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Vancouver Pizza Company on Main Street in uptown Village in Vancouver.

Vancouver Pizza Company closing doors for good

December 28, 2020, 11:09am Business

Vancouver Pizza Company, located in Uptown Village, is closing permanently due in part to the financial strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the owners announced Sunday on Facebook. Read story

Slumberkins co-founders and CEOs Kelly Oriard, left, and Callie Christensen started Slumberkins nearly five years ago, and the duo have found major success. Online sales are higher than ever, it's helping produce a television show with Jim Henson studios, it's being integrated into the Camas School District's curriculum and it's created a culture for people like customer Susan Hall of Minnesota and tens of thousands of others on Facebook.

Vancouver-based Slumberkins helping children process emotions of pandemic

December 27, 2020, 6:00am Business

Susan Hall has three kids under the age of 10, all with emotional regulation issues. When the pandemic struck in March, she quit her engineering job in Minneapolis to focus on her family and to home-school the kids. Read story

Signs direct shoppers where to pick up their purchases through the Retail To Go program at Vancouver Mall. The mall remains closed, but several retailers are providing curbside pick-up services.

Clark County gained 500 jobs in November

December 23, 2020, 6:02am Business

Clark Country gained about 500 jobs in November, continuing a slow economic recovery. Read story

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

Ecology completes Kalama methanol greenhouse gas study

December 22, 2020, 3:25pm Business

The proposed $2 billion Kalama methanol plant could result in less global greenhouse gas emissions, but levels would still be “significant” even after mitigation efforts, according to the state Department of Ecology’s final analysis released Monday. Read story

Cashier Razija Zelknovic assists a customer with their plastic bag after making a purchase at the Orchards Goodwill.

Washington ban on single-use bags will take effect early next year unless Legislature delays action

December 22, 2020, 6:04am Clark County Business Subscriber Exclusive

The sun is setting on single-use plastic bags in Washington, although they’ll be sticking around a bit longer than planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

The old Fire Station 1 building pictured Dec. 17. The Oliva family, who owns the neighboring Hi-School Pharmacy headquarters, purchased the property from the city for $1.25 million.

Vancouver plans to sell old Fire Station 1 building

December 21, 2020, 6:14pm Business

Vancouver will move forward with plans to sell its old Fire Station 1 building to the family who owns Hi-School Pharmacy and hopes to expand their neighboring headquarters into the historic property. Read story

The planned Ninebark apartment complex comes from developer Killian Pacific and will be located near the Parker's Landing area. It's adjacent to a separate planned development from the Port of Camas-Washougal.

Apartments planned along Columbia River between Camas, Washougal

December 20, 2020, 6:00am Business

Portland-based development firm Killian Pacific has announced plans for a 242-unit apartment project called Ninebark, located next to the Parker’s Landing area along the Columbia River between Camas and Washougal. Read story

Eden Scheans holds bundles of yarn at Blizzard Yarn and Fiber in Vancouver. The store, at 6924 N.E. Fourth Plain Boulevard, is struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic.

Pandemic skein threatens Blizzard Yarn dream, has Vancouver business on the brink