Kyle Peterson and Zach Stensland were in high school when they started customizing their friends' used socks in Peterson's parents' garage. The pair used a process called sublimation, which involves pressing dye into fabric using heat.

A Moses Lake, Wash.-based applied solar company with a team of engineers based here has invented a mobile refrigeration system that runs entirely on solar power.

Greater Spokane Inc. wants to turn its model for regional economic development on its head. Todd Mielke, CEO of the organization, says the previous model wasn't conducive to collaboration

Although chances are most of us haven't stopped to consider how upholstery affects our in-flight experiences, the folks at Spokane Valley-based Highlands Upholstery say designing comfortable aircraft interiors is their main area of expertise. Founde

David Ainley's Chrysler van features spray paint renderings of the Lone Ranger and his sidekick, wielding scones instead of pistols. In this distinctive vehicle, Ainley shuttles scones to area coffee shops and farmers markets

Michael Glavin says he's seeking to turn both the sleeping bag industry and the retail world on their heads with his camping gear company, Spokane-based Zenbivy LLC. The company's primary product is a combined sleeping bag and camping bed that

A Canadian company's proposal to construct a silicon smelting facility on a 188-acre site about 1.5 miles south of the town of Newport, Wash., has caused a rift in the community of about 1,200 residents. PacWest Silicon, a subsidiary of Edmonton