Manufacturing

—LeAnn Bjerken

Clementine & Agnes: Creator of Color

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LeAnn Bjerken
Most people could probably guess that Spokane cosmetologist Robin Peltier, with her glittering skin and red-lipped smile, works with color. Peltier, 54, is the owner of Clementine & Agnes, a young company that makes and sells mineral makeup, as well as a
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—Samantha Peone

SmaK Plastics grows in North Idaho

Manufacturer to increase its product lines, workforce
Samantha Peone
ince leasing a shuttered Coeur d'Alene facility and moving in last April, Vancouver, Wash.-based SmaK Plastics Inc. subsidiary SmaK Products Inc. has grown its North Idaho workforce. Jonathan Smalley, company president, says SmaK Products plans next m
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HiTest Sand seeks power services for smelter

Company hopes to build silicon plant near Newport
Samantha Peone
Silica Investments Inc., the parent company of Canada-based HiTest Sand Inc., earlier this week submitted to the Pend Oreille County Public Utility District a formal request for power services for its proposed silicon smelter south of Newport, Wash., says
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Spokane Valley issues first permits for Katerra factory

Facility here will produce mass timber products
Samantha Peone
The city of Spokane Valley has issued a permit to Katerra Inc. to begin foundation work for its $35 million factory planned at 19202 E. Garland Lane. Representatives for Menlo Park, Calif.-based Katerra couldn't be reached for comment. An affiliate, K
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—Kevin Blocker

Rohinni to light it up in 2018

LED tech maker to expand in INW, abroad next year
Having developed light-emitting diodes smaller than the eyes of ants, Coeur d'Alene-based Rohinni LLC is poised for monumental growth in 2018, CEO Matthew Gerber says. The tech engineering startup is anticipating to generate more sales both here and in
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Key Tronic seeks counsel about unsolicited suitor

New York tech company continues takeover attempt
Brett Larsen, chief financial officer at Spokane Valley-based Key Tronic Corp., says the electronics manufacturing service provider is consulting with its attorneys about the behavior of an East Coast electronics manufacturer that's attempting to execut
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NIC Global Manufacturing expands to Pullman

Manufacturer opens facility to be near SEL
LeAnn Bjerken
Woodinville, Wash.-based sheet metal manufacturer NIC Global Manufacturing Solutions has opened a new warehouse facility in Pullman, which it says will enable it to better supply long-time client Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. 'Our sales with
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—Keith Erickson

Snacktivist Foods: Health food's sweet spot

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Keith Erickson
Joni Kindwall-Moore and her children have issues with certain foods. Eggs give her hives, and wheat makes her joints ache. Her son experiences bouts of digestive troubles and eczema from some foods, and her daughter was born intolerant of dairy products.
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West Star Industries eyes $5.6 million facility in Hayden

Company makes stainless steel restaurant equipment
Samantha Peone
West Star Industries, a Hayden-based maker of commercial stainless steel food-service products and equipment, plans to build a $5.6 million manufacturing plant in Hayden, a building permit application on file with the North Idaho city shows. Michelle Foc
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