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Catching up with: AFCO Distribution & Milling 11 years after acquisition

Manufacturing, wholesale network division of co-op is seeing strong growth
February 15, 2024
Mike McLean

AFCO Milling & Distribution is seeing strong growth since Aslin-Finch Co. was acquired by Skagit Farmers Supply over a decade ago.


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Catching up with: etailz co-founder Josh Neblett

Entrepreneur says he's preparing for comeback
February 1, 2024
Mike McLean

Etailz cofounder Josh Neblett says he’s ready to reboot his entrepreneurial career.


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What's happening with: Purcell Systems co-founder Pete Chase

New venture is providing structures for small cell networks set for growth
January 18, 2024
Mike McLean

Purcell co-founder Pete Chase is leading a new venture serving the telecommunications industry.


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What's happening with: Augmented reality pioneer Gravity Jack

Tech company is making immersive game that will fuel AI language engine
December 21, 2023
Mike McLean

Gravity Jack is developing a globally targeted augmented reality game that will feed the company's language processing engines for 7,000 languages “that big tech doesn’t really care about.”


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Mike McLean

Remembering: Spokane developer Harlan Douglass

Magnate credited with building billion-dollar empire ‘from nothing’
December 7, 2023
Mike McLean

While Harlan Douglass had a reputation as a tough and controversial businessperson, the Spokane man who built a billion-dollar real estate empire was “just a normal guy” to his friends and occasionally enjoyed a good prank, even if it was on himself.


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What’s happening with: Safeguard Equipment Inc.

Latest hazard-detection product adds recurring revenue for company
November 22, 2023
Mike McLean

Safeguard Equipment Inc., the Post Falls maker of personal devices that detect electrocution hazards, has upgraded its core product to provide additional safety features and is expanding its markets both beyond utility-industry customers and into new geographic territories.


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Remembering restaurateur Evan Armstrong

Entrepreneur best known for Casa Blanca eatery, bringing Taco Time to Spokane
November 9, 2023
Mike McLean

Evan Armstrong, a Spokane restaurateur who some say introduced Mexican fast food and full-service restaurants to Spokane, is being remembered by those who worked around him as a fun, daring, generous, and grateful boss and entrepreneur.


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Mike McLean

Whatever Happened To Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp.

Former Idaho company anticipates improvement in performance following 10-year downward trend
October 26, 2023
Mike McLean
After persistent declines in earnings in recent years for Coeur Mining Inc., the former Idaho company is optimistic that it's poised for a rebound in performance. When the Journal last reported on Coeur, formerly Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp., the
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Steve Judy

Whatever Happened To: Coeur d'Alene 'boy mayor' Steve Judy

Former Cd'A politician uses leadership skills as exec in Boise area
October 12, 2023
Mike McLean
Steve Judy, once known as the Boy Mayor of Coeur d'Alene, says he sometimes misses the Lake City, but has never regretted the decision he and his wife, Michelle, made to pack up their family and move to southern Idaho in the fall of 2003 to be closer to
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Gizmo makerspace tries to make ends meet

Organization faces acute funding, site challenges
September 28, 2023
Mike McLean
Gizmo-CdA Inc., the nonprofit makerspace located in Coeur d'Alene, is facing its biggest challenges to date.
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