for Grocery Outlet and 7-Eleven stores at North Point Plaza at the northeast corner of Highway 41 and Poleline Avenue. The 7-acre development has five remaining parcels through Corhaven Properties. Contact Jordan Wirsz at 208-834-1000 or visit www.corhaven.com.   

• A new location for Kootenai Vision Center is under construction at the corner of Highway 41 and Early Dawn Avenue in Post Falls. Completion of the clinic with two leaseable sites should be in December.

• Gymnastics for children 4 months through 12 years will be offered at The Little Gym being built at 9044 W. Prairie Ave. (Suite 103) in Post Falls. Programs are designed to get kids moving and boost their brainpower with an emphasis on social and emotional learning and improving social skills. Morning and afternoon classes will be Monday through Saturday with birthday parties on Fridays and Saturdays. Owners are Christopher and Tiffany Goodwin. Phone 208-877-2265. Check www.thelittlegym.com/idaho-post-falls. 

• Boost Espresso will occupy a former gas station building at 20th and Sherman. The sign says “coffee, protein shakes, pastries and more. boostespresso.nw.”  

• The second occupant of the new building at 4378 W. Selway Ave. will be Dragon Jacket Insulation in the fall. Check info@dragonjacket.com.

• Preparation is underway for Orchid Nails & Spa at 255 W. Canfield Ave. Kenny and Vivian Nguyen are moving the business from 3134 E. Mullan Ave. in Post Falls where they were for six years. Check knguyen1531@gmail.com.

• A new location for Indigo Urgent Care is under construction at 151 W. Prairie Ave. in Hayden. The new place will open in early 2025 as a joint venture between Kootenai Health and Multicare. Check www.indigohealth.com.

• MADD Chicken eatery will open soon at 1520 Government Way (at Hazel Avenue).

• Watch for a major development on property at the intersection of Hanley Avenue and Atlas Road.

• Two new buildings for the Local Markets company will open next year at the intersections of Best Avenue and 15th Street in Coeur d’Alene and Highway 41 and Hope Road in Post Falls. What they will offer will be similar to the existing Local Market at Atlas Road and Seltice Way. The Markets will have an emphasis on produce, fresh flowers, coffee and products sourced from local vendors with fresh-made deli sandwiches and pastry bars and premium espresso coffees with drive-throughs. Owned by Andy Singh, the stores are architecturally designed to fit the local landscapes and surrounding communities. They will include gas and electric car charging.  

• A new office building for J-U-B Engineers is planned for 1964 N. Nicholson Center St. on 2.33 acres in Post Falls. Completion should be in June 2025. Phone 208-376-7330. Check www.jub.com.

• Heritage Health will be in a large building at 3700 W. Seltice Way.

• A Milk & Honey coffee stand will be at 5273 Government Way.

• A Chipotle eatery is being built near Bruchi’s on Highway 41.

• With a summer opening planned, four businesses will occupy the new building under construction at 264 S. Beck Road at State Line. With Garco Construction in charge, the places will be Wendy’s, Joint Chiropractic, The Man Shop and possibly Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop. Project manager is Michael Barr.

• A Fernan Farmers’ Market will be noon to 4 p.m. Sundays May 5 to Sept. 29 at Lake Village Lodge at 320 E. Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive.

• HeatPraxia, previously at 404 E. Sherman Ave., will be at 1080 E. Lakeshore Drive in September.

• Runge’s Furniture at 303 E. Spokane St. is remodeling and will add Trader Joe’s in about half the space.

• A new larger building for The Oval Office is under construction on Spokane Street in Post Falls. It should be complete this summer with owner Raci Erdem, general contractor Rob Harsh and architect Mark Latham.

• A proposed Marriott Hotel will be on about a half acre at 602 and 612 E. Sherman Ave. The six-story hotel would include 131 guest rooms, 130 parking stalls among the main level and three levels underground, an administration area, a bar, kitchen, lounge, dining area, meeting area, laundry, fitness room and a rooftop patio bar.

• The Marcus Anderson building under construction at 8182 N. Wayne Drive in Hayden has commercial units to be occupied by Ascent Counseling and Marcus Anderson Family Foundation (now at 8382 N. Wayne Drive). A third unit of 1,508 square feet is available through Marissa McCreary at admin@maffidaho.com. The building should be done soon.

• The Thomas George building under construction at Third Street and Front Avenue downtown will be 18 stories. It will comprise 60 condominiums on floors 4-18 with garages, an on-site concierge, a 24-hour gym, golf simulator, indoor-outdoor pool and a lakeview community terrace. The first floor will have a Union Roasters shop with coffees and pastries. For information, contact Hayden Anderl at 208-964-0234 or hayden@cbinw.com. Check www.haydenanderl.com.

• The Appleway Quarter new building at 295 E. Appleway will have businesses on the ground floor and 24 apartments on the two floors above. Spaces are leased to 208 Massage & Spa and a tap house. The 6,000 square feet remaining could contain one to three units. Contact Chad Oakland at 208-704-2000 or chad@nwidaho.com. Dan Stubbs shares ownership. The apartments (16 two-bedroom and eight one-bedroom) will have private decks and share common-area patios, an elevator and garages or carports. The building should be complete next fall by J. Meyer Construction with Momentum Architecture.

• With many options for food and beverages in an elevated space and on a patio, Rooted Social House is planned for 310 N. Spokane St. in Post Falls.

• A four-story 151-room Hyatt Place Hotel is planned for the Millworx development on Fourth Avenue in Post Falls.  

• Mountain View Business Center’s commercial leases for flex space in the new building at 9044 W. Prairie Ave. are all taken. More info later.

• Describing it as a “new product vendor mall,” Marketplace@Miles is under construction in the southeast corner of Government Way and Miles Avenue in Hayden. Spaces in a variety of sizes are available for retail vendors with additional onsite storage offered. Information is through Commercial Real Estate Consultants at 208-691-5328 and www.marketplaceatmiles.com.

• Suites are leased in a new building at 2420 Government Way. Ranging from 898 to 915 square feet, each unit is a shell with a fully finished bathroom with tenants finishing the balance of the space.

• Selkirk Sport will relocate its pro shop from 12037 N. Tracey Road in Hayden to 7878 Government Way later this year.

• Huetter Business Park, which is three flex industrial and office buildings owned by Etco Services, will open on Huetter Road north of Interstate 90 and Seltice Way. About 8,600 square feet and yard space are available in each building through leasing agent Jeffrey Simonds of Coldwell Banker Commercial Schneidmiller Realty at 208-518-8860.

• Many commercial construction projects are happening between State Line and Post Falls. To see more precise locations, check the www.inlandnwbusiness.com website by Matt Behringer. The businesses listed include a Circle K gas station and convenience store, a Napa Auto Parts, Wendy’s, The Joint Chiropractic and The Man Shop, Gesa Credit Union, Nutex Post Falls Emergency Hospital, Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, Dutch Bros. Coffee, Taco Bell and Thai Bamboo. Other new buildings will include apartments, condos, warehouses and storage spaces.

• With buildings of 168,000 and 238,000 square feet, The Pointe at Post Falls is at North Beck Road and Pointe Parkway. Zoned industrial, the buildings have deck-high loading doors and eight ground-level drive-in doors. Check Darren Slackman for lease rates at dslackman@naiblack.com. Phone 509-622-3593.    

• A Gates Dental building is at 2208 N. Merritt Creek Road.

• With 16 luxury apartments on floors 2 and 3 and an Akamai Coffee Co. on the ground floor, the Midtown Centre Apartments building should be complete soon at 821 N. Fourth St. The contact is John Beutler of Century 21 Realty at 208-765-5554.

• Two 1,550-square-foot suites with 2,500-square-foot shop areas will be available for lease in Anderl Plaza under construction at 8512 N. Wayne Drive in Hayden. For information, contact Hayden Anderl at 208-964-0234.

• U-Haul Self-Storage will be at Seltice Way and Herborn in Post Falls.

• A new building under construction in Hayden is Lake Forest Interior Design (9245 Government Way).

• A commercial building with three suites is being constructed at 9041 N. Hess St. (just north of Walmart) in Hayden. The suites of 1,100 square feet each can contain retail or office places with easy access and visibility to U.S. 95. Contact Josh Beebe at Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty at 208-699-7980.

• The neighboring Anthem Corners project has one of the three suites leased with two units available. They can be combined for a 3,920-square-foot unit. Contact Joel Johnson of Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller at 208-771-6068.

• Spoon Junkie or Rogue Carnivore evidently will be a new place at 400 N. Fourth St.

• Sonja’s Cleaner By Nature places will change to Lemondrop Laundry.

• A medical office will be at 909 W. Canfield.  

• Watch for Prime IV Hydration & Wellness to be in Ironwood Square.

• Many of 16 commercial spaces are available in the planned Prairie Crossing Shopping Center in the northeast corner of Highway 41 and Prairie Avenue.

• The PACR office building is under construction at 1857 W. Hayden Ave. All four commercial units are leased.

• An automotive service center was built at 185 W. Clayton Ave.

• A large Farwest Steel Corp. building is under construction at Pleasantview and Seltice Way.

• A new pizza place will be in the former Syringa building on Fourth Street.

• The “… ward” words don’t end in “s.” If something is in the ’80s that’s how it’s spelled. “Farther” is in distance. “Further” means more. “Exact same” is redundant. Judgment has no middle e. 

• All the places in Tidbits that have changed dates or information should let me know.

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Contact Nils Rosdahl at nrosdahl@cdapress.com.