April 25, 2020, 9:20pm Business
For more than a decade, Vancouver resident Jack Allemang has occasionally slipped into Vintage Books on Mill Plain to pick up a book from the rows of wooden shelves, along the way talking to employees at the independent book store. Read story
April 25, 2020, 4:26pm Business
A halt on all new development along parts of Evergreen and Grand boulevards will be lifted in an attempt to ease restrictions on small business owners feeling the crush of the current recession, the Vancouver City Council has decided. Read story
April 25, 2020, 5:31am Business
In the middle of the fight against COVID-19 are the country’s health care professionals such as Deanna Hillstrom, a registered nurse who works in the infection prevention and control/medical affairs department at Vancouver Clinic. Read story
April 24, 2020, 11:49am Business Free
Gov. Jay Inslee announced a limited rollback of Washington’s statewide ban on residential and retail construction at a press conference Friday. Construction projects that were underway before the ban will be allowed to restart work, subject to a new list of safety restrictions. Read story
April 24, 2020, 6:04am Business
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission announced Thursday it had approved temporary changes to Cascade Natural Gas' Washington Energy Assistance Fund, aimed at helping customers who have lost income due to COVID-19. Read story
April 24, 2020, 6:00am Business
Thousands of small businesses have spent the past month scrambling to join the Paycheck Protection Program, seeking an economic lifeline amid the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story
April 23, 2020, 7:56pm Business
Initial unemployment claims data released Thursday show more local workers are continuing to lose their jobs, but at a decreasing rate. Read story
April 23, 2020, 11:17am Business
Vancouver-based fast-food chain Burgerville will lay off 612 employees across its restaurant locations, the company announced Wednesday, a cutback that affects about 42 percent of the company’s total workforce of 1,482. Read story
April 23, 2020, 6:04am Business
There's a new retail center in the works for Salmon Creek, and plans call for it to include a variety of retail and food options including a bank, a pharmacy, a drive-thru restaurant and a grocery store. Read story
April 22, 2020, 2:50pm Business
A former Camas mayor and director of a soon-to-be dissolved east Clark County economic development group stands accused of stealing about $15,000 of public funds. Read story
