Virginia Thomas

Reporter Virginia Thomas has worked at the Journal since 2017 and covers the health care industry. As a reporter, she loves learning about Spokane's many growing industries. She enjoys traveling with her husband, snuggling with her cats, and cross stitching.

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North Spokane Corridor rises along Greene Street

Span over river will go out to bid in fall 2022
March 24, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Recent progress on the North Spokane Corridor has been conspicuous as sections are completed along North Market Street and near the Spokane Community College campus. Washington state Department of Transportation design project engineer Bob Hilmes says
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Plan B Forensics seeks answers in death cases

Marshall's medical past, personal experience illuminate investigations
March 24, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Dr. Suzan Marshall says she didn't expect death to become her work. In fact, she had spent years working as a surgeon, trying to save the living. Now, she applies both her medical background and her personal experience with traumatic death to her work as
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Crash Champions acquires three Spokane auto body shops

Trio of purchases gives Illinois company total of five INW locations
March 24, 2022
Virginia Thomas
An auto repair company based in Illinois has acquired three auto body collision repair shops in Spokane. Matt Ebert, founder and CEO of Crash Champions LLC, says the Westmont, Illinois-based company has been focusing on expanding into markets in which
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Virginia Thomas

A Modern Plantsman propagates in downtown Spokane

Colfax-based plant shop opens Spokane location
March 24, 2022
Virginia Thomas
A plant shop with roots in Colfax, Washington, has established an exclusive storefront in downtown Spokane. A Modern Plantsman opened at 110 S. Madison in mid-December, says owner Dominic Villareal. He's worked to remodel completely the roughly
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Texas company Radiant acquires Mainstream Electric

Spokane Valley company shifts to subsidiary role
March 24, 2022
Virginia Thomas
A company based in Austin, Texas, has acquired an ownership interest in Spokane Valley-based Mainstream Electric Inc., which does business as Mainstream Electric, Heating, Cooling & Plumbing. Mainstream Electric's owners Elaine and Todd Damschen say
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Resimercial concept emerges as design trend

Home-like features are in demand as firms try to woo workers back to office
March 24, 2022
Virginia Thomas
A commercial design concept that incorporates residential elements is emerging as a trend in workspaces as employers try to entice new and existing employees into the office, experts here say. Resimercial design aspects were beginning to crop up in
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Virginia Thomas

Property crimes rise in Spokane core

Some say numbers would be worse if more businesses reported vandalism, break-ins
March 24, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Commercial property crime is up in the downtown core, and property owners say they're increasing protection measures. According to data from the Spokane Police Department's crime report statistics, commercial burglary reports increased nearly 127%
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Healthcare Resource Group acquired

Valley company bought by publicly traded industry service provider
March 10, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Spokane Valley-based Healthcare Resource Group Inc. has been acquired by Computer Programs & Systems Inc., a health care company based in Mobile, Alabama. Computer Programs & Systems, which does business as CPSI, announced the acquisition in a press
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Virginia Thomas

Global Neighborhood Thrift adds trucking operations

Nonprofit hires refugees, hauls textiles to recycle
March 10, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Global Neighborhood Thrift has established its own trucking operation, executive director and founder Brent Hendricks says. Late last year, the nonprofit received authorization to operate as a trucking service from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
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