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SHAMROCK MACHINING INC.

Shamrock Machining installs new technology

$1M machine expected to increase efficiency, add capabilities at Valley shop
June 18, 2020
Virginia Thomas
Shamrock Machining Inc., at 5704 E. First in Spokane Valley, has invested about $1 million in new equipment that business development manager Mike Oliver says will make the machining shop more efficient and add capabilities the company didn't previously
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Kevin Blocker

AquiPor tackles stormwater challenges

Startup develops permeable pavers as new tool for concrete contractors
June 18, 2020
Kevin Blocker
The owners of AquiPor Technologies Inc. claim that after about a decade of research and development, they've produced a porous, hardened material with the ability to absorb surface stormwater and alleviate drain flooding in heavily paved urban
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Going mobile: Online banking usage spikes during pandemic

Inland Northwest banks, credit unions report more downloads, transactions
June 18, 2020
Natasha Nellis
With banks limiting contact between employees and their customers, the use of digital and mobile banking tools that the institutions have been investing in for years have seen sudden, dramatic spikes, Spokane-area financial industry representatives say.
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Itron takes on new partnerships

New contracts follow jump in earnings for first quarter
June 4, 2020
Virginia Thomas
Liberty Lake-based Itron Inc. is partnering with Singapore-based smart metering company EDMI Ltd. to develop and launch a new smart gas meter for use in the United Kingdom. The meter uses Itron's Intelis platform and ultrasonic measuring technology
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Intermax Networks acquires Tel-West

Cd'A tech company gains stronger foothold in Spokane market with purchase
June 4, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Internet provider Intermax Networks, of Coeur d'Alene, has acquired Telwest Inc., which does business as Tel-West Business Communications, a Spokane-based company that's long specialized in providing voice and communications services.
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Xfinity to roll out 5G mobile service in Spokane

Comcast subsidiary offers new plans in 34 cities
May 21, 2020
Virginia Thomas
Competition for fifth-generation mobile service in Spokane has increased with the introduction of a new Xfinity Mobile service. Xfinity Mobile, a trade name of Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp. subsidiary Comcast Cable Communications LLC,
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Medcurity plans to add staff, move

Seattle firm invests $200K in medical records tech firm
May 21, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Medcurity Inc., the Spokane-based medical records tech company, has secured $200,000 in funding from a West Side investment firm. WRF Capital, the investment arm for Seattle-based nonprofit Washington Research Foundation, made the investment last month,
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Kevin Blocker

Making distance on Spokane's manufacturing floors

Inherent open spaces help create separation at facilities
May 21, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Several Spokane-area manufacturers say most of their employees are in environments where being at a distance from each other has been the norm because of already established workplace configurations.
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Linn Parish

Stay Alfred closes its doors permanently

Short-term rental company devastated by pandemic, CEO says
May 20, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Stay Alfred Inc., a one-time darling of Spokane's entrepreneurial ecosystem, is closing its doors permanently, says Jordan Allen, founder and CEO of the short-term rental company. Allen says the company couldn't stay afloat after the coronavirus pa
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Q&A with Wayne Williams

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May 7, 2020
Linn Parish
Spokane businesspeople know Wayne Williams as a longtime telecommunications executive and a fixture in the Inland Northwest's tech scene.
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