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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209 million reasons Spokane business leaders want collaboration

Some want ARP funds to lead to big initiatives; federal guidelines may create barriers
January 13, 2022
Karina Elias
Spokane and surrounding municipalities are receiving nearly $209 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds, and some business leaders want to see that money go toward an Expo 74-esque collaborative effort that could be transformative to the region.
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INW ag industry expects better conditions in new year

Heat, drought impacted crop production in 2021
December 16, 2021
Karina Elias
Washington wheat production for 2022 depends on whether the Pacific Northwest receives a good amount of rainfall and moisture this coming winter, says Glen Squires, CEO of the Spokane-based Washington Grain Commission. This year, Washington experienced
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State Bank Northwest expands into more rural communities

Rockford office is second of three branches planned in farming communities
December 16, 2021
Karina Elias
State Bank Northwest has opened a new loan production center in downtown Rockford, about 15 miles south of Spokane Valley. The new office, located at the southwest corner of Emma Street and First Street in Rockford, opened on Dec. 1 within a building
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Slower retail growth likely in post-stimulus economy

Federal assistance helped sales soar in early 2021
December 16, 2021
Karina Elias
Retail sales for Spokane County and the state of Washington soared this year, but slower growth is expected in 2022, says Patrick Jones, executive director at the Institute of Public Policy and Economic Analysis at Eastern Washington University.
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Health care systems brace for unknowns in new year

Lessons learned early in pandemic reducing ongoing fiscal impact
December 16, 2021
Karina Elias
It has been another financially volatile year for the health care industry in Spokane. With the discovery of the omicron variant, there are still too many unknowns to forecast what is in store for hospitals in 2022, say health care officials.
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Karina Elias

Parting Thoughts with Providence's Peg Currie

Chief executive, Providence Sacred Heart
December 16, 2021
Karina Elias
Peg Currie, chief executive of Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital and chief operating officer of Providence Inland Northwest Washington, is retiring at the end of next month. Currie is capping a 40-year health care career.
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Historic change at the Davenport Hotel Collection

New owners wish to preserve Davenport's restored history
December 16, 2021
Karina Elias
When the Historic Davenport Hotel was being renovated, the energy and excitement behind the project drew in Lynnelle Caudill, who would soon join the team and become the hotel's founding managing director when it reopened in 2002. 'It was such
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Shelter for young adults to open near SCC

Facility will serve people 18 to 24 years of age
December 2, 2021
Karina Elias
A new shelter operated by Volunteers of America Eastern Washington & North Idaho is intended to fill the gap in services for young adults between the ages of 18 to 24 experiencing homelessness. As the Journal went to press, the Young Adult Shelter was
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Canadian airline eyes new service to, from Spokane

WestJet hopes to launch daily flights from Calgary
December 2, 2021
Karina Elias
WestJet Airlines Ltd., a Canada based airline carrier, intends to launch daily flights to Spokane, according to a recent application submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation. WestJet would use its regional brand, WestJet Link, according to the
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