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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

Spokane new-home starts are on the rise again

Dwindling inventory could lead to higher sale prices
May 19, 2016
Mike McLean
The Spokane-area new-home market looks to be strong for the foreseeable future, some prominent homebuilders here say. In the first four months 2016, Spokane County and the cities of Spokane Valley issued a total 389 building permits for single-family hom
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First building is going up in Deer Park development

Knight Construction, affiliates plan to relocate
May 5, 2016
Mike McLean
Construction has started on the first building planned in the new Deer Park Business & Industrial Center, about 15 miles north of Spokane. Knight Construction & Supply Inc., of Deer Park, is erecting a 30,000-square-foot manufacturing and office building
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Citibrokers buys North Side office site

June 1 opening planned in former bank location
May 5, 2016
Mike McLean
Principals of Citibrokers LLC, a Spokane real estate brokerage, recently acquired a second office location at 1021 E. Hawthorne, on Spokane's North Side. The 1,600-square-foot building is the former site of an Inland Northwest Bank branch.
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—Mike McLean

Goodwill reducing waste through outlet center

Unsold materials salvaged at Front Street warehouse
May 5, 2016
Mike McLean
Spokane-based Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest is reducing its waste stream through its outlet and salvage center that so far has cut its disposal bills by more than a third. In 2015, the outlet center's second full year of operation, Goodwi
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—Mike McLean

Lincoln Hospital sees upgrades

Davenport-based district pioneering rural services
May 5, 2016
Mike McLean
Lincoln Hospital District No. 3, based in Davenport, is holding firmly to its roots while adapting to changes in the health care environment. The district's flagship facility, Lincoln Hospital, has been upgrading technologies on site, increasing outpat
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—Mike McLean

Central Valley School District reworks plans for Ponderosa Elementary

Entirely new facility would save costs over renovation
May 5, 2016
Mike McLean
The Central Valley School District now wants to replace Ponderosa Elementary school rather than renovate and expand it-a move that district superintendent Ben Small claims would save on construction costs, speed up the project schedule, and eliminate th
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Vandervert Construction builds, converts lube centers for Valvoline

Fast-lube concern to test newest store design here
May 5, 2016
Mike McLean
Lexington, Ky.-based Valvoline Instant Oil Change has selected Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, to convert 70 former Oil Can Henry's Outlets to the Valvoline brand and to construct two new prototype lube centers in the Pacific Northwest, says A
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Idaho selects design team for joint higher-ed facility in Coeur d'Alene

Three colleges will share use of $9.7 million building
April 21, 2016
Mike McLean
The Idaho Department of Public Works has selected a team made up of H2A Architects PA, of Coeur d'Alene, and Integrus Architecture PS, of Spokane, to design a planned $9.7 million North Idaho Collaborative Education facility in Coeur d'Alene, says Ela
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Kiemle & Hagood creates scholarship fund for HVAC students

Program aims to promote building-maintenance skills
April 21, 2016
Mike McLean
Spokane-based commercial real estate brokerage Kiemle & Hagood Co. recently created the Ed Kiemle Memorial Scholarship Fund through the Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation Endowment Fund. The endowed scholarship program will award two $500 scholarsh
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—DP3 Architects

Vandervert begins work on Division Street Denny's

24-hour diner to serve customers this summer
April 21, 2016
Mike McLean
Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, has started work on a new Denny's restaurant to be located at 3525 N. Division. The $825,000 project is scheduled to be completed this summer. Vandervert spokeswoman Andrea Barlow says the 4,400-square-foot re
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