Two Spokane innovation clusters have garnered infusions of funds through the Washington state Department of Commerce's Innovation Cluster Accelerator Program.
Plans for the envisioned American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center are continuing, for now, despite the U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent decision to cancel nearly $50 million in funding for the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene tech hub.
Ednetics, a Post Falls-based company that designs, deploys, and services high-tech communication systems for the education sector, has been acquired by Tampa, Florida-based MGT, a national technology solutions firm, for an undisclosed amount.
The Trump administration’s tariff policy, and the uncertainty that surrounds it, has had immediate and disruptive effects on some Inland Northwest businesses.
Noticing a growth in venture capital-funded startups in the biosciences sector, the Health Sciences & Services Authority of Spokane County has expanded its charter to support entrepreneurial companies.