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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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—Virginia Thomas

Riverview prepares to open $7M memory care facility

New addition to retirement complex houses 20 more beds
September 27, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Spokane-based Riverview Retirement Community plans to open its new $7 million, 20-bed memory care facility next month. Spokane-based contractor Bouten Construction Co. recently completed constructing the 20,000-square-foot Riverview Memory Care facility
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—Virginia Thomas

Innovation in law with new Gonzaga University law school dean Jacob Rooksby

New Gonzaga law dean Rooksby hopes to expand offerings, connect with community
September 27, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Jacob Rooksby, new dean of the Gonzaga University School of Law, says he's looking forward to finding ways to make the school more innovative and to integrate it more fully into the Spokane and Gonzaga communities. Rooksby was hired in June as dean
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Hop-portunity knocks: potential seen for hops industry in Spokane

Growers here say costs, scale main obstacles to supplying breweries
September 27, 2018
Virginia Thomas
With breweries popping up all over the Inland Northwest, area hop growers say commercial hop-growing operations could germinate here-if only someone could provide a processing facility for small volumes of hops or invest the amount of capital necessary
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—Natasha Nellis

2018 Rising Stars: Brandon Haugen

Former resort valet now heads Northern Quest's big expansion
September 13, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Brandon Haugen began working as a valet at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino in early 2008, when the casino and hotel were in the midst of a massive $275 million expansion. A decade later, the casino is undergoing another expansion, but this time Haugen
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—Natasha Nellis

2018 Rising Stars: Jen Snell

VP takes 'organic' path to success
September 13, 2018
Virginia Thomas
In her 12 years of working at Next IT Corp., now a part of customer engagement company Verint Systems Inc., Jen Snell says she's never once been bored. The 38-year-old vice president of product marketing for Verint's intelligent self-service business
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South Hill Goodwill to be expanded, remodeled

Work on $1.25 million project expected to start in November, CEO says
September 13, 2018
Virginia Thomas
A $1.25 million, 7,000-square-foot warehouse addition is planned for the Goodwill retail store at 2927 E. 27th, says Clark Brekke, Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest president and CEO. The existing 10,000-square-foot retail building also will
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—Virginia Thomas

100-bed Inland Northwest Behavioral Hospital prepares to open

Facility will be able to accommodate 24 patients in one unit in beginning
September 13, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Spokane soon will have another resource for those in need of behavioral health care. An Oct. 1 soft opening is planned for the $34 million, 100-bed Inland Northwest Behavioral Hospital, says director of business development Lonna Smith. Those interested
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—Virginia Thomas

Zenbivy LLC: Sleeping bags, camping beds are a sleeper hit

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September 13, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Michael Glavin says he's seeking to turn both the sleeping bag industry and the retail world on their heads with his camping gear company, Spokane-based Zenbivy LLC. The company's primary product is a combined sleeping bag and camping bed that
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Proposed silicon smelter near Newport brings out FANSS, CANSS

$325 million project draws support, lawsuit from groups
September 13, 2018
Virginia Thomas
A Canadian company's proposal to construct a silicon smelting facility on a 188-acre site about 1.5 miles south of the town of Newport, Wash., has caused a rift in the community of about 1,200 residents. PacWest Silicon, a subsidiary of Edmonton
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Post Falls soccer club to build new facility, fields

Timbers-Thorns North FC starts $2.4M project
August 30, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Coeur d'Alene-based soccer club Timbers-Thorns North FC is building a new administrative office, an indoor soccer field, three full-sized outdoor fields, and a parking lot, according to permits filed with the Kootenai County building department.
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