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Construction on state Highway 14 between Interstate 205 and 164th Avenue will pause for the winter.

WSDOT pauses state Highway 14 construction for winter, expects to wrap up $28 million project in summer

Construction on state Highway 14 between Interstate 205 and 164th Avenue will pause for the winter.

December 27, 2023, 6:08am Business

The Washington State Department of Transportation last week halted construction on state Highway 14 between Interstate 205 and Southeast 164th Avenue in Vancouver for the winter but will resume this spring. Read story

Valerie Alexander, owner of Coyote Ridge Ranch, walks through one of the gardens on her property while joined by family dog Kelo, 15, near La Center.

Farm cultivates history: Owner of Coyote Ridge Ranch near La Center takes pride in its harvest, longtime connection to surrounding community

Valerie Alexander, owner of Coyote Ridge Ranch, walks through one of the gardens on her property while joined by family dog Kelo, 15, near La Center.

December 27, 2023, 6:08am Business

Photographs are the first items Val Alexander, 85, grabs when wildfire approaches her farm. It’s something she’s done before, living among the brush and towering trees atop a hill. Read story

Billy Albertson begins to prepare a latte while working at The Verdict, the deli and cafe at the Clark County Courthouse in downtown Vancouver. Albertson is visually impaired and explained the techniques he&rsquo;s used to operate the cafe for nearly seven years.

Clark County Courthouse cafe The Verdict keeps it consistent

Billy Albertson begins to prepare a latte while working at The Verdict, the deli and cafe at the Clark County Courthouse in downtown Vancouver. Albertson is visually impaired and explained the techniques he&rsquo;s used to operate the cafe for nearly seven years.

December 27, 2023, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive

When Billy Albertson made a latte on a recent Monday morning at the Clark County Courthouse’s first-floor cafe, The Verdict, he started by reaching for a 12-ounce cup, which he knew to be in the stack on the farthest left on top of the espresso machine. Read story

Many of the businesses that participate in the Greater Vancouver Chamber's SPEND IT LOCAL gift-certificate program are in downtown Vancouver, but there are participating businesses all over the county.

Greater Vancouver Chamber rebrands gift-certificate program Grow the (360) to SPEND IT LOCAL

Many of the businesses that participate in the Greater Vancouver Chamber's SPEND IT LOCAL gift-certificate program are in downtown Vancouver, but there are participating businesses all over the county.

December 26, 2023, 6:22pm Business

The Greater Vancouver Chamber changed the name of its gift-certificate program from Grow the (360) to SPEND IT LOCAL to be inclusive of businesses with different telephone area codes. Read story

Columbo, The Columbian's weather dog and mascot, gets the scoop from reporter Scott Hewitt while visiting the newsroom Dec. 14.

On trail of legendary weather dog and mascot of The Columbian, Columbo

Columbo, The Columbian's weather dog and mascot, gets the scoop from reporter Scott Hewitt while visiting the newsroom Dec. 14.

December 26, 2023, 6:08am Business

I found him hiding in a locked storage room at The Columbian. He looked sad and tired, but it didn’t take long for him to realize that I wanted to help him —and hear from him. Read story

Instructor Tom Bauras, left in black shirt, works with students including Alex Thompson, center, while simulating a cross haul during safety training at the new Northwest Renewable Energy Institute campus in Vancouver on Dec. 20. The business built a new facility on Fruit Valley Road that teaches students how to work on wind turbines.

Northwest Renewable Energy Institute’s new campus has training structure that simulates working on wind turbines

Instructor Tom Bauras, left in black shirt, works with students including Alex Thompson, center, while simulating a cross haul during safety training at the new Northwest Renewable Energy Institute campus in Vancouver on Dec. 20. The business built a new facility on Fruit Valley Road that teaches students how to work on wind turbines.

December 26, 2023, 6:08am Business

Northwest Renewable Energy Institute opened a second campus earlier this year on Fruit Valley Road in Vancouver with a new 20-foot indoor tower that simulates the experience of working on a wind turbine. Read story

Absci headquarters at 18105 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd. (Randy L.

Vancouver biotech firm Absci inks deals for 10 drug discovery programs worth $1 billion

Absci headquarters at 18105 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd. (Randy L.

December 23, 2023, 6:12am Business

Vancouver biotechnology company Absci has secured nearly $1 billion in contracts in recent weeks, bolstering the business that’s struggled against economic headwinds. Read story

An Amtrak Cascades train makes a brief stop in Vancouver to pick up passengers Dec. 20. Amtrak Cascades added two new round trips between Portland and Seattle in December that theoretically make it possible to commute from Vancouver to Portland by train.

Is Amtrak Cascades a new commuter option from Vancouver into Portland?

An Amtrak Cascades train makes a brief stop in Vancouver to pick up passengers Dec. 20. Amtrak Cascades added two new round trips between Portland and Seattle in December that theoretically make it possible to commute from Vancouver to Portland by train.

December 21, 2023, 6:07am Business

The 65,000 Clark County residents who commute into Oregon each day for work have nearly all had to choose between their vehicles or C-Tran buses as their conveyance — until now. Read story

Vancouver City Council adopts short-term rental rules for 24-month pilot period

December 20, 2023, 7:00pm Business

The Vancouver City Council on Monday unanimously voted to adopt regulations for short-term rentals for a 24-month pilot period. Read story

Crews lay down gravel on a new road being built by Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad to service future mining activity in the Chelatchie Bluff mineral lands. Residents in the area are concerned about the impacts the road work and mining will have on the environment.

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad ordered to cease road-building, expansion

Crews lay down gravel on a new road being built by Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad to service future mining activity in the Chelatchie Bluff mineral lands. Residents in the area are concerned about the impacts the road work and mining will have on the environment.

December 20, 2023, 6:36pm Business

Federal authorities have ordered Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad to cease its road-building and rail-yard-expansion efforts in Chelatchie following a Nov. 16 visit to the site by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Marines Fisheries Service and Environmental Protection Agency. Read story