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GM recalls trucks due to engine block heater fires

May 3, 2019, 4:54pm Business Briefs

DETROIT -- General Motors is recalling over 368,000 pickups and other trucks worldwide after 19 reports of fires caused by engine block heater cords. Read story

Clark College an accredited welding testing center

May 3, 2019, 4:54pm Business

Clark College's welding technologies program has earned accreditation as an American Welding Society testing center, the school announced. This accreditation makes national certifications available to students and professional welders in the region. Read story

Council to declare May ‘Small Business Month’

May 3, 2019, 6:00am Business

On Monday, May 13, Vancouver City Council will proclaim May as "Small Business Month" in Vancouver. The designation coincides with National Small Business Week (May 5-11). Read story

Portland mayor plans for study of river taxi

May 2, 2019, 5:18pm Business

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler released his proposed budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year on Wednesday, and it includes an item that could one day lead to a new transit option for Vancouver commuters. Read story

Pullman man added to Inventors Hall of Fame

May 2, 2019, 6:02am Business

PULLMAN -- A Pullman man will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C., today. Read story

Barrett Business Services reports 1st quarter loss

April 30, 2019, 6:31pm Business

Barrett Business Services Inc. of Vancouver reported a $2.3 million profit loss in the first quarter that ended March 31 compared to a $9.1 million loss during the same period last year, according to results made public Tuesday. Read story

Riverview Bancorp nets $4.2 million 4th quarter profit

April 30, 2019, 6:30pm Business

Riverview Bancorp Inc. reported a $4.2 million profit for its fourth quarter that ended March 31 compared with a $4.4 million profit for the same period a year earlier, the Vancouver-based bank announced Tuesday. Read story

Uber has enough demand for the stock offered in its IPO

April 30, 2019, 6:29pm Business

Uber Technologies has demand for all the shares offered in its initial public offering days after it began marketing the sale, people familiar with the matter said. Read story

McDonald’s sales beat estimates as bacon pays off

April 30, 2019, 6:28pm Business

McDonald's Corp.'s first-quarter results beat estimates as it gets a boost from delivery in its home market, plus new breakfast items that keep diners coming in outside the lunch rush. Read story

Burger King to expand plant-based burger sales

April 29, 2019, 5:14pm Business Briefs

TORONTO -- Burger King could soon be selling plant-based burgers nationwide. Read story