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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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Surgeon here expands use of chemo wash

Abdominal procedure after surgery gains greater acceptance nationally
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
A surgical oncologist with Cancer Care Northwest PS, of Spokane, is finding broader uses for an internal abdominal wash with heated chemotherapy drugs following cancer surgery, a procedure that once was considered a last resort only for some or
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Camo of a different color

February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Camouflage clothing has become too fashionable to function well, contends Spokane entrepreneur Michael Sparky Sparkes.Picture perfect camo patterns, some of which are so detailed they depict acorns, pinecones and bugs, might look good
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AmericanWest plans ops center

Bank leases former Ambassadors complex, to move 150 workers
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
AmericanWest Bank plans to establish an operations center in the 48,000-square-foot Spokane Valley complex that Ambassadors Group Inc. vacated in August and will move 150 support personnel there from various Spokane-area locations.The moves, to
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Assisted-living option often explored at familiesÂ’ urging

Watch for unmet needs, visit several facilities, experts say
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
The number of people living in assisted-living facilities nationwide is approaching 1 million. Yet, for the most part, people who move into such facilities here hadnt planned on doing so, say elder-care experts.When it comes to taking a look
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Tool supplier chooses Edge as new name

Former Safway Supply focuses on commercial construction equipment
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
A longtime Spokane-based supplier of power tools and equipment for commercial contractors has changed its name to Edge Construction Supply and has sold its scaffold division.Rick Thomas, owner and chairman of the company, says that the formerly
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City to phase in new system for commercial plan review

Process intended to speed permit turnaround time, improve predictability
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
The city of Spokane plans to phase in a new commercial permitting application process that it says should speed up the time it takes to issue such permits.Under the new process, applicants for commercial permit plan reviews will be asked to to
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50-lot development for seniors eyed along Park Road in Valley

Project near Dishman Hills would exceed $12 million
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
A West Side company plans to develop a 50-lot residential development northeast of Park Road and Eighth Avenue, in Spokane Valley, that will be aimed at independent seniors.The company, Burlington, Wash.-based Landed Gentry Homes & Communities
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Fly-inÂ’ homes project starts at Sandpoint

Development near airport there to have 44 aircraft hangars with living lofts
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
A California developer has broken ground on a planned $28 million project at the Sandpoint Airport that will include 44 fly-in residences as well as commercial and aviation-services buildings. To be called SilverWing at Sandpoint, the is
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Lydig lands jobs worth $150 million

Spokane contractor to build big trauma center in Renton, Pasco school, Chelan condos
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Spokane-based Lydig Construction Inc. has landed three big projects around the state that have a combined value of more than $150 million.Lydig was expected to start work this week on one of the projects, a $66.5 million new high school near is
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Home builders here GO GREEN

More new-home buyers ask for eco-friendly, energy-efficient options
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Inland Northwest new-home buyers, especially those moving here from other metropolitan areas, are starting to ask home builders for greener homes.Their requests have been heard by enough contractors that the Spokane Home Builders (SHBA), in
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