Two Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. executives have been promoted while the company founder intends to focus on mentoring and driving innovation.

Pam Senske, former leader of Spokane based Pearson Packaging Systems, instilled a culture that continues to drive the company, people who knew and worked with her say.

Over the last couple of years, Spokane-area manufacturers have diversified their portfolios with work in the emerging space and satellite industry. 

The Spokane-Coeur d'Alene aerospace tech hub has received $48 million in federal funding.

The Coeur d’Alene-based nonprofit originally known as Jobs Plus, which was formed in 1987 to help diversify the economy in Kootenai County, has become more selective in business recruitment and more involved in housing and labor issues in recent years.

Kootenai County has a lot of economic opportunities ahead, although it faces challenges of a tight labor supply and a need for attainable housing.

“We are at a growth inflection point.” 

Shane Johnson 

CarbonQuest Inc. 

$36M

Estimated capital raised in Series A funding. 

Clearwater Paper Corp. is planning a $4 million tenant improvement project at the company's headquarters in the Bank of America business center at 601 W. Riverside, in downtown Spokane.