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Producing good Mojo

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June 19, 2014

Advertising and production house Mojo Lab LLC, of Spokane, is not only experiencing rapid growth for a year-old business; it's having a good time while doing it. Chris Clifford and Clint Janson, principal owners of Mojo Lab, set out to start a busines

Lexus plans to expand downtown Spokane dealership

Larry H. Miller slated to start $3.2 million job this summer

June 19, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Larry H. Miller Lexus of Spokane plans to begin work this summer on a $3.2 million expansion and renovation at its dealership building at 1030 W. Third, in downtown Spokane. Sara Waldman, spokeswoman for Larry H. Miller Corp. headquartered in Salt Lake C

Mines Management posts smaller loss in first quarter

Mineral claim dispute on Montana property ongoing

June 19, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Spokane-based Mines Management Inc., which is involved in the acquisition, exploration and development of precious-and base-mineral properties, recently reported a first-quarter net loss of $1.5 million, improved somewhat from a loss of $2.1 million durin

Premera promotes Bill Akers

Executive will remain manager of Spokane office

June 19, 2014

Katie Ross

Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based Premera Blue Cross, one of the Inland Northwest's largest providers of health care plans, has promoted Spokane-based Bill Akers to vice president and general manager of Premera's Washington Group Market, says Premera spo

intelliPaper ramps up, to roll out new product

Paper USB device maker works toward profitability

June 19, 2014

Linn Parish

As intelliPaper LLC ramps up production to fill its backlog and meet increasing demand, the Edwall, Wash.-based maker of recyclable, paper-based USB flash drives has a new product in the works that it expects will help it accelerate its growth. Meanti

Innovate Washington shutdown still being sorted, negotiated

Innovate Washington nonprofit to continue to work on grants

June 19, 2014

Judith Spitzer

As of last week, Spokane-based Innovate Washington, the statewide technology-focused economic development agency, no longer exists, and the agency's operating reserves are under the control of the state's Department of Commerce, which says it will ful

Ridpath Hotel rehabilitation financing nears completion

Downtown revitalization project awaits city loan

June 19, 2014

Mike McLean

Ron Wells, the Spokane real estate developer who specializes in rehabilitating historic buildings, says investor groups are close to securing a complex financing package to convert the long-vacant Ridpath Hotel downtown into a vibrant residential and comm

Aerostar Aircraft takes long, slow journey to make fast jet

Hayden concern seeks $50 million for domestic manufacturing of aircraft

June 19, 2014

Mike McLean

Three decades after the last new Aerostar airplane was manufactured, the current owners of Aerostar Aircraft Corp. still are working to carry out the vision of the plane's designer-to produce with the same basic airframe small jets for business and pe

Aerospace industry searches for skilled workers

Labor gap looms as many workers near retirement

June 19, 2014

Katie Ross

As demand for aerospace products rises worldwide, the industry here and across the state is experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, and the gap could continue to widen, industry leaders here say. Mike Marzetta, president of Liberty Lake-based Altek

Beacon Hill deadlock loosens

City says road realignment approval likely forthcoming

June 19, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Long-time Spokane businessman and entrepreneur Pete Rayner says it's go time. After 26 years, Rayner says he is ready, willing, and able to start the real work of building his dream project at Beacon Hill, in East Spokane. And the City of Spokane agree