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Fran Mesisca of Vancouver, center, goes for a strike while joining fellow bowlers as they get back into action at Hazel Dell Lanes on Wednesday afternoon. Clark County moved to Phase 2 of the state&#039;s reopening plan this week, which allows for the resumption of limited indoor activities at several types of businesses. At top, a sign for AMC theaters outside the Vancouver Mall on Wednesday. AMC&#039;s website states that the two local multiplexes will both reopen Friday.

Clark County entertainment venues cautiously reopen again

Fran Mesisca of Vancouver, center, goes for a strike while joining fellow bowlers as they get back into action at Hazel Dell Lanes on Wednesday afternoon. Clark County moved to Phase 2 of the state&#039;s reopening plan this week, which allows for the resumption of limited indoor activities at several types of businesses. At top, a sign for AMC theaters outside the Vancouver Mall on Wednesday. AMC&#039;s website states that the two local multiplexes will both reopen Friday.

February 18, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Business

The second phase of Washington’s reopening plan isn’t just a lucky break for restaurants; it also opens the doors for a return of limited indoor activity at a variety of entertainment businesses including theaters, bowling alleys, museums and casinos. Read story

New homes under construction in the Parkers Abby development in Vancouver in January. Clark County's housing market is experiencing record high demand, with bidding wars on virtually every listed property.

Clark County housing inventory a bit better

New homes under construction in the Parkers Abby development in Vancouver in January. Clark County's housing market is experiencing record high demand, with bidding wars on virtually every listed property.

February 16, 2021, 6:04am Clark County Business

Clark County finally saw a slight improvement in its supply-constrained housing market situation in January, according to the latest report from the Regional Multiple Listing Service. Read story

Sherry and Scott Petersen of Vancouver wait for their order near closed windows at Beaches on Monday. Restaurants were allowed to move to Phase 2 of Washington's reopening plan on Sunday, which allows for indoor dining at 25 percent capacity. Phase 1 only allowed indoor dining if a restaurant had sufficient ventilation, which in practice made it very difficult to stay comfortable during the winter.

Region’s restaurants reopen as Southwest Washington enters Phase 2

Sherry and Scott Petersen of Vancouver wait for their order near closed windows at Beaches on Monday. Restaurants were allowed to move to Phase 2 of Washington's reopening plan on Sunday, which allows for indoor dining at 25 percent capacity. Phase 1 only allowed indoor dining if a restaurant had sufficient ventilation, which in practice made it very difficult to stay comfortable during the winter.

February 15, 2021, 6:30pm Business

It was a Valentine’s Day gift for restaurants: Instead of the original start date of Monday, Gov. Jay Inslee announced last week that restaurants in five of Washington’s eight regions would be able to move to Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan and resume limited indoor dining on Sunday… Read story

Pacific Lifestyle breaks ground in Ridgefield

February 12, 2021, 5:58am Clark County Business

Vancouver-based homebuilder Pacific Lifestyle Homes announced Wednesday that it has broken ground on a new housing development in Ridgefield called Viewridge Hollow. The development is located off South Hillhurst Road, near Ridgefield High School. Read story

Camas-based Fisher Investments passes $100B in assets

February 12, 2021, 5:58am Clark County Business

Camas-based financial management firm Fisher Investments announced last week that it had surpassed $100 billion in assets under management in its US Private Client Group, which serves wealthy United States residents. Read story

Clark County’s Parade of Homes holds virtual groundbreaking

February 12, 2021, 5:56am Clark County Business

The annual NW Natural Parade of Homes is still moving forward this year, although the traditional groundbreaking ceremony has been replaced by a virtual presentation, according to a Thursday press release from the Building Industry Association of Clark County. Read story

Vancouver Clinic site to offer surgical services

February 12, 2021, 5:55am Clark County Business

The Vancouver Clinic announced Wednesday that it held a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this week for a new three-story, $70 million building on the other side of the parking lot from the clinic's Salmon Creek location. Read story

Reynaldo Sotelo, left, and Simeon Chavez of Gecho Construction lend a hand at a home being built at Parklands at Camas Meadows. The home under construction will be 8,000 square feet, part of a trend toward physically larger homes during the pandemic.

Clark County sees high demand for large, expensive houses

Reynaldo Sotelo, left, and Simeon Chavez of Gecho Construction lend a hand at a home being built at Parklands at Camas Meadows. The home under construction will be 8,000 square feet, part of a trend toward physically larger homes during the pandemic.

February 10, 2021, 6:00am Business

The Camas-area house was just under 7,300 square feet, the biggest that Connor Zuvich had ever listed for sale. He was prepared to be patient; it's not unusual for houses of that size to sit on the market for months, and this particular house had taken about a year to… Read story

Al Graham, left, and Chris Smith of Backwoods Biochar load two-gallon buckets with Petey Green soil while working in Vancouver. The Vancouver-based company distributes biochar-infused cannabis soil.

Vancouver-based Backwoods Biochar getting to root of the challenge

Al Graham, left, and Chris Smith of Backwoods Biochar load two-gallon buckets with Petey Green soil while working in Vancouver. The Vancouver-based company distributes biochar-infused cannabis soil.

February 8, 2021, 6:05am Business

The Pacific Northwest’s cannabis industry has seen near-constant growth since Washington and Oregon legalized cannabis cultivation and sales, both in terms of new retail stores and cannabis-growing operations. Read story

Holland Partner Group is building a mixed-use residential and office building at Block 10, the last of the downtown Vancouver &quot;brewery blocks&quot; that the city purchased for redevelopment back in the 1990s.

Downtown Vancouver is on the rise

Holland Partner Group is building a mixed-use residential and office building at Block 10, the last of the downtown Vancouver &quot;brewery blocks&quot; that the city purchased for redevelopment back in the 1990s.

February 7, 2021, 6:05am Business

Despite numerous impacts up and down the construction pipeline — everything from skyrocketing material prices to widespread labor shortages — the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t constrained the amount of development in downtown Vancouver. Read story