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Virginia Thomas

Reporter Virginia Thomas has worked at the Journal since 2017 and covers the health care industry. As a reporter, she loves learning about Spokane's many growing industries. She enjoys traveling with her husband, snuggling with her cats, and cross stitching.

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Q&A with Numerica Credit Union's Carla Cicero

January 28, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Carla Cicero was born and raised in Los Angeles, where her credit union career began in her teenage years. In 2011, she came to Spokane from a Wisconsin credit union to become president and CEO at Spokane Valley-based Numerica Credit Union.

Magnolia Place senior complex planned in Spokane Valley

Assisted-living, memory-care center to have up to 124 residents

January 14, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Work on an assisted-living and memory care facility in Spokane Valley is expected to begin this winter, according to preliminary planning documents filed with the city.

Spokane accounting firm splits into two units

Assure CPA focuses on public company auditing

January 14, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Spokane accounting firm DeCoria, Maichel & Teague PS is splitting into two entities but will remain under the same roof. Jeff Maichel, who founded the firm in 1997, says it will be divided into Assure CPA LLC, which he'll

Kvinna breast imaging clinic to launch

Liberty Lake clinic to use proprietary whole-breast ultrasound technology

January 14, 2021

Virginia Thomas

A clinic opening next month in Liberty Lake offers a type of breast cancer detection using ultrasound technology that has been approved as an adjunct to traditional mammography.

Parting Thoughts with RiverBank's Dan Byrne

January 14, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Dan Byrne is thoroughly a Spokane man. Born and raised in northwest Spokane, with a degree in accounting from Gonzaga University. Byrne started his career in the accounting world, at the now-defunct national firm Coopers & Lybrand LLP.

High end, high demand in Spokane's housing market

Variety of factors drive luxury-home market surge in the INW

January 14, 2021

Virginia Thomas

The luxury-home market is especially hot in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene market due to what some agents say is a convergence of factors.

Meteoric rise in unemployment tax hits businesses

If state legislation doesn't provide relief, some worry hikes will doom employers

January 14, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Barring relief, some employers fear recently-implemented unemployment tax increases could be the final straw that puts them out of business permanently.

270-lot project planned in Liberty Lake

Mixed residential site plans call for 350 units

December 17, 2020

Virginia Thomas

A 60-acre site just north of Mission Avenue in Liberty Lake is envisioned as the future home of a new mixed residential development, according to documents filed with the city's planning and building services division. A notice of application shows the

Spokane-area tourism to remain dormant through mid-2021

Losses mount; recovery expected to take years but hope for second-half rally persists in industry

December 17, 2020

Virginia Thomas

The tourism industry here expects to see some signs of recovery in 2021 from the stifling effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but likely not until midyear. Meg Winchester, president and CEO of Visit Spokane, says that by all accounts, 2020 was shaping up

Low interest rates, high deposits to steer finance sector

Despite spike in loans, earnings could slump

December 17, 2020

Virginia Thomas

Experts here say that while financial institutions have seen increases in loans and deposits in 2020, they could feel the squeeze of low interest rates in 2021. In March, the U.S. Federal Reserve lowered the federal fund rate-the benchmark interest

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