Mike McLean

Space Screw sets sights higher

Aerospace-parts maker based in Rathdrum hopes to double its production

June 20, 2013

Sales and production at Space Screw Inc., a small North Idaho aerospace machining concern, have returned to near prerecession heights, and the company's new owner and general manager says he aims to double the company's current production and raise

Commercial banking bolstered

Bob Beck appointed VP to add expertise to AmericanWest's business-lending teams

June 20, 2013

Mike McLean

Commercial banking veteran Bob Beck has joined Spokane-based AmericanWest Bank, after working nearly half of his 40-year banking career at a North Idaho-based bank.At AmericanWest, which is refining its identity as a business-focused community a

West Side-based security concern opens Valley outlet

Absco Alarms anticipates continued growth as it debuts second outlet here

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

Absco Alarms Inc., a Lynnwood, Wash.-based supplier of security surveillance systems, has leased 1,600 square feet of space in the Spokane Business & Industrial Park, at 3020 N. Sullivan, in Spokane Valley, where it has opened a Spokane sales and a

Low-income senior project in Valley secures funding

Appleway Court second phase to add 24 living units, cost $4 million

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

The Washington State Housing Finance Commission recently provided financing needed to complete the funding package for the planned $4 million Appleway Court II low-income senior apartment project in Spokane Valley, says Alan Curryer, CEO of Spokane

Graham wins $14.3 million Finch construction project

Students to be displaced extra half-year as district extends time to finish job

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

Spokane Public Schools has selected Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, to be the contractor for its Finch Elementary School renovation and addition project, says Greg Brown, the district's director of capital improvements. Graham a

HUD to close Spokane office in consolidation

Seattle bureau to provide federal agency's services to Inland Northwest clients

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to close its Spokane field office as the federal agency restructures its programs to reduce costs, says Lee Jones, a Seattle-based spokesman for the federal agency.HUD will offer options

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Coeur d'Alene school district awards $9.2 million in project

T.W. Clark, Ginno awarded construction projects scheduled for Canfield, Sorensen schools

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

The Coeur d'Alene School District has awarded two contracts totaling $9.2 million to Spokane and Coeur d'Alene contractors for construction projects planned at Canfield Middle School and Sorensen Magnet School, says Laura Rumpler, spokeswoman for a

Price-point diversity drives momentum at Lewis Construction

Lewis Construction sees strong demand for both affordable, custom homes

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

Spokane homebuilder Tim Lewis, president and founder of Lewis Construction & Development Inc., says the ability to construct homes at multiple price points has carried his company through the recession and sputtering recovery.Lewis, a former in

New owners to restore old Plantation restaurant in the Valley

Developers aim to reduce Plantation to original size, hope to attract operator

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

Spokane real estate investor-developers Mark Baier and Dave Birge have bought the former Plantation restaurant building at 8122 E. Sprague and say they plan to restore the Spokane Valley landmark, although to a smaller, more manageable also looking

Four-story, $6 million mixed-use project mulled near Gonzaga

Four-story, $6 million structure would have retail, office, living space

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

A Spokane company is considering a new concept for a future commercial and residential development on Hamilton Street just east of Gonzaga University, a predevelopment application on file with the city of Spokane shows.The project being floated