Mike McLean

Large-lot subdivision planned in northwest Spokane County

Moonshadow project's 10-acre homesite prices to list at about $79,000

December 18, 2008

A Spokane real estate broker says he plans to develop a large-lot residential subdivision with 14 single-family homesites in northwest Spokane County.The broker, Donald Hertz, who owns Great West Properties, says he plans to sell the 10-acre to

Group buys North Idaho fly shop

Northwest Outfitters to reopen in March at Riverpoint development

December 18, 2008

Mike McLean

An investment group has bought Northwest Outfitters, a Coeur d'Alene fly shop, and plans to move it to the Riverstone mixed-use development, the store says.The group, On the Fly LLC, of Coeur d'Alene, has bought the business from Bob Drummond, a

Cd'A car dealer moves ahead with expansion

Two-phase, $4 million building project started at Parker Toyota complex

December 18, 2008

Mike McLean

After putting previous expansion plans on hold earlier this year, Parker Toyota is moving ahead with a $4 million project that will replace its service and showroom buildings and more than double the Coeur d'Alene dealership's floor space.The a

Rendering courtesy of Architects West PA

Cinema complex planned on West Plains

Three longtime developers to build 10-screen theater project near planned hotel

December 18, 2008

Mike McLean

A 10-screen, $6 million movie theater is being planned on the West Plains by a group that includes prominent regional developers Dick Vandervert, Lowell McKee, and K. Duane Brelsford.The planned, 33,000-square-foot complex, to be called Village

Industrial vacancies rise here

Study puts overall rate at 8.5 percent, though that still is 'pretty good'

December 18, 2008

Mike McLean

Vacancy rates for industrial space in the Spokane area have jumped sharply after five straight years of declines, a recent survey shows.The fall vacancy survey conducted by the Spokane real estate appraisal firm Auble, Jolicoeur & Gentry put the

ExxonMobil's first U.S. biodiesel blending plant is here

Project at Valley terminal includes mixing equipment worth about $3.1 million

December 4, 2008

Mike McLean

ExxonMobil Corp. has started mixing petroleum-derived and renewable diesel fuels together here at its first biodiesel blending project in the U.S., says the Irving, Texas-based oil giant.The $3.1 million blending operation, located at 15-acre at

Oil analyzer plans to expand longtime facility on Sprague

Company recently bought equipment to be installed when addition is complete

December 4, 2008

Mike McLean

Oil Analysis Lab Inc., of Spokane, plans to expand its building and add additional lab equipment at its longtime location in East Spokane, and also has leased space for temporary storage in Spokane Valley.The company occupies 7,500 square feet a

West Plains apartment phase starts

Building permits valued at $7.6 million obtained for 10-structure project

December 4, 2008

Mike McLean

Building permits have been issued to a Liberty Lake developer for a 100-unit, second phase of a multifamily housing complex on the West Plains, records on file with Spokane County show.The developer, Rudeen Development LLC, will act as its on

A wish list for difficult times

Business advocates here will seek tools for growth, stimulus

December 4, 2008

Mike McLean

In the face of economic turmoil and a projected $5.1 billion state budget shortfall, business advocates here say their wish list for the Washington Legislature's upcoming session includes a stimulus package of capital improvements, expanded local a

Ann Seaburg, of Deaconess' neonatal intensive care unit, displays one of 10 new "giraffe bed" isolettes being used there

CHS begins capital spending push

New owner of Empire hospitals spends $11.5 million

December 4, 2008

Mike McLean

Christmas has come early at Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital & Medical Center.The two Spokane hospitals have been unwrapping some of the $11.5 million in new equipment that's being bought this quarter by their new owner, Franklin, of