Technology

Low-impact development said to be in higher demand

Landscape architect reports more inquiries about environmentally friendly architecture

January 30, 2014

Landscape architect Len Zickler, a principal in the Spokane office of Tacoma-based AHBL Inc., says the company is seeing more requests to design environmentally friendly infrastructure to manage stormwater drainage. He expects this approach, called low-

Kiemle & Hagood subsidiary promotes greener building management practices

brokerage's subsidiary works to help owners find savings

January 30, 2014

Kim Crompton

Kiemle & Hagood Co. says it and a facility-services subsidiary it operates have been using greener building management and maintenance practices they implemented fully three years ago to help building owners and tenants achieve sizable energy savings. Th

Imprezzio's sales-lead technology earns patent

Software created to help users manage contacts

January 30, 2014

Mike McLean

The U.S. Patent Office has awarded Spokane-based business software company Imprezzio Inc. its first patent for its sales-lead management technology. The technology is part of Imprezzio's proprietary software named LeadFlowPro, which filters and routes

Hospitality tech company buys distribution right for Spokane, Boise

Spark Solutions now handles Micros here, in Boise

January 30, 2014

Katie Ross

Salt Lake City-based Spark Solutions Group LLC has acquired distribution rights for the Spokane market for Maryland-based Micros System Inc.'s point-of-sale products, including touch-screen computers that restaurants use to track orders, cash registers,

MPM Technologies, partners pursue biofuels niche

Parties hope to advance alternative gas production

January 16, 2014

Treva Lind

MPM Technologies Inc., a 25-year-old Spokane-based provider of environmental control systems and developer of waste-to-energy technology, says it's working with Washington State University and a software consulting company to research and develop gasifi

Spokane STEM Network integrates with GSI

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January 7, 2014

Linn Parish

Greater Spokane Incorporated announced today that it has begun leading the day-to-day operations of the Spokane STEM Network, a nonprofit organization that works to advance science, technology, engineering, and math learning and innovation. Alisha B

Of fancy pixels and loyalty to pulp

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December 19, 2013

Paul Read

I'm often asked whether there is a future for newspapers. It's a valid question, what with all the dizzying growth in Internet-based content, mobile-device applications, and social media. One might wonder if anyone cares about reading a printed newsp

Technology sector climbs back slowly in the Inland Northwest

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December 19, 2013

Linn Parish

Going into the new year, technology industry observers here say, positive trends in the sector statewide bode well for companies in the Inland Northwest, which they describe on the whole as coming back slowly. Tom Simpson, president of the Spokane Angel

Inland Northwest economy continues to make positive strides

While some industries face challenges, others report return to prerecession levels

December 19, 2013

Linn Parish

In some sectors of the Inland Northwest economy, activity levels are returning to prerecession levels, welcome news that comes none too soon for economic observers. In overall employment, Spokane-area economists are expecting job growth next year, though

Spokane Valley-based fuel cell maker launches new power system

ReliOn device enables users to adjust voltage

December 19, 2013

Katie Ross

Spokane Valley manufacturer ReliOn Inc., which makes fuel cell-powered backup power systems, has launched a new product, the E-200 fuel cell system. The system, ReliOn Chief Operating Officer Joe Blanchard says, is offering customers more power option