Articles by Mike McLean

South Hill optometrist buys clinic building on 30th Avenue

Eyes for Life will expand to allow full-time associate
Mike McLean
Dr. Heavin Maier, owner of Spokane optometry practice Eyes for Life PS, has bought a two-story, 5,900-square-foot building at 412 E. 30th, where she hopes to move the practice in September. Eyes for Life currently occupies about 1,800 square feet of spac
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Condon names city business development manager

Charlie Wolff to target new investment, job growth
Mike McLean
Spokane Mayor David Condon has appointed commercial real estate broker Charlie Wolff to be the city's business development manager. The position has been created as part of a strategic plan by the city to encourage new investment and job growth, says B
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—Mike McLean

MSI Engineers shows resistance to lulls

Firm designing systems for highly visible projects
Mike McLean
The Spokane mechanical engineering firm known today as MSI Engineers has enjoyed steady growth since its start, says founder William Meulink. 'Even during the downturn, we didn't contract,” he says. 'We continued to grow.” Today, MSI Engineers
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—Mike McLean

Group home veteran adds North Idaho facility

15-bed Peterson Place open near Hayden Lake
Mike McLean
Peterson Place Adult Family Home, which has Spokane roots, has expanded to Hayden with its acquisition of a 15-bed assisted-living facility there. Heidi Peterson, the owner, has operated smaller adult family homes for 16 years and owns two such facilitie
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—Mike McLean

Real estate startup Movsi debuts platform

Flat-fee, online brokerage aims to simplify transactions
Mike McLean
Spokane entrepreneurs Aaron Cunningham and Eric Davidson have launched what they claim will be a disruptive technology that they describe as 'the Uber of real estate transactions.” Much like San Francisco-based Uber Technologies Inc. has rocketed to
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Labor shortage slows Spokane homebuilders

Lack of available lots also said hindering construction
Mike McLean
Despite strong growth in existing home sales for the first half of the year, new home sales and construction are lagging behind last year's pace, homebuilding industry observers say. But that lag isn't due to a lack of demand, they say, pointing out
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—ALSC Architects PS

$16.3 million in school work starts in Spangle

Graham named contractor for expansion, renovation
Mike McLean
Construction is underway on a multiphase, $16.3 million expansion and renovation project at the Liberty School District school complex in Spangle, about 20 miles south of Spokane. The project will be constructed in four phases with completion of the fina
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—Architects West Inc.

Hospice of North Idaho erects support building

$2.8 million project will add meeting space, staff offices
Mike McLean
Hospice of North Idaho is expanding its campus in Coeur d'Alene with a $2.8 million community building. The two-story, 15,200-square-foot structure will be located just south of the Schneidmiller Hospice House building at 2290 W. Prairie, in northwest
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$12 million jail addition set in Kootenai County

Budget surplus to be used to fund 114-bed expansion
Mike McLean
Construction has started on a $12 million expansion for the Kootenai County Jail, in Coeur d'Alene. The expansion will add 114 beds in a 20,000-square-foot expansion to the jail at 5500 N. Government Way, bringing the total to 441 beds, says Kootenai C
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Universal Athletic opens showroom, office in Spokane Valley

Sports team outfitter hires six former Kimmel employees
Mike McLean
Universal Athletic Services, a Bozeman, Mont.-based team and league sporting goods supplier, has leased 2,700 square feet of space for a new showroom and sales office in the Spokane Business & Industrial Park, at 3808 N. Sullivan. Greg Miller, president
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