Manufacturing

Hecla Mining names new CEO

Rob Krcmarov to replace interim exec after longtime CEO retired in May

November 4, 2024

Six months after Hecla Mining Co. announced the retirement of longtime CEO Phillips S. Baker Jr., Rob Krcmarov has been selected as Hecla's next president and CEO.

Continuous Composites wins $25M patent-infringement case

Cd'A manufacturer due to receive first $18M payment yet this year

October 24, 2024

Karina Elias

Coeur d'Alene-based 3D manufacturing company Continuous Composites will receive $25 million in a settlement against another manufacturer.

Catching up with Steel Structures America

Sternberg brothers build multicompany enterprise in Post Falls

October 24, 2024

Mike McLean

Steel Structures America owners Shawn and Justin Sternberg now have five complementary stand-alone companies based in Post Falls.

Meet & Greet: Brett Larsen, president and CEO, Key Tronic Corp.

October 24, 2024

Karina Elias

Following a 22-year career with Key Tronic Corp. and serving in several financial roles, Brett Larsen has taken the reins as the new CEO and president of the Spokane Valley-based contract manufacturer.

AMI Metals warehouse proposed in Valley

Global aerospace manufacturer has existing facility in Spokane

October 10, 2024

Dylan Harris

AMI Metals Inc., a global aerospace materials company, has proposed a new manufacturing and distribution warehouse in Spokane Valley valued at $8 million.

Annual Reveal trade show returns to Spokane

Commercial interior design event to showcase building products, furniture

October 10, 2024

Dylan Harris

Spokane’s annual Reveal interior design trade show is set to return on Thursday, Oct. 17.

Zero-proof beverage industry continues to grow

Mocktails, NA beer, hop water becoming more common at INW restaurants, stores

October 10, 2024

Dylan Harris

The growing wave of the booze-free beverage industry is continuing to pick up steam in the Inland Northwest.

Tamarack Aerospace thrives following federal exoneration

Winglet maker expects banner year in revenue

September 26, 2024

Mike McLean

Sandpoint, Idaho-based Tamarack Aerospace Group Inc. is on track to log a banner year after recently being exonerated from an incident that challenged its very existence five years ago.

Schweitzer Engineering starts 400-person hiring spree

240 new jobs will be in Pullman area

September 20, 2024

Journal of Business Staff

Pullman, Washington-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. has announced it’s initiating an accelerated hiring program through which the company plans to bring on 400 new employees, about 240 of whom will be in Eastern Washington and northern Idaho.

Global manufacturer plans West Plains plant

Company would create 300 to 400 jobs in Spokane-area market

September 17, 2024

Dylan Harris

The Spokane County Board of Commissioners today approved the sale of over 80 acres of airport land on the West Plains to Runway Property Holding Co. LLC, which has been formed by a global building materials manufacturing company.