Mike McLean

Spokane's road work backlog: Year of the big fix

Extreme wet winter, spring compound annual breakup

June 8, 2017

Although a number of long-planned transportation system improvements are underway, it likely will take much of this road construction season-if not longer-for street crews to complete urgent repairs of winter and spring water damage. In Spokane, the

WSU halts Jensen-Byrd negotiations

College to revisit master plan to support medical school

June 6, 2017

Mike McLean

Washington State University has halted ground-lease negotiations with a development company that had planned to redevelop the historic Jensen-Byrd building and surrounding properties on the WSU Spokane campus east of downtown. Stacy Pearson, WSU's Pu

Mechanical engineer finds niche in technical analysis

Johnston Engineering focuses on element, fluid dynamics

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

Andy Johnston, president and principal engineer at Andy Johnston PE, says he's a different kind of mechanical engineer. Johnston offers mechanical engineering design and analysis, specializing in technical aspects of finite element analysis and computa

Maverik plans two more Spokane-area stores

Stations will join three other new fueling-center outlets

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

Maverik Inc., the Salt Lake City-based fueling station and convenience store chain, plans to construct two new outlets in the Spokane area in addition to two stores currently under construction and another new Maverik store that opened last week. The cit

Lloyd Industries' plan beyond pans

Company expands into manufacturing nonculinary items

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

Lloyd Industries Inc., the prominent Spokane Valley pizza pan and bakeware maker, is expanding the nonculinary manufacturing side of its operations with the launch of a newly named affiliate, Lloyd Metal Fabrication, says Traci Rennaker, the company's p

Spokane County is reviewing permits for new Costco north of Spokane

Lydig listed as contractor on pending applications

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

Costco Wholesale Corp. is nearly ready to break ground on a project outside of the city of Spokane where it plans to move its North Side store, building permit application information submitted to Spokane County shows. The permit information shows the $1

Sandpoint fly-in community might reboot this summer

After 10 years, SilverWing developer to revisit market

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

A principal of the stalled SilverWing fly-in residential development in Sandpoint says he'll likely start marketing the $28 million development again this summer, 10 years after breaking ground there. While two court cases in which Silver Wing and Bonn

Rental property manager acquires Quad Park land

Post Falls site designated for multifamily development

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

Kevin McCathren, president of Spokane-based McCathren Management & Real Estate Services Inc., has acquired 8.2 acres of land at the site of the former Quad Park softball facility in Post Falls and plans to develop an apartment complex there, according to

Inland Northwest ski resorts turn to summer

Some recreation areas expanding, diversifying

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

Some Inland Northwest ski resort operators are anticipating record summer activities this year following a strong winter season, while some resorts are working on expansion plans. In recent years, summer months have been the busiest months of the year at

$60 million high-rise project eyed by Spokane River

The Falls development would be at old YWCA site

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

Spokane developer Lawrence Stone is proposing construction of a $60 million mixed-use development at the former downtown YWCA building. Stone, who also is president and CEO of Scafco Corp., heads up The Falls LLC, which bought the property at 829 W. Broa