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Itron inks contracts far afield

Company takes on work for Mississippi, New Zealand utilities

May 24, 2018

Liberty Lake-based Itron Inc. says it has signed contracts for new projects with two utilities, Gulfport, Miss.-based Mississippi Power, and New Zealand-based Network Waitaki Ltd. Although Itron declined to disclose the value of either contract, the comp

Greenways: Gonzaga students engineer future transport

Bicycle boulevard work could begin next year

May 24, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Gonzaga University engineering professor Rhonda Young claims we're in the midst of a new transportation era, similar to the days when cars first began to replace horse-and-buggy as the main mode of transportation. 'We're looking at a future with

Place LA is off to strong start in blooming economy

Young firm completed 63 projects in 2017, aims for more contracts this year

May 24, 2018

Virginia Thomas

After more than two decades working in landscape architecture, Joshua Tripp started Place Landscape Architecture LLC here on April Fool's Day in 2016 with just $100 in a business account. Since then, says Tripp, the landscape architecture firm has flour

Sesh Technologies grows with cannabis industry

Spokane manufacturer has two machines, plans more

May 24, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

As the cannabis industry continues its rapid expansion, manufacturing companies across the country are clamoring to develop new technologies to meet the needs of growers, producers and consumers. One such company is Sesh Technologies & Manufacturing LLC,

Northwest Bedding to be shuttered

Company has two stores, factory, about 30 employees

May 24, 2018

Virginia Thomas

Longtime Spokane-area mattress maker and retailer Northwest Bedding Co. will shut down operations this summer, says controller Lee Kvalheim, citing a lack of a succession plan and an absence of interested buyers in the decision to close the company.

Ag Enterprise Supply: Enterprising more custom jobs

Ag Enterprise's revenue projected to rise 10 percent, up from $3.1M

May 24, 2018

Samantha Peone

Ryan Kuster, parts and manufacturing department manager for Cheney-based Ag Enterprise Supply Inc., says he's noticed fewer companies offer custom fabrication these days. 'It does require more care, effort, and time,â€ says Kuster. In contrast, Ag

Alternative approach to construction gains traction

Recreation center, Sportsplex use progressive design-build

May 24, 2018

Samantha Peone

A type of design-build project delivery method known as progressive design-build is catching on in the state, and that approach already is being employed on a couple of Spokane-area projects, says veteran architect Rustin Hall.

MacKay Manufacturing reports growth in sales

Manufacturer provides internal education, hopes to attract students to field

May 24, 2018

Virginia Thomas

A decade after the Great Recession, MacKay Manufacturing Inc. owner and Vice President Katie MacKay says business is good. From 2014 to 2016, the computer numerical control precision machining manufacturer had stagnant sales of around $22 million ann

Old City Hall building changes hands

$4 million renovation slated at six-story building in core

May 24, 2018

Samantha Peone

Real estate investment company Wall Street LLC has bought the six-story Old City Hall building in downtown Spokane for $5.3 million, says one of the company's partners, Nicholas Knapton. Located on the southwest corner of Spokane Falls Boulevard and

Developing an APP-etite with WildRide

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May 24, 2018

Treva Lind

WildRide Inc., a new Spokane venture created by recent Gonzaga University graduates, serves up a twist on culinary adventures. Hope Morgan and Chloe Sabo are among five Gonzaga seniors who co-founded the business providing a free smartphone app for users