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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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On-demand printer starts new venture

Digital LizardÂ’s growth could lead to more hires, bigger space, owner says
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Brandon Lee, former owner and current president of By Design Publishing Inc., a Hayden Lake-based publisher of specialty magazines, has launched another new venture, called Digital Lizard, that already employs 18 and is landing sizable Lizard and a
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Garco makes big hangar for Canadian chain

$1.8 million fabrication job includes biggest truss company has ever made
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Garco Building Systems Inc., the Spokane subsidiary of NCI Building Systems Inc., of Houston, is manufacturing a custom-designed, 82,000-square-foot aircraft hangar to be erected at Vancouver International Airport, in British Columbia.The will
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'50s motel strip fights Father Time

Some Sherman Avenue inns motor along—others check out
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
As a surge of traveling motorists teemed across the U.S. in the decade after World War II, roadside motels sprouted up along the east end of Coeur dAlenes Sherman Avenue, which then carried U.S. 10, a main east-west artery.In 1964, work on
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CURB APPEAL

Liberty Lake real estate agent converts an RV into a mobile office
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
When Liberty Lake real estate agent Julie Anne Young takes potential homebuyers around the Spokane area to see real estate listings, she no longer strays far from her office. As of last month, Youngs office is never farther away than the and
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Possible sites for jail project pared to three

Commissioners to choose from parcels on West Plains, in Valley, near courthouse
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Spokane Countys jail-planning consultant has narrowed the list of potential locations for a new county jail facility to three preferred sites. One site is located just north of the current jail, another is on the West Plains, and the third is in
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Plastic foam maker expands facilities north of Post Falls

$3.4 million project will allow company to double production, add workers
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
A Rathdrum Prairie company that makes foam insulation and packaging materials is expanding its manufacturing complex considerably and plans to hire five to six additional workers once the expansion is completed.The company, FMI-EPS LLC, which a
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INB expects profits to follow expansion

Spokane-based bank to open two free-standing branches this year, adds more loan officers
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Spokane-based Inland Northwest Bank, though comparatively small in the commercial banking market here, is in the midst of a relatively aggressive expansion push.The 19-year-old bank opened two new branches last year and plans this year to open
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Project to convert longtime church site into event center

Big complex north of arena to include two ballrooms
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
A Spokane development company says its spending nearly $2 million to convert a church complex north of the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena into an event center with planned capabilities to accommodate multiple business meetings and social located
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Change of lanes in Valley's future?

Revitalization plan urges couplet switch to two-way streets
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
The city of Spokane Valley expects to decide in coming months whether to move forward with consultants suggestions for stemming the loss of businesses along the Sprague-Appleway corridor, or whether those recommendations involve a big step and &
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Fine furnishings for falcons

February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
For Doug Pineo, creating tiny, hand-crafted leather hoods and other specialized gear for the sport of falconry has been a labor of love for 40 years. Though his business, Pineo Falconry Furniture, is only a side venture he pursues when hes at
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