June 10, 2021, 6:01am Business
C-Tran is poised to take its first step toward electrifying its bus fleet. The agency’s board of directors voted Tuesday to authorize the purchase of eight new battery-electric buses to replace eight of the fleet’s oldest diesel models. Read story
June 9, 2021, 6:02am Business
Friends of Frog Ferry, the nonprofit spearheading an effort to bring a river taxi service to the Portland area, held a press conference Tuesday to announce plans for a two-year pilot program. Vancouver would not be part of the test route, but could be added to the lineup later. Read story
June 7, 2021, 3:47pm Business Subscriber Exclusive
The last place downtown to pawn jewelry, tools and electronics is set to close. Longtime Vancouver fixture Lucky Loan Pawn Shop will shut its doors at the end of August, according to co-owner Jeff Lanford. Read story
June 4, 2021, 6:03am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
It’s an old-school steel truss bridge that carries Interstate 5 over the river near the border of Clark County. The aging structure is functionally obsolete and faces a high risk of collapse in an earthquake, and the Washington State Department of Transportation is working to replace it in the near… Read story
June 2, 2021, 5:44am Clark County News
The Washington State Department of Transportation is preparing to install a pair of stop signs next week on the state Highway 503 Yale Bridge, which crosses the Lewis River at the north end of Clark County. Read story
June 1, 2021, 2:53pm Business
The Springs Living announced last week that it intends to build The Springs at The Waterfront Vancouver, a 12-story senior living community on Block 18 of The Waterfront Vancouver. Read story
May 29, 2021, 5:56am Clark County Business
Walnut Grove Industrial Park, 6115 N.E. 63rd Ave., has been sold to WPC Walnut, according to a press release from Fuller Group, which brokered the transaction. The sale closed May 3, at a price of $9,650,000. Read story
May 27, 2021, 6:00am Business Subscriber Exclusive
The Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant in east Vancouver’s Bennington neighborhood might expand its drive-thru capacity, according to a pre-application packet submitted to the city. Read story
May 26, 2021, 6:04am Business
Portland-based OnPoint Community Credit Union announced Tuesday that it will open four new branches inside Fred Meyer stores next month, two of which will be in Clark County. Read story
May 25, 2021, 7:39pm Clark County News
The Toutle River rest areas on Interstate 5 near Castle Rock in Cowlitz County will be closed for maintenance this week, according to a press release from the Washington State Department of Transportation. Read story