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A truck prepares to leave the Zimmerly gravel pit near Washougal in 2018.

Washougal Pit owner tries to resume mining, again

A truck prepares to leave the Zimmerly gravel pit near Washougal in 2018.

October 19, 2024, 6:10am Business

A year after being denied, Ridgefield resident Judith Zimmerly is once again attempting to get permits to resume gravel mining on her property known as the Washougal Pit. Read story

Vista Del Rio interim boardmembers Gloria Titus, clockwise from top, Tom Kent, Deb Swope and Rick Seekins hold a board meeting Tuesday. Residents are trying to buy the park, which has been put up for sale by the property owner. .

‘We need a miracle’: Senior residents trying to buy their east Vancouver mobile home park

Vista Del Rio interim boardmembers Gloria Titus, clockwise from top, Tom Kent, Deb Swope and Rick Seekins hold a board meeting Tuesday. Residents are trying to buy the park, which has been put up for sale by the property owner. .

October 18, 2024, 6:10am Business

Marlene and Richard Stanley moved into their home 44 years ago — a yellow manufactured house with a lush garden. Over the years, they invested in improvements and created family memories within those four walls. Read story

Cari&ntilde;o Coffeehouse in downtown Vancouver serves cafe de olla and pan dulce, above and Mexican mocha, at top.

Cariño Coffeehouse on Main Street is a warm taste of Mexico in downtown Vancouver

Cari&ntilde;o Coffeehouse in downtown Vancouver serves cafe de olla and pan dulce, above and Mexican mocha, at top.

October 18, 2024, 6:03am Business Subscriber Exclusive

When their father died, Melissa Mancillas took in her teenage sister, Janelle Almanza, and raised her. As years went by, the sisters became best friends. Now with their Mexican coffee shop, Cariño Coffeehouse on Main Street in downtown Vancouver, they’re business partners. Read story

Papa Murphy&rsquo;s has faltered in recent months, with closures impacting the locally beloved take-and-bake pizza company.

Papa Murphy’s loses about 100 stores; Vancouver-based pizza place sold to Canadian company in 2019

Papa Murphy&rsquo;s has faltered in recent months, with closures impacting the locally beloved take-and-bake pizza company.

October 16, 2024, 4:01pm Business

Papa Murphy’s parent company lost about 100 locations in its financial third quarter, primarily from closures of franchise stores. Read story

Derek Huegel, co-owner of Wolf Industries, walks through the kitchen of a one-bedroom unit in the new tiny home community, Ogden District Cottages, earlier this month.

Ogden cottages offer below-market rent and a chance at community in Vancouver

Derek Huegel, co-owner of Wolf Industries, walks through the kitchen of a one-bedroom unit in the new tiny home community, Ogden District Cottages, earlier this month.

October 15, 2024, 6:08am Business

As Derek Huegel walked through a small cottage in the Ogden neighborhood, he pointed to the in-unit washer and dryer and the contemporary finishes, including hardwood floors. Read story

A customer leaves the Safeway at 13719 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd. The store is set to close in January, destined to become a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van dealership.

East Vancouver Safeway officially closing in January; site will be a Sprinter van dealership

A customer leaves the Safeway at 13719 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd. The store is set to close in January, destined to become a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van dealership.

October 14, 2024, 3:35pm Business Subscriber Exclusive

Plans are finally afoot to convert east Vancouver’s Safeway into a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van dealership. Read story

Outside investment in Clark County is making its housing market even more competitive, experts say.

Clark County’s growth, economy and housing market attract outside investors — and new residents

Outside investment in Clark County is making its housing market even more competitive, experts say.

October 12, 2024, 6:10am Business

Clark County is no longer Portland’s quiet, orchard-filled neighbor, and people from other states — and even countries — are catching on, U.S. Census Bureau data shows. Read story

People stand in line before the opening of the new Goodwill superstore in Washougal on Oct. 3.

Washougal welcomes Goodwill: The Superstore is now open and employs 40

People stand in line before the opening of the new Goodwill superstore in Washougal on Oct. 3.

October 12, 2024, 6:08am Business

Washougal’s newest business is bringing a bit of goodwill — figuratively and literally — to east Clark County. Read story

A motorist passes by vacant lots off state Highway 503 where developers have proposed a 13-building industrial development.

13 industrial buildings could be built on long-vacant Brush Prairie property

A motorist passes by vacant lots off state Highway 503 where developers have proposed a 13-building industrial development.

October 10, 2024, 6:09am Business

A developer has proposed 13 industrial buildings on a roughly 6-acre property off state Highway 503 in Brush Prairie, according to planning documents submitted to Clark County. Read story

Ridgefield farmer Rob Baur checks to see if the bin filled with recently harvested hazelnuts is ready to ship out.

‘You have to beat the squirrels and the rain’: Ridgefield farm harvests its first commercial hazelnut crop

Ridgefield farmer Rob Baur checks to see if the bin filled with recently harvested hazelnuts is ready to ship out.

October 9, 2024, 6:05am Business

For Ridgefield farmer Rob Baur, harvesting his farm’s first commercial hazelnut crop this fall and shipping it off to buyers was a race against time and nature. Read story