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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Chucherias & Snowcones moves to downtown mall

Mexican snack bar started as food truck in Hillyard, now takes space in RPS
October 20, 2022
Virginia Thomas
David Guillen and Dayana Morales have brought their Mexican snacks to downtown Spokane. The boyfriend-and-girlfiend pair started Chucherias & Snowcones in mid-2021 as a food truck in the Hillyard Food Truck Pavilion before closing mid-summer and
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—Virginia Thomas

Wish-granting nonprofits face backlog as costs rise

Referrals rose as trips were canceled, delayed
October 20, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Nonprofit organizations that grant wishes to critically and terminally ill children here say that many wishes have become more expensive in the past two years, during which time a backlog of ungranted wishes grew. Hugh Severs, executive director of
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Innovia moves to larger office space downtown

Nonprofit foundation wanted more space to accommodate LaunchNW initiative
October 6, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Spokane-based nonprofit organization Innovia Foundation is moving into a new office space downtown. Innovia was scheduled this week to complete its move to a 9,800-square-foot office space on the sixth floor of the Lincoln Plaza building, at 818 W. River
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—Shoesmith Cox Architects PLLC

Real estate group to anchor mixed-use project in Liberty Lake

$1.3 million building in River District to house Avalon 24, rental units
October 6, 2022
Virginia Thomas
A real estate brokerage group plans to build a new $1.3 million mixed-use building in the River District of Liberty Lake. Joel Elgee, designated broker at real estate group Avalon 24 Real Estate LLC, says he and longtime friends and real estate agents
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North Side warehouse remodeled for Access Church

Access to move services from Northwood school
October 6, 2022
Virginia Thomas
A building at the Lyons & Lidgerwood office warehouse complex in North Spokane will become a new home for Access Church. Andrew Galloway, an architect at Spokane-based Galloway Architecture Laboratory PLLC, which is designing the church space, says the 2
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Indian restaurant to open in old Hedge House

Karma Cuisine & Lounge offers traditional dishes
October 6, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Karma Cuisine & Lounge is set to open this month in the former The Hedge House restaurant space at 2606 N. Monroe, on Spokane's North Side. Owners Deepika Dhawan and Manoj Kumar, who are wife and husband and live in Liberty Lake, have three
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—Knife River Corp.

Manufacturers make room with $60M in projects

Projects nearing $60M in total value underway for four companies here
October 6, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Prominent manufacturers in the Spokane area are expanding either through construction at new locations, acquiring existing buildings, or conducting on-site renovations. All told, the projects at Knife River Corp., MacKay Manufacturing Inc., McKinstry Co.
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Demand for electric vehicles is high as supply woes persist

Delivery delays frustrate dealerships, customers in the Inland Northwest
October 6, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Demand for electric vehicles is high, but some new vehicle dealers here say supply issues stemming from parts shortages and transportation logistics obstacles mean many customers are preordering a vehicle that will take up to a year to be deliver
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