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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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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.

Niche conventions expected to shine spotlight on Spokane

Small but influential groups to visit Lilac City this year

February 24, 2022

Karina Elias

As Spokane reopens to in-person gatherings in 2022 after two years of canceled events, two conferences have the potential to shine national spotlights on the city: The Public Relations Society of America Travel & Tourism conference this spring, and

Businesses form 'hello for good' coalition to address homelessness

Group hopes to help reverse alarming trend

February 24, 2022

Karina Elias

A group of Spokane business leaders has formed a coalition to address homelessness in Spokane, attempting to reverse alarming trends outlined in a recent study that indicates the rate of homelessness in Spokane has grown to three times the national

App to monitor wildfire smoke's effects on health

WSU College of Nursing, Urbanova in partnership to develop U-Track

February 10, 2022

Karina Elias

Spokane-based technology company Urbanova and Washington State University's College of Nursing have partnered to design the mobile application, U-Track, to help mitigate and reduce health risks to young adults with asthma during wildfire events.

Guardian Angel to launch dementia care program

New protocol includes therapy, diet, treatment

February 10, 2022

Karina Elias

Guardian Angel Homes, a family-owned and operated retirement community established in Liberty Lake in 2003, plans to launch next month a new program designed to help slow cognitive decline. The program, called Enhance Protocol, will be available to all

BIPOC groups form new coalition in Spokane

Organization to work on grants, information

February 10, 2022

Karina Elias

Some Spokane organizations have formed the Business Equity Coalition of the Inland Northwest to focus on bringing resources to multi-ethnic businesses and other disadvantaged business groups. Sandy Williams, executive director for the Carl Maxey Center

Meet & Greet with University District's Juliet Sinisterra

February 10, 2022

Karina Elias

Juliet Sinisterra has over 25 years of experience in project management throughout the Pacific Northwest, including strategic development, urban planning, master planning, and small business development. After years of working in project-based roles, she

Chief Execs' Exits: Spokane's changing leadership landscape

More INW organizations look to replace leaders, develop succession plans

February 10, 2022

Karina Elias

In Spokane and across the U.S., organizations are experiencing an unusual amount of turnover in leadership positions. Some of that can be attributed to a 'silver tsunami,â€ which demographers have been predicting for years and is creating a chasm

Higher loans rates could hurt small Inland Northwest businesses

Some worry about effects of hikes; others point out they're still historically low

January 27, 2022

Karina Elias

Bankers in Spokane haven't noticed a sharp change in behavior from prospective borrowers, panicked by the looming threat of rising interest rates set to occur in 2022, but say they are keeping a constant eye on rising rates and anticipating the needs

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