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Manufacturing

—Mike McLean

Post Falls parts maker restrengthens through reshoring

Swiss Tech owner took over operations last June
May 19, 2016
Mike McLean
Swiss Tech Precision USA, a Post Falls company that makes critical metal parts that other manufacturers use in a variety of products, is regaining strength largely through reshoring efforts of its U.S. customers, says Christopher Mark Choate, who bought S
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—Kevin Blocker

Pearson Packaging's growth wave

Company plans to add more workers to operation here
May 19, 2016
Pearson Packaging Systems, the West Plains-based maker of packaging equipment, says it expects double-digit revenue growth this year and for the foreseeable future. President and CEO Michael A. Senske says the company has experienced that sustained level
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Spokane Valley manufacturer CXT begins partnership with hydroponics company

Containers set up to grow produce in harsh climates
May 19, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
Spokane Valley-based CXT Inc. has begun a new manufacturing partnership with Vertical Harvest Hydroponics LLC, an Anchorage, Alaska-based company that designs and builds what are called containerized growing systems. Containerized growing systems are co
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Kalispel Tribe studies starting clothing company

Decision could be made late this year, in early '17
May 5, 2016
The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is exploring the possibility of starting its own sewing and clothing company, says the planning director for the tribe. In March, the Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) approved a $50,000 grant t
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—Kevin Blocker

Kaiser plans to increase efficiency with upgrades at Trentwood

$150 million dedicated to modernization
April 21, 2016
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. vice president Scott Endres says the $150 million investment the company has committed to its Trentwood plant in Spokane Valley in the next five years is vital to keeping the company competitive in the global market for its immediate
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—xCraft Enterprises LLC

Landing a drone hub

Kootenai County growing autonomous-vehicle tech sector
April 7, 2016
Mike McLean
Efforts are underway to lift the status of Kootenai County as a national hub for drone technology. Brad Ward, president of Hayden-based Empire Unmanned LLC, contends the Hayden, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, and Rathdrum area has a collaborative edge ov
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Boeing cuts jobs to reduce prices

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April 7, 2016
Don Brunell
Boeing's new cost-reduction plan has deep ramifications for Washington because the bulk of the 4,500 job cuts are likely to land here. CEO Dennis Muilenburg asked investors to view the savings initiative as 'playing offense in a competitive marketpl
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—Mike McLean

Holster maker Tedder Industries targets growth

Company sets its sights on move to Post Falls
February 25, 2016
Mike McLean
Thomas Tedder sees no signs that U.S. guns sales will decline anytime soon. That means his holster-making company, Tedder Industries, currently of Hayden, likely will enjoy strong growth for years to come, he says. The company had 30 employees when it mo
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Zak Designs anticipates another record sales year

Release of new Star Wars helps to catapult revenues
December 17, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
Zak Designs Inc., the Airway Heights-based dinnerware designer and manufacturer, says it's set to complete another record-breaking sales year. Last year, the company recorded the highest sales in its 40-year history, due in part to sales of items feat
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Servatron inks its first contract in aerospace

Manufacturer says it has more projects in the works
December 17, 2015
Spokane Valley-based Servatron Inc. has entered the aerospace industry by signing a three-year contract with AvtechTyee, an Everett, Wash.-based manufacturer of electronic systems for the aerospace industry, to test and assemble that company's electroni
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