Key Tronic, the Spokane Valley contract manufacturer, reported earnings of $1.2 million or 12 cents a share for 1Q of 2012. That's compared with $1.7 million or 17 cents a share one year earlier. Company executives on Tuesday saluted a very decent quarter, despite the…
We should have noted, when posting earlier (Washington and Idaho both fall short...) that area economic development folks know full well that Washington has to compete hard for new businesses. As the earlier post notes, Texas is the state to beat, and its busy recruiters…
Both the Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls school districts are ramping up their broadband connections, installing 2-gigabit fiber connections provided by Fatbeam Inc. Fatbeam, based in Post Falls, signed contracts that average 7.5 years in length and that will total more than $2 million in…
Washington government officials sometimes claim they have promoted a favorable business climate. That assertion hasn't always rung true to some business owners, who contend Washington isn't all that friendly for companies considering moving here. The same assertion can even be made by Idaho business leaders,…
The Rypien Foundation is giving $3 million to help establish a children’s emergency room within Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center’s emergency department expansion. The $18.6 million project will add 24,000 square feet. It serves about 80,000 people a year. Sacred Heart officials held a groundbreaking…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
