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The Clark County housing market saw increased activity in April, with both new listings and sales numbers rising.

Clark County housing market sees flurry of new listings in April

The Clark County housing market saw increased activity in April, with both new listings and sales numbers rising.

May 16, 2019, 5:55pm Business

The Clark County housing market showed broad gains in activity in April, according to the latest Southwest Washington Market Action report from the Regional Multiple Listing Service. Closed sales showed a small year-over-year decrease, but all other market numbers rose last month. Read story

A local business owner is organizing a new community market that will start up next month in a parking lot north of Grocery Outlet along Fourth Plain Boulevard in Vancouver.

Fourth Plain Community Market finds momentum

A local business owner is organizing a new community market that will start up next month in a parking lot north of Grocery Outlet along Fourth Plain Boulevard in Vancouver.

May 16, 2019, 6:05am Business

Just in time for the longest and sunniest days of summer, the Fourth Plain corridor is going to begin hosting a seasonal street market next month. Read story

A sign stands over Burgerville on East Mill Plain Boulevard on March 4, 2011.

Beaverton Burgerville to close, Vancouver chain announces

A sign stands over Burgerville on East Mill Plain Boulevard on March 4, 2011.

May 15, 2019, 3:17pm Business

Burgerville announced on Wednesday it would close its central Beaverton restaurant June 16. Read story

Carson Hot Springs in 2008 (The Columbian files)

EEOC complaint targets Carson Hot Springs owner

Carson Hot Springs in 2008 (The Columbian files)

May 14, 2019, 4:54pm Business

The owner of Bonneville Hot Springs Inc. and Carson Hot Springs Resort LLC subjected female employees to lewd sexual comments, sexual propositions, sexual innuendos and remarks about their clothing and bodies, according to a federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint. Read story

The homepage of Mac's List.

Portland and Vancouver job seekers value clarity in job postings

The homepage of Mac's List.

May 14, 2019, 6:01am Business

The Portland region is in the midst of a hiring boom, but a majority of people don’t see that trend reflected in their own job satisfaction and job prospects. Read story

George Brereton started Gifts of the Planet Farm in 2007 after retiring from a career as a ship captain in Alaska. At 2 acres, his farm is small but produces about 10,000 pounds of fruit a year, he said. However, he concedes he doesn’t turn a profit. “I’ve only made a profit one year and that’s when I took a couple trees off the top of my hill up there and sold them,” he said.

Working in Clark County: George Brereton, farmer, owner of Gifts of the Planet Farm

George Brereton started Gifts of the Planet Farm in 2007 after retiring from a career as a ship captain in Alaska. At 2 acres, his farm is small but produces about 10,000 pounds of fruit a year, he said. However, he concedes he doesn’t turn a profit. “I’ve only made a profit one year and that’s when I took a couple trees off the top of my hill up there and sold them,” he said.

May 13, 2019, 6:02am Business

Only mid-May, and Woodland farmer George Brereton is already worried about his berries. Read story

The Wiener Wagon serves hungry lunchtime customers in downtown Vancouver last week.

Vancouver’s food carts growing up — slowly

The Wiener Wagon serves hungry lunchtime customers in downtown Vancouver last week.

May 12, 2019, 6:00am Business

Slowly but surely, Vancouver is evolving into a food-cart destination that could one day rival the thriving culture of Portland – but with an emphasis on the “slowly” part. Read story

Lucky Lager started in San Francisco in 1934, just a year after the end of Prohibition. Its Vancouver production began in 1950 and ended in 1985.

Lucky Lager making a comeback — but not in Vancouver

Lucky Lager started in San Francisco in 1934, just a year after the end of Prohibition. Its Vancouver production began in 1950 and ended in 1985.

May 10, 2019, 5:28pm Business

Lucky Lager beer is making a comeback, 34 years after it ceased production in downtown Vancouver. Read story

Aerotek recruiter Krti Hariharan, left, talks with Lew Olsen of Vancouver during a hiring event for job seekers in the 50-and-older age group hosted by Goodwill Industries on Wednesday.

Goodwill’s Job Connection fairs help older workers in Clark County

Aerotek recruiter Krti Hariharan, left, talks with Lew Olsen of Vancouver during a hiring event for job seekers in the 50-and-older age group hosted by Goodwill Industries on Wednesday.

May 9, 2019, 6:30pm Business

Job fairs are a big component of Goodwill’s Job Connection program — the Columbia Willamette branch of Goodwill Industries hosted more than 1,300 fairs in Oregon and Southwest Washington in 2018. The company’s latest job fair, held Wednesday in the Andresen/St. Johns neighborhood, was a bit different from most of… Read story

Columbia Machine, which builds concrete products-making equipment and package-moving palletizers, employs nearly 1,000 people worldwide, 467 of whom work in Vancouver.

Columbia Machine buys Bikle Manufacturing of Maryland

Columbia Machine, which builds concrete products-making equipment and package-moving palletizers, employs nearly 1,000 people worldwide, 467 of whom work in Vancouver.

May 9, 2019, 5:15pm Business

Vancouver-based Columbia Machine Inc. has acquired the assets of Bikle Manufacturing Inc. of Smithsburg, Md., Columbia announced Thursday. Terms were not disclosed. Read story