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In case you missed it, here are some of the top stories of the week:
The regional economy’s post-recession growth has led to more congestion and longer delays for southbound drives into Portland, according to initial data gathered by the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council staff.
“You’ve got to consider, 2010 and 2011 were probably some of the best traffic years we’ve experienced, in many years, due to the recession,” Dale Robins, senior transportation planner with RTC, told the board of directors Tuesday night. Now, the transportation situation “is much worse than where we were five years ago.”
Read more about commuter trips on Interstate 5.
Port of Vancouver CEO Todd Coleman is stepping down effective May 19, the port announced Tuesday afternoon. His sudden and unexpected departure marks the end of a four-year run dominated by the controversy over the proposal, driven by Coleman, to build the nation’s largest oil terminal.
Coleman, 47, told The Columbian that his departure was a matter of personal timing, and not tied to the uncertain fate of the Vancouver Energy oil terminal.
Learn more about Coleman’s decision to leave.
Sunlight Supply has only just started building a 306,000-square-foot headquarters at the Port of Vancouver, but already the company is expanding its existing Vancouver footprint further.
The national garden supply wholesaler is looking to more than double the size of its warehouse at 4525 N.W. Fruit Valley Road, adding 46,000 square feet of warehouse and office space.
Read more about the new project.
The Mighty Bowl has found a permanent parking spot.
The Vancouver food truck last week moved into a kitchen downtown that will soon feature a walk-up window and eventually expand into a full restaurant.
“For four years we’ve been a nomadic company,” owner Steve Valenta said Thursday. “It’s all about answering the question of how we’re going to grow.”
With two food trucks — which will remain open at Clark College and at various spots downtown — Valenta decided to try a brick-and-mortar location at 108 W. Eighth St.
Learn more about Mighty Bowls’ plans.
About 30 minutes into Seaira Hiebert’s 18th birthday party, while posing for portraits in her wheelchair, she had a couple of seizures. Her loved ones crowded around her under the balloon arch to make sure she was OK.
Seizures are a regular occurrence for Seaira, who has Rett syndrome, a debilitating neurological disorder that effects 1 of every 10,000 to 15,000 girls born in the U.S. Family friend Sherri Miller knows that just before a seizure Seaira’s body tenses and her eyes roll back. Swiping a magnet across a Vagus Nerve Stimulator implanted in Seaira’s chest stops or minimizes the seizure’s severity.
“For her to have lasted this long, she did really good,” Miller said, watching as Seaira was carried to a couch.
Read more about how prom became a reality for Seaira.
