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Grocery workers vote to ratify new union contract

The Columbian files

October 12, 2019, 11:50am Business

A “sizeable majority” of members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 555 have voted to ratify a new contract with grocery store employers in Oregon and Southwest Washington. UFCW Local 555 announced the result in a press release late Friday night. The new three-year contract includes a… Read story

The smokestack at Providence Academy is seen above the ancillary buildings on campus.

Clark Asks: Abandoned Academy buildings may rise from ruins

The smokestack at Providence Academy is seen above the ancillary buildings on campus.

October 12, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

Clark Asks: “What’s with the creepy, abandoned building in the Providence Academy parking lot?” Read story

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.

PeaceHealth lays off another 50 employees

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.

October 10, 2019, 2:18pm Business

PeaceHealth has announced a round of support staff layoffs. It’s the second round of layoffs that the Washington-based health care company has announced in the past three months. Read story

Marcell&#039;s Pie House was unexpectedly closed Tuesday morning and, by Wednesday, a sign had been posted on the front door announcing the restaurant is undergoing a temporary closure for a restructuring.

Marcell’s Pie House in Vancouver temporarily goes dark for restructuring

Marcell&#039;s Pie House was unexpectedly closed Tuesday morning and, by Wednesday, a sign had been posted on the front door announcing the restaurant is undergoing a temporary closure for a restructuring.

October 10, 2019, 6:05am Business

Marcell’s Pie House has abruptly closed for what the owner refers to as a restructuring. Read story

Kaiser Permanete has reached a tentative contract agreement with a coalition of unions that were threatening to strike.

Vancouver, Portland Kaiser workers vote to approve contract

Kaiser Permanete has reached a tentative contract agreement with a coalition of unions that were threatening to strike.

October 9, 2019, 6:55pm Business

A group of unionized Portland and Vancouver-area Kaiser Permanente workers have voted to approve a new national contract with the health care company, although the contract will not take effect unless several other unions also vote to ratify it. Read story

Northwest Innovation Works hopes to build a methanol plant at the downstream end of the Port of Kalama property.

Kalama methanol plant decision delayed

Northwest Innovation Works hopes to build a methanol plant at the downstream end of the Port of Kalama property.

October 9, 2019, 5:50pm Business

The Washington State Department of Ecology announced Wednesday that it has temporarily halted its review of Cowlitz County's decision to grant a permit for a proposed methanol terminal in Kalama, citing an incomplete permit application from the Port of Kalama and builder Northwest Innovation Works. Read story

Pipes sit on a trailer waiting to be unloaded and installed as part of the Willamette Water Supply Program, which will add a new water filtration plant and more than 30 miles of pipeline to accommodate future population growth in Washington County, Ore.

Vancouver’s Northwest Pipe plans its next phase of growth

Pipes sit on a trailer waiting to be unloaded and installed as part of the Willamette Water Supply Program, which will add a new water filtration plant and more than 30 miles of pipeline to accommodate future population growth in Washington County, Ore.

October 6, 2019, 6:02am Business

It’s a good time to be in the water transmission business. Northwest Pipe Co., headquartered in Vancouver, has been enjoying consistent positive financial results in recent years, buoyed by a series of major infrastructure projects contributing to a record-breaking backlog of orders. Read story

The Terminal 1 Night Market at WareHouse &#039;23 features more than 80 artisan vendors, live music, food and fun for kids.

Night Market Vancouver is growing up fast

The Terminal 1 Night Market at WareHouse &#039;23 features more than 80 artisan vendors, live music, food and fun for kids.

October 4, 2019, 6:02am Business

Tonight’s Night Market Vancouver will mark the two-year anniversary of the monthly public vendor event, which has quickly grown into a downtown mainstay. Read story

Camas-Washougal, Vancouver ports present update on their waterfront projects

October 2, 2019, 6:00pm Business

The ports of Vancouver and Camas-Washougal each gave an update on their respective waterfront redevelopment projects at a Tuesday evening event hosted by the Southwest Washington Contractors Association. Read story

Vancouver was the first stop on the Association of Washington Businesses&#039; bus tour of Washington State in celebration of Manufacturing Week. The tour route is depicted on the side of the bus during a visit SEH America in Vancouver on Wednesday.

Association of Washington Businesses tour stops at SEH America in Vancouver

Vancouver was the first stop on the Association of Washington Businesses&#039; bus tour of Washington State in celebration of Manufacturing Week. The tour route is depicted on the side of the bus during a visit SEH America in Vancouver on Wednesday.

October 2, 2019, 5:59pm Business

The Association of Washington Businesses kicked off its annual statewide Manufacturing Week bus tour on Wednesday, and this year’s tour started at SEH America in Vancouver. Read story