A minor addition to our earlier post about Integra Telecom offering a free year of T1 connectivity for a qualifying Spokane nonprofit organization. The post ran on June 30.Melissa Moore, a spokeswoman for Portland-based Integra Telecom, said the value of the service is between $5,000…
View Larger MapSpokane telecom company Integra Telecom is ready to give away one full year of T1 Internet service. Yes. A free year, to an eligible Spokane-area nonprofit that meets the guidelines of the contest.The contest requires a nomination of an eligible area nonprofit. Following…
We didn't make up that description.Tonight is when Seattle tech guy Chris Pirillo gets his chance to sound off on social media, at an event hosted by LaunchPad INW.Pirillo got to town all right today. The picture here is the proof. He quickly posted a…
Seventeen banners have been placed near businesses along East Sprague, to call attention to that area's new claim as Spokane's International District.First question: what do you think of the banners? And is there any other part of the metro with a better claim to the…
One more adjustment in the Chris Pirillo visit to Spokane was announced this week by the event host, LaunchPad Inland Northwest.Pirillo will be visiting town to talk about social media and marketing on June 29, next Tuesday.But the venue has changed. It's now scheduled at…
OK, we're still blogging about the deal signed by the Army with Hayden-based Unitech Composites & Structures. It's not that we like their name that much. Instead we finally got our hands on two images that tell half the story -- what those units the…
The U.S. Army is spending good money to improve something most civilians take for granted -- survival gear for airmen and helicopter crews.We found out that the Army is looking for a better survival kit used by crews who fly over water, and Hayden-based Unitech…
There's a showcase out in Liberty Lake. And "green homes" is the focus of that home show. If taking a close-up look of several new energy-efficient homes sounds appealing, you might note the showcase organizers have cut the cost of admission.The coupon now at the…
A former deputy general counsel for Microsoft, Dan Crouse, is joining the Seattle office of Lee & Hayes, a Spokane intellectual property firm.Dan Crouse worked for Microsoft from 1993 to 2003 where he managed the Microsoft Patent Group. With Lee & Hayes he'll focus on…
You can pretty much count on two consumer impacts from the recent new sales taxes imposed by Washington's legislators, says Jeffrey LaFrance, a Washington State University professor.So-called "sugar taxes" imposed on candy and gum will hardly change the consumption of Washington's sweeth tooth community, said…
ONE of an ongoing series of posts about useful area business websites.Spokane and Inland Northwest business leaders and economic development folks are right in boosting the green economy that's blooming in this area.You can find a very healthy consortium of industries and researchers tackling clean…
The biannual report, The Fiscal Survey of States, is chockful of fairly grim numbers on how the economy has pasted states from coast to coast. The survey is released by the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers. The overview states:…
Spokane's Dry Fly Distilling, a boutique distillery with a growing reputation for quality spirits, is set to release its next 300 bottles of wheat whiskey on Saturday.The company will start selling off 300 bottles of the whiskey starting at 8 a.m. In previous releases customers…
We'd guess the total number of active, managed websites for Inland Northwest businesses must be climbing somewhere in the several thousand range.Today the SR Office Hours blog will begin featuring business sites worth discovering or revisiting. Our criteria will include novelty, design, news value or…
One World Spokane, the innovative non-profit restaurant at 1804 E. Sprague Ave., picked up a little attention in a recent story in the New York Times. The Times story was headlined "Pay-What-You-Want Has Patrons Perplexed," and examined what happens when restaurants offer meals at whatever…
Digilent Inc., a Pullman company started by Washington State University faculty member an an alumnus was named manufacturer of the year by Seattle Business magazine.Digilent was the winner in the small company category of the magazine's top manufacturers.Clint Cole, a lecturer at WSU's School of…
Spokane-based Potlatch Corp. has named Lorrie D. Scott vice president and general counsel for the company. Scott, notably, holds a doctor of law degree from Harvard and a master's degree in Old World Archaeology from the University of Chicago, plus a B.A. in anthropology from…
Seven area organizations on Wednesday were given Agora Awards during an annual ceremony hosted by Greater Spokane Incorporated. Winners were:Small Nonprofit: Spokane Humane SocietyLarge Nonprofit: YMCA of the Inland NorthwestLarge Business: Advantage IQSmall Business: Catered for YouMedium Business: Nystrom Olson Collins, Inc. Entrepreneurial Spirit Award:…
A UBS Financial Services manager, Mike Ryan, will be guest speaker for tomorrow's (June 3) Gonzaga University Business Dean's Breakfast Forum.Ryan (shown in photo) will cover the impact of two major market collapses over the last decade on the investment environment. Breakfast starts at 7…
We'd known for awhile that contractors were filing and obtaining permits needed before Apple Inc. moves into a new Apple Store in downtown Spokane. We found the permits online and ran a story this afternoon. It's here.The managing architect for the $400,000 remodel is listed…
View Larger MapPortland-based Integra Telecom Inc. is expanding its Spokane operations, saying it will double its current workforce of nine in the next six to nine months. The company provides voice and data services to business customers. It also plans to open a second office…
Nordstrom Rack is moving east, to be closer to the highway and closer to North Idaho. Those are the reasons given by the Seattle-based clothing retailer for leaving the NorthTown Mall and taking up a 30,000-square-foot space in the Spokane Valley Plaza.It expects the Rack,…
Many rumors drifted across the metro in recent weeks prior to Thursday's announcement about the new tenant in Manito Shopping Center.We heard it would be good ol' Trader Joe's, the trendy California food and beverage retailer, who has toyed with our affections before. (see this…
View Larger MapCalifornia off-price clothing retailer Ross Dress for Less will move into the vacant Gottschalks building at 802 E. 29th, the company announced Thursday.Ross already has stores in north Spokane at the Franklin Park Commons and at the Spokane Valley Plaza at Sullivan and…
Spokane's prospering electronics retail company, Huppin's Hi-Fi, Photo & Video announced on Monday it plans to add a second store, at 8016 N. Division. (Rendering by John Rovtar Design)This will mark only the second retail outlet in the 102-year history of the company. At one…
