September 3, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Work to tap a federal program to spur private investment and to create jobs in east Clark County is moving forward with the establishment of an agency to manage the effort and final touches on a business plan that's expected to be filed with the U.S. Department of the Treasury… Read story
September 2, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News
Clark Public Utilities is pursuing a community solar project that would allow customers to purchase a stake in putting electricity generated by the sun onto the grid. Read story
August 27, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Aiming to boost trade between North Dakota and the Pacific Rim, the Port of Vancouver has launched a new venture of leasing rail cars to move agricultural products to the West Coast. Read story
August 26, 2014, 5:00pm Business
The Port of Vancouver has launched a new venture in which it will lease rail cars to move agricultural products west. Read story
August 26, 2014, 5:00pm Business
The Port of Vancouver Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve an annual salary of $196,980 for the port's executive director, Todd Coleman. That's up 3 percent from $191,243. The board made the decision retroactive to Jan. 1. Read story
August 25, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Opponents of building the Northwest's largest oil-by-rail terminal at the Port of Vancouver packed a hearing room Tuesday to keep up their criticism of port commissioners and to urge them to reconsider their lease decision. Read story
August 25, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Workers will return to United Grain in Vancouver, other terminals on Wednesday Read story
August 19, 2014, 5:00pm Business
The state panel reviewing a proposal for an oil-by-rail transfer terminal in Vancouver agreed Tuesday to extend to early next year the timeline for completing a review of the proposal and for making a recommendation to Gov. Jay Inslee. Read story
August 18, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Clark County's economy expanded by 6,100 jobs in the 12 months ending in July, the region's labor economist reported Tuesday, posting a growth rate of 4.4 percent and plunging its preliminary unemployment rate to 6.3 percent, down from 9.5 percent a year ago. Read story
August 14, 2014, 12:00am Business
Papa Murphy's Holdings Inc., the Vancouver-based parent of Papa Murphy's take-and-bake pizza chain, said Wednesday it recorded a second-quarter net loss of $1.6 million. That compares with a net loss of $6,000 in the same April-to-June period a year ago. Read story
