Technology

The challenging fix in aerospace maintenance

Aircraft mechanic demand is high, but curriculum lags behind industry technology

May 9, 2019

The demand for aircraft maintenance technicians is at an all-time high, but Spokane Community College aviation maintenance technology instructor Andy Dodson says curriculum hasn't kept pace with technology.

North By Northwest names new CEO

Rowe hopes to maintain growth of film industry

May 9, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane-based video production company North by Northwest Inc. has selected Kara Rowe to serve as the company's new president and CEO.

Stay Alfred bolsters its C-suite

Ex-Itron executive brought on as company's revenues soar

May 9, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Stay Alfred Inc., the aggressively growing Spokane Valley-based urban vacation rental company, has hired veteran business executive Steve Helmbrecht as its president and chief financial officer. Helmbrecht started in his new position May 1.

Web.com to close its Spokane office

Online design, marketing company will lay off total of 64 people starting in June

April 25, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Web.com plans to close its Spokane office and lay off 64 workers here, beginning June 1. Web.com Group Inc. is a website design and online marketing company that was started in 1997 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, according to the company

Tech, health care careers top fastest-growing occupations list in Spokane

Long-term projections jibe with observations

April 25, 2019

Linn Parish

Stephen Heath needs more watchers on the wall. And Heath, a part-owner at Spokane Valley-based information technology company Intrinium Inc., doesn't appear to be alone.

Klundt|Hosmer starts digital-focused division

KlÃ¼ to conduct all client data analysis in-house

April 11, 2019

Alla Drokina

Spokane marketing and graphic design agency KlÃ¼ndt|Hosmer has launched new division called KlÃ¼, which will focus on the digital marketing side of the business. The KlÃ¼ division is comprised of a team of four, including two new hires, bringing

Telect merges with sister company

Company will operate as Amphenol Network Solutions moving forward

April 11, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Amphenol Telect Inc., based in Liberty Lake, has merged with Livermore, Calif.-based All Systems Broadband to form Amphenol Network Solutions. The new company will be headquartered at 22425 E. Appleway in Liberty

PayTrace puts its focus on business merchants

Fintech company reports annual growth in activity

April 11, 2019

Alla Drokina

PayTrace Inc., a company specializing in payment processing software for businesses, processed 52 million transactions involving a total amount of over $31 billion in 2018. 'What our software does is help reduce those higher processing rates

Wagstaff expands in Spokane Valley

Maker of aluminum castings equipment increases its reach

April 11, 2019

Alla Drokina

Spokane Valley-based aluminum castings equipment manufacturer Wagstaff Inc. is adding a 55,900-square-foot building at its flagship facility at 3910 N. Flora Road, as the company anticipates market growth both domestically and abroad. The new building

GoToTags tags Spokane as place to grow

After move from Seattle, company is forecasting exponential sales increase

April 11, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Software and data tag company GoToTags, which relocated to Spokane from Seattle last year, is on the verge of some big growth, claims CEO Craig Tadlock. 'Our target market is growing, and more brands are seeing what we can do,â€