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Stories by Sarah Wolf

Columbian staff writer

Black Friday shoppers pass in front of Buckle on Friday at Vancouver Mall. Early-morning doorbuster deals are largely no more. Instead, shoppers came in a steady stream throughout the day. At top, shoppers wait in line outside Bath & Body Works at the mall.

Crowds return to Vancouver Mall for Black Friday deals

Black Friday shoppers pass in front of Buckle on Friday at Vancouver Mall. Early-morning doorbuster deals are largely no more. Instead, shoppers came in a steady stream throughout the day. At top, shoppers wait in line outside Bath & Body Works at the mall.

November 25, 2022, 6:34pm Business

They’re scenes that were so normal before the pandemic: friends laughing and sipping drinks, with shopping bags in hand while roaming the halls of Vancouver Mall. Families braving the lines for a fresh pretzel. Couples shopping hand-in-hand, enjoying the holiday spirit. Read story

Commercial building slated for empty lot in east Vancouver

November 25, 2022, 6:05am Business

A heating, ventilating and cooling business has been proposed for a vacant lot that sits along Northeast 56th Street in the North Image neighborhood. Read story

Katie Atkinson of the Greater Vancouver Chamber, left, talks with barista Sasha Glazyrin as she redeems her Grow the (360) gift certificate at Relevant Coffee in Vancouver's Uptown Village.

Greater Vancouver Chamber’s Grow the (360) program aims to boost local businesses

Katie Atkinson of the Greater Vancouver Chamber, left, talks with barista Sasha Glazyrin as she redeems her Grow the (360) gift certificate at Relevant Coffee in Vancouver's Uptown Village.

November 25, 2022, 6:04am Business

As Janet Kenefsky works on her computer, she checks on her Grow the (360) gift certificate program. Grow the (360) enables consumers to buy gift certificates that can be redeemed at retailers and restaurants around the greater Vancouver area. Read story

In order to meet the state's clean energy regulations, Clark Public Utilities has partnered up with Pend Oreille Public Utility District to acquire hydropower from the Box Canyon Dam in Eastern Washington.

Clark Public Utilities signs deal to buy 10% of its energy from Eastern Washington dam

In order to meet the state's clean energy regulations, Clark Public Utilities has partnered up with Pend Oreille Public Utility District to acquire hydropower from the Box Canyon Dam in Eastern Washington.

November 23, 2022, 6:05am Business

More than 400 miles from Vancouver in a narrow canyon near Washington’s Canadian border, turbines spin at the Box Canyon Dam, creating energy that once powered a nearby paper mill. Read story

A large, open atrium greets guests upon their arrival at Hotel Indigo, which has opened for business.

Hotel Indigo opens on Vancouver waterfront as flagship of Kirkland Tower

A large, open atrium greets guests upon their arrival at Hotel Indigo, which has opened for business.

November 19, 2022, 6:04am Business

With its first guests sleeping comfortably in their rooms and its first eventgoers sipping cocktails in a riverside ballroom, Hotel Indigo officially joined The Waterfront Vancouver on Thursday. Read story

BPA proposes holding transmission rates flat

November 19, 2022, 5:35am Clark County News

Federal power marketer Bonneville Power Administration has proposed holding its power and transmission rates flat, according to a statement sent to the press. Read story

Jessica Moran, rings up items for Mary Frio of Hockinson at Grocery Outlet on Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard. The store has already seen an increase in foot traffic in preparation for the holidays.

Clark County shoppers see feast with fewer trimmings as food prices soar

Jessica Moran, rings up items for Mary Frio of Hockinson at Grocery Outlet on Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard. The store has already seen an increase in foot traffic in preparation for the holidays.

November 16, 2022, 6:05am Business

With Thanksgiving on its way, families will be facing a new reality this year — a more expensive meal. 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.

Quarterly reports for publicly traded Clark County companies mostly good news

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.

November 15, 2022, 6:01am Business

Early November means quarterly reporting time for publicly traded companies. For the companies based locally, there was growth for some while others reported operating losses and declines in revenue. Read story

Trees and a house sit on the future site of a 26-unit, townhome-style development Thursday on Northeast 117th Avenue.

East Vancouver parcel to become 26 apartments

Trees and a house sit on the future site of a 26-unit, townhome-style development Thursday on Northeast 117th Avenue.

November 13, 2022, 6:04am Business

A townhome-style apartment development is in the works on Northeast 117th Avenue in east Vancouver. Read story

Expansion planned for east Vancouver warehouse

November 12, 2022, 6:06am Business

Gensco is planning a 50,000-square-foot expansion to its warehouse on Northeast 56th Street in Vancouver. Read story