Technology

Lawton acquires high-speed printer

'Seven-figure' purchase said to boost production

September 8, 2016

Laura Lawton, president and majority owner of 76-year-old Lawton Printing Inc., says the Spokane company has made a 'seven-figure purchaseâ€ of a digital press that she claims is the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. Lawton says the company

GenPrime launches device in U.S. toxicology market

Biotech company partners with East Coast distributor

September 8, 2016

Kim Crompton

GenPrime Inc., a biotech company based in downtown Spokane, says it has launched domestic sales of a point-of-care diagnostic device for workplace drug testing, called the POC Reader, with partner company Alere Inc., of Waltham, Pa. GenPrime says it and

Diversity distinguishes third Ignite NW class

Nearly half of participants are based elsewhere

September 8, 2016

From a company that makes wireless USB devices to a North Idaho business that makes cider, Ignite Northwest may have with its third class its most diverse group of companies to date, says CEO Bill Savitz. 'We've got a total of 18 companies-10 in Sp

GSI's Startup Spokane plans Triangle Venture Expo

Startup Spokane event to showcase 12 companies

September 8, 2016

Samantha Peone

Startup Spokane, a program of Greater Spokane Incorporated, will hold the inaugural Triangle Venture Expo next week as a way of showcasing 12 technology-related companies. The expo will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 14, and Thursday, Sept. 15, starting wit

Cancer Care Northwest debuts new technology

Device shown to extend lives of patients with malignant brain tumors

September 8, 2016

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Cancer Care Northwest, a physician-owned oncology practice, has introduced to the Inland Northwest what its physicians tout as a groundbreaking new technology that helps extend the lives of patients diagnosed with certain malignant brain tum

S2 Media: Bringing business under the microscope

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September 8, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane Valley-based S2 Media, a women-owned and -operated company that manufactures microbiological dishes, is eager to begin offering more products and expanding into the market, its co-owners say. S2 Media is a division of S2M Enterprises LLC, which

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Schweitzer Engineering plugs into rapid growth

Pullman workforce to top 3,000 within a few years

August 25, 2016

Mike McLean

Pullman-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc., is growing quickly around the world, although it also remains committed to its home base, says company CEO Luis D'Acosta. The company recently broke ground on two buildings in which it plans to ex

Expense-reporting software company starts its first test

Obloco to market product to banks, credit unions

August 25, 2016

Obloco Inc., a Spokane-based startup that has developed expense-reporting software, began initial beta tests last week with some customers of Washington Trust Bank. Obloco COO Jim Schlosser says the company has designed cloud-based software that it belie

Empire Technical Development finds fresh focus on bugs

Company CEO prepares for entomology conference

August 11, 2016

Peter Bean had no idea when he co-founded Empire Technical Development LLC three years ago that he'd one day pack his bags and travel to the Entomology Society of America's annual trade show to try to drum up new business. 'No, it certainly wasnâ€

Fledgling interdisciplinary GU major draws interest

Major couples humanities with computer science

August 11, 2016

A young, interdisciplinary major at Gonzaga University has attracted strong student interest, say faculty members involved in developing the computer science and computational thinking degree. The degree offering has drawn 23 declared majors in less tha