Mike McLean

Umpqua's integration

Oregon bank puts emphasis on employee empowerment

November 5, 2015

Portland-based Umpqua Holding Corp., the parent company of Umpqua Bank, has based an executive team in Spokane to integrate the best of the cultures of Umpqua Bank and the venerable Spokane-based Sterling Bank, which Umpqua acquired last year.

Cd'A home designer evolves

EH Design shifts focus from golf communities

November 5, 2015

Mike McLean

Coeur d'Alene architecture and design concern Eric Hedlund Design LLC, which does business as EH Design, has seen rapid growth in the last few years, after having come into its own in the wake of the Great Recession, says Eric Hedlund, the company's p

Rockwood Health rolls out virtual visits

Separately, it now takes urgent-care reservations

October 22, 2015

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Rockwood Health System has rolled out VirtualHealthNow, an online service that enables patients to obtain primary health care for nonemergency conditions at any time of day via video conference.

Newport Hospital to construct $5.2 million health clinic

T.W. Clark aims to finish project in July

October 22, 2015

Mike McLean

Spokane general contractor T.W. Clark Construction LLC has started work on a new $5.2 million medical clinic on the Newport Hospital & Health Services campus, in Newport, Wash., about an hour's drive northeast of Spokane, via U.S 2. The 17,000-square-f

Baking supply Fat Daddio's expands its Spokane base

Company's headquarters grows in Schade Towers

October 22, 2015

Mike McLean

Spokane-based baking supply company Global Ultimate's LLC, which does business as Fat Daddio's, has leased 3,200 square feet of space in the Schade Towers building, where it plans to expand from adjacent space, says Greg Skipper, a principal in the co

DeVries Business Records Management expands, cites strong growth

Courier, shredding services also seeing more demand

October 22, 2015

Mike McLean

DeVries Business Records Management Inc., of Spokane, which does business as DeVries Business Services, is in a strong growth mode, says Patrick DeVries, who co-owns the business with his wife, Susan DeVries. DeVries recently acquired a two-story, 44,000

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West Side developer West 77 Partners tabs Vandervert to build 25-plus hotels

Combined project values would exceed $100 million

October 22, 2015

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Vandervert Construction Inc. has started work on its largest contract to date-a $32 million Hilton Garden Inn, in Bellevue-and the real estate developer there also is looking to Vandervert to construct 25 smaller WoodSpring Suites hotels

Tax planners await action by Congress on extenders

Uncertainty said to delay spending, giving decisions

October 22, 2015

Mike McLean

Some tax preparers here say they expect another late-season rush as they await congressional action on dozens of tax deductions, credits, and benefits collectively grouped together as extenders.

Police museum looking for new base for exhibits

Nonprofit launches drive to locate, buy new home

October 8, 2015

Mike McLean

The Spokane Law Enforcement Museum is in the market for some new real estate, says Susan Walker, secretary and treasurer.

Senior housing complex rising in Coeur d'Alene

$6.3 million apartment project set in Riverstone

October 8, 2015

Mike McLean

Hayden-based apartment developer Whitewater Creek Inc. has started construction on a $6.3 million, 80-unit senior-housing project in the Riverstone urban village development in Coeur d'Alene.