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Continuous Composites filed counterclaim in attorney fees dispute

3D manufacturer claims prior agreement is for $3M

December 5, 2024

Continuous Composites Inc., of Coeur d'Alene, has filed a counterclaim in U.S. District Court in Spokane that disputes an earlier claim for attorney fees by Spokane Lee & Hayes PC.

COVID-relief scammer sentenced to 16 years

Tyler Andrews ordered to pay $20M in restitution, forfeitures

December 5, 2024

Journal of Business Staff

An Arkansas businessman has been sentenced in federal court in Spokane to over 16 years in prison and to pay over $20 million for leading a nationwide COVID-relief scam that was uncovered by the Eastern Washington COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force.

Fraud ringleader William Mize gets 12 years in prison

One scheme led to downfall of Ron Wells

December 5, 2024

Journal of Business Staff

William O. Mize, the ringleader behind a massive fraud scheme involving staged accidents and fabricated insurance claims, including one in which a prominent Spokane developer participated, has been sentenced in federal court in Spokane to 12 years in prison.

Credit union plans new admin building on North Monroe

New building to be constructed at site of shuttered eatery

December 5, 2024

Erica Bullock

Spokane City Credit Union plans to develop a 2,300-square-foot administrative building to be located southwest of its only branch location, at 1930 N. Monroe.

Aero-Flite to add more aircraft, employees

Spokane company grows as wildfire-fighting demand increases

December 5, 2024

Dylan Harris

Spokane-based aerial firefighting company Aero-Flite Inc. is poised for continued growth in 2025.

CarbonQuest to double its workforce, expand tech

Estimated $36M infusion to enable company to enter new markets

December 5, 2024

Karina Elias

“We are at a growth inflection point.”

Shane Johnson

CarbonQuest Inc.

$36M

Estimated capital raised in Series A funding.

Riverfront dog park to be built next year

Paw Park will be located on east end of Havermale Island

December 5, 2024

Dylan Harris

Construction of Spokane’s next dog park is expected to begin in mid-2025 and wrap up two to three months later.

Catching up with: COVID-19 fraud strike force

No slowdown expected in charges, prosecutions as investigations continue

December 5, 2024

Mike McLean

As the Eastern Washington COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force approaches its third year of cracking down on thefts of COVID-relief funding there’s no slowdown to prosecutions in sight.

Clearwater Paper revamps downtown headquarters

Spokane-based paperboard manufacturer consolidates to meet company needs

December 5, 2024

Erica Bullock

Clearwater Paper Corp. is planning a $4 million tenant improvement project at the company's headquarters in the Bank of America business center at 601 W. Riverside, in downtown Spokane.