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The United Grain storage silo was nearly empty as of Friday, according to a United Grain spokesman.

Broken lock backing up United Grain at Vancouver port

The United Grain storage silo was nearly empty as of Friday, according to a United Grain spokesman.

September 20, 2019, 5:43pm Business

Amid emergency repairs of the Bonneville Lock that has halted commerce in the Columbia River for weeks, one of the biggest companies impacted, United Grain Corp., has resorted to moving grain through the Columbia River Gorge by train. Read story

Fox Avery, an intern, monitors a fermentation process at the AbSci labs on Tuesday morning.

AbSci’s growth, expansion keeps pace

Fox Avery, an intern, monitors a fermentation process at the AbSci labs on Tuesday morning.

September 20, 2019, 6:05am Business

Biotechnology company AbSci is wrapping up a substantial expansion of its downtown Vancouver headquarters, nearly doubling the size of the office and setting the company up for a round of hiring that is expected to grow its workforce by nearly 50 percent by the end of the year. Read story

Contracted workers from Advanced American Construction work to replace the sill at Bonneville Navigation Lock on Wednesday morning. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted a tour at the lock to show off the emergency repair project.

Corps mission: trying to fix a broken lockvideo icon

Contracted workers from Advanced American Construction work to replace the sill at Bonneville Navigation Lock on Wednesday morning. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted a tour at the lock to show off the emergency repair project.

September 18, 2019, 9:13pm Business

It’s been two weeks since an emergency repair project forced an unplanned closure and drainage of the Bonneville Navigation Lock, and contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working around the clock to meet a goal of reopening the passage by Sept. 30. Read story

The office of Perfect Co. at 705 Main St. was one of several firms that hosted tech-minded people on Tuesday during the third-annual Vancouver Tech Tour. Perfect Co. makes precision food scales connected to smartphone apps.

Vancouver Tech Tour opens doors to boost bandwidth

The office of Perfect Co. at 705 Main St. was one of several firms that hosted tech-minded people on Tuesday during the third-annual Vancouver Tech Tour. Perfect Co. makes precision food scales connected to smartphone apps.

September 18, 2019, 5:37pm Business

Mark Tishenko opened the doors of his company, Edge Networks, on Tuesday to welcome a stream of tech-minded visitors touring the tech scene in downtown Vancouver. Read story

The RiverWest building at the Waterfront Vancouver.

Sixth winery at Waterfront Vancouver to open next month

The RiverWest building at the Waterfront Vancouver.

September 17, 2019, 12:32pm Business

A sixth winery is set to open next month at the Waterfront Vancouver. Read story

(The Columbian files)

Clark County housing market stays hot

(The Columbian files)

September 17, 2019, 6:05am Business

The Clark County housing market continued a hot streak in August, according to the latest report from the Regional Multiple Listing Service — although the rate of new listings didn’t quite keep pace with sales. Read story

Kaiser Permanete has reached a tentative contract agreement with a coalition of unions that were threatening to strike.

Kaiser Permanente workers to strike Oct. 14

Kaiser Permanete has reached a tentative contract agreement with a coalition of unions that were threatening to strike.

September 16, 2019, 9:30pm Business

More than 80,000 Kaiser Permanente workers will hold a weeklong nationwide strike beginning Oct. 14, in response to what the group characterized as Kaiser’s unfair labor practices. More than 6,600 workers are expected to be impacted in Oregon and Washington. Read story

Alex Nelson, from left, lead fabricator with Vigor, and Ernie Marshall, production supervisor with Vigor, help Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, weld a piece of aluminum during a keel-laying ceremony Monday at the new Vigor facilities in Vancouver.

Vigor, glee kick off construction of new Army landing craft

Alex Nelson, from left, lead fabricator with Vigor, and Ernie Marshall, production supervisor with Vigor, help Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, weld a piece of aluminum during a keel-laying ceremony Monday at the new Vigor facilities in Vancouver.

September 16, 2019, 9:05pm Business

Blue sparks and the zap of a welding torch marked the beginning of a new class of U.S. Army landing craft under construction at Vigor Industrial in Vancouver. Read story

Joe Cryblskey, a Clark Public Utilities automated meter reading driver, uses a manual meter reader to look at customer usage, while covering his route in the Salmon Creek and Felida neighborhoods on Sept. 6. That particular meter was being taken apart for a new electrical panel, causing a failure reading for Cryblskey. Cryblskey said that he has to manually read about 10 meters throughout the day. Cryblskey, 34, has worked for the utility since he graduated high school.

Working in Clark County: Joe Cryblskey, automated meter reading driver at Clark Public Utilities

Joe Cryblskey, a Clark Public Utilities automated meter reading driver, uses a manual meter reader to look at customer usage, while covering his route in the Salmon Creek and Felida neighborhoods on Sept. 6. That particular meter was being taken apart for a new electrical panel, causing a failure reading for Cryblskey. Cryblskey said that he has to manually read about 10 meters throughout the day. Cryblskey, 34, has worked for the utility since he graduated high school.

September 16, 2019, 6:00am Business

It might be difficult to find someone out there whose knowledge of Clark County roads trumps Joe Cryblskey’s. Read story

Harper&#039;s Playground executive director Cody Goldberg, one of the keynote speakers at the upcoming Design Vancouver conference, is pictured at Harper&#039;s Playground in North Portland&#039;s Arbor Lodge Park. In 2009, Cody and his wife April&#039;s 5-year-old daughter, Harper, tried to approach a play structure at the park near their home and her walker got stuck in wood chips. Frustrated that she was unable to use almost all playgrounds, they started the nonprofit Harper&#039;s Playground and began working on building inclusive playgrounds.

Architecture firm to host first Design Vancouver conference

Harper&#039;s Playground executive director Cody Goldberg, one of the keynote speakers at the upcoming Design Vancouver conference, is pictured at Harper&#039;s Playground in North Portland&#039;s Arbor Lodge Park. In 2009, Cody and his wife April&#039;s 5-year-old daughter, Harper, tried to approach a play structure at the park near their home and her walker got stuck in wood chips. Frustrated that she was unable to use almost all playgrounds, they started the nonprofit Harper&#039;s Playground and began working on building inclusive playgrounds.

September 15, 2019, 6:03am Business

Professional designers in Vancouver have no shortage of events and conferences to attend for inspiration and networking, but most of them involve crossing the river to Portland. Vancouver architecture firm LSW Architects wants to change that. Read story