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Business Briefs

PeaceHealth union workers rally outside medical center

August 28, 2019, 6:03am Business

Members of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals union gathered Tuesday morning outside PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver for a rally in support of the union's bargaining team. Read story

WaferTech to hold hiring event in Battle Ground

August 27, 2019, 6:05am Business

Camas-based semiconductor manufacturer WaferTech announced Monday that it will hold a hiring event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Battle Ground Community Center, 912 E. Main St. Read story

Union members authorize Kaiser Permanente strike

August 26, 2019, 4:33pm Business

Members of the Service Employees International Union Local 49 who work at Kaiser Permanente have voted to authorize a strike against the health care company. The local SEIU branch represents about 15,000 health care, janitorial, security and laundry workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington, of whom about 4,500 are Kaiser… Read story

Anheuser-Busch opts not to buy Craft Brew Alliance

August 26, 2019, 6:03am Business

PORTLAND -- Anheuser-Busch InBev declined an option to buy all of Widmer Brothers Brewing parent Craft Brew Alliance on Friday and shares of Portland-based CBA fell sharply as a result. Read story

Zirkle to end apple-packing operations in Prosser

August 26, 2019, 6:01am Business

Zirkle to end apple-packing operations in Prosser Read story

Clark County Business Briefing

August 26, 2019, 6:00am Business

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VW recalls 679K cars in U.S. to fix rollaway problem

August 24, 2019, 6:03am Business

DETROIT -- Volkswagen is recalling about 679,000 cars in the U.S. to fix a problem that could let the cars roll away unexpectedly. Read story

Kraft Heinz put on notice by S&P: cut debt or be junked

August 24, 2019, 6:01am Business

Kraft Heinz could be hit with a junk credit rating by mid-2021 if it fails to turn itself around, S&P Global Ratings said Friday. Read story

FAA puts out a call for pilots to test changes in Boeing jet

August 24, 2019, 6:00am Business

DALLAS -- Federal safety officials are recruiting pilots from airlines around the world to test changes that Boeing is making to the flight-control software on the grounded 737 Max jet, according to two people briefed on the situation. Read story

nLIGHT CEO to present at N.Y. tech conference

August 22, 2019, 9:34pm Business Briefs

Vancouver-based industrial laser company nLIGHT announced Thursday that CEO Scott Keeney will give a presentation at the D.A. Davidson 18th Annual Technology Conference on Sept. 4 in New York. Read story