Mike McLean

Banking on the move

Banks optimize websites, develop dedicated apps to deliver mobile services

November 8, 2012

Seeing growing demand for mobile banking services, several financial institutions here are enhancing their online services and developing mobile-dedicated web applications so customers can more easily conduct their banking via their Bank, Spokane a

MW Consulting thrives on work for repeat clients

Engineering firm designs, integrates electrical, mechanical systems

November 8, 2012

Mike McLean

MW Consulting Engineers PS, of Spokane, says it has relied on its reputation with local clients to maintain a steady workflow through the recession, and it has strengthened its relationship with the U.S. Department of State to help land complex the

Dermatologist-led concern buys Discovery School site

Owner group to convert former classroom facility to medical office building

November 8, 2012

Mike McLean

A real estate investment group headed by Spokane dermatologist Dr. William Philip Werschler has agreed to buy a 14,200-square-foot building at 323 S. Grant, east of downtown, that was last occupied by Discovery School, says a spokeswoman for one of

$1.7 million Avista Stadium construction project starts

Kilgore wins contract to build county-funded ballpark improvements

November 8, 2012

Mike McLean

Spokane County and the Spokane Indians baseball club have begun work on a $1.7 million improvement project at Avista Stadium, says an Indians executive.The work includes replacing the main concession building with a new 4,700-square-foot the and

Cargile submits apparent low bid for Felts project

Work part of three-phase, $5.4 million rehab effort at airport in east Spokane

November 8, 2012

Mike McLean

Spokane Valley contractor L&L Cargile Inc. has submitted the apparent low bid of $4 million for the planned second and third phases of an ongoing aviation ramp rehabilitation project at Felts Field Airport.The Spokane Airport Board, which Felts

Mixed-use project set at Five Mile

$5.7 million complex to include apartments, retail, office buildings

November 8, 2012

Mike McLean

Spokane Valley real estate company Brumback Inc. has started site work for a planned $5.7 million mixed-use development at the former site of a Tidyman's supermarket in the Five Mile commercial district and expects to obtain building permits this a

Tax planners eye options as Bush-era cuts near sunset

Obamacare provisions also scheduled to figure into returns for 2013

October 25, 2012

Mike McLean

Tax preparers here say they're bracing for a frantic winter regardless of how the tax picture shakes out, as their clients take advantage of tax breaks for 2012 and start planning for big changes in 2013.With the Bush-era tax cuts set to expire

Contractors donate work, materials for Shriners lab

Graham heads remodel, equipment installation at hospital for children

October 25, 2012

Mike McLean

Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, and a number of subcontractors from Spokane and Kootenai counties have donated materials and labor to Shriners Hospitals for Children-Spokane to help cover the costs of remodeling part of its lab,

Valley lab aims to increase volume

InCyte using merger, investments in technology to extend its market reach, fend off competition

October 25, 2012

Mike McLean

Spokane Valley-based InCyte Pathology PS, which has enjoyed steady growth through the recession, plans to accelerate that growth by expanding into a regional practice, which would give it greater resources to remain competitive with national and a

Re/Max agency leases offices near downtown

Broker says space allows for growth as residential real estate market mends

October 25, 2012

Mike McLean

Re/Max Inland Empire, a five-year-old Spokane-area real estate brokerage, has moved near downtown from the North Side, says Jennifer Valerien, the broker and owner at the agency.The brokerage now occupies 2,500 square feet of leased space in a a