COEUR D’ALENE, ID: It was a gorgeous Idaho morning May 12, 2014, as Dan and Kathryn Pinkerton, founders of Pinkerton Retirement Specialists, held a photogenic “gold shovel” groundbreaking ceremony for their new company headquarters at Riverstone in Coeur d’Alene.

Wielding the gold shovels were: (left to right) Troy Tymesen, City of Coeur d’Alene; Tom Henkel and Andy Smith, Edwards Smith Construction; Kathryn and Dan Pinkerton, Pinkerton Retirement Specialists; Steve Wilson, Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce and John Eixenberger, architect.

The 21,000-square-foot headquarters on the waterfront will have 40 offices, creating additional room for growth, and is anticipated to open in the spring of 2015.

Pinkerton Retirement Specialists had five employees when it moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1997, and has since expanded to 27 employees and nearly $500 million in assets under management. The firm provides proactive, comprehensive retirement strategies for clients with more than $500,000 in investable assets.