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Derek Huegel, co-owner of Wolf Industries, walks through the kitchen of a one-bedroom unit in the new tiny home community, Ogden District Cottages, earlier this month.

Ogden cottages offer below-market rent and a chance at community in Vancouver

Derek Huegel, co-owner of Wolf Industries, walks through the kitchen of a one-bedroom unit in the new tiny home community, Ogden District Cottages, earlier this month.

October 15, 2024, 6:08am Business

As Derek Huegel walked through a small cottage in the Ogden neighborhood, he pointed to the in-unit washer and dryer and the contemporary finishes, including hardwood floors. Read story

A customer leaves the Safeway at 13719 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd. The store is set to close in January, destined to become a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van dealership.

East Vancouver Safeway officially closing in January; site will be a Sprinter van dealership

A customer leaves the Safeway at 13719 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd. The store is set to close in January, destined to become a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van dealership.

October 14, 2024, 3:35pm Business Subscriber Exclusive

Plans are finally afoot to convert east Vancouver’s Safeway into a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van dealership. Read story

Outside investment in Clark County is making its housing market even more competitive, experts say.

Clark County’s growth, economy and housing market attract outside investors — and new residents

Outside investment in Clark County is making its housing market even more competitive, experts say.

October 12, 2024, 6:10am Business

Clark County is no longer Portland’s quiet, orchard-filled neighbor, and people from other states — and even countries — are catching on, U.S. Census Bureau data shows. Read story

People stand in line before the opening of the new Goodwill superstore in Washougal on Oct. 3.

Washougal welcomes Goodwill: The Superstore is now open and employs 40

People stand in line before the opening of the new Goodwill superstore in Washougal on Oct. 3.

October 12, 2024, 6:08am Business

Washougal’s newest business is bringing a bit of goodwill — figuratively and literally — to east Clark County. Read story

A motorist passes by vacant lots off state Highway 503 where developers have proposed a 13-building industrial development.

13 industrial buildings could be built on long-vacant Brush Prairie property

A motorist passes by vacant lots off state Highway 503 where developers have proposed a 13-building industrial development.

October 10, 2024, 6:09am Business

A developer has proposed 13 industrial buildings on a roughly 6-acre property off state Highway 503 in Brush Prairie, according to planning documents submitted to Clark County. Read story

Ridgefield farmer Rob Baur checks to see if the bin filled with recently harvested hazelnuts is ready to ship out.

‘You have to beat the squirrels and the rain’: Ridgefield farm harvests its first commercial hazelnut crop

Ridgefield farmer Rob Baur checks to see if the bin filled with recently harvested hazelnuts is ready to ship out.

October 9, 2024, 6:05am Business

For Ridgefield farmer Rob Baur, harvesting his farm’s first commercial hazelnut crop this fall and shipping it off to buyers was a race against time and nature. Read story

An apple cider margarita was one of the drinks available at the Sept. 21, 2024, launch party for Garden to Glass, a new Washougal business offering a dry-hire mobile bar for parties and events.

Garden to Glass mobile bar launches in Washougal; booze not included

An apple cider margarita was one of the drinks available at the Sept. 21, 2024, launch party for Garden to Glass, a new Washougal business offering a dry-hire mobile bar for parties and events.

October 9, 2024, 6:02am Business

A few years ago, Baiylie Bancroft had a revelation while making drinks for a get-together at her Washougal home. Read story

Lewis Record stands on his porch at his mobile home in Fruit Valley. Record is against adding more housing to Fruit Valley until the city does something to improve the neighborhood’s air quality.

Should Vancouver fix the air quality issues in Fruit Valley before adding more housing?

Lewis Record stands on his porch at his mobile home in Fruit Valley. Record is against adding more housing to Fruit Valley until the city does something to improve the neighborhood’s air quality.

October 5, 2024, 6:14am Business

Lewis Record, 80, remembers the whisper of swaying branches and crisp scent of the air as he picked prunes in Fruit Valley in the 1950s. Read story

Smith Tower Apartments is undergoing a major renovation for the first time since it opened in 1966.

Former ‘eyesore’ Smith Tower is getting its first major interior and exterior renovation in decades

Smith Tower Apartments is undergoing a major renovation for the first time since it opened in 1966.

October 5, 2024, 6:13am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Smith Tower Apartments goes by many names: Vancouver’s beer can. The Capitol Records Tower of Vancouver. Mid-Columbia Manor. Read story

Biotech company, CytoDyn, which is headquartered at 1111 Main St., announced recently the company has submitted a study protocol to the FDA and will be moving forward with an oncology study.

Vancouver-based CytoDyn on the verge of leronlimab cancer trial

Biotech company, CytoDyn, which is headquartered at 1111 Main St., announced recently the company has submitted a study protocol to the FDA and will be moving forward with an oncology study.

October 4, 2024, 4:08pm Business

Vancouver-based biotechnology company CytoDyn announced Friday that it is contracting with North Carolina pharmaceutical company Syneos Health for an upcoming oncology trial. Read story