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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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Investor here buys former North Side church property

November 18, 2010
Mike McLean
Crystal City LLC, a Spokane real estate investment concern, has bought the former First Church of the Open Bible and nearby property on Spokane's North Side, says a commercial real estate broker involved in the transaction.The broker, Joel of 7
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Nonprofit to buy, renovate Valley apartment complex

Community Frameworks estimates project costs will total $3.5 million
November 18, 2010
Mike McLean
Community Frameworks, a Spokane-based nonprofit that develops and supports affordable housing, plans to buy a 40-unit Spokane Valley apartment complex and renovate it for work-force and low-income tenants.The acquisition and renovation costs for
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McKinstry seeks permits for Great Northern project

Contractor plans to house Spokane operations there after $10 million upgrade
November 18, 2010
Mike McLean
McKinstry Co., a Seattle-based mechanical and energy-efficiency contractor, says it has submitted building permit applications to begin its planned $10 million renovation of the Great Northern Building, at 802 E. Spokane Blvd., where it plans to be
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T.W. Clark will construct new police station

$6.1 million Walla Walla project also designed by Spokane architectural firm
November 18, 2010
Mike McLean
T.W. Clark Construction LLC, of Spokane, says it has landed a $6.1 million contract to build a new police station in Walla Walla, Wash., about 150 miles southwest of Spokane.Jon Huettl, a project manager for T.W. Clark, says the company will and
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Cd'A rental project gets under way

$632,000 initial half of apartment complex to be completed in May
November 18, 2010
Mike McLean
Glenn Sather, a Coeur d'Alene-based apartment broker and developer, has started building the first phase of a planned 16-unit apartment complex, to be named Haycraft Estates, in the Lake City.The initial phase of the project is valued at It will
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Sons take control of Dix Corp., affiliate

Specialty contractors announce separation, ownership transitions
November 18, 2010
Mike McLean
Brothers Pat and Peter Dix, longtime co-owners of Spokane-area specialty contracting companies Dix Corp. and Cobra Building Envelope Contractors Inc., have split the companies and have sold shares in them to their sons, the companies say.Pat's a
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Valley revisits city-center plan

Council starts process to rescind zoning approved by predecessors
November 18, 2010
Mike McLean
The city of Spokane Valley has taken the first steps toward dismantling its Sprague-Appleway Revitalization Plan, which was envisioned to attract development by cultivating a city center.The plan, known as SARP, which was written over six years
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Greenstone projects to surge soon

Liberty Lake developer's work plan exceeds $78 million
November 18, 2010
Mike McLean
Liberty Lake real estate development company Greenstone Corp. is expecting a flurry of construction activity and rising sales in its developments here and in North Idaho in 2011, says Jim Frank, the company's CEO.Altogether, the value of active
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Temp worker demand jumps

Many employers await confidence in recovery before making permanent hires
November 4, 2010
Mike McLean
Staffing agencies here say they're seeing strong growth in demand for temporary help, but not for permanent hires.Provisional Staffing Services Inc., of Spokane, which does business as Provisional Recruiting + Staffing and recruits applicants so
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Credit unions brace for more assessments

Steep fees will cover losses that have been incurred by corporate counterparts
November 4, 2010
Mike McLean
Credit union executives here say a plan announced in September by the agency that regulates their institutions will stabilize and strengthen credit unions while keeping member deposits safe, but they will have to carve large assessments out of over
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