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Brendan Ford, left, and Shawn Parker, founders of Fuel Medical Group, are celebrating the company&#039;s 10th anniversary today. The company has seen significant growth in staff and revenue since it launched.

Fuel Medical going strong after 10 years

Brendan Ford, left, and Shawn Parker, founders of Fuel Medical Group, are celebrating the company&#039;s 10th anniversary today. The company has seen significant growth in staff and revenue since it launched.

November 8, 2019, 6:02am Business

As Camas-based Fuel Medical Group celebrates its 10-year anniversary this month, the company is seeing so much growth that an increasing number of employees are having to work from home, away from Fuel’s refurbished Westlie Ford car dealership. Read story

Adam Nelson of Camas heads out the door at Camas Produce, where a driver drove through the front of the store nearly 10 months ago. &quot;It&#039;s nice to have it back,&quot; he said.

Longtime customers welcome Camas Produce’s return

Adam Nelson of Camas heads out the door at Camas Produce, where a driver drove through the front of the store nearly 10 months ago. &quot;It&#039;s nice to have it back,&quot; he said.

November 8, 2019, 6:00am Business

CAMAS -- When Sindhu Kuhle stopped by Camas Produce the evening of Jan. 10, she expected to see devastation. Instead, she saw the store's owner, Ali Alquraisha, calmly handing out snacks to community members. Read story

Nick Lim, who described himself last week as "a 100 percent believer and advocate of free speech that is in accordance with U.S. law," founded the software company VanwaTech and appears to have played a role in the reboot of 8chan under the name 8kun.

8chan back online under the name 8kun

Nick Lim, who described himself last week as "a 100 percent believer and advocate of free speech that is in accordance with U.S. law," founded the software company VanwaTech and appears to have played a role in the reboot of 8chan under the name 8kun.

November 7, 2019, 9:46pm Business

8chan, the self-described free speech forum that developed a reputation as a haven for white supremacists, has relaunched after being kicked offline in August. And it appears that one of the players in the site’s return is Nick Lim, a Vancouver software developer who has previously made headlines for providing… Read story

Nautilus Shop in Vancouver in 2017.

Vancouver-based Nautilus sees sales drop 32.2% year-over-year

Nautilus Shop in Vancouver in 2017.

November 7, 2019, 5:17pm Business

Vancouver-based home exercise equipment company Nautilus released its third-quarter financial results Thursday, detailing year-over-year declines across the board as the company continues to grapple with flagging sales. Read story

A sign welcomes visitors to the HP Inc. facility in east Vancouver.

HP confirms Xerox offered to buy company

A sign welcomes visitors to the HP Inc. facility in east Vancouver.

November 6, 2019, 3:31pm Business

HP Inc., one of Vancouver's larger employers, confirmed Wednesday that it received an offer to be purchased by Xerox Holdings Corp. The two companies had been holding conversations about merging "from time to time," according to a statement provided to The Columbian. Read story

One of four Clark County properties up for auction as part of the receivership of the American Equities mortgage funds, is pictured along N.E. Lewisville Highway in Battle Ground on Nov. 4. The other properties are undeveloped.

American Equities properties appear in real estate auction

One of four Clark County properties up for auction as part of the receivership of the American Equities mortgage funds, is pictured along N.E. Lewisville Highway in Battle Ground on Nov. 4. The other properties are undeveloped.

November 6, 2019, 6:05am Business

The receivership process for the 15 insolvent American Equities mortgage funds is slowly trudging along, but one clear sign of progress can be seen in the pages of this season’s Realty Marketing/Northwest auction catalog, where several former mortgage fund properties have found their way into the lineup. Read story

Five protesters were arrested late Tuesday morning while attempting to block a ship from unloading pieces of oil pipe at the Port of Vancouver. The protesters arrived early in the morning in boats and positioned themselves in the Columbia River at the base of one of the port docks.

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Five protesters were arrested late Tuesday morning while attempting to block a ship from unloading pieces of oil pipe at the Port of Vancouver. The protesters arrived early in the morning in boats and positioned themselves in the Columbia River at the base of one of the port docks.

November 5, 2019, 12:50pm Business

Five protesters were arrested late Tuesday morning while trying to block a ship from unloading pieces of oil pipe at the Port of Vancouver. The protesters arrived early in the morning in boats and positioned themselves in the Columbia River at the base of one of the port’s docks. Read story

A technician at nLIGHT in Vancouver inspects a laser facet for defects under a microscope. The company on Monday reported a quarterly net loss of $800,000, or 2 cents per share, compared with a net income of $4 million, or 10 cents per share, in the third quarter of 2018.

nLIGHT quarterly results show year-over-year decline

A technician at nLIGHT in Vancouver inspects a laser facet for defects under a microscope. The company on Monday reported a quarterly net loss of $800,000, or 2 cents per share, compared with a net income of $4 million, or 10 cents per share, in the third quarter of 2018.

November 4, 2019, 6:09pm Business

Slower demand in some sectors and increased Chinese competition on prices led to lower sales and earnings in the third quarter for nLIGHT, the Vancouver-based manufacturer of industrial lasers. Read story

Braille program specialist and coordinator Kandi Lukowski describes the number of volumes it takes to make up one textbook at the Washington State School for the Blind&#039;s Ogden Resource Center. The precalculus book sitting on the top of the boxes is transcribed into six boxes of Braille volumes beneath it. Some textbooks can take more than a year to transcribe.

Working in Clark County: Kandi Lukowski, Braille program specialist, coordinator at Ogden Resource Center

Braille program specialist and coordinator Kandi Lukowski describes the number of volumes it takes to make up one textbook at the Washington State School for the Blind&#039;s Ogden Resource Center. The precalculus book sitting on the top of the boxes is transcribed into six boxes of Braille volumes beneath it. Some textbooks can take more than a year to transcribe.

November 4, 2019, 6:03am Business

The small office of three workers at the Ogden Resource Center is mostly quiet. Read story

Teslas charge at the Tesla Supercharger station in the Fred Meyer parking lot in Salmon Creek in 2019.

Electric cars take charge in Washington

Teslas charge at the Tesla Supercharger station in the Fred Meyer parking lot in Salmon Creek in 2019.

November 3, 2019, 6:30am Business

Clark County’s electric and hybrid car owners got a surprise a few weeks ago when they learned a new state law would add a $75 vehicle registration fee for electric and hybrid vehicles that would go toward building out charging infrastructure. Read story