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Business Briefs

Microsoft says Iran-linked hackers targeted businesses

March 6, 2019, 6:42pm Business Briefs

REDMOND -- Microsoft has detected cyberattacks linked to Iranian hackers that targeted thousands of people at more than 200 companies over the past two years. Read story

Recruiting, hiring company to hold launch party

March 6, 2019, 6:40pm Business Briefs

R2R Strategic Recruiting will hold a launch party and ribbon-cutting from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Tandem Hall, 808 Main St., in downtown Vancouver. Read story

Washington Beef recalls 30,000 pounds of ground beef

March 6, 2019, 6:40pm Business Briefs

TOPPENISH -- Washington Beef is recalling more than 30,000 pounds of assorted ground beef produced on Dec. 27 because it may contain pieces of plastic. Read story

Executive search firm to open Vancouver office in April

March 6, 2019, 6:38pm Business Briefs

Cowen Partners | Executive Search + Consulting will open a Vancouver office in April, the company announced. Read story

Banfield Foundation initiative targets domestic violence

March 6, 2019, 6:00am Business Briefs

The Banfield Foundation announced Tuesday that it had contributed $1 million over four years through its new Safer Together initiative, a program designed to help victims of domestic violence and their pets find safety together. Read story

FDA chief calls out Walgreens over tobacco sales to minors

March 5, 2019, 4:00pm Business Briefs

WASHINGTON -- A top U.S. regulator wants to meet with Walgreens leaders to discuss whether the drugstore chain has a problem with illegal tobacco sales to minors. Read story

Jury awards nearly $17 million to woman injured at Walmart

March 5, 2019, 3:45pm Business Briefs

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. -- A jury in West Virginia has returned a nearly $17 million verdict after a woman was injured when staffers tried to detain a shoplifter in Walmart. Read story

Clark County Business Briefing

March 4, 2019, 6:05am Business

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Lowe’s pulls the plug on The Mine, laying off 175

March 4, 2019, 5:40am Business Briefs

KIRKLAND -- Layoff notices went out this week to 175 workers at The Mine, an upscale Kirkland-based online home-furnishing company that never quite delivered for home-improvement giant Lowe's, which bought it in 2011 for $100 million. Read story

Bellevue game studio ArenaNet lays off 143

March 4, 2019, 5:39am Business Briefs

BELLEVUE -- ArenaNet, a long-tenured Bellevue video-game studio responsible for the hit online role-playing game series "Guild Wars," is laying off 143 people. Read story