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A sign advertises a house for sale in northeast Vancouver in July.

Clark County housing market continues rebound

A sign advertises a house for sale in northeast Vancouver in July.

July 13, 2020, 4:54pm Business

Clark County’s housing market continued to rebound in June from an initial drop in activity at the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, with the strongest gains visible in the sales numbers. That’s according to the latest report from the Regional Multiple Listing Service. Read story

ilani casino resort (The Columbian files)

Cowlitz Tribe bans indoor smoking at ilani casino

ilani casino resort (The Columbian files)

July 13, 2020, 11:21am Business

ilani has banned indoor smoking due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Clark County casino resort announced over the weekend. The ban took effect Saturday morning and will remain in place until further notice. Read story

Owner Marian Adams-Manuel, background left, works with chef Vale Martinez in the busy kitchen of Frontier Public House on Tuesday. The Vancouver restaurant received Paycheck Protection Program loans to help bridge the financial gap caused by COVID-19.

PPP no pandemic panacea for Clark County businesses

Owner Marian Adams-Manuel, background left, works with chef Vale Martinez in the busy kitchen of Frontier Public House on Tuesday. The Vancouver restaurant received Paycheck Protection Program loans to help bridge the financial gap caused by COVID-19.

July 12, 2020, 6:06am Business

Business owner advocate Eric Sawyer began organizing the weekly Zoom calls with an initial group of about 18 local restaurateurs, most of whom he knew through his work at the Vancouver consulting firm BBSI. The roundtable discussions started out fairly broad, he said, because nobody had a good handle on… Read story

Brian Taylor

People in Business

Brian Taylor

July 12, 2020, 6:04am Business

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Madison Riethman, a communicable disease epidemiologist for Clark County Public Health, is pictured at work. She said the pandemic has raised awareness about her profession. &quot;What&#039;s interesting about COVID-19 is that it has raised the awareness of epidemiology,&quot; Riethman said.

Working in Clark County: Madison Riethman, epidemiologist, Clark County Public Health

Madison Riethman, a communicable disease epidemiologist for Clark County Public Health, is pictured at work. She said the pandemic has raised awareness about her profession. &quot;What&#039;s interesting about COVID-19 is that it has raised the awareness of epidemiology,&quot; Riethman said.

July 11, 2020, 6:03am Business

The COVID-19 pandemic has put public health front and center in the world’s issues. Read story

Little Conejo General Manager Keith Belter serves customers at the restaurant&#039;s new parklet -- an outdoor seating area built atop a street parking space. Vancouver began allowing restaurants to apply to create parklets last month as a way to alleviate the indoor seating restraints created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parklets, sidewalk cafes help Vancouver restaurants weather pandemic

Little Conejo General Manager Keith Belter serves customers at the restaurant&#039;s new parklet -- an outdoor seating area built atop a street parking space. Vancouver began allowing restaurants to apply to create parklets last month as a way to alleviate the indoor seating restraints created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 10, 2020, 6:01am Business

It's been less than two months since Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle floated the idea of bringing "parklets" -- street parking spaces converted into outdoor restaurant seating areas -- to Vancouver, and the program has already led to four downtown installations. Read story

A worker lends a hand to the construction on the new Angelo Tower in Uptown Village on Wednesday morning. The project by the Al Angelo Co. will erect a six-story office tower on the site. Construction is one of the sectors that saw a decline in unemployment claims last week.

Clark County’s initial jobless claims inch up

A worker lends a hand to the construction on the new Angelo Tower in Uptown Village on Wednesday morning. The project by the Al Angelo Co. will erect a six-story office tower on the site. Construction is one of the sectors that saw a decline in unemployment claims last week.

July 9, 2020, 5:15pm Business

For three weeks in a row, Clark County had a small increase in initial unemployment insurance claims, notably in electronics manufacturing. Read story

Al Angelo Co.&#039;s new six-story building near Interstate 5 will offer office space, 44 luxury apartments and 200 parking spaces.

Vancouver multi-use development joins the mix

Al Angelo Co.&#039;s new six-story building near Interstate 5 will offer office space, 44 luxury apartments and 200 parking spaces.

July 9, 2020, 6:03am Business

A new multi-use development near the Interstate 5 gateway to downtown Vancouver is on track to be completed in March. Read story

Customers at Who Song &amp; Larry&#039;s practice social distancing while enjoying lunch with a Columbia River view on Tuesday. Owners of the restaurant intend to stay in the location until at least 2041.

Who Song & Larry’s says it’s staying put

Customers at Who Song &amp; Larry&#039;s practice social distancing while enjoying lunch with a Columbia River view on Tuesday. Owners of the restaurant intend to stay in the location until at least 2041.

July 8, 2020, 6:02am Business

With 21 years left on its lease, Who Song & Larry’s says it isn’t going anywhere. Read story

Kedie Sobeck of Los Angeles, Calif., center, works out at Burntown Fitness in east Vancouver. The studio reopened in June after Clark County entered Phase 2. It allow 5 people per class plus the instructor and has taped off sections to allow for social distancing.

Clark County gyms, studios and consumers adapt personal fitness to new reality amid pandemic

Kedie Sobeck of Los Angeles, Calif., center, works out at Burntown Fitness in east Vancouver. The studio reopened in June after Clark County entered Phase 2. It allow 5 people per class plus the instructor and has taped off sections to allow for social distancing.

July 7, 2020, 6:05am Business

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the fitness industry both nationally and in Clark County, with larger gyms and classes giving way to smaller group activities and solo at-home options that are surging sales of personal fitness equipment. Read story