The Inland Northwest technology sector has enjoyed a comparatively strong year in 2014, and appears likely to grow even stronger in 2015, buoyed both by gains at larger companies and by a groundswell of startup activity, company executives and industry ob

Rush-On LLC, of Sandpoint, has launched an online clearinghouse for adventure junkies-or anyone desiring to experience bucket list-worthy activities, says entrepreneur Devin Dufenhorst, Rush-On's CEO. Located in the Sandpoint Center at 414 Church Str

Spokane-based technology company iCPooch, which was launched in 2012 by then 12-year-old Brooke Martin, of Spokane, has experienced a jump in sales and is launching in retail stores in addition to being available online, says Chris Martin, the company's

Spokane-based Imprezzio Inc. has acquired AFS Web, a Colum-bus, Ohio-based creative web design and development company, as well as its trademarked content management system ZOOM CMS. Imprezzio, co-founded here in 2004 by Dave Talarico and Kelly Birr, de

IntelliPaper LLC, the Edwall, Wash.-based company that makes paper-based USB flash drives, is receiving a $15,000 state grant for a feasibility study to identify an appropriate site for a permanent facility in Lincoln County. The Washington State Communi

Spokane-based energy management company Ecova Inc. has launched a new cloud-based platform for its customers, called the Ecova Efficiency Platform, says Ted Schultz, senior vice president of utility solutions for the company. The platform, Schultz says,

Telect Inc., the Liberty Lake-based manufacturer of communications networking equipment, plans to close its Plano, Texas, facility and consolidate its U.S. operations in Liberty Lake. Wayne Williams, president and CEO of Telect, says the company has no

Ambient Water Inc., a Spokane-based company that manufactures systems that make pure drinking water from humidity in the air, hopes to provide large, industrial bulk water systems for oil and gas companies, says Jeff Stockdale, Ambient's chief operating