Technology

Green Focus Global Inc. draws water from air in Philippines

Company expects sales volume to rise rapidly

May 8, 2014

Spokane-based Green Focus Global Inc., a company that makes atmospheric water generation technology, has spent the last 18 months beta-testing its air-to-water generator in Manila, Philippines, and working out the kinks of entering an international market

Key Tronic posts dip in earnings

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April 29, 2014

Staff Report

Key Tronic Corp., the Spokane Valley-based provider of electronic manufacturing services, announced today net income of $1.4 million, or 13 cents a diluted share, for its 2014 fiscal year third quarter that ended March 29, down from income of $2.9 million

Imprezzio affiliate debuts sales software

Parent company also announces new CEO

April 24, 2014

Katie Ross

Racing Snail Inc., a Phoenix-based sister company of Spokane software provider Imprezzio Inc., has launched a new software designed to track sales activities and increase efficiency. Racing Snail and Imprezzio are both subsidiaries of Spokane-based hol

Ecova inks contract with large golf course operator

Affiliation, new program focused on sustainability

April 10, 2014

Katie Ross

Spokane-based energy management company Ecova Inc. has landed a contract to provide utility-expense and energy-supply management services to Los Angeles-based American Golf Corp., which manages 91 private and public golf courses nationwide. Specifically,

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories to improve power grid at Stanford University

Work to enable centralized control of campus system

April 10, 2014

Mike McLean

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc., the Pullman-based producer of energy protection equipment and systems, is working on a power-grid upgrade for Stanford University campus in the heart of Silicon Valley, says Eddie Schweitzer, SEL business developm

Liberty Lake-based cloud computing company's growth skyrockets

Watch reports 400 percent growth in annual revenue, nears 100 workers

April 10, 2014

Katie Ross

based cloud computing company and provider of Amazon Web Services, saw revenue growth of 400 percent in 2013 over 2012 and is on track to hit triple-digit percentage growth again this year, says CEO Kris Bliesner. Bliesner attributes the growth partiall

New York company acquires Spokane Valley fuel cell maker ReliOn

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April 2, 2014

Staff Report

Plug Power Inc., a Latham, N.Y.-based fuel cell technology company, announced this afternoon that it has acquired the assets of Spokane Valley-based ReliOn Inc., developer of fuel-cell stack technology and fuel cell systems, in a transaction valued at

Critical Power Exchange set to add two locations

Equipment reseller hires 10 more employees

March 27, 2014

Katie Ross

Critical Power Exchange LLC, a Spokane Valley-based recycler and reseller of backup-power equipment, has hired an additional 10 full-time employees and plans to expand its operations with two new locations in the next six months, says company spokesman Ni

Arevo shortens name, seeks to broaden applications for software

Startup drops half of name to reflect revised strategy

March 27, 2014

Mike McLean

Arevo Health, a cloud-based software startup here originally formed to help employers track health care benefits, has dropped the second half of its name to reflect the broader applications it foresees for its proprietary software. The company now is ope

Sonderen Packaging adds capacity at its East Spokane facility

Manufacturer seeks up to $7 million in bonds

March 27, 2014

Kim Crompton

Sonderen Packaging Inc., a longtime Spokane paperboard carton maker, is acquiring new equipment to increase its capabilities and is asking a state agency to issue up to $7 million in bonds to help finance the cost of the machinery. The agency, the Washin