Terry Judge, CEO of Spokane Valley-based manufacturing company Hotstart Inc., says right now is the most exciting time of his career.

Earlier this month, the Journal of Business hosted Mark Norton, executive director of the Northwest I-90 Manufacturing Alliance, for its most recent Elevating The Conversation podcast about Aerospace & Innovation in the Inland Northwest.

A legal dispute between Selkirk Pharma Inc.'s former CEO and its board members is escalating, and the future of the once-promising pharmaceutical manufacturing startup appears to be uncertain.

Brentwood, Tennessee-based AMI Metals Inc., a global aerospace manufacturer, has announced it will nearly double its Inland Northwest footprint by building a new 101,000-square-foot facility in Spokane Valley.

Plans for the envisioned American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center are continuing, for now, despite the U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent decision to cancel nearly $50 million in funding for the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene tech hub.

Selkirk Sport, a family-owned manufacturer and retailer of pickleball equipment, has grown to 200 employees and 1,500 square feet of space in the past five years. 

The Trump administration’s tariff policy, and the uncertainty that surrounds it, has had immediate and disruptive effects on some Inland Northwest businesses.

Amid its continued and rapid growth, Spiceology Inc. has mixed in some major changes recently, including an expansion into two downtown Spokane spaces and the launch of a new interactive online feature.