PCWORLD had this write-up on the web browser Spokane's Mike Tigas built for Apple devices. Tigas is also a web developer for The Spokesman-Review. By Jeremy Kirk, IDG-News-Service:Sydney-Bureau A new privacy-enhancing web browser aimed at Apple users has steadily risen in popularity in the company's…
Sam P. Wood’s career has revolved around the local real-estate market for more than two decades, first as an agent and, since 1996, also as an appraiser. The Lewis and Clark High School and Eastern Washington University graduate describes Spokane as “an island unto itself”…
Taxable retail sales as well as retail trade fell in Spokane last year, unlike most other metro areas, including its plucky offspring, Spokane Valley. Taxable sales totaled $3.6 billion in Spokane in 2011, a 1.2 percent dip over 2010, the state Department of Revenue said…
It's "open house" weekend in Spokane, with Realtors hosting open house events Saturday and Sunday at more than 500 homes on the market. The event sponsor is Greenstone Homes, which has the "headquarters house" at the development company's Kendall Yards project on the north bank…
Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation’s Kensington gold mine in Alaska will resume full production ahead of schedule, the Coeur d’Alene-based company announced today. The company in November announced a temporary reduction in mining and milling activities to allow for completion of several underground and surface projects…
Marketing efforts for a farmers market, an Advent calendar, Gonzaga University and a stink bug trap won top prizes in this year’s Spark Awards presented by Spokane MarCom, the regional marketing and communications association. The awards recognize the best work by local marketing, communications and…
Spokane's Northern Lights Brewing Company has been renamed No-Li Brewhouse. The new venture is headed by Northern Lights founder and head brewmaster Mark Irvin and craft beer industry veteran John Bryant, both of whom have deep roots in Spokane. The distribution plan for No-Li Brewhouse…
The Inland Northwest National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) won the Small Business Administration 2012 Women in Business champion of the year award for Washington and the Northwest region. The award goes to the organization or individual who has fulfilled a commitment to the…
Timothy Wilkinson, the current interim dean at Montana State University, will become Whitworth University's new dean of School of Global Commerce & Management. Wilkinson, 53, will start the job on July 1. Wilkinson was lauded in a Whitworth press release for his educational resume and…
Today we ran a quick story on the plans by Spokane's Dry Fly Distilling to develop a system of getting more of its gin, vodka and whiskey across the state, once the floodgates open on June 1. That's when the vast changes pushed through by…
The city of Seattle says about one-fifth of the homes and business — 75,000 addresses — in the city have opted out of phone book deliveries since the choice was offered a year ago. The city says that’s 420,000 unwanted deliveries, saving 375 tons of…
Next time you’re at an airport how would you like to speed through the security line without taking off your shoes and belt or removing laptops and liquids from carry-on bags? The Transportation Security Administration is starting an expedited screening program today for some passengers…
Boeing workers in Washington hope the company will decide to build carbon-fiber composite wings for a bigger 777 in the state. Mark Blondin of the International Association of Machinists union says a new wing plant would be a giant win for the state. The Seattle…
More than 120 people or companies placed bids over the past 45 days to acquire 167 Washington-run state liquor stores. The auction concluded Friday evening, and the total bid amount came to $30.7 million. That's what the state will reap as private operators start selling…
The April 16 WSJ.com featured a story on the use of avatars and virtual assistants in health care. The story mentioned Spokane's Next IT and its "Ask Ann" tool developed for Aetna Insurance. (The WSJ may require a subscription to read the full story.) Notably,…
Your truly, the Office Hours scribe, appeared today on KHQ.com, interviewed by Dave Cotton. Topic was today's Spokesman.com story on Spokane inventor John Adrain, who has developed the Bed Bunker, a gun safe meant to be hidden under one's mattress. Here's the video. Now you…
A good app may be worth $30,000 in prize money. And Spokane-area Itron Inc. is taking part in a nationwide effort to find and reward the best apps that use and analyze energy use. Itron has positioned itself as a major component as the nation…
Ambassadors Group is putting up for sale its Spokane headquarters, a 133,000-square-foot building and surrounding property near the Spokane International Airport. The building and 11 acres of land are listed for $13.3 million. Ambassadors, which promotes cultural-immersion trips for students, said today it would move…
The annual Greater Spokane Inc.-sponsored Agora Awards will be announced May 30. Here are the nominees in the five categories: For additional information on the awards, the GSI link has it. Small nonprofit Christ Kitchen Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council (GSSAC) Inland Northwest Community Foundation…
Good weather and the annual home show. Your weekend awaits. The annual Spokane Home Builders Association's Premier Home Improvement Show kicked off earlier this week and runs through Sunday at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. Tickets are $8.00 with kids 12 and under…
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. announced on Thursday its new Lewiston manufactuing plan is producing digital relays that are being shipped globally. Since 1982 privately owned SEL has operated out of a growing Pullman, Wash., campus. Thispast January it opened a 100,000-square foot Lewiston production center.…
Fatbeam, a Post Falls-based telecom provider, has signed a deal to provide the Yakima School District a high-capacity fiber-optic network, along with lit fiber services. The eight-year contract comes to over $2 million, a Fatbeam release noted. Like other districts, the Yakima district is using…
Post Falls-based Command Center, Inc. announced on Wednesday it's restating its financial statements from 2010 and 2011. The company provides temporary and on-demand staffing. A press release said company auditors concluded financial statements for 2010, and the interim periods ended April 1, 2011, July 1,…
An OfficeHours roundup of coming events: On Thursday April 12, from 6 to 8 p.m., the Greater Hillyard Business Association is holding its monthly gathering, with guest Wes Ward of iZigg Mobile Media. Ward will lead a discussion on how mobile marketing is changing how…
Today's business news story is an update on progress at the near-downtown mixed use development, Kendall Yards. (Story may require Spokesman.com access to read it in its entirety.) The project has, up to now, been focused exclusively on building out the residential half of the…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
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