Mike McLean

McVay Brothers starts up window plant

Spokane Valley-made product lines to be sold throughout the Northwest

March 25, 2010

McVay Brothers Inc. is getting back into the window-making business, says Mike McVay, the company's owner and president.The longtime Spokane Valley supplier and installer of windows, siding, roofing, and gutters planned to start production this

Photo courtesy of Amusement Today/Gary Slade

Contractor to put rides on fast tracks

Hayden builder claims its design will revolutionize wooden roller coasters

March 25, 2010

Mike McLean

Rocky Mountain Construction Group Inc., of Hayden, Idaho, a specialty contractor known for building thrill rides and water parks, is installing a new type of steel track and steel support structure of its own design that it believes will wooden to

Site plan courtesy of NAC/Architecture Inc.

Garco lands $60 million Ferris job

Work on big South Hill project to start next spring

March 25, 2010

Mike McLean

Spokane Public Schools has selected Garco Construction Inc., of Spokane, as the general contractor and construction manager of the planned $60 million construction and renovation project at Ferris High School, on Spokane's South Hill, where work is

Real Estate Roundup

March 11, 2010

Mike McLean

Patricia Steele and Sandra Daily, doing business as R Salon, a new Spokane Valley hair salon, have leased 1,200 square feet of floor space at 13221 E. 32nd. Mark McLees, of NAI Black, handled the transaction.Lubbock, Texas-based Distribution

Mortgage lender moves from longtime Valley site

CLS relocates operation to smaller, newer quarters at Argonne and Broadway

March 11, 2010

Mike McLean

CLS Mortgage Inc. says it has moved its office to the northeast corner of Argonne Road and Broadway Avenue from its longtime Spokane Valley location.The lender has leased 4,500 square feet of space on the ground floor of the Merchant e-Solutions

Clinic plans to erect Liberty Lake medical office

Pediatric practice will move satellite operation to $1.3 million structure

March 11, 2010

Mike McLean

Valley Young People's Clinic PS, a Spokane Valley-based medical practice that specializes in pediatric care, plans to build a $1.3 million medical office building in Liberty Lake.Georgette Wendt, the practice's administrator, says the clinic to

Insurance co-op plans West Plains project

Enduris says $3.2 million Technology Park structure to be completed in May 2011

March 11, 2010

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Enduris Washington, a government cooperative that buys insurance and manages claims on behalf of member agencies, says it plans to develop a $3.2 million office building on the West Plains here.The single-story, 20,000-square-foot

Apartment vacancy rate climbs

Recession, job losses force some tenants out

March 11, 2010

Mike McLean

The recession and job losses have contributed to a steep rise in apartment vacancies here recently, ending an extended period of high occupancy rates, industry observers say.Other related factors contributing to the near doubling of the vacancy

Real Estate Roundup

February 25, 2010

Mike McLean

Akron, Ohio-based Associated Materials LLC, a building-materials supplier doing business here as Alside Supply Center, has leased 19,800 square feet of industrial space at 3420 E. Desmet, in the Chimney Rock Industrial Park, and plans to move its

Mortgage company to move to larger quarters in Valley

Cherry Creek says space leased in Worthy building has room for more staff

February 25, 2010

Mike McLean

Cherry Creek Mortgage Co. has leased 4,000 square feet of office space on the ground floor of the Riverview Corporate Center, at 162201 E. Indiana, in Spokane Valley, and plans to move its Spokane-area branch office there this spring, says Marco at