July 29, 2014, 12:00am Business
Sheriff Garry Lucas says his position is "that the law enforcement role is a neutral enforcement role that preserves the peace, protects life and property, and protects the rights of the parties as it relates both to the law and the Constitution of the United States." Read story
July 27, 2014, 12:00am Business
The future of Papa Murphy's, the take-and-bake pizza chain, rides on CEO Ken Calwell's leadership, and it's difficult to think he won't succeed when you witness him deliver his plan to win the 21st-century pizza wars. Read story
July 26, 2014, 12:00am Business
Two environmental groups on Friday filed an appeal seeking to overturn a lower court's decision that the Port of Vancouver complied with state environmental laws when it approved a lease for the Northwest's largest oil transfer terminal. Read story
July 25, 2014, 12:00am Business
Citing threats from union pickets, state grain inspectors are refusing to enter United Grain Corp.'s export facility at the Port of Vancouver, prompting the company to shut down the largest grain elevator on the West Coast. The latest development in the bitter, 17-month-long standoff between United Grain, and the International… Read story
July 23, 2014, 12:00am Business
Payrolls in Clark County enjoyed "warp speed" growth in the 12 months ending in June, the region's labor economist reported Tuesday, adding 5,800 jobs and posting an annualized growth rate that tops 4 percent. Read story
July 22, 2014, 12:00am Business
An attorney for the nonprofit Clark County Natural Resources Council today raised several concerns about how the Port of Vancouver decided to approve a lease for a proposed oil transfer terminal. Read story
July 19, 2014, 12:00am Business
When asked to judge Clark Public Utilities as a provider of power and water, customers annually rank the agency the highest in service among midsize utilities in the Western U.S. Read story
July 15, 2014, 12:00am Business
Approval of a narrow land-use consistency matter does not mean Tesoro Corp. and Savage Companies will be allowed to handle as much as 380,000 barrels of crude per day at the Port of Vancouver, according to the state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council. Read story
July 15, 2014, 12:00am Business
Could the city of Vancouver, which opposes having the Northwest's largest oil-by-rail terminal built in its backyard, wrest control of the project's fate from state regulators? Read story
July 13, 2014, 12:00am Business
With promises of economic development in tow, Westway Group LLC, Imperium Renewables and U.S. Development Group LLC want to build three oil-by-rail terminals on Grays Harbor that would all together bring more than 175,000 barrels of crude oil per day into the region. Read story
