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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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Katerra to build 408-unit Liberty Lake complex

Commercial development also planned for parcel
November 21, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Menlo Park, Calif.-based construction company Katerra Inc. is proposing to build 408 units of middle-income multifamily housing on east Country Vista Drive, in Liberty Lake, according to documents filed with the City of Liberty Lake.
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Third generation takes helm at Amphenol Telect

Spencer Williams now GM as his father Wayne moves to advisory role
November 21, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Spencer Williams has been named general manager at Liberty Lake-based telecommunications equipment manufacturer Amphenol Telect.
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Inland Northwest composite decline

Four of eight companies saw market cap growth, according to Hart report
November 8, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Spokane-based Hart Capital Management Inc. says in its quarterly report that the composite value of eight Inland Northwest-based publicly traded companies fell to $11.2 billion in the 2018 third quarter ended Sept. 28
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Interstate expansion

Three acquisitions to introduce Montana bank to Spokane-Cd'A in a major way
November 8, 2018
Virginia Thomas
In a matter of months, First Interstate BancSystem Inc. will go from having no presence to a prominent foothold in the Inland Northwest banking community.
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— Virginia Thomas

A foothold on the sock market

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November 8, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Kyle Peterson and Zach Stensland were in high school when they started customizing their friends' used socks in Peterson's parents' garage. The pair used a process called sublimation, which involves pressing dye into fabric using heat.
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—Virginia Thomas

Cooled by the Sun: Spokane engineers produce solar-powered refrigeration system

Spokane-area engineers produce solar-powered refrigeration system
November 8, 2018
Virginia Thomas
A Moses Lake, Wash.-based applied solar company with a team of engineers based here has invented a mobile refrigeration system that runs entirely on solar power.
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—Virginia Thomas

Overhauling economic development

GSI creating new business alliance, changing model
November 8, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Greater Spokane Inc. wants to turn its model for regional economic development on its head. Todd Mielke, CEO of the organization, says the previous model wasn't conducive to collaboration
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—Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists

Spokane orthopedists on a mission

Surgeons say they gain perspective, adaptability working outside of U.S.
October 25, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Three providers with Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists here say their time participating in international medical missions has taught them to be more adaptable in providing care and more mindful of the benefits of American health care. Dr. Jonathan Kee
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Spokane Sears credit union to merge into PrimeSource

Regulatory nod given for transaction to be completed next month
October 25, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Spokane-based PrimeSource Credit Union is merging Sears Spokane Employees Federal Credit Union into its operations next month, say the CEOs of both institutions.
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Assets of Zaycon Foods to be sold at auction

Valley-based meat delivery company shut down abruptly in June
October 25, 2018
Virginia Thomas
The assets of Zaycon Foods LLC, a former Spokane Valley-based meat delivery company that at one time had a national presence, will be sold at a public auction next week, according to a public notice published by a Spokane law firm.
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