Mike McLean

Phones Plus to construct Post Falls headquarters

Wireless product, service retailer also will erect 12th outlet in Oregon

June 21, 2012

Phones Plus Inc., a Coeur d'Alene-based Verizon wireless telephone and service retailer, plans to develop a new headquarters building in Post Falls.The company also plans to open a new store in southwest Oregon, its 12th retail outlet overall, a

Kendall Yards inks Spa Paradiso, Inlander, others

Spa Paradiso, Inlander, Central Foods restaurant lined up for urban village

June 21, 2012

Mike McLean

Liberty Lake-based real estate development company Greenstone Corp. says it has secured a handful of businesses that will occupy new commercial space under various stages of design and development in the 78-acre Kendall Yards urban village of a and

Options abound for burger bounty

Some restaurant operators looking to expand

June 21, 2012

Mike McLean

When it comes to premium burger joints, some franchise owners and mom-and-pop entrepreneurs are betting that Spokane is hungry for more.Some restaurant operators have imported celebrated restaurant chains, and others are expanding home-grown and

Riding out turbulent times, Bernardo Wills Architects expands services

Bernardo Wills buoyed by returning customers, relationships in industry

June 7, 2012

Mike McLean

Prominent Spokane design firm Bernardo Wills Architects PC has remained strong in difficult times by expanding its services, growing relationships within the construction industry, and cultivating its collaborative spirit in-house, its principals a

Financial planner's division here boasts steady growth

Waddell & Reed offers proprietary, nonexclusive options for investments

June 7, 2012

Mike McLean

The Spokane division of Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors has grown while the financial services industry as a whole has been shrinking, says Jason Renskers, managing principal here.Waddell & Reed, a subsidiary of Overland Park, Kan.-based & and

North Division restaurant razed to make room for development

Investor group looking to sell longtime eatery property, or build to suit

June 7, 2012

Mike McLean

A Spokane real estate investment group has bought the longtime restaurant site last occupied by Lefty's Steakhouse & Sports, at 3525 N. Division, and has razed the building to prepare the property for resale or redevelopment, says Marshall Clark, a

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T.W. Clark is low bidder for Jefferson School replacement work

Valley contractor submits low bid of $12.3 million for project on South Hill

June 7, 2012

Mike McLean

Spokane Public Schools says T.W. Clark Construction LLC, of Spokane Valley, is the apparent low bidder for the planned Jefferson Elementary School replacement project, with a bid of $12.3 million.The district's board of trustees is expected to a

Spokane entrepreneur launches SalesCreed.com

SalesCreed.com connects businesses and freelance sellers to expand markets

June 7, 2012

Mike McLean

A Spokane entrepreneur is starting up a Web-based company designed to connect businesses with freelance salespeople.Through the service, named SalesCreed.com, salespeople post their resumes, and businesses post sales projects on the company's to

$8 million-plus VA hospital addition slated

$8 million-plus project will provide more space for endoscopy, support

June 7, 2012

Mike McLean

Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center expects this summer to start construction of a second-floor addition that will involve two portions of its main hospital building. The addition is to include a total of 15,000 square feet of new floor The

Post Falls auto dealership changes hands

Company to key in on Chrysler; Findlay picks up third North Idaho facility

June 7, 2012

Mike McLean

Midway Automotive Group Inc. has sold its Nissan auto dealership in Post Falls to Henderson, Nev.-based Findlay Automotive Group, and plans to focus on its recently expanded and remodeled Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership next door, says Joe marks