October 16, 2023, 7:06pm Business
Local businessman Russell Brent is vying to unseat Port of Vancouver Commissioner Don Orange. Both men share a similar goal — economic development. But in a recent Columbian Editorial Board meeting, the two debated port transparency, green jobs and how to get people more interested in the port. Read story
October 14, 2023, 6:10am Business
A California-based aerospace manufacturer has made an offer to purchase a 3.4-acre lot in the Port of Camas-Washougal’s industrial park, where it plans to construct a 16,000-square-foot facility that would bring at least 100 jobs to eastern Clark County. Read story
October 13, 2023, 12:47pm Business
Kaiser Permanente health care workers in Washington have voted 99 percent in favor to authorize a strike on Nov. 1 over what they say are unfair labor practices unless they reach a negotiated contract with Kaiser by midnight on Oct. 31. Read story
October 12, 2023, 12:15pm Business
Construction crews have uncovered a brick cistern in downtown Vancouver that could date back to the 19th century. Read story
October 12, 2023, 6:06am Business
The city of Vancouver has hired Los Angeles-based developer LPC West to develop the city-owned Waterfront Gateway site directly south and west of City Hall. Read story
October 12, 2023, 6:02am Business
The Port of Vancouver will soon add soda ash to its list of bulk exports. The port announced Wednesday that Vancouver Bulk Terminal and Solvay are partnering to build a “world-class” soda ash shipping facility at Terminal 2. Read story
October 10, 2023, 2:22pm Business
Construction is underway at the Port of Vancouver’s Terminal 1 dock on the Columbia River as work begins to transform the structure into a public market. Read story
October 10, 2023, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive
Neighbors in Brush Prairie say they are nervous about a gas facility in the works on the edge of their residential community. Read story
October 10, 2023, 6:04am Business
Residents in the Chelatchie Bluff area live in a place many can only dream of. A quiet life with plenty of room for kids and dogs to play and pastures for horses and goats. For Brenna and Andrew Collins, a stream with fish and other aquatic wildlife meanders through their… Read story
October 9, 2023, 5:17pm Business
Portland ice cream icon Salt & Straw announced Monday that it's set to open a Vancouver outpost early next year at the Waterfront Vancouver. Read story