Manufacturing

Innovating Idaho: Coeur d'Alene's entrepreneurial ecosystem accelerates

Analysis says Lake City has highest density of startups in state

February 14, 2019

There has long been a notion that to succeed in the technology sector, you have to relocate to Seattle, Boston, or the Silicon Valley. But a group of like-minded people in Coeur d'Alene are working to break that mold and turn the Lake City

Rohinni, Chinese company join forces

Venture is expected to result in brighter screens, furthering LED tech

January 17, 2019

Alla Drokina

Coeur d'Alene-based tech company Rohinni LLC is combining forces on a recent venture with Beijing, China-based BOE Technology Group Co., a company that bills itself as a global leader in the semiconductor display industry.

Post Falls holster maker shifts aim

Tedder sells majority of company to focus on real estate holdings

January 17, 2019

Mike McLean

Thomas Tedder, founder of Post Falls gun holster manufacturer Tedder Industries LLC, has sold a majority share of the company to Houston-based investment concern Main Street Capital Corp., and says he now plans to focus on real estate investments

Demand for wood products likely to remain steady

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December 20, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Despite fluctuations in lumber supply and pricing this year, demand for timber and forestry products and services is expected to stay consistent in 2019, some wood products industry observers say.

MacKay Manufacturing buys structure in Spokane Valley

Company to expand into Ecolite facility next month

December 20, 2018

Virginia Thomas

Spokane Valley-based MacKay Manufacturing Inc. is expanding its space and is hoping to grow its staff and increase production capacity. Katie MacKay, vice president and second-generation MacKay Manufacturing owner, says the computer numerical control

509 Fabrication: Fired up about energy efficiency

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December 6, 2018

Virginia Thomas

Dusty Henderson had no experience in bringing an innovative product to market, but when he saw a chance to do so, he took it.

Franz Bakery to move, double its space in Coeur d'Alene

Sales expanding for its North Idaho operations

November 21, 2018

Samantha Peone

United States Bakery, which does business as Franz Bakery, is in the process of moving its Coeur d'Alene operations to a facility more than double the space the bakery currently occupies, says Tim Harper, general manager of the Franz Bakeries Spokane

Manufacturing next-generation interest

After-school industry-skill workshops demonstrate high-demand occupations

November 21, 2018

Keith Erickson

When Spokane-based manufacturer Wagstaff Inc. landed a series of large contracts recently to produce custom machinery components, a quandary presented itself: the maker of aluminum-casting equipment didn't have the skilled workforce needed

Side Hustle Syrups: A sticky sweet hustle

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November 21, 2018

Treva Lind

Spokane startup Side Hustle Syrups began with a quest by brewer Dillon Hueser to craft a signature ginger beer for the Dry Fly Distilling Inc. tasting room.