In early January, Liberty Lake-based Vega Cloud Inc., a software company that helps organizations manage their cloud spending, was in the late stages of a strategic sale that ultimately failed, leading the company to a workforce stoppage, followed by a petition to place it into receivership, court records filed with the King County Superior Court indicate.

Patrick Donovan, president of Spokane-based Dry Fly Distilling Inc., says the company received no advance notice that the spirit maker’s canned Bloody Mary would be featured on HBO’s new television series DTF St. Louis, much less that the canned cocktail would play such a prominent role in the show’s storyline.

Fans watching the Sunday Seattle Mariners game during opening weekend might have noticed a commercial featuring the team’s All-Star catcher and switch-hitter, Cal Raleigh, as the newest, high-performing team member at Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank.

Every weekday at 10 a.m., seniors whose lives have been impacted by issues such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, or injuries and frailties that come with aging arrive at Providence ElderPlace in Spokane's Nevada Heights neighborhood for four hours of adult day care.

Dallas-based Exa Capital LLC has acquired Spokane-based Maplewood Software Inc. and its spin-off, StaffReady, which is a trade name for NW Software Solutions Inc.

A multimillion-dollar renovation of the DoubleTree by Hilton Spokane City Center is underway, with a July finish date in sight as the downtown hotel undergoes a top-to-bottom overhaul aimed at modernizing guest rooms, public spaces, and amenities.

When Dr. Suzan Marshall founded Plan B Forensics LLC in 2019, the name reflected the company's early focus on helping families who were seeking a second opinion when official investigations into a person's death fell short. Marshall's company has now rebranded to Trauma Forensics, a name she says more clearly signals her expertise.