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Chlovena Byrd and Owen Ratliff, friends for 30 years, look at exhibits before the "Fourth Plain Forward: Building Community" presentation began.

Fourth Plain Forward project looks to past to plan for future

Chlovena Byrd and Owen Ratliff, friends for 30 years, look at exhibits before the "Fourth Plain Forward: Building Community" presentation began.

September 6, 2022, 6:02am Business Subscriber Exclusive

By looking at Fourth Plain’s past, historians are identifying ways to combat gentrification and community displacement along Vancouver’s international corridor. Read story

Pied Piper Pizza, 12300 Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard #E, permanently closed its doors Aug. 8.

Vancouver’s Pied Piper Pizza permanently closes its doors

Pied Piper Pizza, 12300 Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard #E, permanently closed its doors Aug. 8.

September 6, 2022, 6:01am Business

The legend that is Vancouver’s Pied Piper Pizza came to an end in August, as the restaurant’s owners closed its door Aug. 8. Read story

Russ Beacock, center, co-owner of Beacock Music, takes a seat behind the drum kit while playing with the Beacock Community Big Band. The Vancouver store is an institution and has been growing in recent years. It's expanding its territory farther with a new shop in Albany, Ore., set to open Nov. 1.

Vancouver music business Beacock’s beat goes on with expansion to Oregon

Russ Beacock, center, co-owner of Beacock Music, takes a seat behind the drum kit while playing with the Beacock Community Big Band. The Vancouver store is an institution and has been growing in recent years. It's expanding its territory farther with a new shop in Albany, Ore., set to open Nov. 1.

September 5, 2022, 6:03am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Standing in the café at Beacock Music’s Vancouver store, there was a sudden crash of the drums. Read story

MacKay Sposito, Olson Engineering and Olson Environmental plan merger

September 3, 2022, 6:05am Business

Clark County civil engineering powerhouses MacKay Sposito, Olson Engineering and Olson Environmental are merging, effective Oct. 1. Read story

Slumberkins is taking its array of creatures to Apple TV+ in November. The Vancouver company's products aim to help children cope with emotions and mental health.

Vancouver company Slumberkins snuggles up with Jim Henson Co. for AppleTV+ series

Slumberkins is taking its array of creatures to Apple TV+ in November. The Vancouver company's products aim to help children cope with emotions and mental health.

September 1, 2022, 6:03am Business

The adorable Slumberkins creatures are coming to Apple TV+, the Vancouver company announced this week. The original series is expected to debut on the streaming service Nov. 4. Read story

Judd Rench, owner of Bula Kava House, holds a shell of nangol kava in downtown Vancouver.

For downtown Vancouver’s latest bar, Bula Kava House: It’s about feeling, not flavor

Judd Rench, owner of Bula Kava House, holds a shell of nangol kava in downtown Vancouver.

September 1, 2022, 6:03am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Light-brown kava tea swirled around the inside of a coconut shell as kava bar owner Judd Rench explained how to drink the tea in the traditional Vanuatuan fashion. Read story

A slice of property just west of the Port of Vancouver's Terminal 5 is up for sale with an asking price of $20.3 million. A purchase won't affect Tidewater Barge Lines, which holds a long-term lease for the property.

Vancouver riverfront land leased by Tidewater Barge Lines up for sale

A slice of property just west of the Port of Vancouver's Terminal 5 is up for sale with an asking price of $20.3 million. A purchase won't affect Tidewater Barge Lines, which holds a long-term lease for the property.

August 30, 2022, 6:03am Business Subscriber Exclusive

The Vancouver riverfront property that is home to the Tidewater Barge Lines Headquarters is for sale for $20.3 million. Read story

Owner Jenell Anderson, right, holds her daughter, Nora Einarson, 1, and adjusts a sign on a meat cooler at the Heisson Store in Battle Ground.

The Heisson Store is a family operation

Owner Jenell Anderson, right, holds her daughter, Nora Einarson, 1, and adjusts a sign on a meat cooler at the Heisson Store in Battle Ground.

August 28, 2022, 6:04am Business

In some areas of Clark County, residents could drive an hour before reaching a supermarket. What happens when they run out of cream for their coffee? Or don’t have hamburger buns for their spur-of-the-moment backyard barbecue? Or need lettuce for a sandwich? They could milk a cow, bake their own… Read story

Dairn Woodman smiles as she helps set up a conference room for an art class Monday at the Luepke Center.

Program matches senior citizens with part-time jobs in Clark County

Dairn Woodman smiles as she helps set up a conference room for an art class Monday at the Luepke Center.

August 27, 2022, 6:05am Business

Not a single person passed through the atrium without a warm welcome from Dairn Woodman, 73, who smiled as she greeted those headed for the Luepke Center’s monthly painting club. Read story

Pamela Richey Curtis is the owner and founder of Belle Flower Farm in Salmon Creek.

Working in Clark County: Pamela Richey Curtis, Belle Flower Farm

Pamela Richey Curtis is the owner and founder of Belle Flower Farm in Salmon Creek.

August 27, 2022, 6:02am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Putting on a large event like a wedding, birthday party or baby shower can be overwhelming, especially when it comes to decorations. Local florist Pamela Richey Curtis believes that all it takes to turn stress into something beautiful is just a little bit of magic. Read story