- From:
- Stacia Rasmussen
- To:
- Craig Behnke; Alisha Benson; Gustafson, Mark
- Cc:
- Rosentrater, Heather; Bradeen,Ryan; Hill, Latisha; Christie, Kevin; Joey Gunning; Chris Pengra; Lisa Brown; French, Al; Steven MacDonald; Alexander Scott; Stacia Rasmussen
Craig,
It is nice meeting you as well. I look forward to assisting where needed and answering any additional questions that may arise.
Kindest Regards,
Stacia
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Stacia (or Staci) Rasmussen, PMP
Director of Sector Growth & Innovation,
Greater Spokane Inc. (GSI)
W: (509) 321-3637
C: (509) 879-8910
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4 messages- From:
- Alisha Benson Alisha Benson
- Date:
- Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
- To:
- Gustafson, Mark Mark.Gustafson@avistacorp.com , Craig Behnke cbehnke@lumen.bio
- Cc:
- Rosentrater, Heather heather.rosentrater@avistacorp.com , Bradeen, Ryan Ryan.Bradeen@avistacorp.com , Hill, Latisha latisha.hill@avistacorp.com , Christie, Kevin Kevin.Christie@avistacorp.com , Joey Gunning jgunning@greaterspokane.org , Stacia Rasmussen SRasmussen@greaterspokane.org , Chris Pengra chris@s3r3solutions.com , Lisa Brown Lisa Brown , French, Al Al French , Steven MacDonald smacdonald@spokanecity.org , Alexander Scott Alexander Scott
- Subject:
- RE: Lumen economic development visit
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Good afternoon Craig and Spokane team,
Thank you again for the conversation during your visit last week. As a follow-up, our economic development team pulled together a set of materials highlighting Spokane and our health and life sciences ecosystem. They’ve also compiled an
initial snapshot of regional data to support your considerations around production and fabrication needs.
You can access all the materials here: https://spaces.hightail.com/space/g3HWWDxMEV. We also wanted to highlight the
Riverside Biotech Hub, which may be of interest as you continue to explore Spokane’s capabilities and resources within this sector.
I’ve included my colleagues Joey Gunning, Director of Economic Development, and Stacia Rasmussen, Director of Sector Growth & Innovation. They are great resources and would be happy to provide additional information or answer any questions
as you continue your evaluation.
We appreciate your continued interest and look forward to staying connected.
Alisha Benson, IOM
Chief Executive Officer
Greater Spokane Inc.
O: 509.321.3608
C: 509.999.9202
together we’re greater
- From:
- Gustafson, Mark Mark.Gustafson@avistacorp.com
- Sent:
- Wednesday, March 11, 2026 6:23 AM
- To:
- French, Al Al French ; Lisa Brown Lisa Brown ; Alisha Benson Alisha Benson ; Steven MacDonald smacdonald@spokanecity.org ; Craig Behnke cbehnke@lumen.bio ; Alexander Scott
- Cc:
- Rosentrater, Heather heather.rosentrater@avistacorp.com ; Bradeen, Ryan Ryan.Bradeen@avistacorp.com ; Hill, Latisha latisha.hill@avistacorp.com ; Christie, Kevin Kevin.Christie@avistacorp.com
- Subject:
- Lumen economic development visit
Thank you all for taking the time to attend. I thought the discussion was valuable for everyone and I appreciate the engagement from all parties.
Thank you, Craig, for the visit and the details about Lumen’s progress. And for considering our region for your first expansion.
As promised, I am sharing Craig’s contact information (ccd and see below). I’m confident we can put a few things in place to help make Lumen’s expansion to Spokane as seamless as possible.
Thanks again, and I look forward to staying connected on this great opportunity for the Inland Northwest!
Mark
Mark Gustafson
President | Avista Development, Inc.
Director | Strategic Investments
Avista Corp
1411 E MISSION AVE | MSC-15 | SPOKANE, WA 99202
CELL 509-468-7910
Craig Behnke, Ph.D.
cbehnke@lumen.bio
EVP, Production and Development
| Lumen Bioscience,
Inc.
m: (858)
210-2308
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- From:
- Gustafson, Mark
- Sent:
- Thursday, February 26, 2026 11:46:47 AM
- To:
- Gustafson, Mark Mark.Gustafson@avistacorp.com ; Hill, Latisha latisha.hill@avistacorp.com ; Muniz, Karla Karla.Muniz@avistacorp.com
- Cc:
- Rosentrater, Heather heather.rosentrater@avistacorp.com ; French, Al Al French ; abenson Alisha Benson ; Lisa Brown Lisa Brown ; Bradeen, Ryan Ryan.Bradeen@avistacorp.com ; French, Al Al French
- Subject:
- hold for Lumen economic development visit
When: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 2:00 PM-3:30 PM.
Where: Mission Boardroom
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