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A display of summertime clothing for children is seen at Lyon & Pearle.

New Vancouver boutique Lyon & Pearle focuses on supporting community sustainably

A display of summertime clothing for children is seen at Lyon & Pearle.

March 17, 2022, 6:04am Business

As she walks around her store, Lyon & Pearle, Melanie Wyckoff grabs the products with care, ooing and aahing over each one. It’s easy to see the love she has for the shop and the dreams she has for it in her eyes. Read story

Bus rapid transit, which uses low-floor articulated hybrid buses of the type seen on C-Tran's Vine route, is seen as a possible alternative to light rail for the high-capacity public transit component of a replacement Interstate 5 Bridge. The previous version of the project settled on light rail, but the renewed effort has left the question more open-ended so far.

C-Tran to get $2.7M federal grant to replace 6 diesel buses

Bus rapid transit, which uses low-floor articulated hybrid buses of the type seen on C-Tran's Vine route, is seen as a possible alternative to light rail for the high-capacity public transit component of a replacement Interstate 5 Bridge. The previous version of the project settled on light rail, but the renewed effort has left the question more open-ended so far.

March 16, 2022, 6:42pm Business

C-Tran will receive a $2.7 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program, according to a Wednesday announcement from Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, both D-Wash. Read story

A motorist travels north on Southeast 192nd Avenue past an area where Hurley Development has plans to build on the old Fisher Quarry.

Columbia Palisades lots at old Fisher Quarry get new plan

A motorist travels north on Southeast 192nd Avenue past an area where Hurley Development has plans to build on the old Fisher Quarry.

March 16, 2022, 6:11pm Business

A portion of the enormous Columbia Palisades project is being reimagined, according to new preplanning documents submitted to the City of Vancouver. Read story

Members of the Vancouver Rotary Club and the Vancouver Rotary Foundation join representatives from the Port of Vancouver as they celebrate the installation of a new bronze Rotary symbol along Rotary Way at the port's Terminal 1 development at the Vancouver waterfront on Tuesday afternoon.

Rotary celebrates new art at Port of Vancouver’s Terminal 1

Members of the Vancouver Rotary Club and the Vancouver Rotary Foundation join representatives from the Port of Vancouver as they celebrate the installation of a new bronze Rotary symbol along Rotary Way at the port's Terminal 1 development at the Vancouver waterfront on Tuesday afternoon.

March 16, 2022, 6:08am Business

A new art installation was unveiled Tuesday at the Port of Vancouver’s Terminal 1 on the Columbia River waterfront. Read story

Founder of ZoomInfo honored by technology association

March 16, 2022, 5:56am Business

Henry Schuck, founder of Vancouver’s ZoomInfo, was recognized by the Technology Association of Oregon, winning this year’s Sam Blackman Award. Read story

Gary Medvigy, Julie Olson and Karen Bowerman meet for a Clark County Council meeting earlier this month.

Mining proposal hits dead end at Clark County Council

Gary Medvigy, Julie Olson and Karen Bowerman meet for a Clark County Council meeting earlier this month.

March 15, 2022, 6:42pm Business

A proposal to allow mining in the Chelatchie Bluff area hit an unusual snag during Tuesday’s Clark County Council meeting, effectively bringing an end to the request. Read story

Clark County Green Business to host waste-reduction series

March 15, 2022, 6:05am Business

Clark County Green Business will host a three-part virtual workshop series this spring focused on waste reduction. Read story

Courtesy of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Cyndi Holloway, Ali Migaki, Megan Chono Dudley, Jeanne Bennett and Lisa Gibert have won the Iris Award from the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce.

Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce bestows Iris Award on 5 women

Courtesy of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Cyndi Holloway, Ali Migaki, Megan Chono Dudley, Jeanne Bennett and Lisa Gibert have won the Iris Award from the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce.

March 12, 2022, 2:38pm Business

The Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce honored five women with the Iris Award for their contributions and dedication to the community during a ceremony on Tuesday. Read story

Leah Mulyar, 5, of Vancouver, left, and her sister, Isabel, 7, wear masks while enjoying a book at Vancouver Community Library on March 11, the final day of required indoor masking in Washington.

Clark County turns the page on masks as state mandate ends

Leah Mulyar, 5, of Vancouver, left, and her sister, Isabel, 7, wear masks while enjoying a book at Vancouver Community Library on March 11, the final day of required indoor masking in Washington.

March 12, 2022, 6:05am Business

On June 23, 2020, Washington announced a statewide requirement for people to wear masks in public settings to slow the spread of COVID-19. That mandate was lifted in early July 2021 and quickly reinstated during the delta surge. Read story

A motorist passes an empty lot that will soon be a new food truck center, Oak Tree Station.

Family-friendly spot for food carts planned for Camas

A motorist passes an empty lot that will soon be a new food truck center, Oak Tree Station.

March 11, 2022, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Across the street from Union High School lies a field with nothing in it but an ancient oak tree. But it may not stand alone much longer. By next spring, the field’s owners hope to build a family-friendly food cart complex, Oak Tree Station. Read story