Manufacturing

Permits secured for Gold Reserve project

Site work to clear way for big Venezuelan mine
Virginia Thomas
Gold Reserve Inc., a mining company incorporated in Canada with executive offices in downtown Spokane, has received the permit to begin construction activities at a gold, copper, and silver mining project in southeast Venezuela in conjunction with the Ven
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Sesh Technologies grows with cannabis industry

Spokane manufacturer has two machines, plans more
LeAnn Bjerken
As the cannabis industry continues its rapid expansion, manufacturing companies across the country are clamoring to develop new technologies to meet the needs of growers, producers and consumers. One such company is Sesh Technologies & Manufacturing LLC,
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Northwest Bedding to be shuttered

Company has two stores, factory, about 30 employees
Virginia Thomas
Longtime Spokane-area mattress maker and retailer Northwest Bedding Co. will shut down operations this summer, says controller Lee Kvalheim, citing a lack of a succession plan and an absence of interested buyers in the decision to close the company.
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—Samantha Peone

Ag Enterprise Supply: Enterprising more custom jobs

Ag Enterprise's revenue projected to rise 10 percent, up from $3.1M
Samantha Peone
Ryan Kuster, parts and manufacturing department manager for Cheney-based Ag Enterprise Supply Inc., says he's noticed fewer companies offer custom fabrication these days. 'It does require more care, effort, and time,” says Kuster. In contrast, Ag
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—Virginia Thomas

MacKay Manufacturing reports growth in sales

Manufacturer provides internal education, hopes to attract students to field
Virginia Thomas
A decade after the Great Recession, MacKay Manufacturing Inc. owner and Vice President Katie MacKay says business is good. From 2014 to 2016, the computer numerical control precision machining manufacturer had stagnant sales of around $22 million ann
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Latah Bistro owner, partner pursue a flour-ing venture

Restaurateur to sell eatery, latte stand to focus on growing business
LeAnn Bjerken
Restaurateur Dave DuPree has agreed to sell the popular Latah Bistro restaurant in south Spokane and its neighboring coffee stand, Latah Latte, in order to focus full time on a growing business venture, a company called Flour Farm LLC, which makes a glute
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—Keith Erickson

Northwest Summers: On the cutting edge

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Keith Erickson
When a windstorm ripped through the region in fall of 2015, it left in its wake tons of yard waste from battered trees-debris destined for the dump or a burn pile. But Dallas and Kate Summers, owners of Northwest Summers, a custom art business on Spoka
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Pearson Packaging acquires robotics maker Flexicell

West Plains equipment manufacturer plans yearly acquisitions
LeAnn Bjerken
Pearson Packaging Systems, the West Plains-based maker of packaging equipment, has acquired Virginia-based robotic system integrator and automation equipment manufacturer Flexicell Inc. Michael A. Senske, Pearson Packaging president and CEO, says the pur
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Highwood Global sparks life into old plant

Manufacturer expects to expand capabilities, add staff at old RAHCO site
LeAnn Bjerken
A relative newcomer to the Spokane-area manufacturing sector, Highwood Global LP is developing reputation for creating big things at the former R.A. Hanson Co. industrial campus north of Hillyard, claims company president Kevin Kerr. Having grown into it
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