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Riverview Bank employees Faith Salyers, left, and Molly Helige test their luck during a game of cornhole while celebrating the 100th anniversary of the bank in Camas on Friday afternoon.

Riverview Bank turns 100

Riverview Bank employees Faith Salyers, left, and Molly Helige test their luck during a game of cornhole while celebrating the 100th anniversary of the bank in Camas on Friday afternoon.

May 16, 2023, 6:05am Business

Riverview Bank, Clark County’s hometown for-profit financial institution, is officially a centenarian. Read story

Vancouver-based Absci revenue up, but still reporting a loss

May 16, 2023, 5:56am Business

In its latest earnings report, drug creation company Absci announced a loss of $23.4 million for the first quarter of 2023. The loss is less than the $29.5 million loss reported during the same period last year, however. Read story

Tourists are returning to Clark County in numbers not even seen in 2019, and they're spending more money.

Report: Clark County visitors, spending surpasses pre-pandemic numbers

Tourists are returning to Clark County in numbers not even seen in 2019, and they're spending more money.

May 13, 2023, 6:04am Business

Clark County’s tourism has officially recovered from the pandemic, according to a new report. Read story

Sweet Intention gift boutique helps shoppers gear up for Mother's Day with a selection of gift ideas, as seen in downtown Camas on Thursday afternoon.

Clark County businesses get busy for Mother’s Day

Sweet Intention gift boutique helps shoppers gear up for Mother's Day with a selection of gift ideas, as seen in downtown Camas on Thursday afternoon.

May 12, 2023, 6:07am Business

While moms across the nation are looking forward to what likely they all hope to be a universal day of rest on Mother’s Day, Clark County’s retailers and restaurants may not be so lucky. Read story

Clark Public Utilities wins national honors

May 11, 2023, 5:33am Clark County News

Clark Public Utilities recently received the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence, achieved Diamond status as a Reliable Public Power Provider in 2022 and won the Northwest Public Power Association’s Safety Award for 2022. Read story

Melissa Stroud of Ridgefield, from left, pauses to snap a photo of her nieces, Mabel Gaussoin, 1, and her sister, Olivia, 3, as they test out their hot dog-shaped "weenie whistles" after visiting the Wienermobile at the Cascade Park Safeway on Tuesday afternoon.

Vancouver fans relish Wienermobile visit

Melissa Stroud of Ridgefield, from left, pauses to snap a photo of her nieces, Mabel Gaussoin, 1, and her sister, Olivia, 3, as they test out their hot dog-shaped "weenie whistles" after visiting the Wienermobile at the Cascade Park Safeway on Tuesday afternoon.

May 9, 2023, 7:23pm Business

It’s a 27-foot-long legend with four wheels, a V-8 and a hot dog-shaped exterior. And it rolled into Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon bringing smiles and nostalgia right along with it. Read story

A technician at nLIGHT in Vancouver works with a laser bar that will be processed into chips in 2017.

nLIGHT secures $86 million government contract

A technician at nLIGHT in Vancouver works with a laser bar that will be processed into chips in 2017.

May 8, 2023, 3:53pm Business

Despite another quarter of losses, nLIGHT’s latest earnings report was a cheerful one as it accompanied the announcement of an $86 million government contract, its largest to date. Read story

Construction continues at the future location for ZoomInfo, left, at the Port of Vancouver's Terminal 1. ZoomInfo plans to relocate when the project is completed in 2025.

ZoomInfo sees strong revenue growth

Construction continues at the future location for ZoomInfo, left, at the Port of Vancouver's Terminal 1. ZoomInfo plans to relocate when the project is completed in 2025.

May 7, 2023, 6:05am Business

Technology company ZoomInfo announced double- and triple-digit percentage increases in revenue and operating income compared with the previous year in its latest earnings report. Read story

Commencement speaker and student body president Jacob Boucher addresses his fellow graduates and the thousands of people who came out to Saturday's Washington State University Vancouver graduation ceremony. The university graduated 847 students during its commencement at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater.

WSUV confers degrees on 847 of the ‘luckiest people in the history of the world’

Commencement speaker and student body president Jacob Boucher addresses his fellow graduates and the thousands of people who came out to Saturday's Washington State University Vancouver graduation ceremony. The university graduated 847 students during its commencement at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater.

May 6, 2023, 7:22pm Clark County News

They started college before the COVID-19 pandemic. They lived, worked and studied through it, seeing the global health crisis impact every aspect of their lives, especially their education. And this weekend, they were lucky enough to actually have their friends and family with them to celebrate their graduation from Washington… Read story

A white Nissan coupe with a spoiler is loaded onto a flatbed tow truck after a street racing mission in North Portland Friday night. The Portland Police Bureau arrested three Vancouver men during the operation.

Vancouver men arrested in Portland street racing operation

A white Nissan coupe with a spoiler is loaded onto a flatbed tow truck after a street racing mission in North Portland Friday night. The Portland Police Bureau arrested three Vancouver men during the operation.

May 6, 2023, 6:06pm Clark County News

Three Vancouver men were arrested Friday evening in a Portland Police Bureau street-racing operation in north Portland. Read story