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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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24 People of Influence: Natasha L. Hill PS law firm Owner Natasha Hill

February 1, 2024
Karina Elias

A 2020 Spokane Journal of Business Rising Star, attorney Natasha Hill has positioned herself in Spokane as a leader of the Black community.


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Court shoots down Spokane Gun Club project

Appellate panel sides with Medical Lake Cemetery
January 18, 2024
Karina Elias

The Washington state Court of Appeals has rejected the Spokane Gun Club's range project over RV parking.


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Meet & Greet: Dawn Kinder, director of the Neighborhoods, Housing, and Human Services Division for the city of Spokane

January 18, 2024
Karina Elias

Meet & Greet: Dawn Kinder, director of the Neighborhoods, Housing, and Human Services Division for the city of Spokane, talks about her new position.


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Overcast Innovations partners with ceiling company

Armstrong World also acquires minority stake in McKinstry subsidiary
January 18, 2024
Karina Elias

Spokane-based Overcast Innovations LLChas formed a partnership with a Pennsylvania-based ceiling product maker.


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Avista Stadium upgrades reach the middle innings

Spokane Indians Baseball Club to enter final year to complete MLB-required upgrades
January 18, 2024
Karina Elias

Upgrades to Avista Stadium, home of the Spokane Indians Baseball Club, are underway, with some improvements to be completed before and during the 2024 minor league season. 


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The pitch for equity

USL Spokane builds club with attention to women in professional sports
January 18, 2024
Karina Elias

USL Spokane is building its professional women's team Zephyr FC through an equitable lens. 


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WDFW obtains 530 acres on Chapman Lake

Parcel on southern end of reservoir will allow for public access, boat launch
January 18, 2024
Karina Elias

The plan to restore public boat access to Chapman Lake about 30 miles southwest of Spokane takes a significant step forward with the transfer of land on the lake's southern end. 


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$30 million senior, disabled housing expansion planned in Perry District

Hifumi En Apartments will grow to 88 units in multiphase project
January 18, 2024
Karina Elias

The Spokane Housing Authority plans to replace the 41-unit, two-story Hifumi En Apartments in the South Perry District with a new, 88-unit complex for elderly and disabled seniors.


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Slower rate of growth anticipated for Spokane-area financial institutions

Deposits, loan demand have declined industrywide
December 21, 2023
Karina Elias

Most financial institutions, including banks and credit unions, will continue to see a slowdown in deposits with overall negative growth in 2024.


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Parting Thoughts with Jon Ness, CEO of Kootenai Health

December 21, 2023
Karina Elias

The Journal met recently with Jon Ness, CEO of Kootenai Health, who will retire early next year, to discuss what inspired his career in health care, leadership lessons, and his retirement plans.



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