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Ex-Im bank supporters weigh reauthorization

Manufacturers here contend its closure would hurt them

August 14, 2014

The fight over whether to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, the government's export credit agency that helps foreign companies buy U.S. goods, is frustrating to some Spokane-area manufacturers and business owners. They support the reauthorization of t

Third annual manufacturing expo slated next month

Range of product makers expected to be on hand

August 14, 2014

Virginia Thomas

Manufacturers from a broad range of industry sectors are expected to gather here for the third annual Advanced Manufacturing, Materials & Aerospace Expo, which will be held Sept. 29-30. The expo aims to highlight opportunities for Inland Northwest manufac

A sewing resurgence

Industry activity indicates sales, employment growth

August 14, 2014

Mike McLean

After years of contraction in the sewing manufacturing industry, some remaining sewing manufacturers here are seeing a resurgence in sales and employment growth, and others are looking at setting up operations in the Inland Northwest, some industry source

Hewescraft fishing boat maker preps for facility expansion

Hewes Marine boosting its space by almost half

August 14, 2014

Katie Ross

Hewes Marine Co., the Colville, Wash.-based manufacturer of Hewescraft aluminum fishing boats, is in the architectural planning stages of a $2 million facility expansion, says Tim Baris, the company's operations and finance director. Garco Constructi

North Side OB-GYN clinic embraces less invasive trend

OB-GYN clinic sees about 300 patients each week

July 31, 2014

Katie Ross

Associates for Women's Health, a general obstetrics and gynecology practice here, is seeing trends of women wanting less invasive treatments with quicker recovery time, says Dr. Robert Milligan, a partner at the practice.

Amy Doneen: Curbing cardiac events

Bale/Doneen Method places emphasis on early detection

July 31, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Amy Doneen is a nurse practitioner, an author, an international speaker, and a business owner. She is in the business of preventing heart attacks, strokes, and diabetes. She is also co-founder of the Bale/Doneen Method of heart attack, stroke,Â and diabe

Federal rules update pregnancy-discrimination safeguards

Guidance lifts awareness here of worker protections

July 31, 2014

Mike McLean

Recent enforcement guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission signals that the federal agency is targeting pregnancy-related discrimination as an area of emphasis, say knowledgeable observers, who add that Washington state also has rob

GU computer science students develop text-reply app

GU seniors hope to profit from final course project

July 17, 2014

- Gonzaga University News Service

Recognizing that many people nowadays expect an immediate response to text messages, Gonzaga University seniors Collin Walker and Tyler Doster have developed a new app called Text Secretary that automatically replies to text messages.

State L&I's 'Stay at Work' program hits milestone

Agency says it has surpassed 10,000 injured workers aided

July 17, 2014

Staff Report

A state effort to help bring injured workers back to work as quickly as medically possible is making a real difference, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries claims. Last month, the program known as 'Stay at Workâ€ marked a milestone,

Avista-led effort works to entice engineers

Company's development programs target students, grads

July 17, 2014

Katie Ross

Spokane-based power company Avista Corp. has ramped up its student and post-graduation engineering development programs in the last few years, enabling students and graduates to experience working in different engineering departments within the company be