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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 date set for 36-unit condo auction at Village at Riverstone

June 18, 2009
Mike McLean
The date for the planned auction of 36 luxury condominium units in the Village at Riverstone, in Coeur d'Alene, has been reset for July 12, says Kennedy Hill Auction Group, the Beverly Hills, Calif.-based company that's handling the event.The to
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Three property owners seek zone changes on four parcels

Consultant says requested designations are consistent with current, nearby uses
June 18, 2009
Mike McLean
Two Spokane-area developers and the owner of a trucking company are seeking changes in land-use designations on parcels they own to make them consistent with current or adjacent uses, says a land-use consultant who represents all three property in
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Brothers to launch custom motorcycle shop in Hayden

June 18, 2009
Mike McLean
Brothers Gary and Dave Marston plan to open a custom motorcycle shop, to be called Marston's Custom Choppers, on Saturday in Hayden, Idaho.The business will occupy a 2,000-square-foot building the brothers own, at 9873 N. Government Way, a few a
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Subdivision planned on Five Mile

Developer wants parcel approved to build homes when market improves
June 18, 2009
Mike McLean
Spokane real estate development company Five Mile Estates LLC plans to develop a 29-lot, high-end residential subdivision on Five Mile Prairie in north Spokane that will have a total value of more than $14.5 million when it's completed, says Rod a
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City OKs Canyon Bluffs plan for 34 homes

Replat gives OK to erect townhouse units instead of apartment buildings
June 18, 2009
Mike McLean
A San Rafael, Calif., development company plans to build 34 attached single-family homes on two tracts of land in the Canyon Bluffs development, in southwest Spokane, instead of the 34 apartment units originally planned there, records on file with
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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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