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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Earnings fall at many banks with Spokane presence

Some institutions blame lack of PPP funds; others fault rising interest rates
August 11, 2022
Virginia Thomas
More than half of the banks with a presence in the Spokane area report a decrease in earnings for the second quarter of this year. Of 13 institutions with readily available earnings reports that have at least one branch in Spokane County, eight saw second
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Latah Creek Animal Hospital to build new facility

Clinic to move across Cheney Spokane Road from current location
August 11, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Latah Creek Animal Hospital is building a new $1.4 million facility close to its current clinic. According to commercial building permit information filed with the city of Spokane, Latah Creek Animal Hospital will be constructed at 4302 S. Cheney Spokane
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Vega Cloud, HP partner on new remote workstations

New service cater to regulated industries, data-intensive users
August 11, 2022
Virginia Thomas
A Liberty Lake-based cloud automation and optimization company has started collaborating with California-based technology company HP Inc. to develop secure remote workstations. Kris Bliesner, co-founder and CEO of Liberty Lake Cloud Inc., which does
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Virginia Thomas

Restaurateurs hope to strike gold in old Prospector's space

Couple plan 'blue collar' restaurant, music venue at building on North Side
August 11, 2022
Virginia Thomas
The former operators of Bigfoot Pub & Eatery are opening a restaurant and live music venue in the former Prospectors Bar & Grill space in the Wandermere area, on Spokane's North Side. John and Shadda Lee, who are husband and wife, plan to open Hammers
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Virginia Thomas

Spokane Industries forges ahead

New owners implement profit sharing, lean tenets
August 11, 2022
Virginia Thomas
The new owners of Spokane Valley-based foundry Spokane Industries Inc. say the company is responding positively to changes they've made since purchasing it earlier this year from brothers Greg and Tyrus Tenold. Pat and Lisa Turner claim that
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—The Marine Ravine

Marine Ravine exotic fish shop to open this fall

Hayden store will offer about 100 species of freshwater, saltwater fish, varieties of coral
July 28, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Exotic ornamental fish store The Marine Ravine is set to open this fall in Hayden. Owner Eric Cross says the store will open by early October at 2235 W. Dakota, in the Dakota Park Industrial Condos, just south of Coeur d'Alene
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