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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Evergreen Bioscience cluster's plans crystallize

Potential site identified along river in U District; initial design started
July 6, 2023
Karina Elias
Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster has selected a site in Spokane's University District for its future headquarters, though those involved in the organization that wants to make Inland Northwest a magnet for life science companies say it could
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Williams Kastner & Gibbs expands into Spokane

Seattle law firm to base up to 10 attorneys in Spokane eventually
June 22, 2023
Karina Elias
Seattle-based law firm Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC, which does business as Williams Kastner, has opened an Inland Northwest office in Spokane. The firm's interim office location occupies about 140 square feet of space in the Regus co-working
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Frankly, STCU expands its business banking services

Credit union rolls out new sister brand in campaign
June 22, 2023
Karina Elias
STCU, the Liberty Lake-based credit union with branches in Washington and Idaho, has launched STCU Business, a sister brand that aims to expand business banking services. STCU Business is led by three veterans of the financial services industry who
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Spokane Hoopfest Association

Hoopfest rebounds with 800-team increase this year

Tourney still below pre-pandemic level of 6,000-plus groups
June 22, 2023
Karina Elias
Spokane Hoopfest, billed as the largest three-on-three basketball tournament in the world, has increased this year's event by an additional 800 teams, bringing the total to 4,250 participating teams with over 16,500 players to this year's roster
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Long-anticipated recession now expected by year-end

So far, resilient economy has provided reprieve from economic downturn; rate hikes may change that
June 22, 2023
Karina Elias
Inland Northwest economists are predicting a recession will set in toward the end of this year-later than had been previously anticipated-yet there isn't consensus regarding projections for the length or depth of a long-anticipated economic
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Circle K station planned in Valley

$1.5 million project slated on site in Greenacres area
June 8, 2023
Karina Elias
Tempe, Arizona-based convenience store chain Circle K Stores Inc. plans to build a store and fueling station at 18723 E. Cataldo, in the Greenacres area of Spokane Valley, says Emily Estes-Cross, public information officer for the city of Spokane Valley.
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New Mister Car Wash, Surf Thru operations planned

Values for two projects total about $2.7 million
June 8, 2023
Karina Elias
New carwashes are planned on Spokane's North Side and in the Moran Prairie neighborhood, according to records filed with the city of Spokane. For the North Side project, a pre-development application indicates North Carolina-based Surf Thru Inc.
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Karina Elias

Sister entrepreneurs support each other's ventures

Vintage store expected to pass $500K in sales; skincare business plans to launch product line
June 8, 2023
Karina Elias
Entrepreneurial sisters Emily Elizabeth Johnson and Jenny Cashion say that although they own distinct small businesses, they frequently lean on each other for support and advice. 'We always say we're in the same boat, but we're in different water
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