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.
Aqua Elite Pool & Spa Inc. says it's erecting a building in Spokane Valley and plans to move into it in the spring.Michael Huey, who with his wife, Jessie, owns Aqua Elite, says the $400,000 building under construction at 9321 E. Sprague will It
Washington State University has selected Garco Construction Inc., of Spokane, to do structural steel and concrete work on its planned Veterinary Medical Research Building, on the university's Pullman campus.Garco submitted a low bid of $5.6 out
Dix Corp., a Spokane heavy-construction contractor, is expected to start work this month on a project to replace a 1.7 million-pound navigation lock gate at Lower Monumental Dam. The project is one of two such jobs it has won worth a combined total
Five Guys Burgers & Fries franchise owner Wayne Sheffield says he plans to open a second Spokane-area outlet of the Lorton, Va.-based chain in March and also is looking for a location here to open a third restaurant.Sheffield, of Brunswick, Ga.,
Spokane businessman Pete Rayner says a company he heads has taken initial steps to begin developing lots in a $20 million-plus first phase of a long-envisioned community on Beacon Hill in northeast Spokane. Rayner, a principal in Beacon Hill a
Prominent Spokane developer and contractor Dick Vandervert says a company he heads that already owned part of the Lincoln Heights Shopping Center on the South Hill has bought up most of the rest of the center and plans to give it a Joe's announced
Outfitting an office to fit employees, rather than making employees fit the office, increases productivity and reduces injuries, ergonomic consultants here say.That includes setting up a chair, desk, and computer with great precision for an If a
Fresenius Medical Care North America, a Waltham, Mass.-based operator of kidney dialysis facilities, has leased 4,300 square feet of floor space at 830 S. Main St., in Deer Park, and plans to open a new branch office there next spring. Guy Byrd, &
Crystal City LLC, a Spokane real estate investment concern, has bought the former First Church of the Open Bible and nearby property on Spokane's North Side, says a commercial real estate broker involved in the transaction.The broker, Joel of 7
Community Frameworks, a Spokane-based nonprofit that develops and supports affordable housing, plans to buy a 40-unit Spokane Valley apartment complex and renovate it for work-force and low-income tenants.The acquisition and renovation costs for