Technology

Landing a drone hub

Kootenai County growing autonomous-vehicle tech sector

April 7, 2016

Efforts are underway to lift the status of Kootenai County as a national hub for drone technology. Brad Ward, president of Hayden-based Empire Unmanned LLC, contends the Hayden, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, and Rathdrum area has a collaborative edge ov

Interwest Communications expands into Spokane market

Wenatchee-based concern leases North Side space

March 24, 2016

A 30-year-old, Wenatchee-based telecommunications company plans to open a branch office here April 4 with hopes to expand on its customer base, says Aren Magnussen, the company's vice president. Interwest Communications Inc. will lease 2,200 square fee

IntelliTect owners quietly build charitable legacy

Valley business funnels big portion of profits to causes

March 10, 2016

Kim Crompton

Mark and Elisabeth Michaelis, owners of IntelliTect Corp., a high-end software architecture and development company based in Spokane Valley, have made philanthropy-and particularly the fight against injustice and extreme poverty-a key element of their

F5 Networks opens second facility in Liberty Lake

Five percent annual growth projected in coming years

March 10, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

F5 Networks Inc., a Seattle-based maker of computer networking equipment, has opened its second facility in Liberty Lake. The new 28,000-square-foot facility, which opened earlier this month, is set to be F5's largest support center in North America,

Aerospace industry trade groups collaborate

Organizations to share memberships, resources

February 25, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

The Inland Northwest Aerospace Consortium, INWAC, and the Idaho Aerospace Alliance, IDA, have decided to collaborate through reciprocal memberships. The two organizations announced in a recent press release that their respective boards had unanimously a

Nuvodia expands into more health care fields, energy

Inland Imaging IT division grows after its big move

February 25, 2016

Chris Street

Spokane-based information technology company Nuvodia LLC, having separated geographically from its parent company Inland Imaging last year, is expanding into other areas of medicine and strengthening its newfound foothold in the energy sector. Last June

Health care startup rolls out its first device

MyoBoard allows for portable tension relief

February 25, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Two Spokane-area health care professionals have developed the first of what they expect to be a suite of pain-relief products. The product, called MyoBoard, is a portable, self-massage tool for relieving tension in various muscle groups.

Patients learn to embrace technology in exam room

Informaticists train staff in interactive technology

February 25, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

With more medical practices recording patient data electronically rather than on paper, health care officials here say they are now focused on training staff in how best to use technology in patient interactions. Dr. Kirk Rowbotham, chief medical office

Empire Aerospace lands approval to service jet

Aerospace company likely to expand its workforce

February 11, 2016

Mike McLean

Empire Aerospace, a subsidiary of Hayden-based Empire Airlines Inc., has secured approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide heavy maintenance service on Embraer S.A. ERJ 145 jets, says Reed Chase, Empire Airlines general manager. The ER

Coeur d'Alene company buys Sixth Man Marketing

Marketing companies join forces in Cd'A

February 11, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

JEBCommerce LLC, a Coeur d'Alene-based marketing company, says it has acquired Sixth Man Marketing LLC, of Spokane. Last month, Sixth Man's five employees moved from its offices here at 542 W. Cataldo to join JEBCommerce's 28 employees in their of