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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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Pair of INW sports projects make progress

The Course Spokane Valley prepares for first full season of cross-country competitions
March 26, 2026
Karina Elias

Two sports and entertainment venues in Spokane County continue to move forward through different stages of development.



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Cancer Can't prepares to break ground in April

Construction of Genova House expected to last 10-12 months
March 26, 2026
Karina Elias

Cancer Can’t, a Spokane-based nonprofit that supports adult cancer patients and their families in the Inland Northwest, has reached its $6 million fundraising goal and expects to break ground on its oncology lodging project in April, says Cancer Can't co-founder and board president Becky Van Keulen.


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First phase of TREX program to wrap up in Q3

Concourse C expansion includes upgraded gates, ticketing counters, security
March 26, 2026
Karina Elias

The first phase of Spokane International Airport's Terminal Renovation & Expansion, or TREX, program is on schedule to be completed in the third quarter of this year.



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Bethany Village eyes midyear construction start

Affordable housing, community hub will replace a fire-damaged church
March 26, 2026
Karina Elias

Construction is expected to begin in June on Bethany Village, a 22-unit affordable workforce housing development.



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Jubilant to complete fourth sterile finish line by midyear

Company to further expand campus north of property
March 26, 2026
Karina Elias

Jubilant HollisterStier LLC is on track to complete its fourth sterile fill-finish line by mid 2026, bringing the company’s multiyear $285 million expansion of its contract manufacturing injectable product lines to completion.


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Century-old Spokane Valley commercial printer acquired

New owner shifts focus to direct mail marketing
March 12, 2026
Karina Elias

Brand Boost Prints, a newly formed company, has acquired Spokane Valley-based Lithograph Reproductions Inc., a nearly century-old commercial trade printing company, with the intention of repositioning the operation into a modern, data-driven, direct mail marketing platform for small-to-medium-sized businesses, says General Manager Paul Burns.



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Creekside Pet Lodge planned in Elk community

Facility designed with 'country pets' in mind
March 12, 2026
Karina Elias

Residents of the small unincorporated rural community of Elk, in northern Spokane County, will soon have new boarding accommodations for their furry companions with the opening of Creekside Pet Lodge LLC, says owner and operating manager Alaina Hull.



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Peyton Building renovations set to resume

Project expected to be finished in early 2027 following asbestos remediation work
March 12, 2026
Karina Elias

Renovations to the Peyton Building are expected to restart this month following an unanticipated delay tied to asbestos removal. 



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Catching up with: Brynn MacLennan, CEO of Slate Dental Inc.

800-plus Target stores debut $10 Mini Flosser
March 12, 2026
Karina Elias

Slate Dental Inc. has grown its operations from a South Hill garage just two years ago to launching its mini dental flosser product in 844 Target Corp. stores nationwide, marking a significant retail milestone for the Spokane-based dental-technology company.



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Craft3 eyes major Inland Northwest investments

Community lender planning to disburse $25M-$30M for two Spokane-area projects
March 12, 2026
Karina Elias

Craft3, a nonprofit community lender that helps finance projects in underserved communities, is planning to invest between $25 million and $30 million in the Inland Northwest following an $80 million New Markets Tax Credit allocation.



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