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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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In housing shortage, mobile home values soar

Washington state leads US with most expensive manufactured homes

July 14, 2022

Karina Elias

Manufactured homes historically haven't been known for appreciating in value. That's no longer the case, Spokane-area lot owners and real estate agents say.

New Mister Car Wash planned on South Hill

Facility to be located near Maverik store

June 30, 2022

Karina Elias

A Mister Car Wash facility is planned at 4337 S. Regal, on the South Hill, according to preliminary planning documents submitted to the city of Spokane.

ALS nonprofit prepares to open second INW site

Matt's Place provides smart homes rent-free for duration of disease

June 30, 2022

Karina Elias

Matt's Place Foundation Inc. anticipates opening its second smart home by the end of summer, on Spokane's North Side, says Theresa Whitlock-Wild, co-founder and communications director for the Coeur d'Alene-based nonprofit

Mushroom farming grows in the Inland Northwest

Some compare growth trend to that of breweries in INW

June 30, 2022

Karina Elias

Josh Yake, founder and owner of Gourmet Foragables & More, of Spokane, says he remembers when he was the only mushroom vendor at Inland Northwest farmers markets.

Parting Thoughts with HSSA's Susan Ashe

June 30, 2022

Karina Elias

Susan Ashe, executive director of the Health Sciences and Services Authority of Spokane County, has announced her retirement, effective by the end of this year. She is 72 years old.

Infill on the outskirts: More homebuilders look to small towns for available land

Developers are turning to nearby small towns for homebuilding as urban sites become sparse

June 30, 2022

Karina Elias

Small towns that are within an hour's drive of Spokane are seeing an increase in new home starts as developers turn to them for buildable land as infill opportunities in the urban area become harder to find, industry and planning officials say.

RESCU sees membership grow during pandemic

Small institution has updated tech services

June 16, 2022

Karina Elias

When calling Responders Emergency Services Credit Union, or RESCU, located at 924 W. Sinto, it is likely that the financial institution's CEO, Joyce Lockard, will answer the phone. Lockard says that it's the credit union's personal touch that

Glenrose soccer complex appeal takes next step

Neighborhood group continues opposition to soccer field complex

June 16, 2022

Karina Elias

The Washington state Court of Appeals has remanded to Lincoln County Superior Court a case that challenges a land-use approval for a Glenrose-area site where the Spokane Youth Sports Association is proposing a $2.2 million sports complex. The Glenrose

Yoke's to enter Montana market with acquisition

Two-store purchase slated to be completed later this summer

June 16, 2022

Karina Elias

Yoke's Foods Inc., the Spokane Valley-based parent company of Yoke's Fresh Market supermarkets, has agreed to buy two Missoula grocery stores. Caroline Wyatt, vice president of human resources for Yoke's, confirms the planned acquisition, saying

Meet & Greet with Downtown Spokane Partnership's Emilie Cameron

June 16, 2022

Karina Elias

Emilie Cameron has recently been named the new president and CEO of Downtown Spokane Partnership after a three-month national search. Cameron is a native of Sacramento, California, and attended the University of California-Davis, where she received

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ARTICLES

In housing shortage, mobile home values soar

New Mister Car Wash planned on South Hill

ALS nonprofit prepares to open second INW site

Mushroom farming grows in the Inland Northwest

Parting Thoughts with HSSA's Susan Ashe

Infill on the outskirts: More homebuilders look to small towns for available land

RESCU sees membership grow during pandemic

Glenrose soccer complex appeal takes next step

Yoke's to enter Montana market with acquisition

Meet & Greet with Downtown Spokane Partnership's Emilie Cameron

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