Technology

New approaches to knee replacements in Spokane

Robotics technology allows for more precise technique on replacement surgery

October 26, 2017

The process of undergoing both full and partial knee replacements has improved in recent years due to surgical improvements and reduced hospital stays thanks to the efforts of a couple of orthopedic physicians and practices across Spokane. Full and parti

Providence makes app for expecting, new mothers

Features to be expanded, include more pediatric info

October 12, 2017

Spokane-based Providence Health Care has unveiled a smartphone application to assist expectant and new mothers both during and following their pregnancies. Kim Jorgensen, the director of women's and children's services at Sacred Heart Children's Ho

Startup efforts in Whitman, Asotin counties to grow

Liberty Lake's INW Partners to hire program manager

October 12, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Inland Northwest Partners, a community economic development and educational nonprofit based in Liberty Lake, has won a two-year, $142,000 contract with the Washington state Department of Commerce for business startup assistance in Whitman and Asotin count

Ignite Northwest gears up for fifth startup class

Local accelerator no longer focused exclusively on tech

October 12, 2017

From a company that manufactures tidy portable toilets to one that produces high-quality microbiology media plates, Ignite Northwest, now assisting its fifth class, continues a trend of training a diverse group of companies. 'We're very excited to we

Couple design, develop Energy Star rental units

Building advisers apply expertise in income property

September 14, 2017

Mike McLean

Spokane Valley couple Jaculynn and Hans Peterson have developed a duplex that they claim is the first Energy Star, solar-ready rental income property in the city. Construction recently was completed on the $295,000 structure, at the northwest corner of O

College Free Agents startup gets go-ahead from NCAA

Startup now can market its service to universities

September 14, 2017

College Free Agent LLC, a company started by two young Spokane entrepreneurs, wants to help university athletic departments identify and recruit athletes at other programs who are categorized as redshirt juniors. Now, it has the approval from the Nationa

Key Tronic is target of hostile takeover attempt

Valley manufacturer plans to keep operating as usual

September 14, 2017

Spokane Valley-based Key Tronic Corp. says it learned last week through a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it's the target of a hostile takeover bid by an East Coast electronics manufacturer. Brett Larsen, chief financial officer for

Ag Energy Solutions finds unexpected market for biochar

Waste-to-power byproduct becomes company's focus

September 14, 2017

Mike McLean

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