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.
Ibex Flooring LLC, a commercial flooring supplier here, has bought a single-story, 11,700-square-foot building at 2925 N. Martin and plans to move there later this month from leased space at 702 N. Helena. Chris Bell, of NAI Black, handled the a a
Glenn Crellin, who until recently was the director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research, at Washington State University, has accepted a staff position at the University of Washington and has moved his research operations to the West a
The total value of building permits issued countywide in 2011 notched its first tick upward following four years of declining totals, records for Spokane County and the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley show.The permit valuations for last in
More total apartment units are under construction and coming on line here than there have been in several years, some Inland Northwest apartment market observers here say.Some investors and developers are betting the number of renters will to of
Coldwell Banker Tomlinson and Coldwell Banker Northwest Group, both prominent Spokane-area real estate companies that formerly operated separately, have combined forces within a newly created company and have consolidated their operations in two of
A downtown parking lot, where Spokane developer Rob Brewster Jr. once had planned to erect the city's tallest building, likely will be put up for auction, says a Seattle lawyer acting as a lender's trustee.The attorney, Patrick Moran, of Russell
Foreclosures on deeds of trust in Spokane County rose for the fifth consecutive year in 2011, climbing 7 percent to within 40 of the peak 1,152 foreclosures recorded in 2002, auditor's office data show.The rate of increase has slowed, though, 12
Rocky Mountain Construction Group Inc., of Hayden, is erecting a new $1 million shop building where it plans to move its proprietary roller coaster track manufacturing operations, says Fred Grubb, the company's president. The move also will make
The company that owns the Rock Pointe Corporate Center has filed for bankruptcy protection, staving off a foreclosure sale of the big office complex north of downtown Spokane as debt woes continue to mount for the company's founders.The Chapter
Some commercial lenders here say overall demand for business loans remains weak because their customers are holding off on growth plans due to uncertainties over the economy and future tax and regulatory issues.Bright spots in the arena, though,