Clark County Business

A strip mall where a new six-story tower is proposed. Property owners Al Angelo Co., who built the five-story building in the background, submitted a pre-application Dec. 14.

Downtown office tower, east Vancouver apartments proposed

December 26, 2017, 5:44pm Business

Two new developments could come storming onto Mill Plain Boulevard soon, according to newly released pre-applications filed with the city of Vancouver. They are miles apart, but both could make a big splash. Read story

Mike Selig, left, and Susan Galaviz with KXRW-FM talk about the start of their radio station at Selig’s home recording studio.

Vancouver radio station KXRW provides forum for local politics, nonprofits

December 26, 2017, 6:05am Business

Getting Vancouver voices onto the airwaves was a formidable challenge for the scrappy radio startup KXRW-FM in March. But now that the station is on the air, its creators want to see it take new strides. Read story

Block 10 is the last remaining vacant lot in the heart of downtown.

Block 10 development slowly progresses

December 25, 2017, 6:32pm Business

If development at Block 10 was on its previously announced timeline, construction would have been underway for nearly two months. But the city of Vancouver and Gramor Development haven’t even signed a purchase agreement yet. And a signed deal could still be months away. Read story

Campaign signs for Port of Vancouver District 1 commission candidates Kris Greene and Don Orange sit at the intersection of Northwest 78th Street and Northwest Lakeshore Avenue. Greene’s former campaign strategist claims energy industry insiders wield a heavy influence in Greene’s election campaign.

Map indicates oil terminal key to port race

December 25, 2017, 6:03am Clark County Business

The Port of Vancouver District 1 election race between Don Orange and Kris Greene was seen by many as a referendum on the Vancouver Energy rail-to-marine oil terminal proposed to be built at the port. Read story

Jenny Brown, majority owner of NW Wine Distributors, has been in the wine business since she started helping at her aunt’s winery as a child.

Working in Clark County: Jenny Brown, majority owner, NW Wine Distributors

December 25, 2017, 6:01am Business

Jenny Brown loves her job even though she is on the road most days — anywhere from Walla Walla to the Long Beach Peninsula or north to Olympia. Read story

Jerry Oliver asks council to sign anti-toll letter

Port of Vancouver Commissioner Jerry Oliver wants the Regional Transportation Council to object to Oregon’s freeway tolling proposal.

As one of his last acts on the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council, Port of Vancouver Commissioner Jerry Oliver is pushing his colleagues to take a strong stance on Oregon’s idea to toll metro-area freeways beginning at the state line. Read story

AG Ferguson files suit against Value Village

A storefront near the northeast corner of Northeast Andresen Road and Fourth Plain Boulevard was the longtime home of a Value Village store. It’s now home to Dick Hannah’s Ram truck dealership.

December 20, 2017, 5:47pm Business

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday a consumer protection lawsuit against TVI Inc., the for-profit company that owns Value Village, which used to have a Vancouver location. Ferguson alleges that the Bellevue-based company “deceived thousands of Washington consumers and donors for more than a decade,” according to a news… Read story