Spokane-based DeVries Business Services has bought the assets of Green Shred LLC, a mobile document destruction company based in Pasco. Company President Pat DeVries didn't disclose terms of the deal. He said the deal included the purchase of one shred truck, which will now operate…
Next week's Connect Northwest breakfast moves locations. The July 12 breakfast will be at the new Mobius Spokane downtown location, at the corner of Main and Riverside. The breakfast session, running 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m., features Marty Gonzales, director of operations for Mobius Spokane. The organization,…
Ed Schweitzer III, founder and president of Pullman’s Schweitzer Engineering Labs, was presented a 2012 IEEE Medal in Power Engineering last weekend during a ceremony in Boston. He was among 26 men and women saluted by the IEEE for achievements in technology, computing and engineering.…
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz decided to get patriotic this past week, announcing in Sunday newspaper ads that he wants Americans to get together and be more civil. In the ad, titled "How Can America Win this Election," Schultz said it's time for people to sit…
View Larger Map If you enjoyed sipping wine at Vino! and testing cheese at Saunders Cheese Market, at 210 S. Washington, be prepared for a change. Kim Morin, owner of Saunders Cheese, is selling her business to Spokane businessman Vince Bozzi. Bozzi recently bought the…
A week ago we spotted the announcement that tech provider Ciena had signed a deal to replace underwater cable between the U.S. and Japan. This made us wonder if Ciena's Spokane Valley office had anything to do with that coast-to-coast project. It doesn't, we learned.…
View Larger Map Spokane Teachers Credit Union is breaking ground for its 16th branch office at 5711 S. Hailee Lane on Moran Prairie in Spokane. The branch will serve the area near Palouse Highway and 57th Avenue, one of the busiest intersections on Spokane’s South…
A lot of people have moved their web content to the cloud. And it's not likely to decline over time, as a solid technology service for providing easy access and reliable data backup. But there are downsides, as seen in this past weekend's serious weather…