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When Katerra was preparing to build its massive timber factory in Spokane Valley in 2017, the company bragged that using tech-company-style vertical integration would improve.
Katerra, the modular prefabrication startup and timber construction company is reportedly shutting down and plans on letting its thousands of employees go, according to The Information. Despite the $2 billion investment by SoftBank to support the company in upending the construction industry using cross-laminated timber (CLT), The Information’s recent report reveals that Katerra will shutdown […]
SPR s Doug Nadvornick reports.
Spokane’s Catalyst Building at the south end of the University District received a visit Tuesday from an eager and interested state official, Washington Governor Jay Inslee.
The building is known for its main building material, cross-laminated timber, and its energy efficiency.
Jay Inslee was once a presidential candidate whose main issue was climate change.
So when he came to Spokane and toured a building and neighborhood touted for so-called “smart energy” and “smart buildings”, he was fully engaged. Before his tour, Inslee and his wife Trudi received an orientation from Ash Awad, the president and chief market officer for the Seattle design firm McKinstry, one of the partners in the Catalyst Building.