Mike McLean

New Target draws retail focus to South Hill

Regal Plaza to account for more than 300 jobs

July 31, 2014

The recently opened and already busy Target retail store at the Regal Plaza shopping center reflects the demand for new retail development on the South Hill, says prominent Spokane real estate developer Dave Black, who also notes that it took more than a

The start of something big at Rockwood South retirement complex - Art only

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July 31, 2014

Mike McLean

Low-income senior housing projects dry up

Cutbacks cited in federal, state fund sources

July 31, 2014

Mike McLean

Recent high-profile, low-income senior housing projects here valued at some $34 million mark a brief surge in such developments before an impending drought, people involved in the projects say. The project pipeline for low-income senior housing projects

Big R begins $4 million expansion of its Coeur d'Alene store

Enlarged outlet likely will add 15 to 20 employees

July 17, 2014

Mike McLean

Great Falls, Mont.-based Western lifestyle retailer Big R Stores has started work on a $4 million expansion of its Coeur d'Alene store. The expansion project will add 50,000 square feet of floor space to the store at 170 E. Kathleen, nearly tripling it

T.W. Clark starts Winton school work in Lake City

$6.6 million project will include more classrooms

July 17, 2014

Mike McLean

T.W. Clark Construction LLC, of Spokane, has begun work on a $6.6 million project that will replace the 89-year-old Winton Elementary School, in Coeur d'Alene. The school is located at 920 W. Lacrosse, about a mile northwest of downtown Coeur d'Alene

Spokane County Raceway has affiliated with International Hot Rod Association

IHRA plans to schedule national event in Spokane

July 17, 2014

Mike McLean

Spokane County Raceway has announced it will switch governing bodies starting next year in a move that's expected to bring at least one nationally televised drag race event to the track. With the switch, Spokane County Raceway will be the first Interna

Pet emergency practice plans North Side clinic

Larger building would host additional vet specialists

July 17, 2014

Mike McLean

Pet Emergency Clinic PS, currently located at 21 E. Mission north of downtown, plans to construct a larger veterinary office building on an adjacent lot, a predevelopment application submitted to the city of Spokane shows.

Spokane Valley cancer center joins West Side-based network

Alliance gives patients access to clinical trials

July 17, 2014

Mike McLean

Spokane Valley Cancer Center has joined the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Network, giving patients here expanded treatment options, says Dr. Arvind Chaudhry, a medical oncologist and director of the center. The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance also provides S

Senior housing complex rises in Coeur d'Alene

$2.6 million development includes 40 living units

July 17, 2014

Mike McLean

A California-based contractor and real estate developer has obtained building permits for 20 duplex structures valued at $124,800 each in north Coeur d'Alene.

Chucking the punch clock with results-only work environment (ROWE)

Zipline says flexible work schedules improve productivity

July 17, 2014

Mike McLean

Zipline Communications Inc., the Spokane-based website and mobile applications builder that does business as Zipline Interactive, has tossed the 9-to-5 workday and has liberated its employees from their office confines. Ryan Stemkoski, 31, who co-founded