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Stories by Sarah Wolf

Columbian staff writer

nLIGHT secures $34.5 million military contract to create high-energy laser

November 28, 2023, 5:59am Business

Camas-based semiconductor and fiber laser provider nLIGHT announced Monday the company has secured a $34.5 million contract supporting the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities Critical Technologies Office. Read story

Building Industry Association of Clark County announces winners of its Industry Awards, People’s Choice Awards

November 28, 2023, 5:58am Business

The Building Industry Association of Clark County announced Monday winners for its annual Industry Awards and People’s Choice Awards. Read story

Seattle real estate investment company Fourth Avenue Capital has purchased Hazel Dell apartment complex The Ridge, making it the fourth Portland-area property for the Seattle company.

Hazel Dell apartment complex The Ridge sold to Seattle investment company

Seattle real estate investment company Fourth Avenue Capital has purchased Hazel Dell apartment complex The Ridge, making it the fourth Portland-area property for the Seattle company.

November 27, 2023, 4:43pm Business

Seattle real estate investment company Fourth Avenue Capital has purchased Hazel Dell apartment complex The Ridge. Read story

Scott Bailey recently retired after 33 years working for the Washington Employment Security Department. He has watched the region transition from an industrial economy to a service-oriented one.

Southwest Washington’s regional economist Scott Bailey signs off after 33 years

Scott Bailey recently retired after 33 years working for the Washington Employment Security Department. He has watched the region transition from an industrial economy to a service-oriented one.

November 25, 2023, 6:08am Business

Scott Bailey’s title may have been “regional economist,” but he didn’t mind being called “Dr. Doom.” Read story

Shoppers look for deals at Vancouver Mall on Black Friday, a day that is a popular time for people to buy necessities.

‘We saved like a hundred bucks’: Black Friday helps Clark County shoppers stretch holiday dollars

Shoppers look for deals at Vancouver Mall on Black Friday, a day that is a popular time for people to buy necessities.

November 24, 2023, 3:43pm Business

Black Friday is often considered a day of excess — a chance to snag a discount on luxury items like big televisions or fancy electronics. Many shoppers in Clark County, however, said they hit the stores for discounts on necessities and gifts. Read story

Shoppers browse the shelves at the grand opening of the downtown Vancouver New Seasons. Clark County employers added 1,200 jobs in October, with the latest labor report showing year-over-year growth in virtually every sector of the economy.

Clark County employers add 1,200 jobs in October

Shoppers browse the shelves at the grand opening of the downtown Vancouver New Seasons. Clark County employers added 1,200 jobs in October, with the latest labor report showing year-over-year growth in virtually every sector of the economy.

November 24, 2023, 6:05am Business

Clark County employers added 1,200 jobs in October, with the latest labor report showing year-over-year growth in virtually every sector of the economy. Read story

Vancouver-based biotech firm CytoDyn gets new interim CEO

November 22, 2023, 5:21am Clark County News

Vancouver-based CytoDyn Inc., a biotechnology company developing the drug leronlimab, has a new interim CEO, Dr. Jacob Lalezari. Read story

People shop for frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner at a grocery store in 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

Thanksgiving meal staples’ costs a mixed bag in Clark County

People shop for frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner at a grocery store in 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

November 21, 2023, 6:07am Clark County News

Shoppers around the country are expected to spend less on their Thanksgiving meals this year than last year. But in Clark County, food prices are a mixed bag. Read story

Surveillance images of a woman the Vancouver Police Department said is suspected of shoplifting from a shopping mall. Officers were asking for the public&rsquo;s help identifying her.

Clark County retailers add security measures to combat rise in thefts — and they are starting to see success

Surveillance images of a woman the Vancouver Police Department said is suspected of shoplifting from a shopping mall. Officers were asking for the public&rsquo;s help identifying her.

November 18, 2023, 6:14am Business

Over the years, shoppers have had to adjust. Gone are the days when you could just walk into a store, grab a bottle of shampoo and check out. Read story

Motorists drive past 1019 S.E. 192nd Ave. in Vancouver. The lot is one of three adjoining properties that a local developer, Ginn Group, is hoping to convert into 60 single detached family homes.

Developer aims to increase middle housing; plan would build 60 ‘skinny homes’ in east Vancouver

Motorists drive past 1019 S.E. 192nd Ave. in Vancouver. The lot is one of three adjoining properties that a local developer, Ginn Group, is hoping to convert into 60 single detached family homes.

November 17, 2023, 6:03am Business

A local developer wants to turn three single family lots on Southeast 192nd Avenue in east Vancouver into 60 detached single-family homes to create more middle-income housing. Read story