Technology

NEWTech Skills Center looks to expand scope

Technical ed school hopes to add program for diesel mechanics to its vast offerings

April 22, 2021

At NEWTech Skill Center in northeast Spokane, about 700 students are enrolled in 14 programs, and administrators say new programs will offer additional opportunities to benefit students and employers. NEWTech, a technical skill center located

Gestalt Diagnostics adds major specialty lab as client

Young Spokane company to collaborate with others to serve BioReference

April 8, 2021

Natasha Nellis

An East Coast laboratory has selected Spokane-based Gestalt Diagnostics LLC to provide software to digitize the specialty laboratory's workflow. BioReference Laboratories Inc. of New Jersey plans to use Gestalt's PathFlow, a digital workflow

Northwest Entrepreneur Competition to host final round

Contest organizers invite public to pitch presentations

April 8, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Spokane's University District and North Idaho College are collaborating to host the final round of the 16th annual Northwest Entrepreneur Competition online Thursday, April 15. Ryan Arnold, director of regional entrepreneurship strategy

Jubilant HollisterStier plans to double capacity

Spokane operations to add 400 employees over next three years

March 25, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Jubilant HollisterStier LLC is planning a massive investment in its Spokane-area operations that will double its current capacity.

Mullen's Memphis deal muddies its future in Spokane

Company exec says lack of Washington state incentives raise barrier

March 25, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Mullen Technologies Inc.'s future in Spokane is up in the air as the startup electric vehicle manufacturer eyes Memphis, Tennessee, for its future headquarters. A press release from the company on March 18 says the company plans to establish its

Fatbeam, Ednetics buy Twin Falls tech company

Fiber optics provider continues expansion

March 11, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Fiber optics company Fatbeam LLC, of Coeur d'Alene, and its subsidiary, Ednetics Inc., have purchased a Twin Falls, Idaho-based tech company that serves education-based organizations and local and state governments.

Cascade Defense acquired by South Carolina company

Valley-based cybersecurity company expects to double employee count

February 25, 2021

Virginia Thomas

A South Carolina company has agreed to acquire Cascade Defense LLC, a Spokane Valley-based information technology security service company. The acquirer, Green Cloud Technologies LLC, has stated it intends to double the size of the

Heart monitoring technology improves

Providers can access data remotely; cobalt technology extends battery life

February 25, 2021

Virginia Thomas

A cardiologist at MultiCare Health System's Pulse Heart Institute, in Spokane, says a new combination of existing technologies allows patients and doctors to monitor cardiac activity in real time. Dr. David Cleary says Bluetooth-enabled implantable

Photon Biosciences looks to bring heart test home

Company developed new, highly sensitive probe molecule for diagnostics

February 25, 2021

Natasha Nellis

A Spokane Valley-based startup founded by two Washington State University professors is looking to develop an in-home testing kit for heart failure and blood platelet contaminations.