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Mike McLean

Mike McLean

Deputy Editor Mike McLean has worked his entire journalism career in the Inland Northwest. Mike, who also lives to reel in fish and crank up music, has worked for the Journal since 2006.

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The Wolff Co. plans $24.5 million apartment complex in Spokane Valley

Beach House apartments would include 216 units along Indiana extension
May 10, 2012
Mike McLean
The Wolff Co., a Scottsdale Ariz.-based real estate investment firm with Spokane roots, plans to develop a $24.5 million, 216-unit apartment complex in Spokane Valley.The complex, to be called Beach House Apartments, is to be located on 30 acres
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Coldwater Creek reinfuses its brand

Retailer focuses on core goods while searching for profitability
May 10, 2012
Mike McLean
Coldwater Creek, the Sandpoint, Idaho-based specialty women's apparel and accessories retailer, says it's seeing early signs that its turnaround strategies are taking hold, although it's not expecting an overnight return to profitability.While a
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

RV sales recovering from recession swoon, dealers say

Retirees are expected to drive continued increase in demand
April 26, 2012
Mike McLean
Some recreational vehicle dealers here expect sales to rise in 2012 for the third consecutive year, and despite concerns over rising fuel prices that are affecting travel patterns, they say further sales increases will be led by a surge among baby
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Isolate assets to reduce litigation exposure, lawyers say

Measures to make targets smaller can prevent, soften potential blows of lawsuits
April 26, 2012
Mike McLean
People and businesses with exposed assets can be targets of lawsuits, so it's as important as ever to take preventive countermeasures ahead of time to help protect assets from judgments or even discourage would-be plaintiffs from filing suit, here
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Spokane HVAC company opens North Idaho office

R&R Heating leases space in Hayden for satellite, moves five workers there
April 26, 2012
Mike McLean
Spokane-based R&R Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. has opened a satellite office in North Idaho.Randy Hastings, owner of R&R Heating, says five employees work out of the 1,200-square-foot space at 9030 N. Hess, in Hayden."I felt the need to an
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Sons of Norway puts lodge on North Side up for sale

Facility includes three kitchens, two multipurpose rooms
April 26, 2012
Mike McLean
The Spokane Sons of Norway fraternal organization says its lodge on the North Side is for sale.The property is listed for $850,000, says Mel Molstad, vice president of the organization.The 10,000-square-foot, single-story lodge building, at a
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Assisted-living facility eyed in Post Falls neighborhood

Developer plans to start work this spring on first building
April 26, 2012
Mike McLean
Mort Construction Inc., a Coeur d'Alene construction and real estate development concern, plans to develop a two-phase, 32-unit assisted-living facility in east Post Falls.The project, to be called The Lodge at Riverside Harbor, will include two
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-Photo courtesy of Secured Investment Corp.

Coeur d'Alene lender boasts lofty growth plan

Secured Investment Corp. focuses on peer-to-peer financing for real estate
April 26, 2012
Mike McLean
Secured Investment Corp., a Coeur d'Alene concern that claims to be one of the fastest-growing, private-money companies in the country, says it's embarking on a growth strategy that includes raising millions of dollars in capital, increasing its to
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—Rendering courtesy of 49 Degrees North

Inland Northwest ski areas ride season of ups, downs

Resorts give mostly positive assessments of season
April 26, 2012
Mike McLean
Five Inland Northwest ski resorts report mixed, but generally positive assessments for the ski season, which ended for most early this month.Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park, northeast of Spokane, and 49 Degrees North Mountain Resort, near say a
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Post Falls hotelier Rocky Mountain Hospitality grows through value acquisitions

Rocky Mountain concern saw opportunity during downturn
April 12, 2012
Mike McLean
Rocky Mountain Hospitality LLC, a Post Falls-based hotel operator with eight properties in Idaho and Montana, has grown steadily since buying a modest hotel in Coeur d'Alene and moving its base to North Idaho in 2004. At that time, it had two in
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