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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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Meet & Greet Kelli Miller, interim CEO at Frontier Behavioral Health

November 22, 2023
Karina Elias

The Journal recently sat down with Frontier Behavioral Health CEO Kellie Miller to discuss how she plans to lead the organization during this transition, what lessons she learned from late CEO Jeff Thomas that she hopes to continue, and how she came to work in health care administration.


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Parting Thoughts with The Arc of Spokane’s Sima Tarzaban Thorpe

November 9, 2023
Karina Elias

Sima Tarzaban Thorpe, CEO of The Arc of Spokane, will retire from the post she has held for the past eight years, effective Nov. 17.


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Sparks Weekend to attract 30-plus competitors

Three-day event to be held in University District
November 9, 2023
Karina Elias

More than 30 competitors are signed up to participate in this year’s Sparks Weekend, an annual three-day event that provides Inland Northwest entrepreneurs with a space to pitch their business ideas. 


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Key Tronic lays off over 100 workers companywide

Lapse viewed as short term by manufacturer, analyst
November 9, 2023
Karina Elias

Spokane Valley-based Key Tronic Corp. has reported a reduction in workforce of over 100 employees in the U.S. and Mexico in its recently released earnings report for the first quarter of its 2024 fiscal year.


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Maddie's Place finishes remodel, mulls expansion

Nonprofit signs option to purchase acre of land
October 26, 2023
Karina Elias
With renovations on 2,000 square feet of space at Spokane-based Maddie's Place completed last month, the nonprofit neonatal transitional care facility in the South Perry District now is considering an expansion, says Shaun Cross, CEO and president of
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USL Spokane adds LandSpire Group as investment partner

LandSpire Group has Spokane connections
October 26, 2023
Karina Elias
Aequus Sports LLC, USL Spokane's majority ownership entity, has announced new investors in the soccer franchise-a five-person group assembled by Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm LandSpire Group, says Ryan Harnetiaux, managing partner for
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Meet & Greet with WSU medical school dean Dr. James Record

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October 26, 2023
Karina Elias
Dr. James M. Record began his duties as the dean of Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine on Oct. 1., following a yearlong interim appointment, becoming the institution's second dean to lead the medical school.
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Kinwell Medical Group to staff up in Spokane

Physician-owned practice aims to grow after taking over Vivacity clinics here
October 26, 2023
Karina Elias
Kinwell Medical Group, a physician-owned practice that took over three clinics in Spokane last fall and treats Premera Blue Cross clients exclusively, is focused on staffing up the clinics, says Dr. Sarah Crow, regional medical director for Eastern
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Karina Elias

Swing Lounge to open in downtown's BofA Building

Venue will have six bays of virtual golf, bar, kitchen
October 26, 2023
Karina Elias
Swing Lounge LLC, a Spokane Valley-based indoor virtual golf venue, will open a second location on the main floor of the Bank of America building, at 601 W. Riverside downtown, say owners Rachel and Alex Tibbits. 'We see a really good partnership in
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Womer purchases historic Telegraph building downtown

Architecture firm moves to top floor of historic downtown structure
October 26, 2023
Karina Elias
Womer & Associates Inc. has purchased the historic Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. Building at 165 S. Howard, where the Spokane-based architectural company now occupies the top floor, says principal Nima Motahari. The $1.9 million acquisition of the two
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