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Vancouver resident Sheldon Gustafson relaxes with an after-work drink in the outdoor seating area at Top Shelf Martinis on Main. Negotiations led the restaurant to change its patio to satisfy state and local regulations, setting a precedent for other businesses statewide.

Top Shelf’s patio seating sets precedent

Vancouver resident Sheldon Gustafson relaxes with an after-work drink in the outdoor seating area at Top Shelf Martinis on Main. Negotiations led the restaurant to change its patio to satisfy state and local regulations, setting a precedent for other businesses statewide.

August 26, 2018, 6:01am Business

Top Shelf Martinis on Main reconfigured its outdoor seating area on Aug. 17, resolving a monthslong dispute and becoming the first non-Seattle bar in the state to occupy a “detached” patio. Read story

Wanted: Clark County residents still working at 65 and up

August 25, 2018, 6:02am Business

Wanted: County residents still working at 65 and up Read story

Construction continues along The Waterfront Vancouver as the Rediviva apartment complex, center, takes shape Friday morning. Although the complex isn’t ready for tenants yet, about 10 percent of its units have been pre-leased.

Waterfront Vancouver apartments for lease

Construction continues along The Waterfront Vancouver as the Rediviva apartment complex, center, takes shape Friday morning. Although the complex isn’t ready for tenants yet, about 10 percent of its units have been pre-leased.

August 24, 2018, 3:59pm Business

Units in a luxury apartment building at The Waterfront Vancouver are officially available for pre-leasing, though tenants won’t be able to move in until autumn. Read story

The Port of Longview stretches along the Columbia River at Longview.

Six more states join Millennium lawsuit

The Port of Longview stretches along the Columbia River at Longview.

August 23, 2018, 4:19pm Business

Six more states have joined the lawsuit over a proposed Longview coal export dock to support Gov. Jay Inslee’s administration, bringing the number of states involved up to 13 — more than a quarter of the nation’s 50 states. Read story

Sears at Vancouver Mall will soon be one of 46 Sears and Kmart stores to close their doors across the country.

Vancouver Mall Sears slated to close in November

Sears at Vancouver Mall will soon be one of 46 Sears and Kmart stores to close their doors across the country.

August 23, 2018, 8:50am Business

Vancouver Mall is losing one of its original anchor stores in Sears, as the major department retailer announced this week that it’s closing 46 locations in November. Read story

Vancouver weighs easing development agreement

August 22, 2018, 6:00am Business

A local developer might finally make headway with his request to rescind a decade-old development agreement in east Vancouver. Read story

As of July, Clark County has added 1,800 jobs in the construction, mining and logging sector over July 2017.

Clark County’s economy looks steady in report for July

As of July, Clark County has added 1,800 jobs in the construction, mining and logging sector over July 2017.

August 21, 2018, 5:27pm Business

The economy in Clark County, according to regional economist Scott Bailey, is the best kind of dull. Read story

Wayne Nelson, CEO and general manager of Clark Public Utilities, attends a Board of PUD Commissioners meeting in 2013.

Clark Public Utilites gives CEO pay bump

Wayne Nelson, CEO and general manager of Clark Public Utilities, attends a Board of PUD Commissioners meeting in 2013.

August 21, 2018, 4:50pm Business

The Clark Public Utilities Board of Commissioners increased CEO and General Manager Wayne Nelson’s annual salary by 3 percent, to $288,400, following a review of his performance. Read story

Rob and Alessa Beringer have been documenting ways they feel the Nutter Corp. violated the terms of their permit to removal dredge spoils from property adjacent to where they raised horse and taught riding lessons.

Renewal of Nutter permit in Cowlitz County criticized

Rob and Alessa Beringer have been documenting ways they feel the Nutter Corp. violated the terms of their permit to removal dredge spoils from property adjacent to where they raised horse and taught riding lessons.

August 20, 2018, 5:33pm Business

Rob and Alessa Beringer have been in a decadelong fight with their rural neighbor, a Clark County-based surface mining company they say has trashed the area north of their Ostrander-area home and stallion horse ranch. And they say Cowlitz County failed to hold the company accountable. Read story

Glen Jones, food and warehouse manager, unloads donated food from Costco from the delivery truck Thursday afternoon at the Clark County Food Bank. The recovery program, known as Fresh Alliance, is a nationally recognized food bank program that gathers food grocery stores no longer want and distributes it to local food banks. Two local Costcos recently began participating in the program.

27 local grocery stores participating in Fresh Alliance program

Glen Jones, food and warehouse manager, unloads donated food from Costco from the delivery truck Thursday afternoon at the Clark County Food Bank. The recovery program, known as Fresh Alliance, is a nationally recognized food bank program that gathers food grocery stores no longer want and distributes it to local food banks. Two local Costcos recently began participating in the program.

August 20, 2018, 6:04am Business

The Clark County Food Bank received nearly 6.7 million pounds of food last year. More than 25 percent of it, or about 1.7 million pounds, was recovered from local grocery stores — the most of any source. The recovery program, known as Fresh Alliance, accounts for more food than what’s… Read story