Manufacturing

Itron, Maine utility ink new contract

Infrastructure to help lay smart grid groundwork

January 28, 2021

Liberty Lake-based Itron Inc. has secured a contract with Bangor, Maine-based electric utility Versant Power to upgrade the utility's metering infrastructure and network.

Jubilant HollisterStier plans $70 million expansion

Pharmaceutical maker expects to add 400 jobs while doubling space, capacity

December 22, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Spokane-based Jubilant HollisterStier LLC is planning to double its existing space and manufacturing capacity and add 400 employees during the next three years, says Amit Arora, president of the pharmaceutical manufacturing company.

Itron signs big contract with utility in Northeast

Software system will help National Grid automate data collection, reporting

December 17, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Liberty Lake-based Itron Inc. has signed a contract with East Coast utility Nation Grid to help that company with its meter reading capabilities. Based in London and doing business in three northeastern U.S. states-New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode

Tamarack Aerospace adds third installation center

Company to focus on expanding winglet tech to other aircraft makers

December 17, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Sandpoint, Idaho-based airplane winglet maker Tamarack Aerospace Group Inc. has opened an installation center in Aiken, South Carolina, marking its third expansion this year. The new space, which was developed through a partnership with Aiken-based

Wood products pricing volatility likely to persist

Pandemic-related supply constraints likely in new year

December 17, 2020

Virginia Thomas

A year marked by high demand, supply constraints, and mercurial commodities pricing likely will lead to continued volatility for at least the first half of 2021, some wood products industry observers say. Joel White, executive officer of the Spokane Home

Beer Here: Entrepreneurs seek to capitalize on love of suds in coronavirus era

Keg manufacturer gears up; delivery service takes off

December 17, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Tim Loucks and Tyler Cossey have never met, but the two Eastern Washington University business school alums have something in common: They're trying to find their riches in beer. Loucks, 42, is looking to innovate keg storage of brews, and Cossey

Rapid expansion envisioned at Deer Park Business & Industrial Center

New manufacturing space totaling 100K square feet planned in next five years

December 3, 2020

Natasha Nellis

The Deer Park Business & Industrial Center is on track to more than double its developed space within the next three years, and further growth is envisioned within five years.

Forest Fortunes: PotlatchDeltic, Clearwater Paper find unexpected demand during tumultuous times

Wood, paper products makers strengthen financial positions during pandemic

December 3, 2020

Kevin Blocker

The notion that two of the Inland Northwest's publicly-traded companies, one that manufactures wood products and the other that makes paper products, would see a surge in demand during a pandemic may once have seemed hard to fathom.

Offsite construction helps scale up housing projects

Needs changing in light of pandemic's duration

November 19, 2020

Kyley Harvey

While many questions about the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic remain unclear, at least one thing is certain: its impact on the housing market has thrown an already-critical housing shortage into even sharper focus. Prior to the pandemic, a U.