Technology

Ag Energy Solutions finds unexpected market for biochar

Waste-to-power byproduct becomes company's focus

September 14, 2017

Carbon Logic, the first product line to be produced by Ag Energy Solutions Inc., of Spokane Valley, is going to pot-yes, the green leafy stuff. Ag Energy originally was formed in 2010 to make equipment to convert agricultural waste into energy. For now

Florida company acquires Spokane Valley-based software developer Configio LLC

Purchase of Configio LLC is one of four this year

August 17, 2017

Florida-based Community Brands LLC has acquired Spokane Valley-based Configio LLC, a software development company, making Configio one of four companies Community Brands has purchased since April. Configio, located at 1421 N. Mullan Road, has an employee

Sound-Rite selects president, looks to add more robots

Cd'A parts maker reports difficulty finding workers

August 3, 2017

Kim Crompton

Sound-Rite Plastics Ltd., parent company for Coeur d'Alene-based Accurate Molded Plastics Inc. and Mold-Rite Inc., of Woodinville, Wash., says it has hired a new president and is accelerating efforts to add more robots to its processes due to difficulti

Real estate startup Movsi debuts platform

Flat-fee, online brokerage aims to simplify transactions

August 3, 2017

Mike McLean

Spokane entrepreneurs Aaron Cunningham and Eric Davidson have launched what they claim will be a disruptive technology that they describe as 'the Uber of real estate transactions.â€ Much like San Francisco-based Uber Technologies Inc. has rocketed to

LabCorp envisions key role for operations here

PAML's buyer still mulling details of operation's future

August 3, 2017

Kim Crompton

LabCorp, the Burlington, N.C.-based S&P 500 company that recently acquired big Spokane employer Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories, says it plans to make Spokane its primary lab site in the western U.S. for workplace and toxicology testing. Donald

Mother-son duo ramps up online marketplace here

PokeNLink seeks to foster relationships, founder says

July 20, 2017

Kim Crompton

A mother and son here have launched an online marketplace, dubbed PokeNLink, that's intended to provide a network of interactive communities and sub-communities where organizations, professionals, and peers can build relationships and engage in commerce

RiskLens secures $5 million in new capital

Money to be used to meet strong customer demand

July 20, 2017

Spokane-based RiskLens Inc., a software company that helps businesses and organizations analyze their exposure to cyber risk, says it has secured $5 million in venture capital from four different investors, including one here. Spokane-based Kick-Start, O

Taking 3-D printing to heart

Pediatric cardiologists use patient models to test procedures

July 6, 2017

Mike McLean

Dr. Carl Garabedian and other Spokane pediatric heart physicians are pioneering the use of 3-D printed models to plan and practice complex heart procedures. The physicians, who work at the Providence Center for Congenital Heart Disease clinic at Sacred H

Challenge after ascent

Drone pioneer Empire Unmanned expands geographic reach as revenues level off

June 22, 2017

Mike McLean

Following soaring sales growth in drone services reported by Hayden-based Empire Unmanned for 2016, activity this year has begun to descend as some potential customers are viewing drone operations as a do-it-yourself industry. Bradley Ward, president of

North Idaho College aerospace curriculum grows to meet demand

College plans to expand maintenance program

June 22, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

As Idaho's aerospace industry continues to grow, so too do programs like those offered through North Idaho College's Aerospace Center for Excellence, says aerospace director Patrick O'Halloran. 'The future for aerospace jobs in this region looks