October 24, 2014, 12:00am Business
By taking a savvy approach to signing up new tenants and focusing on sprucing up buildings and streetscapes, Vancouver's downtown property owners will make further progress in developing a lively mix of businesses and pedestrians in the city's core, a Portland consultant said Thursday. Read story
October 22, 2014, 5:00pm Business
A new community development entity in Clark County is asking the U.S. Treasury for the right to sell tax credits to raise as much as $30 million in investment capital to finance the construction of job-creating projects in Washougal. Read story
October 21, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Clark County employers are expanding payrolls and the jobless rate is falling, but wallets aren't getting fatter, according to a new analysis by Scott Bailey, regional labor economist for the state Employment Security Department. Read story
October 20, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Clark County's economy showed continued strength in September, adding 400 jobs over the month in seasonally adjusted numbers and bringing total growth for the past 12 months to 5,900 jobs. Read story
October 15, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Although it's a nonpartisan race devoid of any campaign-defining controversies, the two candidates for Clark Public Utilities commissioner aren't shy about zinging each other over who's a better fit for the job. Read story
October 8, 2014, 5:00pm Business
The Port of Vancouver would sell 9.6 acres to a company seeking to build a manufacturing plant under a proposal headed to the port's Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. The planned 160,000-square-foot steel tubing mill could employ up to 50 people. Read story
October 8, 2014, 5:00pm Business
The hurdles to launching a tech startup may be fewer than ever. If you've got talent, Internet access and moxie to burn, the leap is yours. Read story
September 28, 2014, 5:00pm Business
The Port of Camas-Washougal has filed a request with the city of Washougal seeking preliminary site plan approval to build a 5.73 acre waterfront park along the Columbia River. Read story
September 27, 2014, 5:00pm Business
When Teresa Brum joined Vancouver's Community and Economic Development Department in January, the city gained a well-educated leader with experience in both the public and private sectors. Vancouver's downtown, meanwhile, welcomed not only a new champion of its continued progress but a new resident, too. Read story
September 24, 2014, 5:00pm Business
A former employee of Vancouver-based Barrett Business Services Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the human resources company, alleging it withheld income from him, violated his contract, misrepresented the terms of his employment and wrongfully fired him for reporting corrupt practices. Read story
