<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Thursday,  November 28 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest
Businessright chevron arrow icon

Business Briefs

Southwest gets FAA OK for flights to Hawaii from California

March 1, 2019, 4:55pm Business Briefs

DALLAS -- The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it has granted Southwest Airlines approval to begin flights between California and Hawaii, capping the airline's effort to extend its reach 2,400 miles across the Pacific. Read story

Tax cuts help Nordstrom earnings top expectations

March 1, 2019, 4:55pm Business

SEATTLE -- Nordstrom's quarterly income jumped by nearly $100 million thanks largely to the corporate tax cut, the Seattle retailer said Thursday as it reported better than expected profit but a shortfall in sales. The company reported its net sales decreased 4.7 percent, although ignoring an extra week in 2017… Read story

Martha Stewart partners with Canadian cannabis company

February 28, 2019, 3:53pm Business Briefs

Martha Stewart said Thursday she is partnering with Ontario, Canada-based Canopy Growth Corp. to assist in developing new products that contain non-psychoactive CBD and other hemp-derived cannabinoids. Read story

Port of Vancouver to host free public tours April to August

February 28, 2019, 3:53pm Business Briefs

The Port of Vancouver is hosting 10 free public tours this year starting in April and ending in August. Read story

American, Delta fined for long delays on airport tarmacs

February 28, 2019, 3:52pm Business Briefs

NEW YORK -- The government has fined American Airlines and Delta Air Lines for several instances in which passengers were stuck on planes that spent more than three hours on airport tarmacs. Read story

Child care center to open Clark County location this summer

February 28, 2019, 3:50pm Business Briefs

A national chain of private child care centers is opening a location in Clark County. Read story

Amazon abandons plan to occupy Seattle tower

February 27, 2019, 7:51pm Business Briefs

SEATTLE -- Amazon is abandoning a prominent downtown Seattle office project 10 months after it threatened to do so if the city imposed a new business tax. Read story

Lake Oswego, Ore., tech firm moves to Vancouver

February 27, 2019, 7:50pm Business Briefs

Unosquare, an information technology company originally headquartered in Lake Oswego, Ore., announced earlier this month it has relocated its offices to Vancouver. The company also announced a plan to hire new developers and expand its Vancouver presence in 2020. Read story

Leadership Clark County to host open house today

February 27, 2019, 7:48pm Business Briefs

Leadership Clark County will host an informational open house today for its Class of 2020 program. The event will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. in the Community Room at Columbia Bank at 101 E. Sixth St. in downtown Vancouver. Read story

Rising Vancouver rents outpacing Portland’s

February 27, 2019, 7:47pm Business

Rents in Vancouver remained flat in February, but they increased 1.7 percent year over year, according to a report from the online service Apartment List. Read story