Two Spokane-area consortia are competing against more than 370 other groups nationwide to land federal funding for regional Tech Hubs. Ultimately, upward of $75 million could be at stake, and the first round of decisions is expected this fall.

Spokane Valley-based CarbonQuest Inc., a building decarbonization tech company, has been selected to participate in a 12-week, mostly virtual, business accelerator program with a global company. Out of 118 applicants, CarbonQuest was one of seven

Itron Inc.'s revenue is growing with the demand for electricity-and more specifically, the demand for infrastructure capable of withstanding a push toward electrification in a current, climate-conscious environment. 'The demand on electricity is

A new Spokane Valley company is on a mission to improve the way people enjoy their wine. Manifest Labels LLC, which does business as Manifest, has created the Chill-O-Meter, a temperature-activated seal that indicates when a bottle of wine has reached

Led by a three-person team in Spokane, Coastal Community Bank has launched a virtual 3D platform, dubbed Coastal World, that is poised to expand accessibility to underbanked communities, and add revenue and customers for the Everett, Washington-based

Kunal Chopra, former CEO of Spokane-Valley based e-commerce company Kaspien Holdings Inc., having been back in Seattle for over a year, is now at the helm of a new startup called PawCare. 'I wanted to return to my entrepreneurial roots and build a

Spokane-based tech startup Protogetic is expanding the digital marketplace it created for the security industry, says CEO and co-founder Matt Morgan. Founded in late 2021, the company plans to launch five new resources next month that are expected to

Washington state is releasing a new energy code aimed at promoting the electrification of residential and commercial buildings in the state. One of its major initiatives is the use of heat pumps to replace many systems that formerly have relied on

While geneticist Lisa Shaffer considers herself semi-retired after selling two highly successful Spokane companies in which she was a founding principal, she still has several interests that she says keep her active enough.