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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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New building planned on West Plains

$2.4 million structure to house entrance station for armed forces recruits
May 20, 2010
Mike McLean
The U.S. General Services Administration says construction will start this month on a 20,300-square-foot building on the West Plains that the agency plans to lease from private developers to house a military unit that processes recruits Spokane be
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Lydig erects $56 million jail on West Side

813-bed lockup to house misdemeanor offenders for seven cities in King County
May 20, 2010
Mike McLean
Spokane-based Lydig Construction Inc., which has an office in Bellevue, Wash., is building a $56 million West Side jail, says the director of the facility, which is scheduled to open in September 2011.The jail director, Penny Bartley, says Lydig
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Modern carving niche with small jobs

Successful store-setup division steers company through building decline
May 19, 2010
Mike McLean
Todd Harnetiaux, founder and president of Modern Construction & Consulting Services LLC, says the company has managed to grow in one of the toughest markets for building contractors these days—retail construction.Harnetiaux, a 25-year for a
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Real Estate Roundup

May 19, 2010
Mike McLean
Sleep City, a Missoula, Mont.-based mattress retail chain, has leased 4,000 square feet of retail space at 148 Bosanko, in Coeur d'Alene, for a new outlet. Chad Carper, of Kiemle & Hagood Co., handled the transaction.All States Drywall, a new
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Skyline starts three jobs worth $2.5 million in all

Out-of-town work includes renovating two structures, erecting transportation lab
May 19, 2010
Mike McLean
Skyline Contractors Inc., of Spokane, says it expects to start work this month on three out-of-town construction projects with a combined contract total of $2.5 million.The largest of the three projects is a $1 millionremodel of a building on a
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Early site work starts on big Ferris construction project

Action Materials to perform grading, install utilities on east side of property
May 19, 2010
Mike McLean
Spokane Public Schools says it recently selected Action Materials Inc., of Cheney, to perform preliminary site work and utility installations as the first stage of the planned $90 million Ferris High School reconstruction and partial renovation bid
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—Rendering courtesy of NAC|Architecture

Cd'A Tribe seeks contractor bids for $17.3 million clinic

Oregon firm is named project manager for new Benewah Medical Center
May 19, 2010
Mike McLean
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe has selected an Oregon firm as construction manager for a planned $17.3 million outpatient clinic in North Idaho, and now is soliciting qualifications and bids from general contractors.Wenaha Construction Management, of a
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Love's to begin $7.5 million Post Falls truck-stop project

Oklahoma-based chain expects to open facility early this September
May 19, 2010
Mike McLean
Oklahoma City-based Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. says it recently obtained building permits for a $7.5 million, 24-hour truck stop it plans to build this spring and summer on 10 acres of land it bought two years ago in the Expo at Post
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WSU plans $32.6 million residence hall project

Work to start in a year, to be completed in '13; 300 beds are envisioned
May 19, 2010
Mike McLean
Washington State University says it plans to build a new $32.6 million, 300-bed residence hall on the north side of its main campus in Pullman.The university has called for qualifications from prospective design-build firms for the project and a
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—Rendering courtesy of ALSC Architects PS

Bulking up the cougar den

$75 million project will add 2,200 seats, new football operations center
May 19, 2010
Mike McLean
Washington State University has selected a Spokane architect and an Oregon contractor to design and construct improvements estimated at $75 million to the football stadium on the Pullman campus. ALSC Architects PS, of Spokane, is designing the a
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