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The 2020 Northwest Natural Parade of Homes has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pictured living room is from a Glavin Homes house that was featured in the 2019 Parade of Homes.

Parade of Homes kickoff will be at Magnolia Heights in Washougal

The 2020 Northwest Natural Parade of Homes has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pictured living room is from a Glavin Homes house that was featured in the 2019 Parade of Homes.

January 31, 2020, 6:02am Business

Northwest Natural has announced plans for the 2020 edition of the annual Parade of Homes, presented by DeWils and HomeStreet Bank. Read story

Power lines run along the exterior of the property for the Lewis River Country Store &amp; RV Park in Woodland on, Jan. 22, 2020.

Woodland RV park residents get ‘third and final’ reprieve from power shutoff

Power lines run along the exterior of the property for the Lewis River Country Store &amp; RV Park in Woodland on, Jan. 22, 2020.

January 30, 2020, 11:42am Business

The Lewis River RV Park in Woodland has been granted a “third and final” short-term extension to its electrical service, averting a power shutoff that had been scheduled for Thursday morning. The new cutoff deadline is 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4. Read story

Chief Technology Officer Shane Wall talks about the future of the company in June 2016 at HP Inc. in southeast Vancouver.

HP tech leader Shane Wall to retire

Chief Technology Officer Shane Wall talks about the future of the company in June 2016 at HP Inc. in southeast Vancouver.

January 28, 2020, 4:11pm Business

HP’s chief technology officer, Shane Wall, a leader of the company’s Vancouver workforce, announced plans to retire after 15 years with the company, according to a statement from the company on Tuesday. Read story

Construction of the exterior cladding of the Hotel Indigo and Kirkland Tower building is underway. The building structure is supported by its own internal skeleton, allowing for extensive use of glass in the outer walls.

Crews install exterior walls at Waterfront Vancouver’s Kirkland Tower and Hotel Indigo

Construction of the exterior cladding of the Hotel Indigo and Kirkland Tower building is underway. The building structure is supported by its own internal skeleton, allowing for extensive use of glass in the outer walls.

January 27, 2020, 5:38pm Business

Construction work is well underway on the exterior cladding of the future Hotel Indigo and Kirkland Tower building at The Waterfront Vancouver. Read story

The Hewlett-Packard facility in Columbia Tech Center is seen Monday morning, Dec. 9, 2019.

Xerox nominates candidates to replace HP’s entire board

The Hewlett-Packard facility in Columbia Tech Center is seen Monday morning, Dec. 9, 2019.

January 23, 2020, 12:27pm Business

Printer manufacturer Xerox announced today that it will nominate a full slate of 11 candidates to replace rival HP Inc.’s board of directors at HP’s 2020 annual stockholder meeting. The move is the latest salvo in a tense back-and-forth as Xerox aggressively pursues a merger with its fellow legacy printing… Read story

Notices sent to tenants last week stated that ownership of the park had been transferred to Jerry Reeves and directed residents to contact Reeves for more information. Copies of those notices posted in the windows of the shuttered RV park general store had Reeves&#039; contact information crossed out and replaced with contact information for the previous owner, John Berman.

Lewis River RV Park residents caught in middle of dispute over utility services

Notices sent to tenants last week stated that ownership of the park had been transferred to Jerry Reeves and directed residents to contact Reeves for more information. Copies of those notices posted in the windows of the shuttered RV park general store had Reeves&#039; contact information crossed out and replaced with contact information for the previous owner, John Berman.

January 22, 2020, 7:23pm Business

Residents of the Lewis River RV Park have received a second extension to their power service, courtesy of another last-minute deal between the park’s owner and the Cowlitz County Public Utility District. Read story

Callie Christensen, left, and Kelly Oriard, co-founders and CEOs of Slumberkins, pause for a photo Sept. 11 in their downtown Vancouver office. The company recently announced it has raised $2.8 million in a seed funding round.

Slumberkins secures $2.8M in seed funding

Callie Christensen, left, and Kelly Oriard, co-founders and CEOs of Slumberkins, pause for a photo Sept. 11 in their downtown Vancouver office. The company recently announced it has raised $2.8 million in a seed funding round.

January 22, 2020, 6:05am Business

Last year it was hundreds of thousands. Now it’s millions. Read story

The Columbia Palisades construction site, as seen on Jan. 13 from on top of the bluff at the northeast corner.

New ‘Gateway’ takes shape in east Vancouver

The Columbia Palisades construction site, as seen on Jan. 13 from on top of the bluff at the northeast corner.

January 19, 2020, 6:00am Business

A planned assisted living facility has joined the roster of projects slated for the Columbia Palisades area off of Highway 14, the latest in a series developments that are planned to transform the former east Vancouver rock quarry into a major commercial and residential hub. Read story

Jennifer Baker, president of the Columbia River Economic Development Council and panel moderator, from left, Curtis Robinhold, executive director of the Port of Portland, Cornell Clayton, director of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State University, Lisa Brown, director of the Washington State Department of Commerce, and Frank Foti, Vigor Industrial&#039;s Board Vice Chairman and founding CEO, speak about the state and national economies during the 2020 Economic Forecast Breakfast on Thursday morning.

Economic Forecast Breakfast features Vigor vice chair, highlights recession fearsvideo icon

Jennifer Baker, president of the Columbia River Economic Development Council and panel moderator, from left, Curtis Robinhold, executive director of the Port of Portland, Cornell Clayton, director of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State University, Lisa Brown, director of the Washington State Department of Commerce, and Frank Foti, Vigor Industrial&#039;s Board Vice Chairman and founding CEO, speak about the state and national economies during the 2020 Economic Forecast Breakfast on Thursday morning.

January 16, 2020, 6:42pm Clark County Business

After more than a decade of sustained economic growth, the question of a recession is becoming increasingly hard to avoid. Not because economists are predicting that one is imminent, but simply because everyone keeps asking about it. Read story

A sign notifies those passing by of a home for sale in Salmon Creek in October.

Clark County housing market sees strong December

A sign notifies those passing by of a home for sale in Salmon Creek in October.

January 16, 2020, 6:02am Business

The Clark County residential housing market cooled in December, keeping with normal seasonal patterns, but it outpaced December 2018 in year-over-year comparisons. That’s according to the latest report from the Regional Multiple Listing Service. Read story