Mike McLean

ROW buys Cd'A building, plans to move in November

Company grows with diverse adventure tours

October 20, 2016

Silver Stream Diversified LLC, an affiliate of longtime Coeur d'Alene outdoor tour operator ROW Adventures, has bought a 5,900-square-foot building in downtown Coeur d'Alene, where ROW plans to move from smaller, leased quarters, says ROW co-founder P

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Monitoring students on the move

System tracks, scores activities of fifth graders

October 20, 2016

Mike McLean

Coeur d'Alene-based Kootenai Health is joining Spokane-based Providence Health Care in providing area fifth graders a program that emphasizes the importance of physical activity. In its inaugural year in the program, Kootenai Health is distributing 1,5

Tecate Grill scheduled to reopen on North Side

Restaurant plans to retain much of its original menu

October 20, 2016

Mike McLean

The Tecate Grill, formerly located in the Shadle Shopping Center, will reopen at 2610 W. Northwest Blvd., likely within a couple of weeks, says Juan Vazquez, co-owner of the southwest Mexican-cuisine restaurant. The Tecate Grill ownership group bought th

Liberty Lake restaurant, retail project planned

Multitenant structure to be erected near Home Depot

October 20, 2016

Mike McLean

A Seattle developer plans to construct a 12,400-square-foot, multitenant retail building in Liberty Lake, environmental planning documents on file with the city of Liberty Lake show. The project site would be located on an acre of vacant land at the nort

Tougher overtime rules loom for Spokane employers

Some employers to convert salaried workers to hourly

October 20, 2016

Mike McLean

New overtime regulations set to go into effect Dec. 1 will mean some salaried workers could see a bump in pay, but many here will see their salaries converted to hourly wages, say Journal sources familiar with the update to the federal Fair Labor Standard

Leone & Keeble wins big contract for EWU project

Work on $31 million job slated to start this week

October 6, 2016

Mike McLean

Eastern Washington University has awarded Spokane contractor Leone & Keeble Inc. a $31 million contract to renovate and expand the Pence Union Building. Work there is scheduled to start this week, says Troy Bester, the university's senior project mana

Allergen supplier expands

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October 6, 2016

Mike McLean

Vandervert Construction cites growth, expanding markets

Total active project values surpass $60 million mark

October 6, 2016

Mike McLean

Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, is seeing strong growth in contract revenue this year inside and outside of the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area, says Andrea Frye, a spokeswoman for the company. Active construction projects include four hotels outs

Wireless chain to open store in Cd'A

Cellular Sales to debut first outlet in Idaho this month

October 6, 2016

Mike McLean

Cellular Sales, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based Verizon Wireless telecommunications dealer, plans to open soon a 2,100-square-foot retail store at the northwest corner of Appleway Avenue and Fourth Street, in north-central Coeur d'Alene. Cellular Sales repres

MetroPCS grows market presence in Spokane area

Prepaid wireless service looks for more retail sites

October 6, 2016

Mike McLean

AllianceTel Washington LLC, a MetroPCS cell phone service dealer with principals based in Texas and California, is expanding in the Spokane market with two recent retail-space leases here, says Colin Conway, a commercial real estate broker with Spokane-ba