• Home
  • About Us
  • Subscribe
  • Advertise
  • Newsroom
  • Sign In
  • Create Account
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
  • Current Issue
    • Latest News
    • Special Report
    • Up Close
    • Opinion
  • News by Sector
    • Real Estate & Construction
    • Banking & Finance
    • Health Care
    • Education & Talent
    • North Idaho
    • Technology
    • Manufacturing
    • Retail
    • Government
  • Roundups & Features
    • Calendar
    • People
    • Business Licenses
    • Q&A Profiles
    • Cranes & Elevators
    • Retrospective
    • Insights
    • Restaurants & Retail
  • Supplements & Magazines
    • Book of Lists
    • Building the INW
    • Market Fact Book
    • Economic Forecast
    • Best Places to Work
    • Partner Publications
  • E-Edition
  • Journal Events
    • Elevating the Conversation
    • Workforce Summit
    • Icons
    • Women in Leadership
    • Rising Stars
    • Best Places to Work
    • People of Influence
    • Business of the Year Awards
  • Podcasts
  • Sponsored
  • INW Senior
Home » Authors » Mike McLean
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.

Deputy Editor
[email protected]
509.344.1266
Articles

ARTICLES

—Hughes Investments

Vandervert erects retail building on South Hill

Contractor also working on Super 1, Carl's Jr. projects
August 31, 2017
Mike McLean
Spokane-based Vandervert Construction Inc. is erecting a speculative retail building at 2710 E. 57th on the upper South Hill, says company spokeswoman Andrea Frye. The nearly $800,000 project is under construction at the southeast corner of 57th Avenue a
Read More
—Mike McLean

Spokane Valley's centerpiece

Building intended to bolster sense of identity for town
August 31, 2017
Mike McLean
Government offices of the city of Spokane Valley will move into the new City Hall building in the former University City mall site by the end of next month, says Carolbelle Branch, a city spokeswoman. Branch says city officials are hopeful the new home f
Read More
—City of Spokane

Rail facility project likely to relocate to new airport PDA

Long-planned transload site deemed too close to Fairchild
August 31, 2017
Mike McLean
One of the first infrastructure projects under consideration for the recently formed West Plains Public Development Authority might be the long-envisioned transload facility, says Spokane County Commissioner Al French. The facility won't be located, ho
Read More
—Mike McLean

Alliance Data grows in Coeur d'Alene

Company looks to add 140 workers this year
August 31, 2017
Mike McLean
Alliance Data Systems Corp., based in Plano, Texas, says it's continuing to see strong growth in its Card Services division, both in Coeur Alene and companywide. Derrek Thomas, senior director of operations based at the Alliance Data's Coeur d'Alen
Read More
—Architects West Inc.

Idaho Department of Lands office expand Cd'A compound

Ginno Construction heads up $2.4 million addition
August 31, 2017
Mike McLean
The Idaho Department of Lands is expanding its Mica Supervisory Area staff office and moving its administrative and supervisory personnel, who until recently occupied an adjacent building at the department's Mica compound in northwest Coeur d'Alene.
Read More

Commercial structures planned at Quad Park

Flex space to target office, warehouse, retail tenants
August 31, 2017
Mike McLean
Hayden developer Mike Nichols, owner of Quad Park LLC, plans to develop a multitenant flex office complex on four acres of land he bought recently at 3230 to 3370 Quad Park Court, in Post Falls. Nichols says the contractor, Post Falls-based Steel Structu
Read More
—Mike McLean

Apartment project rises in Wandermere district

Brumback erecting 45-unit, $4.6 million rental complex
August 31, 2017
Mike McLean
Spokane builder and developer Brumback Construction Inc. is erecting a $4.6 million, 45-unit apartment complex in the Wandermere area. The complex, named Dakota Flats Apartments, will consist of five three-story multifamily buildings with six to 12 units
Read More

Viking Construction starts third phase of Post Falls apartments

$6.3 million project will bring total to 208 units
August 31, 2017
Mike McLean
Spokane Valley-based Viking Construction Inc. has started foundation work on the third and final phase of the Fieldstone Apartments complex in north Post Falls, says Scott Krajack, Viking's director of development. The $6.3 million, 64-unit phase is at
Read More

School district acquires parcel near Libby Center

Property eyed for future gifted-program expansion
August 31, 2017
Mike McLean
Spokane Public Schools has bought a nearly 2-acre parcel of land at 2904 E. Sprague, where the district plans eventually to expand student-education and staff-training programs based at the nearby Libby Center, says Mark Anderson, the district's associa
Read More

Kalispels seeks federal air-quality protection

Redesignation request filed to counter HiTest
August 31, 2017
Mike McLean
The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is seeking federal air quality redesignation, which could prevent certain industries from locating on or near the tribe's Usk, Wash.-based reservation, says Dean Osterman, the tribe's executive director of natural resourc
Read More
View All Articles by Mike McLean
Daily News Updates

Subscribe today to our free E-Newsletters!

Subscribe

Featured Poll

When hiring, are you moving toward eliminating degree requirements for open positions?

Popular Articles

  • By Ethan Pack

    Servatron to close at end of year

  • The range market photo web
    By Jase Picanso

    Two new dining options underway in Post Falls

  • Cemap 07 web
    By Ethan Pack

    AutoZone mega hub planned in Spokane Valley

  • Iconslogo web
    By Journal of Business Staff

    Journal selects its 2026 Icons winners

  • Doubletree (10) web
    By Karina Elias

    Downtown DoubleTree renovation nears completion

  • News Content
    • News
    • Special Report
    • Up Close
    • Roundups & Features
    • Opinion
  • More Content
    • E-Edition
    • E-Mail Newsletters
    • Newsroom
    • Special Publications
    • Partner Publications
  • Customer Service
    • Editorial Calendar
    • Our Readers
    • Advertising
    • Subscriptions
    • Media Kit
  • Other Links
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Journal Events
    • Privacy Policy
    • Tri-Cities Publications

Journal of Business BBB Business Review allianceLogo.jpg CVC_Logo-1_small.jpg

All content copyright ©  2026 by the Journal of Business and Northwest Business Press Inc. All rights reserved.

Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing