Technology

Servatron inks its first contract in aerospace

Manufacturer says it has more projects in the works

December 17, 2015

Spokane Valley-based Servatron Inc. has entered the aerospace industry by signing a three-year contract with AvtechTyee, an Everett, Wash.-based manufacturer of electronic systems for the aerospace industry, to test and assemble that company's electroni

Quantum Steps, not leaps

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November 19, 2015

Sonja Mongar

Enoch Small, biochemist, president, and founder of Quantum Northwest Inc., a small Liberty Lake company that makes biotech accessories used largely for medical research, turns one of his inventions in his hands and insists on a photograph. 'It's rea

Inventors draw feedback from first Toolbox pitch event

Event sought to spotlight early-stage product ideas

November 19, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Five entrepreneurs pitched their ideas for various creative products at an event last week titled the Toolbox Pitch Panel that was held at and hosted by the Toolbox business incubator here. The envisioned products include an electric bicycle, an automoti

Post Falls man unveils farm drone technology

Maker asserts self-guided equipment will feed future

November 19, 2015

Mike McLean

Dave Farb, CEO and founder of Farb Guidance Systems Inc., of Post Falls, says he believes his company's technology that guides unmanned farming equipment will help feed the world. Farb contends the land-drone technology will free farmers from the confi

Rockwood Health rolls out virtual visits

Separately, it now takes urgent-care reservations

October 22, 2015

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Rockwood Health System has rolled out VirtualHealthNow, an online service that enables patients to obtain primary health care for nonemergency conditions at any time of day via video conference.

Startup Weekend Spokane slated for next month

Event gives entrepreneurs chance to vet their ideas

October 22, 2015

Samantha Peone

Startup Weekend Spokane, a 54-hour event in which entrepreneurs pitch business ideas, will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, and run through Sunday, Nov. 15, at Gonzaga University's Jepson Center, at 502 E. Boone. The event enables people with bus

Next IT spins off health care unit

Company plans to develop disease-specific programs

October 22, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Next IT Corp., the natural language software company that recently moved its operations to Spokane Valley from downtown, has launched a new entity called Next IT Healthcare. Next IT develops software-guided avatars that companies and organizations use t

Tom Simpson: entrenched in entrepreneurship

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October 8, 2015

Linn Parish

If it involves entrepreneurship and it's located in Spokane, chances are good that Tom Simpson has something to do with it. The 55-year-old Spokane native is president of the Spokane Angel Alliance investment fund, chairman and co-founder of Spokane e

Cannabis community app launched

Social High network hosts forum for marijuana users

September 24, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane-based company WeedShare Inc. has launched a social media network named Social High. Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer Marsh Sutherland says WeedShare hired Spokane Valley electronics and software engineering company Infinetix Corp. to desig

Migrating from front-line nursing to online records at Providence

Providence's Covert sees big shifts in industry, career

September 10, 2015

Chris Street

Brenda Covert started working in the health care field as a registered nurse 30-some years ago and worked her way up in the ranks to implementation manager of Providence Health & Services' massive conversion to the Epic electronic medical records system