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GeekWire on the Road: Spokane

Washington state’s second-largest city is the hub of an ambitious regional tech community seeking to leverage new realities to achieve its longstanding goals, as GeekWire reports in this special series.

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Spokane’s Tech Hub places a big bet on advanced aerospace materials — will the feds follow suit?

by Alan Boyle on June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 at 9:49 am

“There’s a great future in thermoplastics.” If anyone ever does a remake of “The Graduate,” that’s how the famous advice given to Dustin Hoffman’s character about the promise of the… Read More

The hidden link between Seattle and Spokane: Tech companies find success on both sides of the state

by Todd Bishop on June 12, 2024June 12, 2024 at 8:37 am

Back in 1999, when F5 recruited Jeff Stockdale to build its hardware business, expanding beyond its core expertise in software, the engineering leader had one condition for the Seattle-based technology… Read More

This Spokane startup catches carbon dioxide at the source, before it escapes to the environment

by Lisa Stiffler on May 30, 2024May 31, 2024 at 8:30 am

CarbonQuest wants to take a bite out of carbon emissions at its source — before the greenhouse gases escape into the environment and heat up an ever-warming planet.  The Spokane,… Read More

A meeting of the mayors: Spokane’s Lisa Brown and Seattle’s Bruce Harrell on the impact of innovation

by Todd Bishop on May 8, 2024May 9, 2024 at 10:13 am

Seattle and Spokane, Wash., may be on opposite ends of the state, with tech industries at very different stages of their evolution, but there’s still plenty for the state’s two… Read More

Destination Spokane: How remote work and new arrivals are changing one tech community

by Todd Bishop on April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 at 7:34 am

SPOKANE, Wash. — The “great migration” got a head start here. Long before the rise of remote work spurred many tech workers to move to more affordable and livable parts… Read More

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How ‘Myst’ maker Cyan Worlds ended up building its own world in Spokane

by Todd Bishop on April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 at 7:05 am

SPOKANE, Wash. — “The House that Myst Built” could have been built anywhere. The home of Cyan Worlds, on the northern outskirts of Spokane, was made possible by the success… Read More

From timber to tech: Spokane’s startup scene is ready for its big breakthrough

by Todd Bishop on March 28, 2024May 17, 2024 at 2:26 pm

SPOKANE, Wash. — Jack Githens didn’t plan to stay here after college. A senior at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Githens grew up in Issaquah, Wash., in a part of the… Read More

Interview: Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown on the future of the region’s innovation economy

by Todd Bishop on March 28, 2024March 29, 2024 at 7:43 am

SPOKANE, Wash. — Lisa Brown brings a unique background to her role as Spokane’s mayor, taking office in January after a tightly contested race. She came to Spokane in 1980… Read More

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