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—Kevin Blocker

Extreme Industrial Coatings pursues belt-grip patent

Upgrade touted to reduce wear, boost fuel efficiency
A West Plains business owner says he believes he's found the answer to the common industrial problem of rubberized belts slipping on pulley systems in heavy-duty machinery. Jon Osborne is the owner and president of Extreme Industrial Coatings Inc. (EIC
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Parker Aerospace will close Liberty Lake plant

Shutdown date yet to be set, spokeswoman says
Cleveland-based Parker Aerospace, which bought the assets of SprayCool Data Systems Inc. in 2010, says it's shutting down its Liberty Lake facility, located at 2218 N. Molter. Company spokeswoman Alison Dittmeier says 30 employees currently work at th
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Software company, Idaho firm collaborate

Companies aim to simplify payments via credit card
LeAnn Bjerken
Genesis Software Systems, of Spokane Valley, says it has begun working with Eagle, Idaho-based ChargeItPro on payment processing aimed at providing users of merchant software an easier way to accept credit card payments. Genesis Software Systems uses a
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Energizing innovation

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Linn Parish
Edmund O. Schweitzer III founded Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in 1984, and essentially from the beginning, the company has been growing rapidly. The 31-year-old, Pullman-based enterprise designs, manufactures, and supports products and services f
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Level 3 Communications grows its network in Spokane, Cd'A region

Company provides service to nearly 300 buildings
Level 3 Communications LLC has expanded its communications network to nearly 300 buildings in the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene markets, says Derrick Green, who manages the Spokane office for the Broomfield, Colo.-based company. 'In the last two years w
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Ignite Northwest selects first class here

Young companies' CEOs to start session this month
Ignite Northwest, the nonprofit business accelerator that recently formed here to help young tech companies overcome early startup challenges, has selected 10 Inland Northwest companies to be a part of its inaugural class that's scheduled to start Aug.
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Salescreed.com founder relaunches website

Service connects freelance selling agents, businesses
Mike McLean
Spokane entrepreneur Tom Parrish has relaunched a Web-based company that connects businesses with freelance salespeople. The company, SalesCreed.com, targets sales professionals looking to boost income and small-to-medium businesses wanting to sell produ
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—Linn Parish

Mammograms go 3-D at Inland Imaging

Radiology practice hopes for better results, fewer false positives
Linn Parish
Inland Imaging LLC is going 3-D in its mammography imaging units, installing new breast tomosynthesis machines that it hopes will find cancer earlier and reduce false positives.
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Itron delves deeper into solar energy sector

Company expands role with California-based Sunrun
Liberty Lake-based Itron Inc. says it has expanded on its relationship with Sunrun Inc., one of the nation's largest solar companies. Sunrun will be purchasing more solar meter devices from Itron and relying on its staff to process data generated by th
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—Kevin Blocker

Spark Mobility to expand into Northwest markets

'Green' bike, car rental concern already in Europe
A Spokane-based energy conservation business with five offices abroad is now looking to establish its business in major cities west of the Cascades. Katherine Frankhauser, co-owner of Spark Mobility, says the company believes there is a rental demand for
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