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Clark County Business

Port of Vancouver commissioners Don Orange, from left, Eric LaBrant and Jerry Oliver voted Tuesday to move up the end date for the proposed Vancouver Energy oil terminal lease from March 31 to Wednesday.

Vancouver port commission moves to end oil terminal lease immediately

Port of Vancouver commissioners Don Orange, from left, Eric LaBrant and Jerry Oliver voted Tuesday to move up the end date for the proposed Vancouver Energy oil terminal lease from March 31 to Wednesday.

February 27, 2018, 5:00pm Business

The Port of Vancouver and Vancouver Energy, who wanted to build the nation’s largest rail-to-marine oil terminal at the port, mutually agreed to end the company’s lease Wednesday, a month early. Vancouver Energy will donate its $100,000 March lease payment to local nonprofits. Read story

Gabby White, left, and Justin Lee, right, both of Vancouver, walk their new cocker spaniel puppy, Ripley, along the sidewalk next to Felida Village, which opened in 2015. The mixed-use development has retail space, apartments and a vacation rental. Developer Ron Edwards is now one of the people bringing a similar project to Ridgefield.

Felida Village developer plans similar project for Ridgefield

Gabby White, left, and Justin Lee, right, both of Vancouver, walk their new cocker spaniel puppy, Ripley, along the sidewalk next to Felida Village, which opened in 2015. The mixed-use development has retail space, apartments and a vacation rental. Developer Ron Edwards is now one of the people bringing a similar project to Ridgefield.

February 25, 2018, 6:00am Business

With Felida Village, developer Ron Edwards was looking to bring some of the town square feel of Europe to Clark County. Now he’s looking to bring some Felida to Ridgefield. Read story

Jessica Walz with Bob Digenthaler, right, both from the Gifford Pinchot Task Force, points in 2011 to the area where the Ascot Mining Company wants to do more exploratory drilling above the Green River and on the border of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument near Randle.

Mining firm details plans for Mount St. Helens

Jessica Walz with Bob Digenthaler, right, both from the Gifford Pinchot Task Force, points in 2011 to the area where the Ascot Mining Company wants to do more exploratory drilling above the Green River and on the border of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument near Randle.

February 23, 2018, 5:08pm Business

Ascot USA Inc. updated some of its plans for minerals exploration north of Mount St. Helens on Thursday, about a week after it got U.S. Forest Service approval for the effort. Read story

Rachel Haebe, of Vancouver, left, waits patiently while dental assistant Libby Mayea uses an intraoral scanner to digitally map Haebe’s teeth. The map will be used to create invisible aligners to help straighten her teeth and correct her bite. Natalie Olsen, of Vancouver, co-founded the company to make fixing teeth more affordable.

Idea behind OrthoDirect something to smile about

Rachel Haebe, of Vancouver, left, waits patiently while dental assistant Libby Mayea uses an intraoral scanner to digitally map Haebe’s teeth. The map will be used to create invisible aligners to help straighten her teeth and correct her bite. Natalie Olsen, of Vancouver, co-founded the company to make fixing teeth more affordable.

February 22, 2018, 6:00am Business

A young business in Clark County hopes to narrow some gaps in the business of fixing teeth. Read story

A motorist passes Union Station, under construction at 200 Northeast 192nd Avenue near the east Vancouver Costco store, on Tuesday morning. The mixed-use development will offer nearly 30,000 square feet of commercial space.

Union Station retail center rises in east Vancouver

A motorist passes Union Station, under construction at 200 Northeast 192nd Avenue near the east Vancouver Costco store, on Tuesday morning. The mixed-use development will offer nearly 30,000 square feet of commercial space.

February 21, 2018, 6:00am Business

Work progresses on Union Station, another retail center to suit east Vancouver’s rising business class. Read story

Kuni Foundation pledges $5 million to cancer research

February 20, 2018, 7:24pm Business

A Vancouver nonprofit is donating $5 million to local cancer research that could lead to a potential “game changer” in treatment and hopefully make it more affordable, health officials said Tuesday. Read story

The Port of Vancouver, as seen in this aerial shot looking east from the port’s Terminal 5, has undergone many changes and has completed or is very near completing many milestones in the it’s undertaken over the last several years. Now the port is working on a comprehensive update to its strategic plan, a guiding document that will guide the port into the future.

Port of Vancouver works on strategic plan update

The Port of Vancouver, as seen in this aerial shot looking east from the port’s Terminal 5, has undergone many changes and has completed or is very near completing many milestones in the it’s undertaken over the last several years. Now the port is working on a comprehensive update to its strategic plan, a guiding document that will guide the port into the future.

February 20, 2018, 5:09pm Business

A lot has happened since the Port of Vancouver comprehensively updated its strategic plan about a decade ago, and port officials have decided that it’s time to update their guiding document. Read story

The latest Clark County Market Report tallied 661 new pending residential sales in January. That was up 33.5 percent from December, and 12.8 percent from January 2017, when winter weather may have deterred some buyers.

Lack of homes hurts sales in Clark County

The latest Clark County Market Report tallied 661 new pending residential sales in January. That was up 33.5 percent from December, and 12.8 percent from January 2017, when winter weather may have deterred some buyers.

February 19, 2018, 4:38pm Business

Home sales remained strong in Clark County last month, and might have been even greater had there been more homes on the market. Read story

John Dewitz, owner of Above & Beyond Hydroseed, sprays a stockpile of dirt to protect it from erosion at a Lennar Homes site in Felida’s Herzog Farm.

Working in Clark County: John Dewitz, erosion control contractor

John Dewitz, owner of Above & Beyond Hydroseed, sprays a stockpile of dirt to protect it from erosion at a Lennar Homes site in Felida’s Herzog Farm.

February 19, 2018, 6:00am Business

John Dewitz, president and owner of Above & Beyond Hydroseed, and his crew of 10 employees spread 50 tons of certified weed-free straw among home building developments and residential properties — every month. Read story

Clark County business briefing

February 18, 2018, 6:03am Business

People in business Read story