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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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Short-term rentals said to subsidize development in Spokane

Airbnb income may help some projects pencil out as construction costs rise

June 2, 2022

Karina Elias

Some multifamily residential developers here say that they need income generated from short-term rentals, such as Airbnb and Vrbo, for projects to pencil out.

Vax Capacity: Pharmaceutical maker HollisterStier announces new expansion plans

Two projects to cost $285 million in total

June 2, 2022

Karina Elias

Pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging company Jubilant HollisterStier LLC plans to double its injectable filling production capacity by 2025 with a $193 million expansion project at its East Spokane plant.

PotlatchDeltic to acquire Atlanta company

Company will have nearly 2.2M acres of timberlands following $919M transaction

May 31, 2022

Karina Elias

PotlatchDeltic Corp., a Spokane-based timberland owner and lumber manufacturer, has agreed to acquire Atlanta-based CatchMark Timber Trust Inc., in an all-stock transaction valued at $919 million.

Idaho State Bar charges former Spokane attorney

Former WSBA president accused of stealing from two Spokane-based firms

May 19, 2022

Karina Elias

The Idaho State Bar has charged former Washington State Bar Association President Robin L. Haynes with professional misconduct in relation to five counts of theft brought by Spokane County prosecutors last year.

Ben Small to lead Innovia's LaunchNW initiative

LaunchNW aims to help students attain college, career training of choice

May 19, 2022

Karina Elias

Ben Small, longtime superintendent at Central Valley School District, will join the Innovia Foundation as executive director of a new program, LaunchNW, when he retires from CVSD at the end of the school year.

Parting Thoughts with Whiz Kids' Jan St. George

May 19, 2022

Karina Elias

Jan St. George has decided to retire after 17 years of working, managing, and ultimately owning and operating the Whiz Kids toy store located on the third floor of River Park Square Mall. She recently turned 63 years old.

Kootenai Humane Society builds new shelter

Organization might have to take out loan to finish $8M project

May 19, 2022

Karina Elias

Kootenai Humane Society is constructing a new $8 million, 20,000-square-foot facility at 10276 N. Atlas Road, in Hayden. Construction began in November at the 10-acre site just west of the Coeur d'Alene Airport, says Vicky Nelson

Mercer's Mission: Cross-laminated timber maker plans $50M in upgrades

Less than a year after buying shuttered Katerra plant, manufacturer looks to increase production

May 19, 2022

Karina Elias

Less than a year after buying the shuttered Katerra plant in Spokane Valley, Mercer Mass Timber LLC plans to invest $50 million in capital projects at the cross-laminated timber factory over the next two years.

Century West grows with rural challenges

Century West helps communities obtain funding for projects

May 5, 2022

Karina Elias

Century West Engineering Corp. has been seeing steady growth in the Pacific Northwest in recent years, providing small municipalities and airports with its technical services as well assisting in obtaining public funding for their projects,