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Kristen Starr moves Cenoura, a 5-month-old kitten, to a holding cage before a medical checkup. Animals, including dogs, cats and rabbits, are surrendered to the Humane Society for Southwest Washington for many reasons and can be an emotional job. ‘You never know what’s going to come in the doors, and you absolutely have to be neutral in every single case,’ Starr said.

Working in Clark County: Kristen Starr, customer care counselor at Humane Society for Southwest Washington

Kristen Starr moves Cenoura, a 5-month-old kitten, to a holding cage before a medical checkup. Animals, including dogs, cats and rabbits, are surrendered to the Humane Society for Southwest Washington for many reasons and can be an emotional job. ‘You never know what’s going to come in the doors, and you absolutely have to be neutral in every single case,’ Starr said.

March 25, 2019, 6:01am Business

An emotionally distraught woman walked through the doors of the Humane Society for Southwest Washington on a Wednesday, carrying a cardboard box formed into a cage that held a cat that she had adopted the previous Friday. Read story

The entrance to Fourth Street in downtown Camas is pictured on March 15.

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The entrance to Fourth Street in downtown Camas is pictured on March 15.

March 24, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Business

CAMAS -- There was no passing tumbleweed nor did the sound of clanging boot spurs fill the air, but Camas transformed into the Wild West on a recent weekday. Read story

A log loader picks up a load of timber from a truck.

Pacific Northwest timber industry: As prices slide, job fears grow

A log loader picks up a load of timber from a truck.

March 24, 2019, 6:02am Business

Lumber prices have plummeted over the past 10 months, casting an uncertain pall on a sector that’s been a harbinger of economic downturn in the past. It’s worrying news for Cowlitz County, home to more forest product jobs than any other county in the state. Read story

The American Song docks at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach on Friday for a preview event before its first Columbia River cruise. The ship is the third Columbia River cruise vessel from American River Cruises and the seventh cruise ship currently operating on the river.

New cruise ship rollin’ on the Columbia River

The American Song docks at the Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach on Friday for a preview event before its first Columbia River cruise. The ship is the third Columbia River cruise vessel from American River Cruises and the seventh cruise ship currently operating on the river.

March 22, 2019, 5:40pm Business

Vancouver-based USA River Cruises has campaigned for years to promote the Columbia River as a cruise line venue, and on Friday the cruise agency invited local business owners and tourism leaders to view the latest ship to join the local lineup: the American Song, owned and operated by Connecticut-based American… Read story

The Kauffman Shopping Center on Fourth Plain Boulevard has sat empty for 15 years, apart from the Espresso Divine drive-thru.

Kauffman Shopping Center co-owner holds out for grocery store

The Kauffman Shopping Center on Fourth Plain Boulevard has sat empty for 15 years, apart from the Espresso Divine drive-thru.

March 22, 2019, 6:00am Business

Earlier this week, a reader emailed The Columbian with a question: Why has the shopping center at Northwest Kauffman Avenue and West Fourth Plain Boulevard stood empty for more than 10 years? Read story

Owner Ron Pedersen sits inside the Hazel Dell Book Exchange. The store has been in operation for 44 years, and has survived retail headwinds by doubling as a vintage coin shop.

Coin flip buoys one of Clark County’s oldest bookstores

Owner Ron Pedersen sits inside the Hazel Dell Book Exchange. The store has been in operation for 44 years, and has survived retail headwinds by doubling as a vintage coin shop.

March 21, 2019, 6:00am Business

HAZEL DELL -- It was an honest oversight. When I wrote a story last week about a new bookstore opening in UptownVancouver, I mentioned that there were only a handful of independent bookstores left in Clark County, and I listed a few examples. Read story

The Walmart Neighborhood Market in Vancouver PLaza opened July 17, 2013. Walmart announced Wednesday that the store will close April 19.

Vancouver Plaza Walmart to close April 19

The Walmart Neighborhood Market in Vancouver PLaza opened July 17, 2013. Walmart announced Wednesday that the store will close April 19.

March 20, 2019, 10:34am Business

When it opened in July 2013, the Walmart Neighborhood Market at 7809 N.E. Vancouver Plaza Drive joined a growing segment for the retailing giant. Read story

Clark Public Utilities is giving electricity customers a credit on their April bill.

Clark Public Utility customers to get credit on April bill

Clark Public Utilities is giving electricity customers a credit on their April bill.

March 19, 2019, 7:35pm Clark County Business

Clark Public Utilities customers will see a credit on their April bill after the utility board approved a $10 million credit from 2018 surplus funds. Read story

A truck passes the entrance to the Port of Vancouver.

Port of Vancouver set to sell land for $873,000

A truck passes the entrance to the Port of Vancouver.

March 19, 2019, 5:07pm Business

Port of Vancouver commissioners on Tuesday authorized CEO Julianna Marler to complete a land sale to a construction company that expects to grow from 30 employees to 75 at its new home. Read story

Lisa Marx of Northwest Carpenters Institute of Washington, left, looks on as a Deric Goodwin, 18, of Camas High School learns how to erect scaffolding during the Youth Employment Summit in Ridgefield. Workforce Southwest Washington gathered representatives from 60 businesses to talk with around 600 high school age youth from Clark and Cowlitz counties during the event.

Youth job fair at Clark County Event Center takes hands-on approach

Lisa Marx of Northwest Carpenters Institute of Washington, left, looks on as a Deric Goodwin, 18, of Camas High School learns how to erect scaffolding during the Youth Employment Summit in Ridgefield. Workforce Southwest Washington gathered representatives from 60 businesses to talk with around 600 high school age youth from Clark and Cowlitz counties during the event.

March 19, 2019, 4:54pm Clark County Business

Clark County’s construction and manufacturing sectors are facing an increasingly common problem: too many of their skilled workers are retiring out of the trades, and there aren’t enough incoming workers to fill the industries’ ranks. Read story