Tom Simpson, a Spokane entrepreneur and angel-investing fund adviser and organizer, says he's formed another startup fund, which already has begun investing in emerging companies in the Inland Northwest. Named after its predecessors, Kick-Start III has

Commercial drone use is taking off, and soon more Spokane-area industries and businesses big and small are likely to see and hear what the buzz is about, some drone users here say. Robert Rees, owner of Rees Aerials LLC, of Spokane, has been flying drone

Heather Stratford-Geibel is a rarity in her profession. She is CEO of IT Training Solutions, a Spokane-based company that specializes in cybersecurity, but also provides instruction and consulting in other facets of information technology. Research shows

As New Jersey businesses struggled to recover from Superstorm Sandy in late 2012, Mark Jacobus says he felt motivated to launch a company to help businesses and organizations secure programs and systems to ensure they can rely on backup power when the gri

Now at the start of its 11th year of operations, Spokane-based information technology company Strategic Integrators Inc. continues to grow, evolving to meet the needs of its clients. The company, which started as Strategic Hardware LLC, changed its name

Three recent University of Idaho graduates, each hailing from families of electrical workers, have generated substantial attention from Spokane-area startup investors as a company they've founded, SafeGuard Equipment Inc., develops a wristband that woul

A Spokane architect is among local pioneers of an energy-saving design and construction standard known as passive house. Sam Rodell, a longtime architect, has been certified for three years as a passive-house consultant through Chicago-based Passive Hous

Maybe you don't know Corner Booth Media by name. But chances are, if you've watched TV in the Inland Northwest, you've seen the company's work. Corner Booth is a video production company that makes television commercials, corporate presentations