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Building Industry Association of Clark County announces winners of its Industry Awards, People’s Choice Awards

November 28, 2023, 5:58am Business

The Building Industry Association of Clark County announced Monday winners for its annual Industry Awards and People’s Choice Awards. Read story

Allen Morseman, residential recycle route driver for Waste Connections of Washington, makes the rounds in Hazel Dell every Tuesday morning. Dates for pickups, as well as rates and services for garbage and recycling, can vary depending on where in the county you live.

Cost of Waste Connections’ garbage, recycling services vary around Clark County; here’s why

Allen Morseman, residential recycle route driver for Waste Connections of Washington, makes the rounds in Hazel Dell every Tuesday morning. Dates for pickups, as well as rates and services for garbage and recycling, can vary depending on where in the county you live.

November 27, 2023, 7:42pm Business Subscriber Exclusive

Depending on where you live in Clark County, your garbage and recycling might be collected from your curb every week on Tuesdays. Or it might be picked up once a week on Wednesdays with recycling pickup every other week. Or recycling might not be picked up at all. Read story

Volunteer Jewel Sholer walks among hundreds of donated toys as she lends a hand at the Salvation Army on Dec. 22, 2022.

GivingTuesday marks global generosity day in Clark County, across Washington

Volunteer Jewel Sholer walks among hundreds of donated toys as she lends a hand at the Salvation Army on Dec. 22, 2022.

November 27, 2023, 4:49pm Business Free

Tuesday is GivingTuesday, a worldwide initiative promoting a day of generosity, but many organizations in Clark County hope the giving spirit will last for the rest of the year. Read story

Seattle real estate investment company Fourth Avenue Capital has purchased Hazel Dell apartment complex The Ridge, making it the fourth Portland-area property for the Seattle company.

Hazel Dell apartment complex The Ridge sold to Seattle investment company

Seattle real estate investment company Fourth Avenue Capital has purchased Hazel Dell apartment complex The Ridge, making it the fourth Portland-area property for the Seattle company.

November 27, 2023, 4:43pm Business

Seattle real estate investment company Fourth Avenue Capital has purchased Hazel Dell apartment complex The Ridge. Read story

Renee Serface and her husband, Justin, have been renovating the old church at 113 S. Main Ave., Ridgefield, for more than two years. The couple plan to reopen the downtown spot as The Neighborhood Refuge next spring.

A pew with a view: Couple plan new cocktail lounge, event space in renovated former Ridgefield church

Renee Serface and her husband, Justin, have been renovating the old church at 113 S. Main Ave., Ridgefield, for more than two years. The couple plan to reopen the downtown spot as The Neighborhood Refuge next spring.

November 27, 2023, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

When Renee Serface and her husband, Justin, bought the old white church in downtown Ridgefield in May 2021, they thought it would take about six months to renovate the space and reopen it as a cocktail lounge. Read story

Scott Bailey recently retired after 33 years working for the Washington Employment Security Department. He has watched the region transition from an industrial economy to a service-oriented one.

Southwest Washington’s regional economist Scott Bailey signs off after 33 years

Scott Bailey recently retired after 33 years working for the Washington Employment Security Department. He has watched the region transition from an industrial economy to a service-oriented one.

November 25, 2023, 6:08am Business

Scott Bailey’s title may have been “regional economist,” but he didn’t mind being called “Dr. Doom.” Read story

Gary Rowe, the Washington Public Works Board&rsquo;s vice chair, and state Rep. Kevin Waters, R-Stevenson, visit the city of Washougal&rsquo;s wastewater treatment plant earlier this year.

Consulting firm says city should raise Washougal utility rates

Gary Rowe, the Washington Public Works Board&rsquo;s vice chair, and state Rep. Kevin Waters, R-Stevenson, visit the city of Washougal&rsquo;s wastewater treatment plant earlier this year.

November 25, 2023, 6:06am Business

The city should increase the average utility customer’s bimonthly bill by $8 and maintain current rate structures for all classes of service from 2024 to 2028, according to a rate study compiled by a consulting firm with input from a group of Washougal residents. Read story

Shoppers look for deals at Vancouver Mall on Black Friday, a day that is a popular time for people to buy necessities.

‘We saved like a hundred bucks’: Black Friday helps Clark County shoppers stretch holiday dollars

Shoppers look for deals at Vancouver Mall on Black Friday, a day that is a popular time for people to buy necessities.

November 24, 2023, 3:43pm Business

Black Friday is often considered a day of excess — a chance to snag a discount on luxury items like big televisions or fancy electronics. Many shoppers in Clark County, however, said they hit the stores for discounts on necessities and gifts. Read story

A new eCascadia semitruck sits at a charging station Nov. 16 at Electric Island in Portland. The rig, donated by Daimler Truck, will be used to help collect and sort thousands of pounds of food that Walk &amp; Knock receives every year.

Volunteers in Clark County ready for 39th Walk & Knock, nation’s largest local food drive

A new eCascadia semitruck sits at a charging station Nov. 16 at Electric Island in Portland. The rig, donated by Daimler Truck, will be used to help collect and sort thousands of pounds of food that Walk &amp; Knock receives every year.

November 24, 2023, 6:06am Business

Walk & Knock, the nation’s largest local food drive, is back in Clark County for the 39th year. Read story

Shoppers browse the shelves at the grand opening of the downtown Vancouver New Seasons. Clark County employers added 1,200 jobs in October, with the latest labor report showing year-over-year growth in virtually every sector of the economy.

Clark County employers add 1,200 jobs in October

Shoppers browse the shelves at the grand opening of the downtown Vancouver New Seasons. Clark County employers added 1,200 jobs in October, with the latest labor report showing year-over-year growth in virtually every sector of the economy.

November 24, 2023, 6:05am Business

Clark County employers added 1,200 jobs in October, with the latest labor report showing year-over-year growth in virtually every sector of the economy. Read story