World Wide Packets, the Spokane Valley-based maker of devices for fiber-optic communications, is pumping the $24.5 million in venture funding it landed recently into networkingin the social sense of the word.The company, launched by Ethernet

When the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute breaks ground this summer on its planned technology building near the rail lines just east of downtown, it will be breathing new life into a long-neglected area seen as having vast

The Washington state Department of Transportation has awarded Max J. Kuney Co., of Spokane, a $5 million contract to lower part of Farwell Road and construct four bridges over Farwell to build part of the North Spokane Corridor there.Mike the a

Northwest Architectural Co. has become the largest Spokane-based architectural firm by focusing on three Hs: high school, health care, and higher education.It just so happens that those sectors consistently generate some of the biggest in the

The city of Spokane Valley has awarded Mooney & Pugh Contractors Inc., of Spokane, a $7.5 million contract to build the CenterPlace Community Center at Mirabeau Point Park.Mooney & Pugh project manager Jerry Potter says nine other construction

Go to IT-LifeLine Inc.s office in the Steam Plant Square downtown, and youll see a three-person operation in small quarters that are typical of a high-tech startup.Look at the data-backup and data-recovery companys client list, however, a

Spokane Valley-based Kim Hotstart Manufacturing Co. says one of its railroad products is like the little engine that could: It could generate millions in revenue, help protect the environment, and save railroads millions in fuel costs.The the a

Bargain Hunt Inc., a company started last year to sell surplus cabinetry and building materials from big Spokane Valley cabinet maker Huntwood Industries Inc., is growing quickly as it evolves into a discount building-products outlet.Tony says

Avista Energy, the energy-trading unit of Spokane-based Avista Corp., has paid a $741,000 settlement to resolve a 4-year-old dispute with Washington state over a $14.5 million business-and-occupation tax assessment, says Avista Corp. spokesman Hugh

The city of Spokane plans to turn about 20 acres of land just southeast of Ferris High School into wetlands with the intent of easing the vacant areas ground-water problems, creating a bird habitat, and educating high-school students.The city