Karina Elias

Parting Thoughts with Whiz Kids' Jan St. George

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May 19, 2022

Jan St. George has decided to retire after 17 years of working, managing, and ultimately owning and operating the Whiz Kids toy store located on the third floor of River Park Square Mall. She recently turned 63 years old.

Kootenai Humane Society builds new shelter

Organization might have to take out loan to finish $8M project

May 19, 2022

Karina Elias

Kootenai Humane Society is constructing a new $8 million, 20,000-square-foot facility at 10276 N. Atlas Road, in Hayden. Construction began in November at the 10-acre site just west of the Coeur d'Alene Airport, says Vicky Nelson

Mercer's Mission: Cross-laminated timber maker plans $50M in upgrades

Less than a year after buying shuttered Katerra plant, manufacturer looks to increase production

May 19, 2022

Karina Elias

Less than a year after buying the shuttered Katerra plant in Spokane Valley, Mercer Mass Timber LLC plans to invest $50 million in capital projects at the cross-laminated timber factory over the next two years.

Century West grows with rural challenges

Century West helps communities obtain funding for projects

May 5, 2022

Karina Elias

Century West Engineering Corp. has been seeing steady growth in the Pacific Northwest in recent years, providing small municipalities and airports with its technical services as well assisting in obtaining public funding for their projects,

Spokane Association of Realtors launches search for next leader

Longtime executive Rob Higgins to retire

May 5, 2022

Karina Elias

The Spokane Association of Realtors has launched a national search for the eventual successor to its executive officer, Rob Higgins, who plans

Meet & Greet with MultiCare's Alex Jackson

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May 5, 2022

Karina Elias

Alex Jackson has stepped into his new position as chief executive and senior vice president for MultiCare Health System's Inland Northwest Region. He has taken the helm from Dr. David O'Brien, who is now chief executive for MultiCare's South Sound

Washington Trust Bank parent to repurchase $10 million in shares

Bank holding company shares trade at $370-$399

May 5, 2022

Karina Elias

Spokane-based WTB Financial Corp., the holding company for Washington Trust Bank, has launched a $10 million share repurchase program. The bank's board of directors authorized the share repurchase program March 1, and it will be in effect over

Icons 2022: Clark Company's Ed Clark

Clark's campaigns remain visible

May 5, 2022

Karina Elias

Driving around Spokane, Ed Clark says his mind is flooded with memories of the 'tremendous numberâ€ of businesses and clients that he has worked with over his half-century long career as a 'mad man.â€

Apartment project to rise in Bemiss neighborhood

Construction slated to start this spring

April 21, 2022

Karina Elias

A new three-story apartment building is planned at 2520 N. Regal, north of the Spokane River, in the Bemiss neighborhood, according to a building permit application on file with the city of Spokane.

Multifamily dwellings envisioned on Mission Avenue

26 townhome-style apartments planned

April 21, 2022

Karina Elias

Tolovana Ventures LLC, of Mercer Island, Washington, plans to build a four-building complex, to be called Mission Court Apartments, on the southwest corner of Mission Avenue and Madelia Street, just east of the Spokane River, according to a building