About Kootenai County, ID

We have been having an amazing winter here on the prairie in North Idaho. New construction has hardly missed a day of work this winter. UnderGroundForce is moving along ahead of schedule on their new manufacturing building in Post Falls, Idaho. They definitely plan on having a spring opening of this fantastic new facility.

Sooo they still need a lot of new workers. Anyone out there looking for work? They need welders, fabricators, assembly line people and painters. The wage for skilled and trained workers starts at around $30,000 per year. You can go this site for more information www.gfmfg.com

Ground Force is located in Post Falls, Idaho at 5650 E. Seltice Way.

Had some exciting news today! Frontier Ice Arena is getting very close to their goal of opening and the new projected date is June 2012. They just had the cement poured for the Lobby area and this is with radiant heat so it will be so nice for all the visitors coming to enjoy the Ice Arena.

They just got another corporate sponsor and that is STCU (Spokane Teachers Credit Union). This arena is such a great addition to our communities of Coeur d’Alene, PostFalls, Hayden and all of North Idaho. In Addition there will be teams from all over the Pacific Northwest and Canada coming here to our area and so we will benefit in so many ways for all of our businesses in the community.

If you do not know where the Ice Arena is located you can call 208 765-4423 or go to info@kyro.org for more information. They plan on having all kinds of programs for all ages to skate.

What a grand experience I had first-hand this week at the KROC Center in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. Our company, Keller Williams Realty Coeur d’Alene, had their annual Vision Meeting breakfast at the KROC center. The meeting area for our breakfast consisted of three interconnected rooms (the River, Osprey & Cedar) merged into a single large meeting area. The resulting comfortable and roomy area was arranged with ample space with crisp tablecloths on the tables.

The breakfast (catered by the Kroc Center) was served buffet style. We had scrambled eggs, a wonderful potato dish (there were 4 or 5 different kinds of potatoes), bacon, sausage, biscuits & gravy and lots of fresh fruit. It was a very nice breakfast.

But back to the meeting rooms, there three large viewing screens strategically arranged to provide visibility from anywhere in the room. So it didn’t matter where you sat, you never missed a thing; the sound was excellent and like I said before, you could move easily between the tables without bumping into others.

The crowning touch was knowing that the fees associated with renting the facilities flows directly back into the community.

The Top 5 Employers in Kootenai County (Coeur d'Alene) Idaho:

*The majority of these Top 5 employers are government agencies.

Source: Idaho Department of Labor

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I have had the opportunity the past several years to work with an amazing lady, by the name of, Barb Chambers. She just recently was awarded Volunteer of Year, from the Post Falls Chamber. Barb gives countless hours to our community, working for the Post Falls Food Bank, the Post Falls Chamber, working to help kids involved in domestic abuse, and somehow she stills manages to find time to help her husband with his business, Ground Force Manufacturing.

Barb heads up the Ambassadors, which in my opinion is a fun group for the chamber. We get to meet all of the new members and go to the actual businesses. We meet once a month to visit the businesses and introduce ourselves. It is a great way to get to know folks in our community. Barb does an awesome job as our leader, so it's not a surprise that this fabulous lady is Volunteer of the Year! Way to go Barb!!