Mike McLean

Russell C. Page Architects rides surge in projects

Commercial firm designs small- to mid-sized projects

May 21, 2015

Russell C. Page Architects PS, a small but prolific Spokane design firm, has been enjoying a strong upturn in business over the last two years, says Russ Page, the firm's principal architect.

Reopened Omak mill hits its stride

Plywood maker set to crest 200 employees

May 21, 2015

Mike McLean

Omak Wood Products LLC has ramped up production and increased its workforce a year and a half after upgrading and reopening a long-closed plywood mill about 140 miles northwest of Spokane, says Dick Baldwin, the mill's president. The mill is located in

Refrigeration supplier buys building for growth

Spokane-branch move anticipated in late 2016

May 7, 2015

Mike McLean

Refrigeration Supplies Distributor Inc. has bought a 31,100-square-foot warehouse building at 730 E. First, where it plans to move its Spokane operations from smaller quarters following renovations at the new location, says Jamie Hayward, the Spokane bran

Reaching out for more research

Werschler affiliate currently has 50 trials underway

May 7, 2015

Mike McLean

Cosmetic dermatology pioneer Dr. W. Philip Werschler is leading an effort to expand clinical trials for drugs, treatments, and devices here, just as many medical practices and health care organizations have cut back on clinical research.

Ambassadors unit relocates to Holley Mason building downtown

Student-travel provider departs West Plains site

May 7, 2015

Mike McLean

People to People Ambassador Programs, the Spokane-based student-travel provider, has moved its headquarters to the sixth floor of the Holley Mason Building, at 157 S. Howard, downtown. People to People, a subsidiary of Spokane-based Ambassadors Group Inc

Eco Depot's success on the 'solar coaster'

Owners hope to achieve $1 million in sales this year

May 7, 2015

Mike McLean

Over the last several years, Nadine Sullivan and her brother Bruce Gage have narrowed the focus of Eco Depot Inc.'s environmentally friendly building products to concentrate mostly on selling and installing solar-electric systems.

After Coldwater Creek, Sandpoint finds strength in diversity

Tech employers anticipate strong growth

May 7, 2015

Mike McLean

Sandpoint's diverse and growing employment base is helping offset last year's loss of major employer Coldwater Creek, several business representatives and observers there say. Companies representing software, aerospace, biomedical, and manufacturing

Schade Towers owner refinances $4.8 million loan

Terms dubbed as 'superior' to building's old mortgage

April 23, 2015

Mike McLean

Newmark Realty Capital Inc. has arranged a commercial mortgage refinance totaling $4.8 million for the Schade Towers building at 528 E. Spokane Falls Blvd., says Demetri Koston, vice president at Newmark's Spokane office. Koston says he and Skip Slavin

Brookdale Place at Harbor Crest taps need

'Person-centered' facility focuses on quality of life, maintains high occupancy

April 23, 2015

Mike McLean

Brookdale Place at Harbor Crest aims to enrich the lives of residents at the retirement community by ensuring they have opportunities to make the best of each day, says Sandra Bachmeyer, sales manager at the South Hill complex.

Aspen Homes erects new office building at Riverstone

Builder, labor specialists develop $1 million facility

April 23, 2015

Mike McLean

Longtime Coeur d'Alene homebuilder Aspen Homes & Development LLC is constructing a new $1 million office building near the Spokane River in the Riverstone development, says Tom Stam, an Aspen Homes principal. Aspen Homes is acting as its own contractor