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Katie O&#039;Daniel, left, of Skip the Trip delivery chats with Ben Jackson, owner of Washougal Times, at his restaurant on Thursday. Skip the Trip delivers food from restaurants to doorsteps. At top, Skip the Trip employs independent-contract drivers who are screened and wear uniforms.

Hot food delivery options expand in Clark County

Katie O&#039;Daniel, left, of Skip the Trip delivery chats with Ben Jackson, owner of Washougal Times, at his restaurant on Thursday. Skip the Trip delivers food from restaurants to doorsteps. At top, Skip the Trip employs independent-contract drivers who are screened and wear uniforms.

January 22, 2021, 6:01am Business

Clark County has a number of options for hot food delivery from restaurants. App-based businesses such as DoorDash and GrubHub are slowly gaining a small foothold, but they come with side effects: customers sometimes find cold food at their doorstep for a high price and restaurants sacrifice profit margin on… Read story

On Dec. 5, about 1.8 percent of Washingtonians, about 27,000 people, who had filed for unemployment since March were still waiting for ESD to resolve their claims. In early December, the ESD took about 10 weeks on average to resolve complex cases.

Washington jobless struggle in benefits limbo

On Dec. 5, about 1.8 percent of Washingtonians, about 27,000 people, who had filed for unemployment since March were still waiting for ESD to resolve their claims. In early December, the ESD took about 10 weeks on average to resolve complex cases.

January 21, 2021, 6:44pm Business

Aurora Tapia lost her sense of taste a week before she tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 13. Read story

(The Associated press files)

Clark County unemployment claims fall

(The Associated press files)

January 21, 2021, 6:36pm Clark County Business

Total continued claims went down slightly last week in Clark County, signaling a slow return of workers to the local job market. Read story

Vancouver-based ZoomInfo says staff effort raised $650K for Winter Donation Drive

January 21, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Business

Vancouver-based ZoomInfo announced that its 1,600-plus employees raised more than $650,000 with its annual Winter Donation Drive. The drive supports youth- and family-focused nonprofit organizations in the company's communities. Read story

Outdoor dining can be a tough sell in winter months.

Vancouver restaurant owners ask lawmakers to speed reopening for businesses

Outdoor dining can be a tough sell in winter months.

January 20, 2021, 5:36pm Clark County Business

Washington restaurant owners and industry groups are calling on the Legislature to allow them to reopen their doors, but if they were hoping for fast action, they’re going to be disappointed. Read story

An exterior view of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (The Columbian files)

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center to become in-network for Kaiser

An exterior view of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (The Columbian files)

January 20, 2021, 8:00am Business

Starting in July 2021, PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center will become an in-network hospital for Kaiser Permanente Northwest members. Read story

Christopher & Banks at Vancouver mall to close

January 20, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Business

Clothing store chain Christopher & Banks announced last week that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close all of its more than 400 stores nationwide, including the location at the Vancouver Mall. Read story

Vancouver-based Barlows partners for statewide distribution

January 20, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Business

Vancouver-based craft brewery Barlows announced earlier this month that it has entered into a distribution partnership with Kendall's Pioneer Distributing and Browar Polska - both subsidiaries of Corwin Beverage - to bring its beers to taps and store shelves in Washington. Read story

The site at the Port of Kalama where NW Innovation Works is proposing a 90-acre methanol plant.

Ecology denies key permit for proposed Kalama methanol plant

The site at the Port of Kalama where NW Innovation Works is proposing a 90-acre methanol plant.

January 19, 2021, 12:59pm Business

The state Department of Ecology Tuesday denied a key permit for the $2.3 billion proposed Kalama methanol plant, citing a "significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions and inconsistencies with the Shoreline Management Act," as principal reasons. Read story

Millennium Bulk Logistics-Longview, a company owned by two coal producers, wants to build an operation in Longview to export 44 million metric tons of coal annually to Asia.

Millennium parent company files for Chapter 11; Columbia River site goes back to Alcoa

Millennium Bulk Logistics-Longview, a company owned by two coal producers, wants to build an operation in Longview to export 44 million metric tons of coal annually to Asia.

January 19, 2021, 10:15am Business

After Millennium Bulk Terminals’ parent company filed for bankruptcy this month, the fate of the proposed coal terminal on the old Reynolds Aluminum Co. site is again in doubt, with opponents to the terminal calling the project dead. Read story