Karina Elias

California, New York, Washington

Reporter at Journal of Business

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Articles

Catching up with: Gonzaga legend Dan Dickau

1 week ago | spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias

When the Journal last caught up with former Gonzaga University basketball star and NBA player Dan Dickau in 2021, his vision for Shoot 360 Spokane LLC, a high-tech basketball facility in North Spokane, was still taking shape. Today, the franchise facility has become a busy hub for Spokane’s basketball community, running camps, leagues, and skills clinics that reflect Dickau’s style of precision coaching.
Emergency savings company helps build financial security

1 week ago | finance.einnews.com | Dylan Harris |Tina Sulzle |Karina Elias

When entrepreneur Devin Miller co-founded SecureSave in 2020, his mission was clear: Help Americans get better at saving for emergencies. Now, the company has over 100 clients across the U.S., and those clients have helped employees collectively put over $100 million in savings, he says. When the Journal previously reported on SecureSave in 2023, the company had 10 clients.
Ripple effects of federal grant de-lays hit Spokane’s nonprofits

1 week ago | spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias

Nonprofit leaders across Spokane are bracing for the fallout of federal budget freezes, delayed grants, and potential funding cuts that could weaken essential services for thousands of residents in the region. Over the past several weeks, at least a dozen nonprofit organizations have reached out to Ryan Oelrich, executive director of Priority Spokane, with concerns about frozen grants or clawed back. The uncertainty is making it difficult to plan operations or make hiring decisions, Oelrich says.
Urbanova, Intent merge to form INW energy cluster

1 week ago | spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias

Two Spokane-based energy innovation groups have merged to launch a new energy innovation cluster backed by state funding. Board members of Inland Northwest Center for Energy and Decarbonization LLC, known as Intent, and the nonprofit organization Urbanova signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this month to form the new organization, tentatively named Inland Northwest Energy Innovation Cluster. The new nonprofit organization is now operating under a transitional board.
BECU grows Spokane presence with South Hill Location

1 week ago | spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias

Nearly a decade after opening its first Spokane branch, Boeing Employees’ Credit Union has expanded with a fourth location, continuing a strategy that blends moderate physical growth with steady community investments. The South Hill branch, located at 2501 E. 29th, opened in April and joins BECU's existing Spokane branches located in downtown Spokane, Spokane Valley, and North Spokane.
Leadership training attracts more women in Spokane

3 weeks ago | spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias

When Leadership Spokane launched its first class in 1982, just six women took a seat in a class of 27. Today, women make up the majority of the class of 2025, with 34 out of 64 participants, a significant reversal from the program’s earlier decades when men dominated the cohort. Leadership Spokane’s executive director Jaxon Riley says she noticed that participation shifted about 10 years ago from a male-dominated cohort to a more balanced class, from a gender perspective.
CarbonQuest enters food & beverage market

3 weeks ago | spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias

CarbonQuest Inc., a Spokane Valley-based carbon-capture technology company, has partnered with an undisclosed Washington state beverage industry client, marking the company’s initial foray into the food and beverage market, according to a press release. The partnership aims to capture approximately 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions over a 15-year period using CarbonQuest’s point-source carbon capture technology.
Catholic Charities plans $20M in low-income housing upgrades

3 weeks ago | spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias

Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington is set to begin $20 million in renovations at two low-income housing projects with a total of 158 housing units, says Matt Kilbourne, the organization's vice president of development and asset management. The contractor and architect for the project are Spokane-based Inland Washington LLC and Architecture All Forms Corp., respectively. Funding for the project comes from a Washington state low-income housing bond allocation awarded in 2023, Kilbourne says.
Low appraisals viewed as a problem by some, misperception by others

3 weeks ago | spokanejournal.com | 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. Jordan Tampien, co-founder of Spokane-based 4 Degrees Real Estate, says his office has been tracking a trend in low appraisals.
21 residential lots, private road planned in Liberty Lake

3 weeks ago | spokanejournal.com | Karina Elias

Construction of 21 residential lots and a private road is expected to begin this summer at Bella Lago, a gated golf community in Liberty Lake, an application filed with the city shows. The project is currently under environmental review and has not listed a contractor or architect for the project. The project owner, Big Rock Investments LLC, couldn't be reached for comment.