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A technician at nLIGHT in Vancouver inspects a laser facet for defects under a microscope.

nLIGHT’s first-quarter revenue dips slightly from 2018

A technician at nLIGHT in Vancouver inspects a laser facet for defects under a microscope.

May 8, 2019, 9:28pm Business

Vancouver-based nLIGHT posted $41.9 million in revenue during the first quarter this year, slightly less than the same time last year, the company announced Wednesday. Read story

A reusable plastic bag is for sale at the end of a checkout counter at the Vancouver Grocery Outlet in March.

Washington House sacks plastic bag ban

A reusable plastic bag is for sale at the end of a checkout counter at the Vancouver Grocery Outlet in March.

May 8, 2019, 6:04am Business

Gov. Jay Inslee signed five environment protection bills in Seattle on Tuesday. Read story

Lena Wittler Clark Public Utilities new general manager

Clark Public Utilities selects new general manager, CEO

Lena Wittler Clark Public Utilities new general manager

May 7, 2019, 8:11pm Business

Lena Wittler, Clark Public Utilities’ communications and employee resources director, will take over June 4 as the utility’s general manager and CEO. Read story

Tap Union Freehouse opened in 2016 in the unused western annex of the Luepke Flowers and Finds building, which was renamed Luepke Station.

Tap Union Freehouse plans to expand

Tap Union Freehouse opened in 2016 in the unused western annex of the Luepke Flowers and Finds building, which was renamed Luepke Station.

May 7, 2019, 6:05am Business

Downtown Vancouver brewpub Tap Union Freehouse will expand next door into space that formerly housed Luepke Flowers and Finds. It will now occupy the entirety of the building known as Luepke Station. Read story

Wayne Nelson Clark Public Utilities CEO since 1999

Clark Public Utilities board may pick new top exec Tuesday

Wayne Nelson Clark Public Utilities CEO since 1999

May 6, 2019, 8:21pm Business

Wayne Nelson, Clark Public Utilities’ CEO and general manager for 20 years, will retire this summer. Read story

Anthony Ringering of Vancouver strolls across Block 10 in downtown Vancouver, which officials are talking about developing, Monday afternoon, Sept. 24, 2018.

Vancouver drops plan for grocery store on Block 10

Anthony Ringering of Vancouver strolls across Block 10 in downtown Vancouver, which officials are talking about developing, Monday afternoon, Sept. 24, 2018.

May 6, 2019, 7:05pm Business

The Vancouver City Council is dropping its push for a grocery store at Block 10, the city-owned undeveloped acre in the heart of downtown, and will instead work with an investment property firm to erect a corporate headquarters building on the site. Read story

Interim Nautilus CEO M. Carl Johnson III was the company board’s chairman before he was tapped for the interim job, as a result of the board’s succession by-laws.

Nautilus has $10.2M loss in first quarter

Interim Nautilus CEO M. Carl Johnson III was the company board’s chairman before he was tapped for the interim job, as a result of the board’s succession by-laws.

May 6, 2019, 5:35pm Business

Vancouver-based exercise machine company Nautilus Inc. released its preliminary first quarter results on Monday, showing a $10.2 million operating loss for the quarter due to a 26.5 percent decrease in net sales compared with the first quarter of 2018. Read story

Gail Horn moves bars of soap from a curing rack while preparing to cut them into their final size. Horn makes around 112 bars of soap a day. They have to cure for four weeks before being sold. The process includes melting oils, such as avocado oil, and mixing lye and water. “What’s happening is saponification. The chemical reaction for lye and water and oils becomes soap. You blend it until it’s thick like pudding, and pour it into a mold,” she said.

Working in Clark County: Gail Horn, soap-maker and owner of The Soap Chest

Gail Horn moves bars of soap from a curing rack while preparing to cut them into their final size. Horn makes around 112 bars of soap a day. They have to cure for four weeks before being sold. The process includes melting oils, such as avocado oil, and mixing lye and water. “What’s happening is saponification. The chemical reaction for lye and water and oils becomes soap. You blend it until it’s thick like pudding, and pour it into a mold,” she said.

May 6, 2019, 6:02am Business

Hand-crafted soap. Kind of like do-it-yourself beer brewing and kombucha, homemade soap is everywhere these days. Read story

Actor and comedian Nick Offerman reacts to the announcement that he is being given a Cowlitz Indian Tribe blanket made by Pendleton Woolen Mills following a performance in the Cowlitz Ballroom at ilani.

History of respect woven into Pendleton’s partnership with Cowlitz Tribe

Actor and comedian Nick Offerman reacts to the announcement that he is being given a Cowlitz Indian Tribe blanket made by Pendleton Woolen Mills following a performance in the Cowlitz Ballroom at ilani.

May 5, 2019, 6:02am Business

At the end of his show, Nick Offerman set down his guitar near his personally handmade ukulele, took a bow and headed off the stage at the Cowlitz Ballroom. Read story

MillerCoors’ Movo wine spritzers will hit Vancouver store shelves this month. The city will be a test market for the new product line, which is part of an effort by MillerCoors to diversify beyond beer.

New wine spritzer coming to Vancouver store shelves

MillerCoors’ Movo wine spritzers will hit Vancouver store shelves this month. The city will be a test market for the new product line, which is part of an effort by MillerCoors to diversify beyond beer.

May 4, 2019, 6:00am Business

Starting this month, Vancouver shoppers might notice a colorful new addition to the wine and beer lineup at the supermarket. The city is set to become a test market for a new wine spritzer line from MillerCoors, the American branch of multinational brewing company MolsonCoors. Read story