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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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Real Estate Roundup

February 10, 2011
Mike McLean
Whitefish, Mont.-based McKenzie River Pizza Co. restaurant chain has leased a 5,800-square-foot restaurant pad site at 9225 N. Nevada and plans to open an outlet this spring in a building currently under construction. Cory Barbieri, of Goodale & a
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Alaska-based title concern opens North Idaho office

GBS has federal contract to close loans on HUD real estate transactions
February 10, 2011
Mike McLean
GBS LLC, an Alaska-based title and escrow company, says it has set up shop in Coeur d'Alene.Through the Coeur d'Alene office, GBS acts as the loan-closing agent under a contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for HUD a
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Apartments planned on Sprague site

Walker named contractor for $5 million housing project with retail space
February 10, 2011
Mike McLean
A Spokane nonprofit concern plans to develop a $5 million, four-story work-force housing project at 1420 E. Sprague that would include 35 apartment units and ground-floor retail space.The nonprofit, Inland Empire Residential Resources, recently
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Assessed values fall; taxes rise

County could experience record number of appeals for fourth straight year
February 10, 2011
Mike McLean
Overall property values in Spokane County, as assessed by the Spokane County Assessor's Office, declined last year for the first time since 1983. Property owners might not see a drop in taxes as a result, however, since the average property tax is
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—Photo by Mike McLean

Pioneering alternatives for skilled-nursing care here

Highly ranked Riverview uses network's philosophy to soften institutional feel
January 27, 2011
Mike McLean
Riverview Lutheran Care Center, a skilled-nursing center near the Spokane River on Upriver Drive, strives to offer a homelike alternative to traditional institutional facilities.The center participates in the Pioneer Network, a nonprofit of that
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Construction loan cautious

Banks ask project owners to put up more funding, secure higher occupancy
January 27, 2011
Mike McLean
Banks have money to lend for commercial projects, but tough loan requirements are making it harder for developers and project owners to get them off the ground, finance and development market insiders here say.The lending environment is much it
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Real Estate Roundup

January 27, 2011
Mike McLean
Nick Valestrino, of Coeur d'Alene, has bought a 1-acre parcel of commercial land at 10812 N. Government, Way, in Hayden, Idaho, as an investment. Craig Hunter and Rob Kannapien, both of Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Commercial Realty, handled the
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Homebuilder franchise here changes corporate affiliation

Lexar Homes replaces HiLine concern in Valley, retains its staff, suppliers
January 27, 2011
Mike McLean
All His Homes LLC, a Spokane Valley homebuilder, has changed its franchise affiliation and now does business as Lexar Homes of Spokane.The company continues to work with the same staff, suppliers, and subcontractors, says Bob Oliver, who co-owns
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Cd'A equipment seller buys Adams Tractor dealership

Acquisition by North Idaho cousin keeps concern here within its founder's family
January 27, 2011
Mike McLean
North Idaho-based Coeur d'Alene Tractor Co. has bought longtime Spokane equipment dealership Adams Tractor Co., says John Adams, cousin of the former owner of the business here and a grandson of its founder.The business, located at 1602 E. now &
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Equipment concern opens Spokane shop

Oregon-based company sells, services machines for quarry, gravel plants
January 27, 2011
Mike McLean
Valley Equipment Co., a Salem, Ore.-based heavy-equipment sales, service, and fabrication concern, says it's opening an outlet on property it recently bought in East Spokane that formerly was owned and occupied by Spokane Machinery Co.The at E.
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