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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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Longtime produce seller to open store in Hillyard

Market to feature goods from Inland Northwest
June 8, 2017
Mike McLean
Jack and Mary Green, of Spokane, have bought a 3,500-square-foot, single-story retail building at 4915 N. Market, in the Hillyard community, where they plan to open Green's Fresh Market this month. The store initially will be a produce market, selling
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—Mike McLean

Appraiser shortage hits both private, public sectors

Profession has been losing workforce in recent years
June 8, 2017
Mike McLean
Filling a national shortage of real estate appraisers comes down to a matter of compensation catching up with demand, says Michael Robinson, owner of Hearthstone Appraisal PLLC, of Spokane. He adds, however, that some forces within the industry don't
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$12 million medical office building eyed on lower South Hill

Plans call for six-story structure, multilevel garage
June 8, 2017
Mike McLean
A $12 million medical and professional office complex envisioned at the base of Spokane's lower South Hill is in the early planning stages. Baker Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, recently submitted a predevelopment application to start the
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BNSF starts $50 million North Idaho track expansion project

Second line to help relieve Hauser-Athol bottleneck
June 8, 2017
Mike McLean
BNSF Railway Co. has started work on a $50 million project in North Idaho that will add 10 miles of double track that will ease congestion between Hauser and Athol, says Gus Melonas, a Seattle-based spokesman for the Fort Worth, Texas-based freight railro
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Fred Meyer store on Thor to offer shopping service

Customers to order online, pick up at store's drive-thru
June 8, 2017
Mike McLean
Fred Meyer Stores Inc. is preparing to roll out its online shopping service this summer at its East Central Spokane store, says Zach Stratton, Seattle-based Fred Meyer spokesman. The Portland-based superstore chain introduced the ClickList service earlie
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—Mike McLean

Spokane's road work backlog: Year of the big fix

Extreme wet winter, spring compound annual breakup
June 8, 2017
Mike McLean
Although a number of long-planned transportation system improvements are underway, it likely will take much of this road construction season-if not longer-for street crews to complete urgent repairs of winter and spring water damage. In Spokane, the
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WSU halts Jensen-Byrd negotiations

College to revisit master plan to support medical school
June 6, 2017
Mike McLean
Washington State University has halted ground-lease negotiations with a development company that had planned to redevelop the historic Jensen-Byrd building and surrounding properties on the WSU Spokane campus east of downtown. Stacy Pearson, WSU's Pu
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—Mike Mclean

Mechanical engineer finds niche in technical analysis

Johnston Engineering focuses on element, fluid dynamics
May 25, 2017
Mike McLean
Andy Johnston, president and principal engineer at Andy Johnston PE, says he's a different kind of mechanical engineer. Johnston offers mechanical engineering design and analysis, specializing in technical aspects of finite element analysis and computa
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Maverik plans two more Spokane-area stores

Stations will join three other new fueling-center outlets
May 25, 2017
Mike McLean
Maverik Inc., the Salt Lake City-based fueling station and convenience store chain, plans to construct two new outlets in the Spokane area in addition to two stores currently under construction and another new Maverik store that opened last week. The cit
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—Mike McLean

Lloyd Industries' plan beyond pans

Company expands into manufacturing nonculinary items
May 25, 2017
Mike McLean
Lloyd Industries Inc., the prominent Spokane Valley pizza pan and bakeware maker, is expanding the nonculinary manufacturing side of its operations with the launch of a newly named affiliate, Lloyd Metal Fabrication, says Traci Rennaker, the company's p
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