Aruba Networks Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based wireless networking device and software manufacturer and vendor, has landed a number of contracts throughout the Inland Northwest and beyond, and its two-person team here has opened an office downtown, says B

Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of utility meter reading technology, says it plans to buy back up to $50 million worth of its own stock during a 12-month period that began Feb. 19. The company's board of directors approved the repurchase plan

Alyssa Agee, the Spokane community ambassador for San Francisco-based business reviewing and community building website Yelp, says she helps businesses and customers here connect by bringing the two together both online and offline. 'It's really fun

Fatbeam LLC, a fiber-optic broadband provider based in Coeur d'Alene, has entered into a 10-year agreement to lease to Yakima-based Noel Communications Inc. more than 60 miles of fiber-optic network in the Yakima area, says Greg Green, Fatbeam company p

Next IT Corp., the Spokane-based natural language software company, says its Alme conversational platform, in which virtual assistants interact with users, is now available for human resource management uses. The company, founded in 2002 by veteran Spoka

Telect Inc., the Liberty Lake-based communications networking equipment manufacturing company, has leased and is moving its U.S. operations into manufacturing and office space in the Liberty Lake Business Park, at 22425 E. Appleway, says Wayne Williams, p