1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (753+ words) Matt Cortez, president at DeVries Moving Packing Storage, says higher fuel, vehicle, and maintenance prices are making it difficult to hire new drivers. Some Spokane-area trucking carriers are struggling to fill seats as an aging workforce and the elimination of…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (592+ words) The strategy comes as manufacturers navigate an aging workforce, automation, and shifting demand in legacy industries, says Mark Norton, executive director of the Northwest I-90 Manufacturing Alliance. An overall manufacturing workforce decline is likely related to retirements and possible trade disruptions…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (502+ words) Remcon Equipment's new CEO, Sean Johnston, says the company currently produces between 20 and 30 conveyor systems a year. Airway Heights-based conveyor system manufacturer Remcon Equipment Inc. has hired new CEO Sean Johnston, who plans to use his background in artificial intelligence…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (692+ words) John Shovic, left, and Kevin Wing combine AI programming and machine vision systems with robotic arms to better automate manufacturing assembly lines. Manufacturing companies here are using artificial intelligence hardware and software to increase automation efficiency and higher education institutions…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (305+ words) Groundworks LLC, a national foundation repair company, is expanding to Liberty Lake in October, where the company will increase its coverage area to service roughly 360,000 single-family homes across Eastern Washington and North Idaho. The Virginia Beach, Virginia-based company plans to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (789+ words) Data center advocates say Spokane may have impacted future opportunity here by imposing a moratorium on data centers so quickly. Spokane's decision to immediately halt new developments of computer data centers for one year could affect the city's ability to…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (740+ words) Bill Griffin, CEO of Metal Rollforming Systems, says the company's new commercial development is expected to be ready for occupancy by fall 2027. Spokane-based Metal Rollforming Systems Inc. is relocating to a new manufacturing hub in Deer Park, where several steel…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (429+ words) Amber Johnson has been named incoming CEO of SNAP and SNAP Financial Access as of June 1. Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners and SNAP Financial Access have named Chief Operating Officer Amber Johnson as the organizations’ next CEO. Johnson, who previously served…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (733+ words) Flight Drive Business Park will feature eight flex warehouse units, which are said to be popular for their flexibility in tenant type and construction. The developer behind a proposed eight-unit flex warehouse park, at 9870 W. Flight Drive on the West Plains,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (354+ words) STCU's Steve Hauschild and Associated Industries' Nicole Tedrow are expecting Spokane-area businesses to benefit from a new partnership between the organizations. Spokane-based Associated Industries’ nearly 1,000 members can now access business services and products through a new partnership with Liberty Lake-based…...