Business & Industry Welcome in Coeur d’Alene

Transportation

Coeur d’Alene has several means of transportation, from trucking to shipping, rail and air. Coeur d’Alene is 40 miles from Spokane International Airport, which provides convenient access to air cargo and package services. Next day air and forwarding services are available.Coeur d’Alene is 113 miles from the Port of Lewiston, which is at the head of navigation of the Columbia/Snake River system. Cargo moved through the Port of Lewiston accesses ocean shipping at Portland, Oregon.The Coeur d’Alene area is also served by several trucking firms locally and in Spokane.

Utilities

Idaho offers very low electric rates for residential, commercial and industrial users. For additional information, contact the company websites:

Avista Utilities - www.AvistaUtilities.com

Kootenai Electric Cooperative - www.KEC.com

Communications Infrastructure

Kootenai County is served by Frontier’s advanced digital network with cutting-edge switching technology and fiber deployment.

Diverse route capability is in place via sonet-based fiber rings connecting Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Rathrdum, Spirit Lake and Hayden. Separate diverse fiber rings provide local network access to interexchange carrier points of presence (POPs), i.e., AT&T, Sprint, etc.

Frontier provides local sales and service capabilitiy to design and install voice systems, data equipment, office automation and fiber optic networks. More information: www.Frontier.com