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Ptera plans to expand coverage

Liberty Lake-based ISP extends into North Idaho, upgrades to larger space

July 14, 2011

Ptera Wireless Inc., the Liberty Lake-based provider of wireless broadband Internet, says it plans to expand its service footprint to areas in North Idaho it currently doesn't serve, including Coeur d'Alene, much of Post Falls, and Rathdrum.The

West Plains fabricator adds capacity

Plant upgrades to enable Garco Building Systems to serve sister companies

July 14, 2011

Mike McLean

Garco Building Systems Inc., the Airway Heights pre-engineered building maker, is increasing its production capacity with new equipment that enables it to fabricate structural components and steel panels for several sister companies.Garco, which

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Colvilles get back in black

Tribal corporate arm rallies from $8.1 million loss in 2009

July 14, 2011

Treva Lind

Many businesses have turned to layoffs, restructuring, and cost-saving measures to stay alive during these economic times.The Colville Tribal Enterprise Corp.—the business arm of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation—is a

INW executive pay bounces back

Average compensation rose by 17.9 percent in 2010

July 14, 2011

Linn Parish

Executive compensation at Inland Northwest-based publicly traded companies made up for lost ground and slow growth in recent years, increasing almost 18 percent on average in 2010, the largest percentage increase since 2006. Some of the growth a

Look for value when investing during last half of 2011

Predictions run gamut; experts say best strategy is to look for cheap buys

July 14, 2011

Personal Investing

Investors have to wonder over the course of this year of economic and political surprises whether the stock market will finish with a roar or with a whimper.Since anything seems feasible, the predictions of experts run the gamut. The only is is

Engineers look for ways to encrypt key information

New technique could make transferring data safer while saving battery power

June 30, 2011

Research by a South Dakota State University scientist and his colleagues elsewhere could make it safer to transfer information over mobile devices, such as cellphones, while conserving battery power, the researchers claim.Researcher Wei Wang be

Researcher creates online repository for metal thefts

Effort set to document crime problem, to give tips on protecting goods

June 30, 2011

Metal theft is emerging as one of the most serious crime problems of the 21st century, a University of Indianapolis criminologist says, but its true economic and societal impact remain largely undocumented.Kevin Whiteacre, director of the Center

Most people willing to pay to protect ID

Washington was one of four states in which survey was conducted

June 30, 2011

How much would the public be willing to pay for a government-sponsored identity theft prevention program? The answer: $87 per year. That's the finding from a four-state survey conducted by Florida State University criminologists, who report that

Security company here adapts as technology infiltrates

Allied Fire & Security sees demand for cyber-connected systems

June 30, 2011

Treva Lind

Spokane-based Allied Fire & Security, which traces its roots back to the early 1900s when a customer would simply buy a safe to protect valuables, says it now is seeing customer demand for software-based, Internet-connected security systems. The

Rules tighten; Intrinium grows

Spokane Valley operation expects $2 million in sales this year, seeks local talent

June 30, 2011

Chey Scott

As technology continues to advance, the need for businesses to keep sensitive data secure also grows.Spokane Valley-based Intrinium Inc. serves that growing need and has experienced its own rapid growth in recent years as state and federal more