After more than a decade of fundraising, planning, and restoration, the Cheney Depot Society is reopening the city's historic train depot as a community gathering space anchored by a growing coffee company at 15 Union, in Cheney.

Continuous Composites Inc., a Coeur d'Alene-based carbon fiber parts and machines manufacturer, is planning to expand its workforce following a successful move to a new office and warehouse space at 3875 N. Schreiber Way in the Coeur d’Alene Commerce Park.

In early January, Liberty Lake-based Vega Cloud Inc., a software company that helps organizations manage their cloud spending, was in the late stages of a strategic sale that ultimately failed, leading the company to a workforce stoppage, followed by a petition to place it into receivership, court records filed with the King County Superior Court indicate.

ATC Manufacturing Inc. will seek to prove that thermoplastic composite components can be scaled up in size for aerospace and defense uses after being awarded a $7 million contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory in March.

Spokane native Lynette Pflueger is preparing to open Fireweed Baking Co. LLC, a seasonal bakery located inside The Dormitory building at 1516 W. Riverside, on the edge of Spokane’s Browne's Addition neighborhood.

In Spokane and across Eastern Washington, health care affordability is no longer a future concern. It's already shaping decisions that local employers are making today about jobs, growth, and compensation.