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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Parametrix's pipeline challenge

Engineering firm sends work to its other offices, competes for small pool of experienced talent
November 3, 2022
Virginia Thomas
The Spokane office of Seattle-based engineering company Parametrix Inc. is receiving more work than its staff here can handle and is having to share some of that work with its other offices. Roger Flint, chief operating officer at Parametrix, is based
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Gestalt receives approval for software in Europe

Pathology diagnostics startup also secures eight patents in UK
November 3, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Spokane-based Gestalt Diagnostics LLC has secured eight patents in the United Kingdom for its PathFlow software, as well as clearance for clinical use of the software throughout Europe. Dan Roark, CEO of Gestalt, says the UK patents are
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Louisiana-Pacific plans siding plant West Plains

Wood product manufacturer create 60 jobs at facility
November 2, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Nashville, Tennessee-based building materials manufacturer Louisiana-Pacific Corp. is planning a return to the Spokane area where it intends to construct a plant that will employ dozens of workers two decades after the company closed
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Excelsior Wellness prepares for first phase of remodel

$4.5M in work to be completed next fall
October 20, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Excelsior Wellness has applied for building permits for the first phase of the $7.4 million remodel and expansion project at its campus at 3754 W. Indian Trail Road, in North Spokane. The nonprofit organization expects the initial phase of remodeling to
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Chucherias & Snowcones moves to downtown mall

Mexican snack bar started as food truck in Hillyard, now takes space in RPS
October 20, 2022
Virginia Thomas
David Guillen and Dayana Morales have brought their Mexican snacks to downtown Spokane. The boyfriend-and-girlfiend pair started Chucherias & Snowcones in mid-2021 as a food truck in the Hillyard Food Truck Pavilion before closing mid-summer and
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Wish-granting nonprofits face backlog as costs rise

Referrals rose as trips were canceled, delayed
October 20, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Nonprofit organizations that grant wishes to critically and terminally ill children here say that many wishes have become more expensive in the past two years, during which time a backlog of ungranted wishes grew. Hugh Severs, executive director of
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Innovia moves to larger office space downtown

Nonprofit foundation wanted more space to accommodate LaunchNW initiative
October 6, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Spokane-based nonprofit organization Innovia Foundation is moving into a new office space downtown. Innovia was scheduled this week to complete its move to a 9,800-square-foot office space on the sixth floor of the Lincoln Plaza building, at 818 W. River
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Real estate group to anchor mixed-use project in Liberty Lake

$1.3 million building in River District to house Avalon 24, rental units
October 6, 2022
Virginia Thomas
A real estate brokerage group plans to build a new $1.3 million mixed-use building in the River District of Liberty Lake. Joel Elgee, designated broker at real estate group Avalon 24 Real Estate LLC, says he and longtime friends and real estate agents
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