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Clark County Business

Phil Kronebush of Vancouver, left, joins Tim Lussier of Clackamas, Ore., as they greet drivers outside a Chevron gas station along Northeast Andresen Road on Friday morning. Let’s Go Washington hosted three gas station events to highlight the Initiative 2117 campaign to repeal the state’s Climate Commitment Act. The organization slashed the cost of gasoline to reflect the national average and paid the difference on every gallon of gas sold during the event.

Backers of I-2117 slash gas prices at Vancouver station to highlight impact of climate act

September 6, 2024, 4:56pm Business

Let’s Go Washington, a conservative political action committee, lowered the price of gas to $3.19 a gallon at a Vancouver Chevron gas station for two hours Friday morning. Read story

Construction workers make way for new businesses near New Seasons Market in Fisher’s Landing. The construction industry in Clark County has lost nearly 1,000 jobs since last summer.

More people working in Clark County than year ago but jobless rate still up

September 6, 2024, 6:05am Business

More people are working in Clark County than a year ago, according to data from the Washington Employment Security Department. Read story

Spirit Halloween is open in the Vancouver Plaza shopping center, 7809 N.E. Vancouver Plaza Drive, in central Vancouver.

Spirit Halloween kicks off pop-up retail season with two Vancouver locations

September 5, 2024, 6:08am Business Subscriber Exclusive

The time for pop-up shops — those temporary retail locations — is upon us. Read story

Disposable vape devices, like this Puff Bar flavored disposable, can leach nicotine and hazardous gases thrown away or placed in recycling bins. Clark County Public Health recently launched an educational campaign on how to properly dispose of the devices.

Clark County Public Health campaign focuses on proper disposal of e-cigarettes, vaping devices

September 4, 2024, 5:12pm Business

If you’re among the thousands of Washington residents who use e-cigarettes or vape devices, you likely have wondered what to do with your old ones. Read story

Port of Ridgefield and Watershed Alliance to host waterfront cleanup

September 4, 2024, 4:51pm Business

The Port of Ridgefield and the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington will host a waterfront litter cleanup at the Ridgefield waterfront next week. Read story

Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Outgoing Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes to receive First Citizen Award

September 3, 2024, 4:38pm Business

Outgoing Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes will receive this year’s First Citizen Award from the Greater Vancouver Chamber, the business organization announced Tuesday. Read story

Sound Transit in the Seattle area has run some version of double-decker buses since at least 2019. C-Tran could be the first transit agency in the Vancouver-Portland area to run the buses.

Double-decker buses might be added to C-Tran’s fleet

September 3, 2024, 4:00pm Business

C-Tran could be the first transit agency in the Vancouver-Portland area to get double-decker buses, but the high-capacity option is far from certain at this point. Read story