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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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—Mike McLean

MSI Engineers shows resistance to lulls

Firm designing systems for highly visible projects
August 3, 2017
Mike McLean
The Spokane mechanical engineering firm known today as MSI Engineers has enjoyed steady growth since its start, says founder William Meulink. 'Even during the downturn, we didn't contract,” he says. 'We continued to grow.” Today, MSI Engineers
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—Mike McLean

Group home veteran adds North Idaho facility

15-bed Peterson Place open near Hayden Lake
August 3, 2017
Mike McLean
Peterson Place Adult Family Home, which has Spokane roots, has expanded to Hayden with its acquisition of a 15-bed assisted-living facility there. Heidi Peterson, the owner, has operated smaller adult family homes for 16 years and owns two such facilitie
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—Mike McLean

Real estate startup Movsi debuts platform

Flat-fee, online brokerage aims to simplify transactions
August 3, 2017
Mike McLean
Spokane entrepreneurs Aaron Cunningham and Eric Davidson have launched what they claim will be a disruptive technology that they describe as 'the Uber of real estate transactions.” Much like San Francisco-based Uber Technologies Inc. has rocketed to
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Labor shortage slows Spokane homebuilders

Lack of available lots also said hindering construction
August 3, 2017
Mike McLean
Despite strong growth in existing home sales for the first half of the year, new home sales and construction are lagging behind last year's pace, homebuilding industry observers say. But that lag isn't due to a lack of demand, they say, pointing out
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—ALSC Architects PS

$16.3 million in school work starts in Spangle

Graham named contractor for expansion, renovation
July 20, 2017
Mike McLean
Construction is underway on a multiphase, $16.3 million expansion and renovation project at the Liberty School District school complex in Spangle, about 20 miles south of Spokane. The project will be constructed in four phases with completion of the fina
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—Architects West Inc.

Hospice of North Idaho erects support building

$2.8 million project will add meeting space, staff offices
July 20, 2017
Mike McLean
Hospice of North Idaho is expanding its campus in Coeur d'Alene with a $2.8 million community building. The two-story, 15,200-square-foot structure will be located just south of the Schneidmiller Hospice House building at 2290 W. Prairie, in northwest
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$12 million jail addition set in Kootenai County

Budget surplus to be used to fund 114-bed expansion
July 20, 2017
Mike McLean
Construction has started on a $12 million expansion for the Kootenai County Jail, in Coeur d'Alene. The expansion will add 114 beds in a 20,000-square-foot expansion to the jail at 5500 N. Government Way, bringing the total to 441 beds, says Kootenai C
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Universal Athletic opens showroom, office in Spokane Valley

Sports team outfitter hires six former Kimmel employees
July 20, 2017
Mike McLean
Universal Athletic Services, a Bozeman, Mont.-based team and league sporting goods supplier, has leased 2,700 square feet of space for a new showroom and sales office in the Spokane Business & Industrial Park, at 3808 N. Sullivan. Greg Miller, president
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Brown Contracting erects apartment complex near UI

Identity on Main project value totals $19 million
July 20, 2017
Mike McLean
Spokane real estate development company Brown Contracting & Development Inc. is constructing a $19 million apartment complex near the University of Idaho campus in Moscow, says Scott Jay, the construction project manager. The Identity on Main apartment d
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—Mike McLean

Elmer Construction thrives in midsized-project niche

Contractor focuses on jobs generally under $3 million
July 20, 2017
Mike McLean
J.W. Elmer Construction Co. has found its niche, and owner Rob Elmer says he's about as busy as he wants to be. The company specializes in commercial remodels, historical renovations, churches, medical offices, and multifamily housing, while focusing o
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