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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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Second-story addition set at Schade

Project to attach 5,000 square feet of office space
June 18, 2009
Mike McLean
Baker Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, plans to construct a second-floor addition to the historic Schade Towers east of downtown, says Kirk Ledbetter, a project manager for Baker.The project will add 5,000 feet of office space to at
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—Photo courtesy of Vaagen Bros. Lumber Inc.

Lumber makers fight sales decay

Low demand, weak prices compound mills' troubles
June 18, 2009
Mike McLean
The steep national decline in new-home construction is taking its toll on the Inland Northwest lumber industry, and it's not expected to let up any time soon, industry observers say.Duane Vaagen, president of Colville, Wash.-based Vaagen Bros. a
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

New, upgraded college programs on tap for next fall

Offerings to include degree in wine business, training to install home electronics
June 4, 2009
Mike McLean
Spokane-area colleges and universities are gearing up new degrees and areas of training ranging from an environmental-studies major to certification in big-rig truck driving. Gonzaga University says it will upgrade its environmental-studies to a
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—Rendering courtesy of ALSC Architects PS

INB to build freestanding branch in Spokane Valley

$1.2 million structure will replace bank outlet in Yoke's supermarket
June 4, 2009
Mike McLean
Spokane-based Inland Northwest Bank says it has bought a site in Spokane Valley for a freestanding bank branch that it plans to start building soon.The property is at the northwest corner of Sprague Avenue and Progress Road, next to a Chuck E. a
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Undeterred by loss, Numerica reports strong loan growth

Credit union shows gains in home-loan refinancing, targets small-business loans
June 4, 2009
Mike McLean
Despite enduring its first quarterly loss in at least two decades in 2009, Numerica Credit Union has experienced strong growth in loans, deposits, and total assets, says Jennifer Lehn, the Spokane Valley-based credit union's executive vice reported
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Real Estate Roundup

June 4, 2009
Mike McLean
BHW1 LLC, a Spokane advertising agency, has leased 4,500 square feet of floor space in the Fidelity Building, at 522 W. Riverside, and has moved there from 19 W. Pacific. Earl Engle, of NAI Black, handled the transaction.KMS Inc., doing as a
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Big car-parts chain to open retail outlet on North Side

AutoZone says it plans to occupy leased space on Division Street in July
June 4, 2009
Mike McLean
AutoZone Inc., the Memphis, Tenn.-based retail auto parts supply chain, says it has leased 12,000 square feet of floor space on Spokane's North Side for a new store.Company spokeswoman Brenda E. Berry says the company expects to open the store &
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Vandervert looks to get Peirone plant

$4.6 million complex for produce wholesaler to be completed this fall
June 4, 2009
Mike McLean
URM Stores Inc. says it plans to award a $4.6 million construction contract to Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, for a 70,000-square-foot facility it plans to build on the West Plains for Peirone Produce Co., which URM owns.Dean CEO of a
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Riverstone condos set to be offered at auction this month

Sale is latest sign of troubled times at big Cd'A development
June 4, 2009
Mike McLean
Luxury condominium units at the Village at Riverstone, in Coeur d'Alene, are set to go on the auction block June 14 at starting bid prices discounted by almost half from their original asking prices, says the Beverly Hills, Calif.-based auctioneer,
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—Rendering courtesy Bernardo Wills Architects PC and GGLO LLC

Valley nod looms on revitalization

Approval of latest version could come this month
June 4, 2009
Mike McLean
The city of Spokane Valley appears ready to give final approval this month to the latest version of the proposed Sprague-Appleway Revitalization Plan, says Mayor Rich Munson. The city hopes to attract a variety of private development projects by
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