Technology

S2 Media secures investor funding

Company to use capital to boost its production

August 29, 2019

A Spokane Valley-based microbiology culture media company has completed a round of investment funding that its founder says will enable it to increase production exponentially. S2 Media LLC, which operates in a 5,000-square-foot office and warehouse

Gonzaga to begin work on $56 million building

Facility to accommodate science, engineering research laboratories

August 29, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Gonzaga University plans to start construction in September on a new, $56.1 million Integrated Science and Engineering facility, says Jim Angelosante, vice president of administration at the private university.

Millennials said to value sustainable apartment features

Developer contends most new buildings considered green without certification

August 29, 2019

Natasha Nellis

In an industry where trends come and go with the seasons, Spokane-area real estate experts say sustainable apartments are here stay.

Proptech makes its mark in Spokane

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August 29, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Innovations fueled by cloud computing and new technologies collectively known as proptech are disrupting every facet of the real estate industry, and while Spokane lags behind larger markets like Seattle and New York in terms of investment

Tamarack Aerospace receives financing, resumes sales

Aerospace company's plan receives court approval

August 15, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Sandpoint, Idaho-based Tamarack Aerospace Group has taken its latest step in its reorganization following the filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy in mid-June, with the authorization by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to accept $1.95 million in

Rohinni's bright future: Products featuring company's LED tech to hit market

Cd'A tech company emphasizes JVs, receives its first strategic investments

August 15, 2019

Virginia Thomas

A laptop featuring Rohinni technology could be waiting under the tree this Christmas. That's what Matthew Gerber, CEO of Coeur d'Alene-based tech engineering company Rohinni LLC, says the company's new joint venture Luumii hopes to accomplish

TDS Metrocom, CenturyLink install more fiber in the Inland Northwest

TDS Metrocom enters Cd'A market, to invest up to $117M in network

August 15, 2019

Virginia Thomas

More fiber-optic network activity has begun to crop up in Coeur d'Alene and Spokane. TDS Metrocom, a Madison, Wisconsin-based telecommunications company, is constructing a new fiber optic network in Coeur d'Alene, with the intention of offering

Lawn Love app comes to Spokane

Restaurants & Retail

August 1, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

San Diego-based startup Lawn Love, an app similar to Uber or Lyft but for professional lawn care services, has launched in Spokane.

Exchange Publishing relocates to larger setting

Company occupied prior space for two decades

August 1, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Exchange Publishing LLC has moved to a two-story, 5,000-square-foot building at 5111 E. Trent from the 3,300-square-foot space it had occupied for two decades at 304 W. Third.

Emsi Plans to Expand Moscow, Idaho, Headquarters

Company hopes to move into building in October

August 1, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Moscow, Idaho-based labor market analytics firm Emsi, one of North Idaho's largest tech employers, plans to expand its presence there with a new 70,000-square-foot headquarters.