Mike McLean

Central Valley School District buys Broadway Square apartment complex

District says land needed to relocate middle school

February 11, 2016

Spokane Valley-based Central Valley School District has bought for $2.3 million the Broadway Square Apartments complex at 11910 E. Broadway, in Spokane Valley, and plans to demolish it to make room for the envisioned replacement of North Pines Middle Scho

CHAS opens urgent care center in Spokane Valle

Clinic is second walk-in facility started by nonprofit provider

February 11, 2016

Mike McLean

The clinic, Spokane Urgent Care-Valley, occupies roughly 6,000 square feet of space in the upper floor of a two-story medical office building that CHAS owns at 1512 N. Vercler, just east of Valley Hospital, says Matt Grebe, CHAS spokesman.

Empire Aerospace lands approval to service jet

Aerospace company likely to expand its workforce

February 11, 2016

Mike McLean

Empire Aerospace, a subsidiary of Hayden-based Empire Airlines Inc., has secured approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide heavy maintenance service on Embraer S.A. ERJ 145 jets, says Reed Chase, Empire Airlines general manager. The ER

UI center aims to teach cybersecurity specialists

Post Falls facility focuses on workforce training

February 11, 2016

Mike McLean

The University of Idaho has launched its Cybersecurity Training and Operations Center, in Post Falls, where it hopes to educate and certify 350 information technology security specialists through hands-on simulated cyberattack response training in the nex

National Furniture to move, raze longtime building along Division

High-traffic location leased out to Carl's Jr. franchisee

February 11, 2016

Mike McLean

National Furniture Store Inc., the Spokane furniture retailer known for its 'No Baloneyâ€ tagline, plans to move out of its aging building on Division Street, which will be demolished and replaced with a national burger restaurant chain outlet, says Ma

Huge Indian Trail projects eyed

Potential 1,800 living units raise worries about traffic

February 11, 2016

Mike McLean

Two developers are asking the city for comprehensive land-use plan amendments that would enable them to build potentially more than 1,800 dwelling units combined in the Indian Trail area, raising concerns about traffic congestion in the northwest Spokane

Tax 'extenders' made permanent

Accountants say PATH Act will make planning ahead easier for many

January 28, 2016

Mike McLean

Some tax preparers here say a few tax breaks that Congress recently made permanent will enable them to have a greater degree of certainty in helping clients with tax planning. Provisions made permanent in the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 20

Pilgrim's Market to grow its own produce

Pilgrim's owner planning to practice, promote small-scale farming

January 28, 2016

Mike McLean

Joe Hamilton, owner of Pilgrim's Market and a pioneer in Coeur d'Alene's natural and organic food sales, now is blazing a trail for urban farming in the Lake City. Hamilton recently bought an 8,000-square-foot residential lot next to the 25,000-squ

Inland Northwest Blood Center plans collection center on Spokane's North Side

Donation site will be open three days a week initially

January 28, 2016

Mike McLean

Inland Northwest Blood Center has leased 1,200 square feet of space at 10403 N. Newport Highway, where it plans to open a new blood collection center in February, says Jennifer Hawkins, a spokeswoman for the Spokane-based nonprofit. The collection center

Hayford Crossing retail center lands more tenants

Grocery Outlet, Dollar Tree, Supercuts commit to plaza

January 28, 2016

Mike McLean

The developer of the Hayford Crossing retail plaza under construction on the West Plains has secured three new tenants, adding to the two earlier-announced tenants. The planned new tenants are Grocery Outlet, Dollar Tree, and Supercuts, says Mark D'Ago