Mike McLean

North Idaho College plans $15 million tech-education facility

Architects West to design large Rathdrum building

November 20, 2014

North Idaho College has selected Coeur d'Alene-based design firm Architects West Inc. to lead the design team for a planned $15 million Career Technical Education Facility that will nearly double the school's enrollment capacity in seven programs, say

North Side veterinary clinic plans move to larger quarters

$1.2 million Indian Trail facility to open in summer

November 20, 2014

Mike McLean

Rob Brown and Keri Bayley, partners in Spokane veterinarian practice Indian Trail Animal Hospital PS, are developing a $1.2 million clinic and plan to move their practice there from smaller quarters.

Insulation installer debuts energy-efficient showcase

New building incorporates innovations in sustainability

November 20, 2014

Mike McLean

Intermountain West Insulation & Garage Doors recently moved its Spokane Valley branch into a new building in which it has incorporated many of the energy-saving insulation products that it sells and installs for commercial and residential customers.

Two-building retail centers planned in east Post Falls

Complex near Walmart to have up to 14 tenants

November 20, 2014

Mike McLean

A Spokane real estate investment group is developing a two-building retail center in east Post Falls, says Paul Bielec a member of the investment group, Mullan North LLC.

Inland Northwest ski slopes await nature's course

Some resorts touting big project plans

November 20, 2014

Mike McLean

Inland Northwest ski resorts have prepared their slopes so they can open as much terrain as the earliest snowstorms allow. Now they're hoping Mother Nature cooperates. Also, at least three Inland Northwest ski resorts are planning sizable projects or ex

Kootenai County to move public defender's offices

Leased building said more secure than current space

November 20, 2014

Mike McLean

Kootenai County has leased a stand-alone building in northwest Coeur d'Alene, where it plans to move its public defender's office, giving it larger space and better security, says Dan Green, Kootenai County commissioner.

Affiliate of tenant acquires Broadway industrial park

Fast Way had leased its space there for 20 years

November 20, 2014

Mike McLean

Havana Properties LLC, a recently formed affiliate of Spokane-based Fast Way Freight Systems Inc., has bought the Broadway Terminal industrial park where Fast Way has been leasing space for more than two decades, says Mark Willard, Fast Way chief financia

Spokane Public Schools floats $204.9 million project list

Capital funding measure, M&O levy set for Feb. 15

November 20, 2014

Mike McLean

Spokane Public Schools has finalized its list of projects to be included in a $145 million bond measure that will go before voters on Feb. 15, along with a $202.5 million maintenance-and-operations levy measure.

Secured Investment Corp. runs afoul of state regulations

Meantime, Cd'A company closes its Spokane office

November 6, 2014

Mike McLean

The Washington state Department of Financial Institutions has issued a notice of violation against Secured Investment Corp., the Coeur d'Alene-based parent company of a private-money lender that had been doing business here as Cogo Capital Spokane LLC.

Browne's Addition project goes on the auction block

Bank sets minimum bid for building at $850,000

November 6, 2014

Mike McLean

A nearly completed multiuse building in Browne's Addition with an architectural style reminiscent of the French Quarter of New Orleans is scheduled to go to auction this month, says Shane O'Neill, an agent with Spokane real estate brokerage Coldwell B