Manufacturing

Triumph Composite Systems lays off 22 at Spokane facility

Parent company plans reductions in FY 2021

July 16, 2020

Triumph Composite Systems Inc. will lay off 10 employees permanently at its Spokane facilities, effective July 20. Following an earlier layoff last month, this brings the total to 22 permanent layoffs at the facility since the coronavirus pandemic spread

California manufacturer plans to move to Liberty Lake

$3.8 million facility slated to be completed in 2022

July 16, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Ventura, California-based Swiss Productions Inc. is planning a new 25,700-square-foot manufacturing facility in Liberty Lake, where it will move its operations when the project is completed in 2022, says Richard Petrash, senior vice president and chief

Selkirk Pharma expands vision for West Plains plant

Plans on file with city show startup intends to employ 320 people

July 16, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Selkirk Pharma Inc.'s envisioned manufacturing plant on the West Plains will be more than double the size originally indicated, emerging details show. The Spokane-based injectable-drug manufacturing and packaging startup could break ground on the

Colorado group acquires two Rathdrum companies

Mandere, Northwest Building to retain employees, names

July 2, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Denver, Colorado-based Kodiak Building Partners has added two Rathdrum-based construction companies to its growing portfolio. Mandere Construction Inc. and Northwest Building Components Inc. have been acquired by the building materials supply and

Lone Wolf Distributors acquired by Texas group

Glock-accessory maker is based in Priest River

July 2, 2020

Virginia Thomas

A Priest River, Idaho, manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket parts and accessories for Glock brand firearms has been bought by an out-of-state company. Lone Wolf Distributors Inc. was acquired on May 22 by Jersey Village, Texas-based Vigilant Gear

Shamrock Machining installs new technology

$1M machine expected to increase efficiency, add capabilities at Valley shop

June 18, 2020

Virginia Thomas

Shamrock Machining Inc., at 5704 E. First in Spokane Valley, has invested about $1 million in new equipment that business development manager Mike Oliver says will make the machining shop more efficient and add capabilities the company didn't previously

AquiPor tackles stormwater challenges

Startup develops permeable pavers as new tool for concrete contractors

June 18, 2020

Kevin Blocker

The owners of AquiPor Technologies Inc. claim that after about a decade of research and development, they've produced a porous, hardened material with the ability to absorb surface stormwater and alleviate drain flooding in heavily paved urban

Parting Thoughts with Cassel Promotions' Tracy and Sam Cassel

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June 18, 2020

Virginia Thomas

Cassel Promotions & Signs started with a tube of fabric spinning in the wind atop a car. Cassel President and co-owner Tracy Cassel, now age 63, came up with a windsock in 1987 to advertise his now-defunct Spokane Valley deli delivery business.

McKinstry plans new West Plains fabrication facility

$5M industrial project will be built using CLT

June 4, 2020

Virginia Thomas

Seattle-based McKinstry Co. is in the process of buying undeveloped land north of Spokane International Airport, where it intends to build a $5 million fabrication facility for its Spokane operations.

Itron takes on new partnerships

New contracts follow jump in earnings for first quarter

June 4, 2020

Virginia Thomas

Liberty Lake-based Itron Inc. is partnering with Singapore-based smart metering company EDMI Ltd. to develop and launch a new smart gas meter for use in the United Kingdom. The meter uses Itron's Intelis platform and ultrasonic measuring technology