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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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Crisis relief facility expansion proposed

$15.7M development to break ground in 2026
August 28, 2025
Karina Elias

Spokane County is in the planning stages of an estimated $15.7 million expansion of its existing Spokane Regional Stabilization Center. 


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Work begins on $200M Village at Midway project

Construction underway for market, fuel station at North Spokane development
August 28, 2025
Karina Elias

Earlier this month, developers broke ground on the Midway Market and Fuel Station — a prelude to the Village at Midway, a $200 million project slated to bring hundreds of luxury apartments, restaurants, and community spaces to North Spokane.


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Rooting for success: Pilot program takes hold downtown

Reforestation efforts to lower temps, boost foot traffic, save energy
August 28, 2025
Karina Elias

The city of Spokane, in collaboration with the Downtown Spokane Partnership, is launching a downtown reforestation pilot program to enhance the city center’s tree canopies and transform its concrete corridors into cooler, greener streets.


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Spokane Airports names new CEO

Larry Krauter vacated the role earlier this year
August 18, 2025
Karina Elias

David Haring has been selected as the next CEO of Spokane Airports, which includes Spokane International Airport, Felts Field, and the Airport Business Park. Haring is expected to take the helm starting Oct. 6.




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Catching up with: Michaele Armstrong, executive director of Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster

Business incubator offers flexible terms for early-stage companies
August 14, 2025
Karina Elias

Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster has opened a 5,000-square-foot incubator in North Spokane—a tangible step toward a bigger vision for the region's life sciences future.


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From startup founders to CEOs, new programs invest in growth

New programs to help entrepreneurs take first steps, execs launch to the next level
August 14, 2025
Karina Elias

A recent push in Spokane to grow more business leaders is taking shape at both ends of the career spectrum, from a Catholic Charities program aimed at helping residents who face steep barriers start a business, to a peer advisory group helping CEOs scale their companies to the next level.



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Spokane Public Radio reimagines airwaves, schedules

NPR member station gives news, classical, jazz each a dedicated station
August 14, 2025
Karina Elias

Spokane Public Radio has replaced its longtime variety programming with three single-format stations dedicated to news, classical, and jazz—an overdue change that will attract more listeners, strengthen finances, and keep the nonprofit broadcaster sustainable for years to come.


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Washington Trust Bank expands to South Sound

Spokane institution plants roots in Tacoma with building acquisition, plus a new branch
August 14, 2025
Karina Elias

Washington Trust Bank has purchased a six-story building in downtown Tacoma, not far from where it plans to open a separate branch this fall, marking the financial institution's entry into the South Sound.


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Wassoc sinks into Spokane

Marine engineering firm finds room to expand inland
August 14, 2025
Karina Elias

The sea may be hundreds of miles away, but inside a West Plains warehouse, marine technology company Williamson & Associates Technologies Inc. is quietly building the future of subsea science.  


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Inland Imaging plans $4.5M remodel to South Hill offices

Renovations on two floors expected to start in the fall
July 31, 2025
Karina Elias

Inland Imaging LLC is planning a $4.5 million renovation of its South Hill site. 


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