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Manufacturing

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HiTest Sand shifts gears in site search

Edmonton company looks at location near Newport
August 17, 2017
Mike McLean
Edmonton, Alberta-based HiTest Sand Inc. is working on Plan C in its search for a site to develop a $300 million silicon smelter in northeastern Washington HiTest Sand now is looking at a site south of Newport, says Colin Willenbrock, general manager of
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Triumph opts not to sell West Plains plant

Aerospace manufacturer informed workers today
August 3, 2017
Wayne, Pa.-based aerospace manufacturer Triumph Composite Systems Inc. told employees this morning that its West Plains manufacturing plant is no longer for sale, and the company plans to continue operating it. Triumph employs about 400 people at the f
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Sound-Rite selects president, looks to add more robots

Cd'A parts maker reports difficulty finding workers
August 3, 2017
Kim Crompton
Sound-Rite Plastics Ltd., parent company for Coeur d'Alene-based Accurate Molded Plastics Inc. and Mold-Rite Inc., of Woodinville, Wash., says it has hired a new president and is accelerating efforts to add more robots to its processes due to difficulti
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BumbleBar foresees international opportunities

Co-owner spent nine days with group in Japan, Korea
July 20, 2017
Glen Ward, the co-owner of Spokane Valley-based snack bar maker BumbleBar Inc., was one of nine owners of small Eastern Washington businesses that participated in a recent nine-day business trip to Japan and South Korea. The trip was organized in part by
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—Kevin Blocker

Spokane Tribe preps for industrial push

Spokanes envision 155-acre 'green' business park, solar farm next to STEP site
July 20, 2017
The Spokane Tribe of Indians is laying the ground for its next ambitious step on the West Plains-developing a 155-acre 'green” industrial park to support its goal of creating its own utility company that would generate and distribute solar energy.
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—Mike McLean

Two Spokane Valley factories imminent

Katerra Inc., Progress Rail likely to announce plants
July 6, 2017
Mike McLean
Progress Rail Services, of Albertville, Ala., and Menlo Park, Calif.-based Katerra Inc. might be gearing up to announce soon their plans to construct plants that that could lead to hundreds of living-wage manufacturing jobs in Spokane Valley
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—LeAnn Bjerken

North Idaho College aerospace curriculum grows to meet demand

College plans to expand maintenance program
June 22, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
As Idaho's aerospace industry continues to grow, so too do programs like those offered through North Idaho College's Aerospace Center for Excellence, says aerospace director Patrick O'Halloran. 'The future for aerospace jobs in this region looks
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Rare Ayre: Bottling a sense of place

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June 22, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
Newly established business owner Michelle Anderson describes herself as a kind of story teller, whose company is working to tell the stories of the Pacific Northwest's most iconic places through their scent. 'This region's landscapes are so very e
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Telect in growth mode as founders exit its board

Company expects revenue to rise 17 percent this year
June 8, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
As Telect Inc.'s co-founders leave its board, the Liberty Lake-based communications networking equipment manufacturing company is looking to continue its recent growth. 'We definitely consider this period to be one of growth,” says company Preside
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LeAnn Bjerken

Percussionaire set to breathe life into old Coldwater Creek campus

N. Idaho ventilator maker prepares new products
May 25, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
Bonner County-based manufacturer Percussionaire Corp. is preparing to move its operations to new quarters this summer, a decision company CEO Mark Baillie says will allow for increased production capabilities, as the company gets ready for the release of
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