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If Legacy Health and Regency BlueCross BlueShield can't come to an agreement by the end of the month, patients in Clark County could face challenges getting or continuing care.

Patients could face out-of-network costs if Legacy Health, Regence negotiations fail

If Legacy Health and Regency BlueCross BlueShield can't come to an agreement by the end of the month, patients in Clark County could face challenges getting or continuing care.

March 8, 2024, 6:02am Business

As contract negotiations continue between Portland-based Legacy Health and Regence BlueCross BlueShield, patients at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center are worried what a potential contract termination would mean for their access to care. Read story

Oregon chain Oswego Grill announced Wednesday that it will take over the Beaches Restaurants' location on the Columbia River after the Vancouver staple closes at the end of the year.

Oswego Grill eyes Beaches location for new restaurant starting in 2025

Oregon chain Oswego Grill announced Wednesday that it will take over the Beaches Restaurants' location on the Columbia River after the Vancouver staple closes at the end of the year.

March 6, 2024, 3:54pm Business

Oregon chain Oswego Grill plans to take over the riverfront space held by Beaches Restaurant and Bar, expecting to open its Vancouver outpost in the spring or summer of 2025. Read story

Northwest Pipe&#039;s spiral-welded steel pipe pieces are typically 50 feet in length and have a cement mortar lining and a polyurethane coating. The pipes pictured here are from the company&#039;s plant in Saginaw, Texas, which is supplying pipe for the Bois d&#039;Arc Lake water project.

Northwest Pipe took a hit in 2023, compared to 2022’s record earnings

Northwest Pipe&#039;s spiral-welded steel pipe pieces are typically 50 feet in length and have a cement mortar lining and a polyurethane coating. The pipes pictured here are from the company&#039;s plant in Saginaw, Texas, which is supplying pipe for the Bois d&#039;Arc Lake water project.

March 6, 2024, 1:59pm Business

After a record year in 2022, Northwest Pipe Company reported falling earnings in 2023, the Vancouver-based company said in its latest financial report. Read story

Cars travel along the Interstate 5 Bridge in October 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers. Tolling on the current I-5 Bridge, to help pay for its replacement, is expected to start in 2026.

Major Columbia River property owner frustrated that I-5 Bridge project has yet to get Coast Guard approval

Cars travel along the Interstate 5 Bridge in October 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers. Tolling on the current I-5 Bridge, to help pay for its replacement, is expected to start in 2026.

March 5, 2024, 8:32pm Business

The owner of an industrial park along the Columbia River in Vancouver reminded a Tuesday gathering of local leaders about a key hurdle to replacing the Interstate 5 Bridge: getting a permit from the U.S. Coast Guard. Read story

David Adkins, a senior engineering manager at Meta, from left, listens to fellow panelist Krystal Daibes Higgins, vice president of equity research at Ferguson Wellman, with Dave Barcos, director of business development at Formos, and Will Campbell, associate editor at The Columbian, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at The Columbian&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s annual Economic Forecast Breakfast at Hilton Vancouver.

It’s just complicated math: Columbian’s economic forecast event zooms in on AI

David Adkins, a senior engineering manager at Meta, from left, listens to fellow panelist Krystal Daibes Higgins, vice president of equity research at Ferguson Wellman, with Dave Barcos, director of business development at Formos, and Will Campbell, associate editor at The Columbian, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at The Columbian&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s annual Economic Forecast Breakfast at Hilton Vancouver.

March 5, 2024, 2:59pm Business

“They don’t have emotions. All they do is solve really, really complicated math problems,” according to David Adkins, senior engineering manager for generative AI at Meta AI. Read story

The former BowFlex Inc. in east Vancouver.

Bowflex files for bankruptcy, potentially laying off 202 workers in Vancouver

The former BowFlex Inc. in east Vancouver.

March 5, 2024, 10:23am Business

Vancouver-based fitness equipment manufacturer BowFlex filed for bankruptcy, along with announcing hundreds of potential lay offs, the company saidTuesday. Read story

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.

PeaceHealth sued by former worker, accused of wage and hours violations

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.

March 5, 2024, 6:03am Business

A former employee of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver has filed a class-action lawsuit against the health system for alleged wage and hour violations, including failing to provide employees with meal and rest breaks. Read story

Tech company Jabil announces it is laying off 120 of its staff in Vancouver.

Tech company Jabil to lay off 120, close its east Vancouver branch operation

Tech company Jabil announces it is laying off 120 of its staff in Vancouver.

March 4, 2024, 5:59pm Business

American high-tech company Jabil is laying off 120 people amid the closure of its Vancouver operation. Read story

Robin Povec, owner of the Wiener Wagon, works at her food cart in downtown Vancouver in 2019. Povec&rsquo;s wagon was stolen early Monday morning from her property.

Tipster finds Wiener Wagon that was stolen from owner’s Vancouver home

Robin Povec, owner of the Wiener Wagon, works at her food cart in downtown Vancouver in 2019. Povec&rsquo;s wagon was stolen early Monday morning from her property.

March 4, 2024, 12:15pm Business

Vancouver’s famous Wiener Wagon was stolen early Monday morning. Read story

Xavier Lopez of Miracle Man Movers transports a piece of furniture from a container to his truck while moving a customer to Vancouver in March 2023. Application and other fees can make moving costly for renters.

Fees, deposits barriers for renters in Clark County

Xavier Lopez of Miracle Man Movers transports a piece of furniture from a container to his truck while moving a customer to Vancouver in March 2023. Application and other fees can make moving costly for renters.

March 4, 2024, 6:05am Business

Sara Oberrecht has a quiet apartment in Battle Ground and a full-time job at Legacy Health working from home. But all that could be gone by Tuesday. Read story