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Canadian company eyes Addy smelter purchase

Company plans green magnesium smelting operations in the states

June 20, 2019

Western Magnesium Corp., a British Columbia, Canada-based producer of magnesium metal, has announced it is exploring the purchase of a former smelter site in Stevens County.

Quest Integration expands with new showroom

Company plans to offer public 3D printer clinics

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Quest Integration Inc., the Post Falls-based seller and support provider of manufacturing-design software and hardware, has expanded with a new showroom and two new partnered product lines.

Chick-fil-A scopes its first restaurant site in Spokane

Atlanta company named in environmental review

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Spokane could soon have its first Chick-fil-A restaurant, according to documents filed with the city, although the Atlanta-based restaurant chain declines to confirm those plans.

Cheney extends moratorium on Terra Vista development

City plans $4M in road projects near development

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Cheney City Council has extended by several weeks a moratorium on new development in the area of the more than 1,000-unit Terra Vista apartment and multiplex development, citing a need for more time to review transportation and public safety impacts

Tamarack Aerospace files for bankruptcy reorganization

Decision a direct result of grounding of jets by two aviation regulatory bodies

June 20, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Sandpoint, Idaho-based aerospace manufacturing company Tamarack Aerospace Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Multimillion-dollar Black Tank cleanup moves ahead

Decontamination effort will take more than a decade

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

A BNSF Railway Co.-owned site in the Hillyard area known to have oil contaminants deep in the soil is undergoing a multimillion-dollar cleanup operation to protect drinking water, without slowing down the North Spokane Corridor freeway project.

Mountain America Credit Union enters North Idaho market

Utah-based orginization opens branch in Post Falls

June 20, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Mountain America Credit Union has taken its first step to expand into the Inland Northwest. The Sandy, Utah-headquartered credit union now has a total of 14 branches in Idaho, having just opened its first North Idaho branch in Post Falls early this month

Solar Roadways hopes to light pathway to production

Sandpoint company inks manufacturing partner

June 20, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Sandpoint, Idaho-based Solar Roadways Inc. is one step closer to its vision of creating solar-powered road panels capable of providing clean energy.

Cyan to develop its next crowdfunded video game

Company adds to staff, grows its publisher role

June 20, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane-based game developer Cyan Inc. has completed a successful 30-day Kickstarter campaign to fund its next immersive video game, Firmament, and has added new staff in anticipation of the game's release next summer.

Proposed bills could protect cannabusiness bankers

Rub between federal, state law could be smoothed out

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Washington financial institutions and regulators say they're watching closely several pieces of federal legislation regarding cannabis that could impact how banks and credit unions handle banking for the cannabis industry.