Clark County Business

One of the largest collection of projects ever featured in the Remodeled Homes Tour, these eight transformations are open to the public on Oct. 20-21.

Remodeled homes tour scheduled in Clark County

October 8, 2018, 6:02am Business

This year’s Columbia Credit Union Remodeled Homes Tour presented by CFM and DeWils includes a wide variety of remodeled homes in Clark County. Examples include an entire home renovation, a kitchen update and an accessory dwelling unit addition. Read story

Lucia Mercado, Goodwill production associate, sorts through donations at the Fisher’s Landing Goodwill in east Vancouver. In the last year, more than 250 million pounds of household items were donated to Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette. If an item’s price is too high, causing it not to sell, it goes to a Goodwill Outlet location.

Goodwill, Clark County thrift stores satisfy bargain-hunting cravings

October 7, 2018, 6:02am Business

Lucia Mercado spends her work shifts among giant cardboard boxes full of stuff. Read story

Wolf Industries employees work on one of the tiny modular homes at the company’s new shop in Battle Ground. The company, started by Battle Ground High School grad Derek Huegel, has grown since switching over to building tiny homes full time in 2016, and was recently hired by the nonprofit Homes for Sonoma to build and ship tiny homes to California to help families displaced by wildfires.

Battle Ground company working hard to become big name in tiny homes

October 6, 2018, 12:04am Business

Business was picking up for tiny home builder Derek Huegel and Wolf Industries in October 2017 when they were hit with a “stop working” order from the city of Battle Ground. Read story

Another Vancouver business reports data breach, making it the second this week

October 6, 2018, 12:01am Business

A data breach at Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery may have revealed individuals’ personal information, including Social Security numbers and limited health information, the Vancouver-based company announced Friday evening. Read story

Members of the Oregon Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals celebrate before the ratification of a three-year collective bargaining agreement with Kaiser Permanente.

Kaiser Permanente reaches deal with nurses, health professionals

October 5, 2018, 8:12pm Business

Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions have reached a tentative agreement on a national, three-year collective bargaining agreement. Read story

Burgerville faces class-action lawsuit over credit card data breach

A sign greets customers at the Burgerville restaurant along Southeast McGillivray Boulevard on Friday morning, April 6, 2018.

October 4, 2018, 1:10pm Business

Less than a day after reporting a large-scale security breach that may have compromised customer credit-card information, Burgerville has been hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging the company was negligent in its cybersecurity practices. Read story

Vancouver-based Burgerville hit by data breach

Burgerville said Wednesday that the company had a cybersecurity data breach and people who used credit cards at Burgerville locations may have had their data stolen.

October 3, 2018, 5:28pm Business

Burgerville announced Wednesday that its network had been hit by a cybersecurity breach that may have resulted in customers’ credit and debit card information being compromised, including names, card numbers, expiration dates and three-digit CVV numbers. Read story