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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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Rise in tourism brings new hotels to Post Falls, Coeur d'Alene

Post Falls, Cd'A hotels to add over 200 rooms

March 24, 2022

Karina Elias

The cities of Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene have seen an increase in lodging demand over the past year, setting the stage for two new hotels being constructed this year. In Coeur d'Alene, a new hotel project, owned by Coeur d'Alene Partners LLC

Pacific Design Co. sees opportunities in change

New-business clients bring culture, personality

March 24, 2022

Karina Elias

Shaleesa Mize, owner and founder of Pacific Design Co., says what intrigues her the most about the commercial design landscape in Spokane is the number of new boutiques, quirky businesses, little restaurants, and coffee shops that she's noticed popping

Northwest Farm Credit Services allocates $56.9 million dividend for 2021

Patronage checks share earnings with members

March 24, 2022

Karina Elias

Northwest Farm Credit Services' customer-members in Washington have received nearly $56.9 million in annual patronage dividends checks, the Spokane-based agricultural lending cooperative announced. The dividends were down $5.5 million from $62.4

VK Mathisen Law serves growing refugee community

Mathisen currently has 60 active cases

March 24, 2022

Karina Elias

The immigration landscape in Spokane is larger than it seems, and there really aren't many immigration lawyers here, says Vanessa K. Mathisen, owner of VK Mathisen Law PLLC. A common misconception is there isn't diversity in Spokane, she says.

Meet & Greet: Janice Jordan, CEO of Marimn Health

March 24, 2022

Karina Elias

Janice Jordan assumed her new role as CEO of Marimn Health earlier this month after about five years in leadership roles for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe-owned health care organization based in Plummer, Idaho. Having first joing Marimn in 2017, Jordan had

Baxter Performance to expand into retail markets

Dealerships, repair shops may carry products made by Baxter Performance

March 10, 2022

Karina Elias

Spokane Valley-based manufacturer Baxter Performance is expanding its line of automotive oil filter adaptors to be placed in car dealerships and service garages for retail sales. Kevin Baxter, president of Baxter Performance says of the move:

Bucket List Living emerges as financial planning trend

â€¢New trend in financial planning emerges â€¢Some professionals caution against it

March 10, 2022

Karina Elias

The past 18 months have brought on a shift in mindset which has made many people anxious, empowered, and energized to do things earlier than initially planned, says Michael Jackson, senior vice president and Spokane-Coeur d'Alene branch manager at D.A.

Parting Thoughts with KREM weatherman Tom Sherry

KREM-TV Anchor & Chief Meteorologist

March 10, 2022

Karina Elias

Tom Sherry has been the chief meteorologist and occasional anchor at KREM-TV for the past 32 years. Now at 62, he is stepping down from his position. Sherry aspired to be a progressive FM radio broadcaster since he was in the ninth grade. When he was 18

Ketamine therapy gains acceptance in Spokane, clinic owners say

Psychedelic infusions treat depression, PTSD

February 24, 2022

Karina Elias

The Ketamine Clinic of Spokane is seeing a steady rise in demand from patients with acute depression seeking microdosed infusions of ketamine, an anesthetic that also has a reputation as a mind-altering drug with hallucinogenic properties

Meet & Greet with GSI's new chairman Marcelo Morales

February 24, 2022

Karina Elias

Marcelo Morales is a founder, investor, and CEO in the health care and life sciences industries. He has been a board member of Greater Spokane Incorporated for the past 10 years and is now the GSI chairman for 2022.

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