Mike McLean

Hotel promoters here predict some pain before gain

New hotel's rooms will take time for market to absorb

March 27, 2014

The Spokane-area hospitality market could take up to five years to absorb all of the new rooms that the new convention center hotel will add to it when the 715-room establishment opens downtown in the summer of 2015, lodging and tourism promoters says. I

Cameron-Reilly acquires fellow Meidling Concrete

Company aims to compete for broader project array

March 27, 2014

Mike McLean

Spokane Valley-based commercial and residential concrete contractor Cameron-Reilly LLC has agreed to acquire the assets of Meidling Concrete Inc., also of Spokane Valley, says Jim Cameron, Cameron-Reilly's co-owner. The acquisition is expected to be co

Max J. Kuney Co. wins $13.5 million Post Falls dam rehab project

Project includes restoring of south-channel structure

March 27, 2014

Mike McLean

Avista Corp., of Spokane, has selected Spokane-based Max J. Kuney Co. as the contractor for a planned $13.5 million upgrade and restoration of the south channel dam on the Post Falls Dam complex. The work will include removing the original concrete facin

Unicep Packaging buys new production equipment

Sandpoint company plans to make millions of units

March 27, 2014

Mike McLean

Sandpoint-based Unicep Packaging LLC says it has acquired a new manufacturing line that produces sealed single-dose products with enclosed applicators. The terms of the acquisition weren't disclosed. The production line packages certain topical produc

Arevo shortens name, seeks to broaden applications for software

Startup drops half of name to reflect revised strategy

March 27, 2014

Mike McLean

Arevo Health, a cloud-based software startup here originally formed to help employers track health care benefits, has dropped the second half of its name to reflect the broader applications it foresees for its proprietary software. The company now is ope

Sandpoint home-and-airplane-hangar development is in holding pattern

SilverWing blames easement uncertainty for lack of sales

March 27, 2014

Mike McLean

A $26 million fly-in community at Sandpoint that the developer, SilverWing at Sandpoint LLC, characterized two years ago as ready for takeoff, hasn't lifted off the ground since then-and currently is sputtering in litigation. A lawsuit filed by Silv

Cip Paulsen plans marijuana production operation in former Costco building

Building owner joins forces with former state senator

March 27, 2014

Mike McLean

Clarence 'Cipâ€ Paulsen III, of Spokane, says he plans to convert the former Costco building at 800 E. Third, east of downtown Spokane, into a 131,500-square-foot marijuana growing and processing facility. Paulsen says he and business partner Brian Mu

Kootenai County looks to ride building momentum

Multifamily, public projects boost growth in construction

March 13, 2014

Mike McLean

Kootenai County is gaining momentum in most sectors of the construction industry. In 2013, construction volume in unincorporated Kootenai County and its three largest cities-Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, and Hayden-totaled $337 million, an astounding

Visible improvement expected for construction industry

$1 billion in permits in 2013 said to boost work this year

March 13, 2014

Mike McLean

Spokane-area residents can expect to see a lot of construction this year, judging by the volume of projects permitted in 2013. Building permit values for Spokane County and the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley totaled $1 billion in 2013, up a whoppin

G&B to oversee iconic 1909 apartment building

Property manager plans restoration, upgrades

March 13, 2014

Mike McLean

Goodale & Barbieri Co., a prominent Spokane-based commercial real estate brokerage, has assumed property management responsibilities for the historic, 104-year-old Altadena apartments and plans to restore and improve certain areas of the lower South Hill