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Business Briefs

Oregon unemployment hits another record low

September 19, 2018, 6:00am Business Briefs

 The state's jobless rate fell slightly in August to 3.8 percent, according to data out Tuesday from the Oregon Employment Department. It's a modest decline, 0.1 percentage point, but set a new mark for Oregon's lowest unemployment since at least 1976. Read story

Spokane County treasurer tries to stop Avista sale

September 17, 2018, 5:53pm Business

 Spokane County's treasurer is using a little-known part of federal law to try to block the sale of Avista Corp. to a Canadian utility, though a state official says it isn't relevant to the deal. Read story

Ribbon-cuttings scheduled Thursday for 2 businesses

September 17, 2018, 5:52pm Business

 Two ribbon-cutting ceremonies will be held Thursday for Ridgefield businesses. Read story

Identity Clark County announces appointments

September 17, 2018, 5:51pm Business

Josie Hyde, vice president and operations manager of WFG National Title, has been appointed to the Identity Clark County board, the business leaders organization announced Monday. Read story

Jet.com to sell Nike sneakers ahead of holidays

September 13, 2018, 5:57pm Business Briefs

 Walmart-owned Jet.com says it will soon sell Nike products on its site as it seeks to catch up with Amazon ahead of the approaching holiday shopping season. Read story

LEED Silver certification awarded to The Uptown Apartments

September 13, 2018, 5:55pm Business Briefs

The Uptown Apartments received LEED Silver certification by the United States Green Building Council, according to Cascadia Development Partners. Read story

Pacific Lifestyle breaks ground on new homes

September 13, 2018, 5:53pm Business Briefs

Pacific Lifestyle Homes has announced the ground breaking of Fisher’s Hollow in east Vancouver. The Fisher’s Hollow community features 26 home sites. The sites have 4,900- to 6,500-square-foot lots. The sites are in the Evergreen School District, just off Northeast 162nd Avenue. Homes ranging from 1,814 to 3,600 square feet… Read story

Tech Tour set for Tuesday in downtown Vancouver

September 12, 2018, 8:09pm Business Briefs

The second Vancouver Tech Tour will be 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at various downtown Vancouver locations. Read story

Estimate for new Sea-Tac airport facility rises to $1B

September 12, 2018, 8:07pm Business Briefs

Seattle -- The estimated cost for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's new International Arrivals Facility has reached almost $1 billion. Read story

GM recalls 240,000-plus to fix rear brake problem

September 12, 2018, 8:06pm Business Briefs

Detroit -- General Motors is recalling more than 240,000 vehicles, mainly in the U.S. and Canada, to fix a problem that could hamper rear brake performance. Read story