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Regan Bail Bonds near the Clark County Courthouse pictured April 10, 2018.

Insurance commissioner to Regan Bail Bonds: ‘Stop illegal business’

Regan Bail Bonds near the Clark County Courthouse pictured April 10, 2018.

August 1, 2019, 11:19am Business

David Regan, a candidate for Vancouver City Council Position 5 and the owner of a local bail bonds business, was ordered Wednesday by the Washington insurance commissioner to cease and desist from what his office describes as illegal business activity. Read story

Nautilus headquarters in Vancouver.

Despite second-quarter sales drop, Nautilus expects to bounce back

Nautilus headquarters in Vancouver.

July 31, 2019, 7:18pm Business

Vancouver-based Nautilus posted its second-quarter results on Wednesday, which showed a continued trend of declining sales, although executives expressed confidence that measures are in place to reverse the pattern. Nautilus manufactures exercise equipment products such as Bowflex. Read story

Blocks 20 and 18 are adjacent and are currently a single undeveloped field, but they will eventually be divided by a pedestrian path. Block 20 is seen in the foreground of this picture, to the left of the pathway, with Block 18 behind it. A 200-unit senior housing tower is in the works for Block 18.

Senior residential tower in the works for Waterfront Vancouver

Blocks 20 and 18 are adjacent and are currently a single undeveloped field, but they will eventually be divided by a pedestrian path. Block 20 is seen in the foreground of this picture, to the left of the pathway, with Block 18 behind it. A 200-unit senior housing tower is in the works for Block 18.

July 31, 2019, 6:05am Business

Gramor Development and The Springs Living have submitted a preliminary application to build a 12-story senior housing tower on Block 18 of The Waterfront Vancouver. Read story

Battle Ground self-storage facility completes expansion

July 30, 2019, 6:03am Business

BATTLE GROUND -- Principal RV & Self Storage, a self-storage facility for RVs and boats, announced last week that it has opened an expansion of its facilities known as Phase 2 at 1710 S.W. 12th Ave., Battle Ground. Read story

A sign in the window at Axehead directs customers to call the owners for service. The store became embroiled in a social media backlash last week following a post that featured and anti-gay slur.

Axehead in Uptown Village faces social media backlash

A sign in the window at Axehead directs customers to call the owners for service. The store became embroiled in a social media backlash last week following a post that featured and anti-gay slur.

July 29, 2019, 4:21pm Business

Axehead, a Vancouver store that sells custom handcrafted products and printing and embroidery services, has found itself at the center of a social media controversy stemming from an Instagram post that appeared to endorse the use of an anti-gay slur. Read story

John Majerus of Majerus & Co. Physical Therapy demonstrates exercises for client Sophia Rubano, 14, of Camas, as she is treated for a broken ankle while her father, Chris, looks on. Majerus previously worked for Rebound Rehabilitation.

Majerus & Co. Physical Therapy a true mom-and-pop shop

John Majerus of Majerus & Co. Physical Therapy demonstrates exercises for client Sophia Rubano, 14, of Camas, as she is treated for a broken ankle while her father, Chris, looks on. Majerus previously worked for Rebound Rehabilitation.

July 29, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Business

When the golf simulator at Majerus & Co. Physical Therapy was struck by lightning in 2008, John and his wife, Jodie Paschall-Majerus, each read the situation differently. Read story

Pete Roberts, foreground, saws into PVC pipe during the installation of a septic tank at a home in Amboy last week. Roberts has owned Bloomquist Septic Inspections since 1997, after spending more than 10 years in the military. He never set out to work in the septic business, and acknowledges that it’s a dirty job.

Working in Clark County: Pete Roberts, owner of Bloomquist Septic Inspections

Pete Roberts, foreground, saws into PVC pipe during the installation of a septic tank at a home in Amboy last week. Roberts has owned Bloomquist Septic Inspections since 1997, after spending more than 10 years in the military. He never set out to work in the septic business, and acknowledges that it’s a dirty job.

July 29, 2019, 6:00am Business

The scene at a rural Amboy property last week looked like it could have been an archaeological excavation. Read story

Randal Bernhardt, a longshoreman at the Port of Vancouver and a customer at Vancouver Bolt & Supply for 30 years, looks through the store’s merchandise at the firm’s 40th anniversary sale.

Vancouver Bolt & Supply celebrates 40 years as family business

Randal Bernhardt, a longshoreman at the Port of Vancouver and a customer at Vancouver Bolt & Supply for 30 years, looks through the store’s merchandise at the firm’s 40th anniversary sale.

July 28, 2019, 6:02am Business

After 40 years in the nuts, bolts and power tools business, Craig Johnson has seen a lot of change. Read story

Repairs are done to a ship on the dry docks at Vigor on Swan Island in Portland.

Portland-based Vigor bought by investment firm

Repairs are done to a ship on the dry docks at Vigor on Swan Island in Portland.

July 25, 2019, 12:12pm Business

Investment firm The Carlyle Group and private equity firm Stellex Capital Management announced Thursday that they will acquire Vigor Industrial LLC, the Portland-based shipbuilding company that earlier this year purchased the former Christensen yacht company shipyard in Vancouver. Read story

Construction continues at the site of Rosauers in Ridgefield, which is targeting an open date of Nov. 1.

Clark County breaks slump, gains 1,800 jobs in June

Construction continues at the site of Rosauers in Ridgefield, which is targeting an open date of Nov. 1.

July 24, 2019, 6:05am Business

Clark County’s labor market gained 1,800 jobs in June, breaking out of what regional economist Scott Bailey described in his monthly report as a two-month slump. The latest numbers from the Washington Employment Security Department were released Tuesday. Read story