Manufacturing

Plese Printing to start vehicle-wrap business

Company to construct building next to its East Spokane operations

October 7, 2021

Kim Plese, the owner of Plese Printing & Marketing, of Spokane, has purchased an acre of vacant land next to the commercial printing company's current location and plans to construct a building there for a new vehicle wrap business, called Plese Wrap

Pacific Steel to relocate recycling facility in East Spokane

Move will make way for North Spokane Corridor

October 7, 2021

Erica Bullock

Pacific Steel & Recycling has obtained building permits to construct two new industrial buildings valued at $8 million combined, at 2901 E. Trent, where the company plans to move its Spokane operations. City of Spokane permit records show Hansen-Rice

Nicotine lozenge maker Nic Nac Naturals to start in Hillyard

Startup plans to start production in fall

September 9, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Fledgling nicotine lozenge manufacturer Nic Nac Naturals LLC has leased a 6,500-square-foot building at 3703 E. Central, in northeast Spokane's Hillyard neighborhood. The space will be used for manufacture of tobacco-free nicotine lozenges, Nic Nac

Tamarack Aerospace emerges from Chapter 11 reorganization

Sandpoint aerospace company filed in 2019

September 9, 2021

Kevin Blocker

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington has issued a final decree and closed the case in the voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization for Sandpoint, Idaho-based Tamarack Aerospace Group Inc. Tamarack pursued Chapter 11

Zak! Designs plans addition to accommodate growth

Company's products boom during pandemic

August 26, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Airway Heights-based Zak Designs Inc. is planning a $3.9 million, 24,000-square-foot addition to its facility on the West Plains to create more storage space for the rapidly growing company, says owner Irv Zakheim. The project will add 24,000 square feet

Hazzard Fab Worx races to keep up with demand

Custom off-road shop faces supply chain, hiring issues

August 12, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Luke Shuman, owner of Spokane-based Hazzard Fab Worx LLC, says demand is at an all-time high for his shop's custom offroading and four-wheel drive products and services, but parts availability remains unpredictable.

Production and Manufacturing Academy returns

More students experience work in industry in Spokane

August 12, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Though COVID-19 derailed the second Production & Manufacturing Academy class in 2020, it didn't dampen the spirits of a group of high school juniors and seniors who just graduated in the 2021 class.

Transloader moves into part of old Kaiser Mead plant

Company is among first signs of activity inside long-dormant complex

August 12, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Tristar North Inc., a sister company of Vancouver, Washington-based Tristar Transload PNW Inc., has set up shop in the former Kaiser Aluminum Corp. plant at 2111 E. Hawthorne, north of Spokane. Peter Howe, owner of the transload company, says it's

Mercer International buys closed Katerra plant in Spokane Valley

Canadian timber company needs to secure 40 employees before plant can be operational again

August 12, 2021

Natasha Nellis

A Vancouver, British Columbia-based timber company has acquired the 270,000-square-foot former Katerra Inc. facility in Spokane Valley for $50 million and plans to hire at least 40 workers at the site to

Distribution space is in high demand across the Inland Northwest

Developers add 4.5M square feet of space in INW industrial market

August 12, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Spokane is booming with new manufacturing and distribution warehouse space as developers attempt to seize on the area's most in-demand commercial sector.