A legal dispute between Selkirk Pharma Inc.'s former CEO and its board members is escalating, and the future of the once-promising pharmaceutical manufacturing startup appears to be uncertain.

Brentwood, Tennessee-based AMI Metals Inc., a global aerospace manufacturer, has announced it will nearly double its Inland Northwest footprint by building a new 101,000-square-foot facility in Spokane Valley.

Plans for the envisioned American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center are continuing, for now, despite the U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent decision to cancel nearly $50 million in funding for the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene tech hub.