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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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Owner of IsabellaÂ’s to open jazz club on Main downtown

Nightspot, to be named Zula, will target ‘average Joe,’ restaurateur says
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
The owner of Isabellas Restaurant & Gin Joint says he plans to open a jazz club at 22 W. Main, across the street from his restaurant, around the end of November.The owner, William Webster, says the new nightclub, to be called Zula, will what
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Lukins & Annis growing again after attorney departures

Firm works to expand its real estate, construction law services
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Lukins & Annis PS, one of Spokanes largest law firms, is growing again after the departure of a quarter of its attorneys over the past year, says Jed Morris, the longtime firms president.The firm recently hired two associates and now has a
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PotlatchÂ’s office here doubles staff

Company moves offices to larger downtown space, brings in financial execs
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Potlatch Corp., the big Spokane-based forest products company, has leased two floors of the Wells Fargo Center downtown and is moving its corporate headquarters there from a smaller space to make room for 25 key managers in its finance group who of
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Planning heightens for Huetter bypass

Jurisdictions along preferred route asked to protect corridor
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
A Kootenai County transportation planning organizations recent decision to recommend a route for a proposed expressway that would divert traffic off of the highly used stretch of U.S. 95 north of Interstate 90 has triggered land-use planning for
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Laparoscopy now used here as less-invasive surgery for cancer

Laparoscopic hysterectomy procedure speeds recovery period for cancer patients
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Spokane surgeon has begun performing cancer-related hysterectomies here using a minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure that has been used in non-cancer-related hysterectomies and a host of other surgeries for years.The surgeon, Dr. Melanie a
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Quietly catering to performance drivers

Gee has Porsche franchise for customers who desire uncommon performance
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
For George Gee Automotive Group, bringing a Porsche dealership to Spokane was just one more way to prevent longtime customers from going elsewhere for their vehicle purchases.If weve sold someone cars for 15 or 20 years, we dont want them
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Schweitzer seeks an outside developer for condo projects

Six pad sites approved for 50-unit buildings each in ski resortÂ’s village area
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Schweitzer Land & Timber Co., the real-estate arm of Schweitzer Mountain Resort, is looking for an outside developer to build at least one condominium complex in the village area of the big ski resort located just northwest of Sandpoint.The is
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Building Cabela's mountain

February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
When shoppers flock to the new Cabelas Inc. store in Post Falls this fall, one of the more notable amenities theyll see will be a 28-foot-high indoor mountain, complete with a waterfall, a stream, and plenty of outcroppings for displays of most
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$50 million condo complex eyed

Coeur dÂ’Alene project to have 74 units, overlook river near Northwest Blvd., start in the spring
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
A Coeur dAlene development venture says it plans to launch next spring a $50 million, 74-unit condominium project overlooking the Spokane River near the big Riverstone development.The five-story, 190,000-square-foot structure is to be located
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Changing the CdÂ’A skyline

Miller Stauffer puts stamp on city with its McEuen, Parkside high-rise projects
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
A homegrown Coeur dAlene architectural and development firm is doing its share to shape the Lake City skyline.The company, Miller Stauffer Architects PA, which developed the 14-story McEuen Terrace on Front Avenue earlier this decade, now is
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