Technology

Patients learn to embrace technology in exam room

Informaticists train staff in interactive technology

February 25, 2016

With more medical practices recording patient data electronically rather than on paper, health care officials here say they are now focused on training staff in how best to use technology in patient interactions. Dr. Kirk Rowbotham, chief medical office

Empire Aerospace lands approval to service jet

Aerospace company likely to expand its workforce

February 11, 2016

Mike McLean

Empire Aerospace, a subsidiary of Hayden-based Empire Airlines Inc., has secured approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide heavy maintenance service on Embraer S.A. ERJ 145 jets, says Reed Chase, Empire Airlines general manager. The ER

Coeur d'Alene company buys Sixth Man Marketing

Marketing companies join forces in Cd'A

February 11, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

JEBCommerce LLC, a Coeur d'Alene-based marketing company, says it has acquired Sixth Man Marketing LLC, of Spokane. Last month, Sixth Man's five employees moved from its offices here at 542 W. Cataldo to join JEBCommerce's 28 employees in their of

The Guided Cooperative startup has roots in Spokane

Founders hope to become the AirBnB for recreation

February 11, 2016

A Spokane native who now lives in Southern California says he is in the process of building a business that seeks to pair outdoor enthusiasts with third-party travel vendors, providing a sort of Airbnb Inc. for recreational buffs. Airbnb was founded in 2

New Avista program helps small businesses conserve

Utility offers free installation of energy-saving devices

January 28, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane-based Avista Corp. reports that its small-business program, having already saved enough energy in its first six months to power 100 homes for one year, is well on its way toward a much larger conservation goal that will help its entire service com

Wind energy loses some of its breezy allure

Experts say solar power may be ready to emerge

January 28, 2016

While the flurry of wind farm creation that occurred across the Pacific Northwest for the better part of the last decade has subsided, proponents of wind energy say it's still important for utility companies and other energy experts to keep finding ways

Spokane-based startup debuts digital mirror display

Vitreous begins accepting orders, starts production

January 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane-based startup company Vitreous has unveiled its first product, a digital mirror display that can access the Internet or content from a user's smartphone.

Spokane is among 10 cities in national Smart City initiative

Year-long project to begin with workshop in Charlotte

December 17, 2015

Mike McLean

Envision America, a nonprofit supporting arm of the Obama Administration's Smart Cities initiative, has selected Spokane to be among the first 10 cities in the U.S. to participate in the collaborative program. Spokane Smart City Accelerator will repres

Tech companies grow in maturing markets

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December 17, 2015

A strong entrepreneurial spirit in the technology sector today has contributed to a local and national boom, and that, say some of those in the industry here, is a big reason why the sector continues to blossom.

Servatron inks its first contract in aerospace

Manufacturer says it has more projects in the works

December 17, 2015

Spokane Valley-based Servatron Inc. has entered the aerospace industry by signing a three-year contract with AvtechTyee, an Everett, Wash.-based manufacturer of electronic systems for the aerospace industry, to test and assemble that company's electroni