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Karina Elias

Karina Elias

Reporter Karina Elias covers the banking and finance industry. A California native, she attended the University of California at Santa Barbara. Karina loves salsa dancing, traveling, baking, cuddling with her dog, and writing creative fiction and non-fiction.  

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River District reaches 1,000-home milestone in Liberty Lake

New business spaces, connections to nature, community underway
October 9, 2025
Karina Elias

For developer Jim Frank, building a neighborhood is about designing walkable places where residents can make connections between home to community features. 




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PNW Food & Wine Festival pours into Spokane, elevates businesses

Event highlights region's culinary scene, gives entrepreneurs platform to grow
October 9, 2025
Karina Elias

On a Saturday morning in late September, the scent of simmering herbs mingled with the buzz of festivalgoers crowded into a Mediterranean cooking class inside Wanderlust Delicato in downtown Spokane. Among the tables, guests sipped on tastes of Romanian wines and freshly brewed Kenyan Coffee.  


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Peyton Building renovation to resume in October

Reduced funding for project caused temporary delay, delivery on track for spring 2026
October 9, 2025
Karina Elias

The renovation of the historic Peyton Building in downtown Spokane was put on pause earlier this summer, but is anticipated to resume at the end of October.


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Evergreen Bioscience incubator lands first tenant

Spokane-based Glyciome awarded $2.3M from National Cancer Institute
September 25, 2025
Karina Elias

Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster has landed its first tenant while simultaneously securing a Community Impact Grant from Rotary Club of Spokane 21, says Executive Director Michaele Armstrong.   


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XCraft Enterprises lands $1M Best Buy order

Drone manufacturer aims to make Inland Northwest nation's drone making capital
September 25, 2025
Karina Elias

When Best Buy Co., Inc. approached JD Claridge to ask if his company, XCraft Enterprises Inc., could potentially step in as the retailer phased out Chinese-made drones, Claridge seized the opportunity, landing a $1 million purchase order that could put the Hayden-based manufacturer on the national stage.


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Catching up with former professional boxer Rick Welliver

Spokane Boxing Gym draws attention through youth success stories
September 25, 2025
Karina Elias

Every year for the past decade, Spokane Boxing Gym LLC has grown a little bigger, drawn a little more attention, and pulled in students from farther afield. For owner Rick Welliver, the numbers matter less than witnessing and being a part of the transformation of many of his students.


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Paine Hamblen thrives with fresh talent, young cohort

Addition of former Hawley Troxell attorneys helps Spokane firm grow
September 25, 2025
Karina Elias

Paine Hamblen PS has been part of Spokane’s legal fabric for over 130 years, preserving its name while continuing the legacy of its early founders. In recent years, the downtown firm has renewed and expanded its cohort by bringing in a wave of seasoned attorneys, many from the now-defunct Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP.


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Hillyard Senior Center evolves to meet seniors' needs

Director aims to bridge tradition, reinvention in northeast Spokane
September 25, 2025
Karina Elias

At the Hillyard Senior Center, a young director is focused on preserving the organization's 50-year-old history while rebranding and preparing for an ongoing wave of baby boomers.


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Surge responders

Avista, McKinstry, CarbonQuest confront challenges posed by generative AI data centers
September 11, 2025
Karina Elias

The surge of interest in generative AI data centers is forcing energy players across the Inland Northwest to prepare for a future that is being reshaped by the demand for artificial intelligence. 


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Catching up with: Brian Jon Garvey, founder of Vata7 startup

Frogman turned entrepreneur finds next invention
September 11, 2025
Karina Elias

Brian Jon Garvey has come up with his next invention: a dual-propulsion fin system that could power Navy SEALs through the ocean at 15 mph, dubbed JetFinz. 


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