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A sign advertises careers available at the Hazel Dell Target as engagement advocate Daphne Jones, in maroon, assists customer Erika Carlsen of Vancouver on Wednesday.

Target working to boost hiring for holidays

A sign advertises careers available at the Hazel Dell Target as engagement advocate Daphne Jones, in maroon, assists customer Erika Carlsen of Vancouver on Wednesday.

October 18, 2018, 6:56pm Business

Anthony Ayon has seen the stories about labor shortages throughout the U.S. and the challenges that retailers are facing in filling vacancies for beefed-up holiday staffing. Read story

Two huge cranes were part of downtown’s skyline during construction on Vancouvercenter, where the first three towers were completed a decade ago. This photo shows construction in June 2001.

14 things to know about fourth Vancouvercenter building

Two huge cranes were part of downtown’s skyline during construction on Vancouvercenter, where the first three towers were completed a decade ago. This photo shows construction in June 2001.

October 18, 2018, 6:02am Business

Chad Eiken has overseen Vancouvercenter for most of his career with the city of Vancouver. Read story

Kiggins Theatre owner Dan Wyatt, left, is dressed as a character from the “Back to the Future” trilogy as he welcomes moviegoers to a “Back to the Future” franchise festival in 2015.

Kiggins Theatre to take ‘fewer risks’

Kiggins Theatre owner Dan Wyatt, left, is dressed as a character from the “Back to the Future” trilogy as he welcomes moviegoers to a “Back to the Future” franchise festival in 2015.

October 18, 2018, 6:00am Business

A recent weekend screening of “The Children Act” at the Kiggins Theatre in downtown Vancouver drew a small audience that was thinly scattered around the mostly empty, 340-seat auditorium. “The Children Act” is a serious, grown-up, issue-oriented drama about disease and faith. Hardly anybody came to see it on a… Read story

Economists at Oregon forum: Don’t expect an imminent recession

October 17, 2018, 4:57pm Business

There are signs that the economy is slowing down slightly following years of sustained growth, but panelists at the 15th Annual Oregon Economic Forum said Wednesday that a recession is likely still a few years away. Read story

Dave Christensen watches as the 157-foot yacht Barchetta, built by Christensen Yachts in Vancouver, got stuck on S.E. Marine Park Way, as workers tried to make a tight corner on the way to the boat launch on May 4, 2006.

Yacht builder Dave Christensen dies at 87

Dave Christensen watches as the 157-foot yacht Barchetta, built by Christensen Yachts in Vancouver, got stuck on S.E. Marine Park Way, as workers tried to make a tight corner on the way to the boat launch on May 4, 2006.

October 16, 2018, 7:27pm Business

Dave Christensen, who started a mega-yacht business in his hometown that catered to the rich and sometimes to the famous, died Monday evening. He was 87. Read story

For sale signs are seen along Northwest 108th Circle in Hazel Dell in November 2016.

Clark County housing market shrinks in September

For sale signs are seen along Northwest 108th Circle in Hazel Dell in November 2016.

October 15, 2018, 5:54pm Business

Clark County’s housing market cooled a bit in September, with fewer sales and more homes left on the market, according to real estate data released Monday. Read story

Gary Foster

Business Briefing

Gary Foster

October 15, 2018, 6:03am Business

People in Business Read story

Ally Ross of Northwood Park Funeral Home is training to become a funeral director. She hopes to take her exam this winter.

Working in Clark County: Ally Ross, funeral director in training, Northwood Park Funeral Home

Ally Ross of Northwood Park Funeral Home is training to become a funeral director. She hopes to take her exam this winter.

October 15, 2018, 6:02am Business

Ally Ross stood silently outside of a building on a recent Wednesday morning, dressed in black. Ross and a small group watched as 88-year-old Oscar Davis of Battle Ground was given military honors before his cremains, kept in a golden urn, would be placed in a granite vault. Read story

Stavalaura Vineyards, in Ridgefield, is a 5-acre vineyard run by Joe Leadingham. His harvest team processes the 2018 golubok, a Russian-Ukrainian grape.

Clark County wineries cultivate credibility

Stavalaura Vineyards, in Ridgefield, is a 5-acre vineyard run by Joe Leadingham. His harvest team processes the 2018 golubok, a Russian-Ukrainian grape.

October 14, 2018, 6:02am Business

On a bright, picture-perfect morning in late September, Joe Leadingham plucked a pair of golubok grapes from the vine at Stavalaura Vineyards. Read story

Two warehouses planned at Birtcher Business Center

October 12, 2018, 5:26pm Business

Two industrial warehouses are planned at the Birtcher Business Center, according to plans submitted to the city of Vancouver. Read story