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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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Intermax raises $60M for rural fiber networks

Projects are underway in north Kootenai County
September 26, 2024
Karina Elias

Intermax Networks has raised a total of $60 million in public and private funds over the past five years to create a fiber-optic infrastructure in rural and hard-to-reach communities in the Inland Northwest. 


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Swinerton to join South Landing energy ecosystem

Office will implement newly developed building systems
September 26, 2024
Karina Elias

The Scott Morris Center is getting a new tenant, Swinerton Builders, which will implement and showcase newly developed integrated ceiling systems created by Overcast Innovations and Armstrong World Industries. 


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Meet & Greet: Jennifer Lutz, President, Chief Operating Officer of Inland Power & Light Co.

September 26, 2024
Karina Elias

Jennifer Lutz has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of Inland Power & Light. Her career in the utilities business started as a communications specialist, after leaving the banking industry in the aftermath of the financial crisis.


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Influencer brand endorsements carry complexities

Federal agency regulates misleading advertisements
September 26, 2024
Karina Elias

As the spread of brands collaborating with influencers to boost sales becomes ubiquitous, it's important to make sure each endorsement and collaboration follows the guidelines set forth by the Federal Trade Commission. 


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Gen X is largely unprepared for retirement

Spokane financial advisers offer strategies to catch up
September 26, 2024
Karina Elias

Gen X has been named the alpha tester for the 401(k) retirement savings plan, and most are behind on saving for their retirement. We spoke to Spokane financial advisers about some of the strategies Gen Xers can take on to accumulate wealth. 


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$1.5M gas station planned in East Spokane

Future plans call for coffee stand, auto service station
September 12, 2024
Karina Elias

A gas station, and possible coffee drive-through stand or automotive lube station are planned on the southeast corner of Francis Avenue and Market Street. 


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Dual-branded hotel on West Plains changes hands

Sleep Inn/MainStay Suites sold to Cheney company
September 12, 2024
Karina Elias

The dual-branded hotel Sleep Inn/MainStay Suites Spokane near the Spokane International Airport has sold for $10.2 million, just five years after it was constructed in 2019. 


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Meet & Greet: Colleen Dixon, CEO of Selkirk Pharma Inc.

September 12, 2024
Karina Elias

The Journal sat down with Colleen Dixon, the new CEO of Spokane-based Selkirk Pharma Inc., to discusswhat the company has been up to in the last couple of years and what Dixon is focused on accomplishing in her new post. 


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Demand for hormone replacement therapy persists

Metabolic Institute grows despite decades-old dispute
September 12, 2024
Karina Elias

Awareness and research about hormone replacement therapy have helped create more acceptance and understanding of the practice. Functional medicine provider Debbie Judd says The Metabolic Institute is growing consistently and is hiring a new provider to keep up with demand. 



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2024 Rising Stars: Abigail Palacios

Multicultural esthetician finds groove in skin care
September 12, 2024
Karina Elias

Noticing a lack of services in the skin care industry for people of color, Abigail Palacios took on specialized training to learn how to treat a neglected group of people and opened her business, Chicana Esthetics LLC. 


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