Technology

Mercer's Mission: Cross-laminated timber maker plans $50M in upgrades

Less than a year after buying shuttered Katerra plant, manufacturer looks to increase production

May 19, 2022

Less than a year after buying the shuttered Katerra plant in Spokane Valley, Mercer Mass Timber LLC plans to invest $50 million in capital projects at the cross-laminated timber factory over the next two years.

LaunchPad INW to relaunch

Organization to host events, workshops

May 5, 2022

Virginia Thomas

A Spokane tech industry networking and events organization is being resurrected. LaunchPad Inland Northwest LLC, doing business as LaunchPad INW, has relaunched here and plans to host tech-centered events, publish newsletters, and facilitate networking,

Icons 2022: Hollister-Stier's Anthony Bonanzino

Bonanzino instills respect within corporate culture

May 5, 2022

Mike McLean

Tony Bonanzino, former president, CEO, and part owner of pharmaceutical manufacturer Hollister-Stier Laboratories LLC, now Jubilant HollisterStier, has been a constant role model in life and business for people around him.

Park & Re-creation: Greenstone looks to broaden scope at Meadowwood Technology Campus

In anticipation of tenant behavior changes, new plan would add housing, retail at big Liberty Lake office park

May 5, 2022

Erica Bullock

The city of Liberty Lake has approved a zoning change for the Meadowwood Technology Campus that will allow for new land uses, including increased residential and commercial uses, says Jim Frank, CEO of Greenstone Corp.

Slingshot takes aim at career development

Lafferty-led nonprofit looks to lead students to their job paths

April 21, 2022

Erica Bullock

On a mission to help young people discover how their skills and interests can help decide which career to aim for, Spokane entrepreneur Tyler Lafferty has started Slingshot, a nonprofit professional training and coaching program.

Entrepreneurial ecosystem traverses complicated terrain

More new companies land investments as total funding declines in '21

April 21, 2022

Virginia Thomas

While funding opportunities have slowed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Spokane's startup community remains active, bolstered by employees located throughout the U.S. and events that bring attention to new companies, some market observers

Companies face a more digital working world now

Spokane is experiencing arrival of hybrid future

April 7, 2022

Kurt Walsdorf

As the effects of the coronavirus continue to reshape our world, several factors are accelerating the shift to a more digital, hybrid future in Spokane.

Washington state leads charge in aerospace advances

Aerospace, electric transportation, robotic innovations at hand

April 7, 2022

Mark Norton

It's a beautiful spring morning in the Inland Northwest. The year is 2030. As your morning alarms goes off, and you get out of bed, your smart device announces that you have a prescription delivery. Just a few hours earlier, while you were sleeping

Whatever happened with: Citywide Internet efforts

Workgroup hasn't been asked to reconvene since before pandemic arrived

April 7, 2022

Mike McLean

Work by a city-appointed group tasked with exploring options for a fiber optic network has been on hold since the pandemic began. But City Council President Breean Beggs anticipates the city will revisit the subject and perhaps regroup this spring.

Dewey Scientific to grow cannabis R&D site

Expansion includes $2.2M greenhouse

April 7, 2022

Karina Elias

Dewey Scientific LLC, an agtech company founded in 2018 by molecular plant biologists from Washington State University, has more than tripled its workforce over the past year and in 2021 increased annual revenue by 300%, says Dewey Scientific