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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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Salescreed.com founder relaunches website

Service connects freelance selling agents, businesses
July 30, 2015
Mike McLean
Spokane entrepreneur Tom Parrish has relaunched a Web-based company that connects businesses with freelance salespeople. The company, SalesCreed.com, targets sales professionals looking to boost income and small-to-medium businesses wanting to sell produ
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—Mike McLean

Senior housing placement needs grow

CarePatrol office here matches clients with care environments
July 30, 2015
Mike McLean
Tim Swilling sees no shortage in demand for matching seniors with appropriate housing and care services.
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Railroad projects to receive $32.9 million in improvements

Funds earmarked for short-line upgrades
July 30, 2015
Mike McLean
Three Eastern Washington rail infrastructure and economic development projects have been awarded a total of $32.9 million in funding in the Washington state transportation package that was approved recently by the Legislature. One of the projects, the $1
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Quest Aircraft grows its market reach, expands its Idaho plant

Sandpoint airplane maker boasts new enhancements
July 30, 2015
Mike McLean
Quest Aircraft Co., the Sandpoint-based maker of the rugged Kodiak airplane, announced earlier this month at an aircraft show in Wisconsin that it has expanded its dealership network, and it also now offers a fully certified executive version of the plane
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—Spokane Transit Authority

Spokane Transit Authority's Central City Line looks for traction

Street-car inspired route on federal project list
July 30, 2015
Mike McLean
The $15 million state portion of funding for the planned $72 million Central City Line is looking secure again, says Susan Meyer, CEO of the Spokane Transit Authority. The recently enacted $16 billion state transportation bill that would provide local fu
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—Mike McLean

Home-loan closing changes set to go into effect this fall

New rules said to benefit consumers, slow process
July 16, 2015
Mike McLean
New mortgage rate and fee disclosure requirements set to go into effect this fall are meant to help borrowers understand the terms of their home loans before they sign their mortgage contracts, but the rules also likely will slow the process or lead to de
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Rudeen company to erect $9.9 million, 99-unit apartment complex

Blue Point project to rise in north Wandermere area
July 16, 2015
Mike McLean
For the second time in as many months, Liberty Lake-based multifamily residential developer Rudeen Developments LLC has obtained building permits to construct a large apartment complex in Spokane County.
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Joint venture buys three Spokane Valley apartment complexes

Seattle-Chicago concern invests $26.6 million total
July 16, 2015
Mike McLean
A joint venture involving Seattle-based Security Properties Inc. and Chicago-based Blue Vista Capital Management LLC has acquired three Spokane Valley apartment complexes for $24 million combined, says Davis Vaughn, an acquisitions investment manager for
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De Leon Foods to open second grocery store, tortilla making facility in Spokane Valley

Ethnic grocer's new operation to boost tortilla production
July 16, 2015
Mike McLean
De Leon Foods Inc., a Spokane-based company that operates a Mexican food store and deli, plans to open a second outlet at 15530 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley, says owner Sergio De Leon.
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Skils'kin updates strategic plan for serving disabled people

Changes include setting model for enriching lives
July 16, 2015
Mike McLean
Spokane-based nonprofit Skils'kin Inc. has updated its strategic plan and goals, and it aims to stand out as the model for service providers to enrich the lives of adults with developmental and physical disabilities, says Brian Behler, Skils'kin presi
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