Construction Countdown Week 8

The bricklayers have been hard at it, placing the brick and rock on the building exterior this past week. The windows will arrive any day and once those are installed the remaining brick around the sills will be completed.

Construction Countdown Week 7

As week 7 comes to an end, the exterior walls have been covered in protective plastic and the masons have begun the exterior brick work. To see photos of the project progress since Oct. 1 see album HERE.

A Groundbreaking Ribbon-Cutting

On Saturday crowds joined Post Falls Chamber representatives in cutting the riboon on Kootenai Health's new Kootenai Cancer Center on Mullan Avenue in Post Falls. The 21,000-square-foot, $14.5 million center includes a research department where more than 40 patients with cancer that has not responded to prior treatment will be undergoing clinical tests. One of the most impressive areas is the radiology department, where a new $2.7 million linear accelerator is enclosed in concrete walls more than nine feet thick. Press story by Rick Thomas HERE.

Full Circle

Over a quarter century ago when Dave Bobbitt first came to Post Falls as a bank manager, Hilde Kellogg paid him a visit. She told him he would be president of the Chamber and that they were building a new office the next year. That was the beginning of Dave's involvement with the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce. Now all these years later Dave, as chairman-elect of the organization, is poised to again provide leadership. Ironically, the Chamber has a new building under construction to open in 2010. Click HERE to see photos of who joined the duo on November 4.

Congratulations Bill!

North Idaho College Idaho Small Business Development Center Regional Director Bill Jhung was recently selected as the 2009 State Star for the Idaho SBDC. Jhung was chosen by the Idaho SBDC for the award based on the criteria of being an exemplary performer, making a significant contribution to the Idaho SBDC program and delivering significant impact on business growth in north Idaho. The Idaho SBDC provides business coaching and training to Idaho’s small businesses and entrepreneurs under a U.S. Small Business Administration grant matched by state funds. The purpose of the Idaho SBDC is to help businesses in Idaho thrive and grow via no-cost, confidential coaching, low-cost workshops and free resources. Nationally, as in Idaho, 70-80 percent of net new jobs are being created by the small business sector. The Idaho SBDC is a network of business coaches and trainers that operates from the Idaho’s colleges and universities.