Silicon Valley private equity firm Oval Partners has acquired a stake in Newport, Washington-based managed-service provider Exbabylon IT Solutions. In the transaction, which the companies characterize as a partnership, Exbabylon will have access to

Auctionable, a new real estate tech company based in Liberty Lake, plans to launch this spring in the Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, and Boise markets, says Todd Sullivan, an Inland Northwest homebuilder and cofounder of the startup. Sullivan says the

Ag Energy Solutions Inc., a Spokane-based agricultural renewable technology company, has been acquired by Pullman, Washington-based plant and tree fruit producer NuPhy Inc.

Restaurant owners here say they're struggling to adapt to a state law that regulates how single-use food serviceware is provided to customers. Chris Siemens, vice president of Mustard Seed Management Co. Inc., says retraining employees not to include

CarbonQuest Inc., a clean tech company headquartered in the Spokane Valley, has launched its first fully operational onsite system, named Building Carbon Capture System, in New York City. The company's technology is designed to capture, separate

The city of Spokane will address citizen and employee civil rights concerns, as well as issues of equity and inclusion, through advocacy, education, and policy reform. The Spokane City Council voted unanimously to establish the Office of Civil Rights

Across the country, alarms are sounding the need for more truck drivers as the pandemic has created an increased demand for shipping. Although some trucking industry associations have decided to include diversity as a recruitment and retention strategy,

Oscar Escamilla, who co-owns Tacos el Sol restaurant with his wife, Irma Zuniga, says he considered closing the restaurant at 3422 N. Division, in Spokane, during the first month of the pandemic in 2020, as he put his staff of three on leave.