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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Niche conventions expected to shine spotlight on Spokane

Small but influential groups to visit Lilac City this year
February 24, 2022
Karina Elias
As Spokane reopens to in-person gatherings in 2022 after two years of canceled events, two conferences have the potential to shine national spotlights on the city: The Public Relations Society of America Travel & Tourism conference this spring, and
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App to monitor wildfire smoke's effects on health

WSU College of Nursing, Urbanova in partnership to develop U-Track
February 10, 2022
Karina Elias
Spokane-based technology company Urbanova and Washington State University's College of Nursing have partnered to design the mobile application, U-Track, to help mitigate and reduce health risks to young adults with asthma during wildfire events.
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Guardian Angel to launch dementia care program

New protocol includes therapy, diet, treatment
February 10, 2022
Karina Elias
Guardian Angel Homes, a family-owned and operated retirement community established in Liberty Lake in 2003, plans to launch next month a new program designed to help slow cognitive decline. The program, called Enhance Protocol, will be available to all
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BIPOC groups form new coalition in Spokane

Organization to work on grants, information
February 10, 2022
Karina Elias
Some Spokane organizations have formed the Business Equity Coalition of the Inland Northwest to focus on bringing resources to multi-ethnic businesses and other disadvantaged business groups. Sandy Williams, executive director for the Carl Maxey Center
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Chief Execs' Exits: Spokane's changing leadership landscape

More INW organizations look to replace leaders, develop succession plans
February 10, 2022
Karina Elias
In Spokane and across the U.S., organizations are experiencing an unusual amount of turnover in leadership positions. Some of that can be attributed to a 'silver tsunami,” which demographers have been predicting for years and is creating a chasm
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Higher loans rates could hurt small Inland Northwest businesses

Some worry about effects of hikes; others point out they're still historically low
January 27, 2022
Karina Elias
Bankers in Spokane haven't noticed a sharp change in behavior from prospective borrowers, panicked by the looming threat of rising interest rates set to occur in 2022, but say they are keeping a constant eye on rising rates and anticipating the needs
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Bill backed by Billig to entice manufacturing jobs

Economic development groups like the measure, but it could reduce PDA revenues
January 27, 2022
Karina Elias
A state Senate bill designed to provide incentives to create manufacturing jobs is receiving some support here, though it might reduce revenue for some public entities that were created to promote such job creation.
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