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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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Sunshine Health to expand Valley assisted-living center

$2.5 million addition will increase Terrace's capacity by 28 residents
August 29, 2013
Mike McLean
Sunshine Health Facilities Inc., of Spokane Valley, plans to expand Sunshine Terrace assisted-living facility with a $2.5 million addition, says Dr. Nathan Dikes, the company's CEO.The 24,000-square-foot addition to Sunshine Terrace, at 10428 E.
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Hoffman lands city sewer work totaling $7.7 million

City reviews five permits for improvements at its Riverside Park facility
August 29, 2013
Mike McLean
The city of Spokane has awarded Hoffman Contractors Inc., of Spokane, work valued at $7.7 million at its Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility, and the contractor has submitted five building permit applications to conduct the work in multiple
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Founder's son takes helm at J.W. Elmer Construction

22-year-old company remains in family as its former president retires
August 29, 2013
Mike McLean
Rob Elmer says he recently bought out James W. Elmer Construction Co., a company his father, Jim Elmer, founded in Spokane in 1991.The younger Elmer says he grew up working in the company during the summers and was hired on full time in 2002 as
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Scafco to build $3 million addition for grain systems

Silo, bin manufacturer aims to expand offices, storage at Valley plant
August 29, 2013
Mike McLean
The city of Spokane Valley has issued a building permit for Scafco Grain Systems to construct a $3 million building addition at its facility at 5400 E. Broadway.The project includes constructing a two-story, 5,300-square-foot office addition and
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North Idaho health club erects $4.2 million tennis center

Peak's five-court indoor facility scheduled to open in Hayden by end of year
August 29, 2013
Mike McLean
Coeur d'Alene-based Peak Health & Wellness Center has broken ground on a $4.2 million indoor tennis center next to its Hayden facility, says Gary Retter, manager and part owner of the fitness club.The site for the 44,000-square-foot tennis is at
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Lydig wins $26.9 million contract for middle school

NAC designed campus project for Selah district in central Washington
August 29, 2013
Mike McLean
The Selah School District, near Yakima, Wash., has awarded to Spokane-based Lydig Construction Inc. a $26.9 million contract to build a new middle school, says Crystal West, a spokeswoman for the district.Lydig started work on the project this a
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Spokane homebuilders eye drop in lot inventory

Lull in land development during market downturn might constrict recovery in coming years
August 29, 2013
Mike McLean
Just as the new-home construction sector appears to be strengthening, some homebuilders here worry that they'll face a shortage of land to build on in coming years, when a recession-related bottleneck in lot development could constrict market each
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Phone store to move to new building at Argonne Village

Verizon retailer leases half of building planned to have two retail bays
August 15, 2013
Mike McLean
Cell Phone Outlet Inc., a Spokane-based Verizon Wireless retailer, plans to move its Spokane Valley outlet into a larger space in a building soon to be constructed at the Argonne Village shopping center, says Darrin Tawney, Cell Phone Outlet says a
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Miller Paint plans to open store in Spokane Valley next March

Portland-based chain hopes to find additional locations for outlets here
August 15, 2013
Mike McLean
Miller Paint Co., a Portland-based paint-store chain, plans to open its fourth outlet in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area next spring, says Steve Dearborn, the company's CEO, who adds that by then the company hopes to identify more potential store a
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Hayden homebuilder erects $7.4 million rental complex in Cd'A

Viking Construction starts work in Cd'A on 70-unit Fairway Meadows project
August 15, 2013
Mike McLean
Prominent North Idaho homebuilder Viking Construction Inc. has started work on a $7.4 million, 70-unit apartment complex in northwest Coeur d'Alene, says Scott Krajack, an executive with Viking Construction.The project site for the complex, to a
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