Technology

Evergreen Bioscience cluster's plans crystallize

Potential site identified along river in U District; initial design started

July 6, 2023

Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster has selected a site in Spokane's University District for its future headquarters, though those involved in the organization that wants to make Inland Northwest a magnet for life science companies say it could

Dallas-based Auction.io acquires property-tech startup Doorsey

Founder Jordan Allen secures board position with acquirer

June 22, 2023

Dylan Harris

Spokane Valley-based online real estate platform Doorsey Inc. has been acquired by Dallas-based Auction.io. Auction.io is a provider of online auction and e-commerce services. It helps individuals or businesses set up auction sites

Collabra Technology inks Windermere as first enterprise client

Windermere offices to be property-tech startup's initial enterprise client

June 8, 2023

Erica Bullock

Collabra Technology Inc. CEO Russ Cofano says the Spokane-based property-technology company has launched the enterprise version of SphereBuilder and signed on over 300 new users, just two months after the company introduced its new Realtor tools for

Kaspien Holdings to delist from Nasdaq exchange

Year-end financials show declines in sales, income

June 8, 2023

Erica Bullock

Spokane Valley-based e-commerce company Kaspien Holdings Inc. has announced that it will voluntarily delist its common stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market. The company expects the delisting of its common stock to become effective later this month.

L33t Box Computers finds new home in Spokane Valley

Veteran-owned business started in owner's home

May 25, 2023

Dylan Harris

Ray Boston's computer retail and service business, L33t Box Computers, has evolved from his home to a brick-and-mortar store in Spokane Valley. The business moved to its new 1,500-square-foot location at 12308 E. Broadway, at the southeast corner of

Y255 student advertising agency wins WSU competition

New concept places ads within video games

May 11, 2023

Karina Elias

Y255, a student-developed agency that helps companies advertise products to Generation Z through customized video game experiences, has won the Herbert B. Jones $15,000 grand prize at Washington State University's 20th annual Business Plan Competition.

Qualterra delivers milestone unit to Vaagen Timbers

Device to reduce carbon yield, energy demands for CLT manufacturer

May 11, 2023

Erica Bullock

Qualterra Inc., a Pullman, Washington-based agricultural biotechnology company that operates a research farm in the Spokane area, has announced the delivery of the company's first biomass processing unit to Vaagen Timbers LLC, a major milestone for both

An Unintended Catalyst: Lessons learned at U District building lead to new startup

McKinstry spins off Overcast Innovations to manufacture ceiling panels, tubing systems

May 11, 2023

Karina Elias

Since the opening of the Catalyst building in Spokane's University District in September 2020, energy-efficiency system designer and contractor McKinstry Co. has formed a new company focusing on elements first designed for the building.

SP3NW secures funds for new wet labs

Life-science incubator facility aims to attract, retain startup companies

April 27, 2023

Erica Bullock

Washington State University Spokane's business incubator, SP3NW, has received new funding to equip a wet lab for scalable startups in the Spokane area, says Michaele Armstrong, SP3NW's associate director.

Evergreen Bioscience envisions new bioscience building, sets sights on larger goals

New facility could cost up to $50M, house up to 500 employees

April 27, 2023

Karina Elias

A relatively young, recently formed, mostly volunteer group with big goals for the Spokane community is taking the first steps toward development of a new facility that would cost up to $50 million and have capacity for up to 500 workers.