Technology

Downtown's 'creative alley' attracts more activity

Pacific Avenue coming alive with business relocations, projects

December 5, 2013

Tucked amongst exposed brick, scant graffiti, and 'No Loiteringâ€ signs, a quiet revival is taking place on west Pacific Avenue in downtown Spokane. The west 100 block of the street, in particular, has become known as 'creative alley,â€ to its resi

Cd'A design software maker Chief Architect buys land for new building

Company envisions relocation to Riverstone site in two to three years

November 21, 2013

Mike McLean

Chief Architect Inc., of Coeur d'Alene, plans to move its operations to a yet-to-be built structure in the Riverstone multiuse development, says Scott Harris, a spokesman for the company.The architectural design software maker has bought 3.5 of

Spokane-based Ecova starts energy audit service in San Francisco

Nonresidential building proprietors required to submit reviews to city

November 7, 2013

Katie Ross

Spokane-based energy management company Ecova Inc. has launched its energy audit and reporting service for building owners in a new location, San Francisco, says company spokeswoman Wendy Carhart. The city of San Francisco has passed specific of

Calling all inventors, gadgeteers: Makerspace group forms in Spokane

Spokane Create! sponsors meetings where members can tinker with technology

November 7, 2013

Treva Lind

A nonprofit organization here named Spokane Create! is embracing a growing trend in the U.S. and globally to launch community workshops called "makerspaces," where a diverse group of people can tinker with technology and build gadgets.The people

Itron posts loss for quarter

Earnings report

October 24, 2013

Staff Report

Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of meter reading technology, reported this afternoon a third-quarter net loss of $7.3 million, or 19 cents a diluted share, compared with net income of $35.3 million, or 89 cents a share, in the year-earlier

Key Tronic's earnings decline

Earnings report

October 24, 2013

Staff Report

Key Tronic Corp., the Spokane Valley-based provider of electronic manufacturing services, announced this afternoon net income of $1.7 million, or 16 cents a diluted share, for its fiscal year 2014 first quarter ended Sept. 28, down from $3.7 or 35

St. Luke's new space goes tech driven

Hospital opens new lab, separate model apartment employing assistive devices

October 24, 2013

Treva Lind

Video-conferencing technology in a new lab at St. Luke's Rehabilitation Center has enabled a 15-year-old recovering from a spinal cord injury at the hospital here to interact daily with his algebra class in Genesee, Idaho, about 100 miles south of

Providence Health Care set to launch Epic system

Massive electronic records system scheduled to go live at 2 a.m. Saturday

October 24, 2013

Linn Parish

After two years of planning and tens of thousands of hours of employee training, Providence Health Care Eastern Washington plans to go live with an Epic health records system in its four Inland Northwest hospitals at 2 a.m. Oct. 26. The launch &

Spokane-based e-commerce retailer plans its first brick-and-mortar store

In South Perry district

October 10, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane-based Etailz Inc., the e-commerce company that formerly operated under the name Green Cupboards Inc., says it will open a retail store this fall in the South Perry Business District to carry a mix of products available on the websites it to

Gravity Jack launches app for mixed martial arts fans

Liberty Lake software maker helps enthusiasts virtually get inside ring

September 12, 2013

Katie Ross

Liberty Lake-based software maker Gravity Jack Inc. has launched Fighter Bonus, an interactive phone application and website for mixed martial arts fans.In a press release, Gravity Jack says fans can download the app on their smart phones or log