Technology

Pet genetics tester wins its lawsuit over patent

Company here to keep testing for mutations

April 9, 2015

A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that patents can't be obtained for genetic events that occur naturally in dogs. The decision by Minneapolis Judge John R. Tunheim on March 31 means Spokane-based Paw Print Genetics can continue genetic dog screeni

Demand Energy re-energizes

Following receivership, company hits Big Apple

April 9, 2015

Linn Parish

Having emerged from receivership and paid the last of its old debts, Liberty Lake-based energy storage company Demand Energy Networks Inc. is pursuing what it says is a New York City market that has arrived finally. The company last month landed a contra

The growing realm of intellectual property law

Spokane lawyers say field has expanded, changed

March 26, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Spokane attorneys who specialize in intellectual property law say the field is expanding and changing, whether it's in copyright, trademark, and trade secrets or patent law.

Sport Scope eyes $2 million in sales this year

End-zone camera maker continued upward growth in 2014

March 26, 2015

Katie Ross

Spokane Valley-based end-zone camera manufacturer Sport Scope Inc. has grown each year since its launch, and it's hoping to hit $2 million in sales this year, says Derek Taylor, co-founder and general manager for the company. Sport Scope had about $1.

Robotics League to hold regional tournament on EWU campus

Sixty-four student teams to compete in Cheney

March 12, 2015

Katie Ross

FIRST Robotics Competition, a Manchester, N.H.-based youth robotics competition program, is seeking to increase its presence here by holding its regional competition at Eastern Washington University next month, says Erin McCallum, the Kent, Wash.-based pr

WSU students to roll out Go KEFI travel website

Startup Weekend champ will test idea on campus

March 12, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Three Washington State University students who have developed Go KEFI, an affordable adventure travel website, say they are poised to test the platform on the Pullman campus. Amanda Scott, a WSU senior who generated the idea for the website, pitched the

Wireless connectivity provider grows into Spokane market

Aruba Networks secures spate of work in Spokane

February 26, 2015

Mike McLean

Aruba Networks Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based wireless networking device and software manufacturer and vendor, has landed a number of contracts throughout the Inland Northwest and beyond, and its two-person team here has opened an office downtown, says B

Itron opts to buy back more of its own shares

Repurchase authorization starts as older plan ends

February 26, 2015

Staff Report

Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of utility meter reading technology, says it plans to buy back up to $50 million worth of its own stock during a 12-month period that began Feb. 19. The company's board of directors approved the repurchase plan

Alliance Machine Systems funds robot builders

Youth team to compete at national level in May

February 26, 2015

Katie Ross

Alliance Machine Systems International LLC, the Spokane Valley-based manufacturer of products and services for the paperboard packaging industry, is sponsoring a team of kids, called the Super Garfields, to compete in robotics competitions. The team, wh

Yelp ambassador works market here

Spokane-based rep links businesses, customers

February 26, 2015

Katie Ross

Alyssa Agee, the Spokane community ambassador for San Francisco-based business reviewing and community building website Yelp, says she helps businesses and customers here connect by bringing the two together both online and offline. 'It's really fun