April 22, 2019, 6:00am Business Briefs
Joshua Hart was hired by The Columbian as a sports reporter, focusing on area high school sports and their athletes. Previously, he was sports editor at The Daily News in Longview. Read story
April 22, 2019, 6:00am Business Briefs
NEW YORK (AP) -- Uber is releasing a new feature to help riders ensure they're getting into the right vehicles. Read story
April 19, 2019, 4:58pm Business Briefs
A Kelso-based developer has submitted a proposal to the city of Vancouver to build a 24-unit apartment complex at 10815 S.E. 19th Ave. Read story
April 19, 2019, 4:57pm Business Briefs
CAMAS -- A new branch of Tommy O's Pacific Rim Bistro will open in the historic Camas Hotel. Lackamas Magazine and the Downtown Camas Association announced the news this week in Facebook posts. The Camas location is expected to open in mid-June. Read story
April 18, 2019, 9:05pm Business Briefs
Scott Keeney, CEO of nLIGHT, received the 2019 Sam Blackman Award, and the Vancouver laser maker was named technology company of the year for enterprise at the 2019 Oregon Technology Awards. Read story
April 18, 2019, 9:04pm Business Briefs
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed a bill to allow PUDs to produce, distribute and sell renewable hydrogen via pipeline or shippable pressurized containers. Read story
April 18, 2019, 9:02pm Business Briefs
WASHINGTON -- The World Trade Organization handed the United States a win Thursday in a trade dispute with China, ruling that Beijing did not fairly administer quotas on U.S. wheat, rice and corn. Read story
April 17, 2019, 6:27pm Business Briefs
Commencement Bay Cannabis has opened a second location in the Tacoma area. The new store at Portland Avenue and East 30th Street had its soft opening April 10. Read story
April 17, 2019, 6:26pm Business Briefs
NEW YORK -- Sequential Brands Group, which bought the Martha Stewart brand nearly four years ago for about $353 million, said Tuesday that it is selling it to Marquee Brands for about $175 million. As part of the deal, Marquee will also acquire the brand of TV chef Emeril Lagasse. Read story
April 17, 2019, 6:25pm Business Briefs
Users of Microsoft's Outlook, Hotmail and MSN email services had their accounts exposed for nearly three months after hackers gained unauthorized access via an Outlook customer support account. Read story