Clark County Business

How does mental health affect one’s job? Sometimes it simply prevents them from doing it, said Dr. Keith Bachman, medical director for Kaiser Permanente Northwest’s Workforce Health team. Maybe there’s a lack of energy. Maybe there’s another problem compounding it, like substance abuse. Maybe it’s a combination.

Workplace Wellness: Doctor says stigma-free environment key to supporting workers

June 9, 2023, 6:02am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Some days being productive at work is just a challenge. But when an employee is also struggling with mental wellness, it can be even harder. Read story

A Comcast van parked on Esther Street in downtown Vancouver in 2011.

Clark County Council OKs Comcast agreement extension

June 6, 2023, 6:21pm Business

The Clark County Council unanimously approved extending its franchise agreement with Comcast on Tuesday following a public hearing. The current agreement expires June 30. Read story

Keynote speaker Majora Carter, a community revitalization strategist, speaks to the audience at the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington's annual luncheon.

Community Foundation for Southwest Washington celebrates nonprofits, community members with luncheon

June 6, 2023, 6:02pm Business

Urban revitalization strategist Majora Carter hasn’t spent much time in Southwest Washington, but the message she shared with a crowd of several hundred in Vancouver during her speech about the importance of community development was a universal one. Read story

Clark Public Utilities headquarters is pictured in Vancouver on Oct. 13, 2020.

Clark Public Utilities board decides to join nuclear power feasibility study

June 6, 2023, 3:37pm Business

Despite several public objections decrying nuclear energy in the region, the Clark Public Utilities Board of Commissioners unanimously approved participation in a feasibility study for a small nuclear reactor development Tuesday morning. Read story

Clark Public Utilities journeymen linemen Eric Mills, left, and Tyler Hendrickson work to replace a fuse on Potter Road in Battle Ground. The utility saw its winter energy usage hit a 23-year high in 2023.

Winter power usage hit 23-year high, Clark Public Utilities says

June 6, 2023, 6:07am Business Subscriber Exclusive

As summer starts to set in, folks begin relying more and more on their air conditioners. But just a few months ago, those same folks were relying on their heaters. So much so that this winter, energy usage reached a 23-year high. Read story

Crossing the Columbia River a constant in a developing Vancouver

2/19/03 - Photo by Dave Olson - The Red Lion Hotel at the Quay as seen from the Interstate Bridge.

June 6, 2023, 6:02am Business

When Vancouver’s city manager began his career in Clark County in the ’90s, Portland’s bedroom community to the north was perhaps best known for its strip malls, downtown cardrooms and the abandoned Lucky Lager brewery building — aptly located across from the beer can-shaped Smith Tower. Read story

Ridgefield Costco construction work set to begin

Orange construction barriers surround the future site of a Costco north of Pioneer Street on Friday in Ridgefield.

June 5, 2023, 6:10am Business Subscriber Exclusive

When Costco announced last July it planned to open a new 160,000-square-foot warehouse store near Pioneer Street and Interstate 5 in Ridgefield, the news generated a lot of excitement. But little has changed at the building site since that announcement. Read story