November 1, 2015, 6:02am Business
My editor suggested I write a goodbye column -- this column you're reading. I said yes to one last newspaper deadline. Read story
October 28, 2015, 4:44pm Business
Barrett Business Services Inc., the Vancouver-based supplier of staffing and outsourced human resources services, said Wednesday it recorded a third-quarter profit of $11.57 million. That compares with a loss of $37.81 million in the July-to-September period of 2014. Meanwhile, the company posted third-quarter net revenues of $199.25 million, up roughly… Read story
October 28, 2015, 4:32pm Business
Just over two years after Port of Vancouver leaders signed off on a lease for the nation's largest rail-to-ship oil-transfer terminal, opponents of the controversial deal show no signs of letting up in their denunciations of the decision. Read story
October 27, 2015, 5:11pm Business
Days away from the Nov. 3 general election, the two candidates competing for a shot at helping run the Port of Vancouver once again offered voters a palpable choice. This time, the contrasts between Eric LaBrant and Lisa Ross on economic development policy, public safety and whether the port's governance… Read story
October 22, 2015, 5:20pm Business
A leader of one of the world's largest contractors on Thursday extolled the virtues of building partnerships between the private and public sectors to get mega infrastructure projects done and increase economic growth. Read story
October 21, 2015, 4:34pm Business
Kaiser Permanente Northwest apologized Wednesday for mailing inaccurate monthly billings to 17 people, primarily in Clark and Cowlitz counties, who are enrolled in the health care provider's senior advantage Medicare plan. Read story
October 20, 2015, 4:54pm Business
Clark County's labor market expanded by 6,300 jobs in the 12 months through September, the region's labor economist reported Tuesday, while the region's estimated unemployment rate dipped to 5.7 percent — the lowest it's been since November 2007. Read story
October 19, 2015, 6:28pm Business
With campaign mailers and public statements flying, it's likely that Port of Vancouver voters know where Eric LaBrant and Lisa Ross — candidates for the District 2 seat on the port commission — stand on whether the port should become home to the nation's largest rail-to-ship oil transfer terminal. Read story
October 18, 2015, 6:03am Business
A key state official's internal review last December of the proposed oil transfer terminal at the Port of Vancouver reveals deep concern from regulators about the project's potential negative impacts on public safety, the local environment and global climate change. Washington state Assistant Attorney General Ann Essko also said in… Read story
October 18, 2015, 6:00am Business
This past summer, the companies hoping to build the nation's largest oil-by-rail terminal in Vancouver sent many residents a 16-page "fact booklet" about the proposal. Read story
