Technology

25+5: Ignite Northwest releases inaugural list of emerging tech companies

Business accelerator hopes to draw attention to Spokane startups

January 16, 2020

Spokane business accelerator Ignite Northwest has released its inaugural Ignite 25+5 list, which recognizes 30 young companies with an Inland Northwest presence.

B&C Custom Manufacturing enters two joint ventures, moves

Company doubled staff in second half of 2019

December 19, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Automated machining company B&C Custom Manufacturing Inc. is rapidly expanding, with two new joint ventures inked this year and the acquisition of a local tool and die shop that general manager Luke Ankenman says will create a one-stop shop at its new

Teetering on the edge of a tech revolution

Corporation competition challenges new tech

December 19, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Mark Michaelis, CEO of Spokane-based software company IntelliTect, contends a growing number of emerging exponential technologies -- those that can double in capability or performance, or reduce costs by half within a short time frame -- leads him to

Ptera inks broadband contract with Cheney

City to exchange dark fiber access for service

December 5, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Cheney City Council has approved a contract with Liberty Lake-based telecommunications provider Ptera Inc. that will allow the city government to lease inactive fiber-optic lines to the company in exchange for broadband service.

Cancer care alliance invests in new technology

Group nears end of drive to upgrade machines

December 5, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The Alliance for Cancer Care is in the final stages of a two-year push to upgrade its stereotactic ablative radiotherapy equipment, which provides a more targeted method of administering doses of radiation.

Lewis Lee-led IP venture grows here, internationally

Aon unit anticipates it will nearly double its employment

December 5, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Nearly 18 months after the quiet acquisition of Spokane-based 601West by global insurance giant Aon PLC, the small intellectual property business consultancy has grown to nearly 120 employees globally and is expected to nearly double its staff

EWU looks to fix 'leaky' STEM pipeline with 100 Women Strong

Program aims to attract, keep females in engineering, computer science fields

November 7, 2019

Virginia Thomas

The national average for women undergraduate students majoring in engineering and computer science is 20%, while the percentage of women students in those majors at Eastern Washington University trails even that low rate at 10%, says Leslie Cornick,

Putting the tech in architecture

Local firms explore 3D, virtual reality, drones

November 7, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The flood of technology over the past 10 years has changed the day-to-day operations of Inland Northwest architecture firms, and up-and-coming technology advances have the potential to change the industry even more, experts say.

Gravity Labs founders launch new news app

Through nonprofit effort, Respite to provide info for transgender community

October 24, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Robbi Katherine Anthony and Patrick McHugh, founders of nonprofit project Solace, have launched an app that aims to curate news relevant to the transgender community.

ST Telemedia to acquire interest in 2nd Watch

Singapore company looks to increase holdings in U.S.

October 24, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Singapore-based ST Telemedia intends to acquire a controlling interest in 2nd Watch Inc., a cloud computing company founded in Liberty Lake. The transaction is pending regulatory approval. Jeff Aden, a co-founder of