A sustainable gift bag company headquartered in Spokane has launched its core product, has a deal in the works with a large national retailer for next year's holiday season, and is fundraising through crowdfunding.

Spokane-based Hi-Rel Laboratories Inc., an electronic testing company, is one of 42 companies in Washington state working to support NASA's Artemis program, says company President Trevor Devaney.

Liberty Lake-based micro and mini LED lighting technology developer Rohinni Inc. plans to release a new production machine next month to a partner in China, BOE Technology Group Co., which has signed a letter of intent to buy hundreds of the machines

Spokane-based stormwater management technology startup AquiPor Technologies Inc. plans to raise $5 million in seed funding, and its founders say the company's product is ready for commercialization. Greg Johnson, CEO and co-founder of AquiPor, says

Treasury4 Inc., a Spokane-based fintech startup formed last year, has secured more than $3.5 million so far in its second round of fundraising, which will be used to launch the commercialization phase of the company's software products.

The Inland Northwest has become a minor hub for cybersecurity and is poised for further growth and recognition in the field as regional universities create programs for future cybersecurity workers, some experts in the field here say.

Nearly a year after Pullman, Washington-based NuPhy Inc. acquired Spokane-based Ag Energy Solutions Inc., the company's expansion plans have brought operations into Spokane County under a new company name, Qualterra Inc.

While the pyramid-shaped concrete building at 1520 W. Third on the west edge of downtown still has Imprezzio's name on it, the company hasn't occupied the building since the early days of COVID-19. Founded in Spokane 2004 by entrepreneurs