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.
While Seattle and a few other West Side cities are bearing much of the load for Washington state's recent ranking by the League of American Bicyclists as the most bicycle-friendly state in the country, efforts are under way here to ensure Spokane can ca
Advanced Concepts in Man-ufacturing LLC, a young Spokane Valley manufacturing equipment service and supply company, has grown fourfold since its first year of operation and expects that growth to continue as the economy improves, says Eric Wellington, vic
Core-Mark International Inc., the big San Francisco-based general merchandise distributor, is expanding its Spokane Valley distribution center with a 50,000-square-foot addition.
Including the addition, Core-Mark will occupy 150,000 square feet of floo
Canada-based design company Stantec has agreed to acquire Anchorage, Alaska-based architectural and engineering firm USKH Inc., which has a Spokane office.
Bob Gomes, Stantec's CEO and president, said in a press release that USKH's prominence in Al
Architecture and engineering firms here have been busy lately, but some still don't have the backlog that they had hoped for, meaning the outlook for continued turnaround in the construction industry is uncertain, design sources say.
Bob Wills, a pri
While the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System touts the growing acceptance and participation in recycling programs, confusion remains among some residents about how to recycle or dispose of certain items, including bulbs and batteries, says Suzanne Tresko
Spokane-based Professional Realty Services Inc., a growing residential real estate brokerage, recently added 17 agents at its Spokane offices, says J.W. Webb, the company's president and designated broker.
The company also plans to expand its presence
Windermere Real Estate/City Group LLC, of Spokane, plans to move its offices this summer to the Kendall Yards urban village development northwest of downtown, says Joe Garst, the franchise's owner and designated broker.
The new offices will occupy abou
Kootenai Health, the Coeur d'Alene-based health-care system that operates the largest hospital in North Idaho, recently was designated a Level III trauma center, meaning it's recognized as highly qualified to treat patients with critical single-system
Spokane-based energy-management company Ecova Inc. has launched a $900,000 remodel and expansion project at its corporate offices in the Rock Pointe Corporate Center, north of downtown.
The project involves improvements to 95,000 square feet of floor spa