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Seattle restaurant 13 Coins is expanding out of the Seattle area for the first time with its newest location opening this fall at The Waterfront Vancouver.

Seattle’s 13 Coins restaurant coming to The Waterfront Vancouver

Seattle restaurant 13 Coins is expanding out of the Seattle area for the first time with its newest location opening this fall at The Waterfront Vancouver.

March 17, 2021, 11:25am Business

Seattle-based restaurant 13 Coins is expanding to Southwest Washington. Vancouver-based Kirkland Development announced Wednesday that a new 13 Coins location will open at the upcoming Hotel Indigo and Kirkland Tower project at The Waterfront Vancouver. Read story

Construction of new homes at Whipple Creek Village in Ridgefield. Clark County has been gripped by a severe housing inventory shortage in recent months, and local real estate agents say it&#039;s constraining sales activity.

Lack of inventory stymies Clark County housing market

Construction of new homes at Whipple Creek Village in Ridgefield. Clark County has been gripped by a severe housing inventory shortage in recent months, and local real estate agents say it&#039;s constraining sales activity.

March 17, 2021, 6:03am Business

The Clark County housing market saw a dip in new listings and pending sales in February, according to the latest report from the Regional Multiple Listing Service. The two figures were closely matched and saw nearly equal declines from January, which local real estate agents took as a signal that… Read story

Vancouver resident David Mucci pauses for a portrait at his home, as seen through a beaded curtain. Mucci, an interior designer, contracted COVID-19 in December and still struggles with some symptoms. Also pictured are his cats, Colette, 9, left, and Oscar, 7, foreground.

Vancouver interior designer, a coronavirus ‘long-hauler,’ reflects on experience

Vancouver resident David Mucci pauses for a portrait at his home, as seen through a beaded curtain. Mucci, an interior designer, contracted COVID-19 in December and still struggles with some symptoms. Also pictured are his cats, Colette, 9, left, and Oscar, 7, foreground.

March 17, 2021, 6:02am Business Subscriber Exclusive

I want to say it was March 16, or whenever that first big lockdown happened. I was on my way out the door and got an email. Work things started canceling. Personal appointments and stuff like that. I had five projects lined up. One was in process. Overnight, four canceled.… Read story

Robin Meyers, Tia Lee, 16, and Mychal Jones stand outside their Vancouver rental home on Saturday. Jones has fallen $14,000 behind on rent since he lost his second job during the pandemic and is hoping to work out a payment plan with the landlord.

Washington’s statewide eviction moratorium expiration looms

Robin Meyers, Tia Lee, 16, and Mychal Jones stand outside their Vancouver rental home on Saturday. Jones has fallen $14,000 behind on rent since he lost his second job during the pandemic and is hoping to work out a payment plan with the landlord.

March 16, 2021, 6:04am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Mychal Jones isn’t sure what he’ll do once the statewide freeze on evictions finally expires. Read story

Katie Odem, marketing communications manager for the Port of Vancouver, looks over wind turbine towers that are currently being stored at the port and are waiting to be shipped out by truck. A record-breaking year of wind component imports helped the port during an otherwise challenging 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Port of Vancouver blows past record

Katie Odem, marketing communications manager for the Port of Vancouver, looks over wind turbine towers that are currently being stored at the port and are waiting to be shipped out by truck. A record-breaking year of wind component imports helped the port during an otherwise challenging 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 15, 2021, 6:00am Business

Fewer ships docked, fewer trains rolled through and some of the biggest regular import and export commodities hit significant speed bumps during the pandemic. Read story

Andy Silver, director of supportive services at the Vancouver Housing Authority, looks over one of the 63 rooms that will be available for homeless residents at the former Howard Johnson hotel during a tour in February.

Howard Johnson near Vancouver Mall to become housing for homeless

Andy Silver, director of supportive services at the Vancouver Housing Authority, looks over one of the 63 rooms that will be available for homeless residents at the former Howard Johnson hotel during a tour in February.

March 14, 2021, 6:03am Business Subscriber Exclusive

The pool was still filled. A holiday ornament was still on the lobby wall. A few struggling flowers and plants were still hanging onto their blooms. Read story

Woodcuts by Astrid Beatriz Furstner, honoring Black heroes and martyrs like Breonna Taylor, are part of the current exhibit at the Phoenix Rising Gallery in downtown Vancouver.

Clark County art galleries spring back with fresh exhibits

Woodcuts by Astrid Beatriz Furstner, honoring Black heroes and martyrs like Breonna Taylor, are part of the current exhibit at the Phoenix Rising Gallery in downtown Vancouver.

March 14, 2021, 6:02am Business

Just like early spring flowers, cautious yet curious heads are popping up all over downtown Vancouver. Read story

The American Equities office at 4225 N.E. St. James Road in Vancouver.

American Equities case progresses

The American Equities office at 4225 N.E. St. James Road in Vancouver.

March 14, 2021, 6:01am Business

After nearly two years of waiting, investors in a group of defunct mortgage pools formerly managed by Vancouver-based firm American Equities could start to see some money find its way back to them — although probably not as much as they were hoping. Read story

Ellen Raim

People in Business

Ellen Raim

March 14, 2021, 5:53am Business

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Terry Bakker said her business started the season with 700 clients and can&#039;t accept anymore due to the complexity of filing taxes this year.

Working in Clark County: Terry O. Bakker, tax consultant at O’Leary Tax Service

Terry Bakker said her business started the season with 700 clients and can&#039;t accept anymore due to the complexity of filing taxes this year.

March 13, 2021, 6:03am Business

No one wants to think about taxes right now, especially as the nation gets a glimpse of post-pandemic life. Navigating the chaos that 2020 wrought on finances seems like torture. Read story