Pearson Packaging Systems anticipates a sales surge this year following three years of steady, but below-forecast sales.

Manufacturing companies Jubilant HollisterStier LLC and Collins Aerospace have expansion projects underway in Spokane County with a total construction value approaching a half-billion dollars.

HYDAC Technology Corp. is gearing up for the opening of a new $3 million manufacturing facility on the West Plains that will replace a smaller site in western Washington.