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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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Latinos en Spokane envisions $10M community hub

Nonprofit aims to expand health, housing access in east central Spokane
June 5, 2025
Karina Elias

Latinos en Spokane is in the early stages of planning a $10 million cultural center and affordable housing project that will create flexible space for the organization’s growing programs and build over 40 housing units. 


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CarbonQuest enters food, beverage market

Company's technology will capture, liquefy, reuse CO2 on-site
June 5, 2025
Karina Elias

CarbonQuest has partnered with a Washington state beverage industry client, marking the company's first foray into the food and beverage industry. 


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What's Going on with: Cat Tales Wildlife Center

Organization shifts focus, with relocation remaining a long-term goal
June 5, 2025
Karina Elias

A year after unveiling a $146 million conceptual plan, Cat Tales Wildlife Center is shifting its focus to strengthening its nonprofit functions while still holding on to the vision of moving to a larger space. 


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21 residential lots, private road planned in Liberty Lake

Development is continuation of original 2008 project near two golf courses
June 5, 2025
Karina Elias

Twenty-one residential lots and a private road are planned at Bella Lago, a high-end gated community in Liberty Lake. 


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Catholic Charities plans $20M in low-income housing upgrades

Renovations include new finishes, fixtures, other improvements
June 5, 2025
Karina Elias
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Low appraisals viewed as a problem by some, misperception by others

Perceptions of a low appraisal trend are misguided, other factors at play
June 5, 2025
Karina Elias

In today’s post-pandemic housing market, some real estate agents in Spokane say that residential appraisals are coming in lower than expected, leading to agreed-upon deals being upended and frustrating sellers and buyers.



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Leadership training attracts more women in Spokane

Pronounced shift in trends has occurred over past decade
June 5, 2025
Karina Elias

Over the last ten years, women have begun to outpace men in Leadership Spokane's immersive leadership program, reflecting a start cultural shift from being a male-dominated cohort. 


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Selkirk Sport expands as pickleball proves to be more than a fad

Cd'A manufacturer, retailer has grown by 1,900% since the start of the pandemic
May 22, 2025
Karina Elias

Selkirk Sport, a family-owned manufacturer and retailer of pickleball equipment, has grown to 200 employees and 1,500 square feet of space in the past five years. 


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GoJoe Patrol inks fifth franchisee

Operation in Maryland to be security company's second in D.C. area
May 22, 2025
Karina Elias

GoJoe Patrol is opening its fifth franchisee location in the Washington D.C. metro area, where it launched its first establishment.


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Hillyard gets creative: Spokane's first designated arts district emerges

Neighborhood on track for state designation by end of summer
May 22, 2025
Karina Elias

Hillyard is on track to become Spokane's first creative district neighborhood thanks to a federally funded pilot program  and collaborative effort between residents, artists, and business owners. 


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