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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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Quest Aircraft selects contractor here for Kodiak airplane training

Spokane Turbine affiliate serves commercial buyers
February 13, 2014
Mike McLean
Quest Aircraft Co., the Sandpoint, Idaho-based manufacturer of the Kodiak light airplane, says it has selected Parkwater Aviation, of Spokane, to provide flight-training services for commercial buyers of the Kodiak. Parkwater Aviation, which has four emp
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—Mike McLean

WSU Spokane starts work on master-plan update

College looks to address future needs at Riverpoint
February 13, 2014
Mike McLean
Following the opening of its $79 million Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Building on the Riverpoint Campus east of downtown late last year, Washington State University Spokane has started its next master-plan update. The focus of the master plan
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—Mike McLean

One Good Thread LLC: Pretty threads for the Web

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February 13, 2014
Mike McLean
Working in the office of a converted service station downtown, Chi Walters, co-founder of One Good Thread LLC, opens a cardboard box as if it's a treasure chest. She gasps and sighs with delight as she examines the pretty contents, one dainty little ite
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—Mike Mclean

Sportsman's Warehouse set to return to Spokane

Outdoor retailer eyes long-dormant North Side site
February 13, 2014
Mike McLean
Sportsman's Warehouse, the Utah-based national outdoor recreation and sporting goods chain, plans to re-enter the Spokane market with a new store to be located at a long-dormant construction site on the North Side. The company has filed a predevelopmen
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—Mike McLean

Downtown Spokane's Bennett Block is up for makeover

Revitalization job to bring big changes in tenant mix
February 13, 2014
Mike McLean
Dru Hieber, who represents the third generation of her family to own the Bennett Block downtown, says Hieber Properties Inc., is renovating the historic property at the northeast corner Main Avenue and Howard Street with the goal of restoring its vitality
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—Mike McLean

Inland Northwest lenders undergo repo reduction

'Dramatic improvement' said tied to optimism in economy
January 30, 2014
Mike McLean
Financial institutions have reduced greatly the amount of repossessed real estate on their books following the Great Recession. Scott Southwick, chief credit officer for Spokane-based Inland Northwest Bank, says nonperforming assets, which include reposs
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Geothermal gains share in custom home market

Alternative costs more to install, less to operate
January 30, 2014
Mike McLean
Geothermal heating and cooling systems are gaining acceptance in residential construction here, although most adopters of the heat-transfer technology are in the upscale custom home market. Jeff Fountain, a principal at Copeland Architecture & Constructi
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Living Water launches landscape-service affiliate

Founders buy North Side property for operations
January 30, 2014
Mike McLean
Living Water Lawn & Tree Care Service, of Spokane, now has an affiliate, Living Water Landscape Services. The new company will be located in a 3,600-square-foot building on 2.7 acres of land at 8227 N. Regal. Living Water founders Michael and Lisa Fairbu
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Imprezzio's sales-lead technology earns patent

Software created to help users manage contacts
January 30, 2014
Mike McLean
The U.S. Patent Office has awarded Spokane-based business software company Imprezzio Inc. its first patent for its sales-lead management technology. The technology is part of Imprezzio's proprietary software named LeadFlowPro, which filters and routes
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Integrus Architecture designs embassy compound to be built in northern Africa

Other firms here to work on $131 million project
January 30, 2014
Mike McLean
The U.S. State Department has awarded a $131 million contract to a design-and-construction team that includes Integrus Architecture PS, of Spokane, as the architect of record for a new U.S. embassy compound to be constructed in the northwestern African co
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