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Manufacturing

Panattoni erects two distribution centers

New warehouse projects in Valley, on West Plains
March 30, 2023
Mike McLean
The Renton, Washington-based office of Panattoni Development Co. is behind two Spokane-area distribution center developments valued at $63 million combined. One is the $46 million, three-building West Plains Logistics complex planned on a 10-acre site
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Manufacturing plants rise on opposite sides of city

Projects for McKinstry, HollisterStier valued at over $300 million
March 30, 2023
Mike McLean
Separate manufacturing facilities are under construction in the east and west areas of Spokane. Pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging company Jubilant HollisterStier LLC obtained building permits in September to begin the first of two expansion
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Ace to lay off 86 at former Jensen Distribution facility

Job cuts at West Plains warehouse to start in May
March 17, 2023
Karina Elias
Ace Hardware Corp., the Oak Brook, Illinois-based hardware retailers' cooperative that acquired Spokane-based Jensen Distribution Services in 2015, plans to lay off 86 employees here, according to a notice filed with the Washington state Employment Secu
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Tractor Beverage launches sustainability tracker

Craft soda company expands services, tools
March 16, 2023
Karina Elias
Tractor Beverages Inc., a Hayden-based soft drink maker, has launched an Organic Impact Tracker, which is intended to quantify benefits of sourcing organic ingredients. The tracker was launched the first week of March and is already being used by two
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Lakeside sheds coworking plans at Triumph facility

Company plans to keep property and reimagine best long-term uses
March 2, 2023
Erica Bullock
Lakeside Companies, a Spokane-based real estate investment company, has scuttled plans to develop a coworking complex at the former Triumph Composite Systems Inc. property, at 1514 S. Flint, in west Spokane, says Lakeside marketing director Maria Lusardi.
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Precision Cutting Technologies changes hands

Industrial metal manufacturer's employees retained after acquisition by private equity firm
March 2, 2023
Erica Bullock
Clint and Brenda Grassel, founders of Precision Cutting Technologies Inc., in Liberty Lake, have sold their business to a Washington state-based private equity company that they say will continue operations under the Precision name and expand the business
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Patent claims against Continuous Composites denied

Trial against competitor scheduled for December
February 16, 2023
Virginia Thomas
Six petitions seeking to invalidate patent claims of Coeur d'Alene-based additive manufacturer Continuous Composites Inc. have been denied, and a seventh is set to be reviewed in November. That yet-to-be-resolved issue will occur ahead of a trial
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Meet & Greet with Vera Water & Power's Jim Fields

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February 16, 2023
Karina Elias
Jim Fields stepped into his new role as general manager and CEO of Spokane Valley-based Vera Water & Power on Jan. 1. Fields, 60, took over for Kevin Wells, who retired after 49 years with the utility.
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Nic Nac Naturals nicotine lozenges hit market

Funded and operated by family, startup now sells products in c-stores, online
February 16, 2023
Virginia Thomas
Nic Nac Naturals LLC owner and co-founder Nicco Magnotto didn't use nicotine until about five years ago, but he says he believes potential benefits of the substance are so compelling that he established the Spokane-based startup to make and market a new
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Key Tronic ramps up as customers leave China

Contract manufacturer hires 500 in Mexico, projects higher sales
February 16, 2023
Karina Elias
Key Tronic Corp. is on the receiving end of a tenfold increase in contract-bidding opportunities as many companies-prompted by production delays, rising costs, and tensions with China-are pulling business out of that country and bringing it back to
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