To modernize its electric and gas network, Avista Corp., of Spokane, says it will begin replacing current electric and natural gas meters in Washington state next year with digital meters made by Liberty Lake-based Itron Inc. Avista spokeswoman Laurine J

Spokane-based energy and sustainability management service provider Ecova Inc. has expanded its services to include European markets, through its parent company ENGIE. Along with its European expansion, company officials say it's continuing to invest

Construction and energy efficiency contractor McKinstry Co. is introducing a technology to the Spokane market that reduces installation time for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, says Gary McManus, a senior project manager for the Spokane oper

Efforts are underway to lift the status of Kootenai County as a national hub for drone technology. Brad Ward, president of Hayden-based Empire Unmanned LLC, contends the Hayden, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, and Rathdrum area has a collaborative edge ov

Mark and Elisabeth Michaelis, owners of IntelliTect Corp., a high-end software architecture and development company based in Spokane Valley, have made philanthropy-and particularly the fight against injustice and extreme poverty-a key element of their

F5 Networks Inc., a Seattle-based maker of computer networking equipment, has opened its second facility in Liberty Lake. The new 28,000-square-foot facility, which opened earlier this month, is set to be F5's largest support center in North America,

Spokane-based information technology company Nuvodia LLC, having separated geographically from its parent company Inland Imaging last year, is expanding into other areas of medicine and strengthening its newfound foothold in the energy sector. Last June