Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of utility meter reading technology, with year-over-year revenue growth driven by double-digit gains in both its gas and water lines of business, is poised to take advantage of new global markets, says Philip Mezey

Dish up a kids' snack onto a plastic plate featuring the Frozen princesses or that goofy snowman they hang around with, and chances are good you're using a project created by West Plains-based Zak Designs Inc. Thirty-eight years old, the company has

Zipline Communications Inc., the Spokane-based website and mobile applications builder that does business as Zipline Interactive, has tossed the 9-to-5 workday and has liberated its employees from their office confines. Ryan Stemkoski, 31, who co-founded

The closure of the Innovate Washington agency leaves a noticeable hole in the fabric of resources for nurturing startups here, but entrepreneurs and those involved in the angel investment community say they have been working to create an 'entrepreneuria

As intelliPaper LLC ramps up production to fill its backlog and meet increasing demand, the Edwall, Wash.-based maker of recyclable, paper-based USB flash drives has a new product in the works that it expects will help it accelerate its growth. Meanti

Three decades after the last new Aerostar airplane was manufactured, the current owners of Aerostar Aircraft Corp. still are working to carry out the vision of the plane's designer-to produce with the same basic airframe small jets for business and pe

As demand for aerospace products rises worldwide, the industry here and across the state is experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, and the gap could continue to widen, industry leaders here say. Mike Marzetta, president of Liberty Lake-based Altek

Pullman-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. is plugged into an aggressive growth strategy as it increases its lines of products and services and expands its markets, says Luis D'Acosta, SEL's chief operations officer. The 30-year-old comp

A group of Washington State University students has designed a plan for an innovative and economical fueling station that it believes could help make environmentally friendly, hydrogen-powered cars a viable option for future transportation. The idea took