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H2-Oh! Using liquid to print

September 22, 2011

Whether applying pink camouflage to a motorcycle helmet or a burl wood trim look to a Cadillac's interior, Liquid Transformations LLC, of Spokane, specializes in creating a range of colorful designs on three-dimensional objects.Co-owner Steve to

Longtime plant here said closing

Former Nott-Atwater operation reportedly gone by end of year

September 22, 2011

Kim Crompton

A manufacturing operation here that dates back 106 years reportedly will shut down by the end of this year.LTI Boyd, of Modesto, Calif., which now owns the longtime rubber and foam product manufacturing enterprise here that formerly did business

Second Harvest takes on big remodel

$1.9 million in upgrades to increase organization's food-handling capacity

September 22, 2011

Linn Parish

Second Harvest Food Bank of the Inland Northwest is well under way on a $1.9 million renovation of its main warehouse facility east of downtown Spokane.Jason Luke Clark, Second Harvest's president and CEO, says the organization is making there &

Project set for hotel on basalt bluff

Holiday Inn Express will add lobby space, change building exterior

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

Basalt Hospitality LP, a partnership owned by Spokane hoteliers Kent and Cal Clausen and former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien, is planning a $1.5 million renovation of its Holiday Inn Express just north of downtown Spokane.Vandervert Construction

Startup sees bright future in the cloud

Ex-Ambassadors execs roll out software, services for big networking trend

September 22, 2011

Linn Parish

A pair of former Ambassadors Group Inc. executives has started a new software and cloud-computing consulting company called 2nd Watch Inc. that they envision ramping up quickly in the next few years. Co-founder Kris Bliesner, who previously as a

SolarWinds blows into Post Falls

TriGeo purchaser plans growth here after $35 million deal

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

SolarWinds Inc., a publicly-traded Austin, Texas-based provider of information technology management software that recently bought Post Falls-based TriGeo Network Security Inc. for $35 million, plans to grow the operation here—both in product

Balanced funds provide comfort in volatile times

Careful investment choices provide safety net during downturns, analysts say

September 22, 2011

Andrew Leckey

Volatility, the traditional enemy of conservative investors, has mounted a strong challenge to confidence levels in 2011.The bright side of the topsy-turvy situation, if there is one, is that it has added to the luster of smooth-performing While

In the News

September 22, 2011

Sept. 12 / Mines Management posts lossMines Management Inc., of Spokane, reported a second-quarter net loss of $1.6 million, or 6 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $1.2 million, or 5 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. Mines and

Calendar

September 22, 2011

Meetings & EventsThe Gonzaga University School of Business will host a free You Don't Have To Start a Company To Be An Entrepreneur reception and lecture today, Sept. 22, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Jepson Center's Wolff Auditorium, 502 E. Boone. a

Nonprofit here renames as part of ongoing focus shift

Sustainability group aids businesses in becoming more green, more efficient

September 8, 2011

Chey Scott

Earlier this summer, a Spokane-based nonprofit that provides educational resources on sustainable business and living practices rolled out its new name and brand image of Sustainable Resources INW. The organization formerly had operated under the a