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Two development companies are joining forces to create two industrial parks in Vancouver, including the Vancouver Logistics property pictured.

Two industrial parks planned in Vancouver near Padden Parkway

Two development companies are joining forces to create two industrial parks in Vancouver, including the Vancouver Logistics property pictured.

April 11, 2023, 6:11am Business

Two real estate giants are joining forces to build two industrial parks near Vancouver’s Padden Parkway. Read story

Clark County's housing market is heating up compared to previous months, but low inventory and high interest rates are still presenting challenges for first-time homebuyers.

Clark County home sales, listings surge in March, still more buyers than sellers

Clark County's housing market is heating up compared to previous months, but low inventory and high interest rates are still presenting challenges for first-time homebuyers.

April 10, 2023, 5:15pm Business

Clark County’s housing market is heating up. Jumps in new listings and sales activity in March show homebuyers are making moves this spring — a typically busy season for buying. Read story

Jerrad Isch walks down the exterior stairs of his Airbnb in Vancouver. He been renting out the unit for about five years and says that it has been a largely positive experience for him and his neighbors.

City of Vancouver turns focus to short-term rentals on Airbnb, Vrbo, other sites

Jerrad Isch walks down the exterior stairs of his Airbnb in Vancouver. He been renting out the unit for about five years and says that it has been a largely positive experience for him and his neighbors.

April 10, 2023, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

There are more than 300 short-term rentals — such as Airbnbs and Vrbos — in Vancouver. Due to zoning laws, almost all of them are illegal. Read story

The Georgia Pacific paper mill as seen from Northeast Fifth Avenue in Camas.

Camas paper mill cleanup group hopes for second grant from state

The Georgia Pacific paper mill as seen from Northeast Fifth Avenue in Camas.

April 9, 2023, 6:15am Business

Members of a citizen advisory group that acts as a conduit between the public and environmental cleanup work at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in downtown Camas say they hope to receive a second public participation grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology. Read story

Lyle Rinearson of Walsh Construction, left, talks with Scott Davidson of the Vancouver Housing Authority as they tour the roof at Fourth Plain Community Commons, a low-income development with environmentally friendly features in compliance with Washington's energy code. The white roof cuts down on the heat dome and keeps the building from overheating in the summer.

Affordable housing vs. Climate: Code creates clash of crises in Clark County

Lyle Rinearson of Walsh Construction, left, talks with Scott Davidson of the Vancouver Housing Authority as they tour the roof at Fourth Plain Community Commons, a low-income development with environmentally friendly features in compliance with Washington's energy code. The white roof cuts down on the heat dome and keeps the building from overheating in the summer.

April 9, 2023, 6:06am Business

The grim news in late March that the Earth is on target to heat up by another 2.7 degrees in the next decade is adding to the challenges of a seemingly separate crisis: housing and homelessness. Read story

Low-income Vancouver apartment complex Fourth Plain Community Commons features LED lighting, one of its many environmentally friendly features.

Washington’s updated building codes seen as vital tool to fight climate change

Low-income Vancouver apartment complex Fourth Plain Community Commons features LED lighting, one of its many environmentally friendly features.

April 9, 2023, 6:05am Business

Updating building codes might just be one of Washington’s most promising tools in combating climate change. Read story

The number of houses for sale dropped in Clark County in February despite seeing a surge after the holidays.

Clark County mulls smaller residential lots

The number of houses for sale dropped in Clark County in February despite seeing a surge after the holidays.

April 9, 2023, 6:00am Business

Across Washington, local governments and agencies are brainstorming ways to diversify the current housing landscape while also tackling the persistent home shortage. One solution that Clark County and other areas are considering is decreasing lot sizes in neighborhoods to allow more homes to be built. Read story

The Bitcoin logo appears on the display screen of a cryptocurrency ATM. Vancouver's Shur-Way Building Center is going to start giving its employees Bitcoin later this month as part of its new Bitcoin Employee Bonus program.

Vancouver building supply center offers workers Bitcoin bonuses

The Bitcoin logo appears on the display screen of a cryptocurrency ATM. Vancouver's Shur-Way Building Center is going to start giving its employees Bitcoin later this month as part of its new Bitcoin Employee Bonus program.

April 7, 2023, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Bryan Yinger, chief executive at Shur-Way Building Center in Vancouver, is thinking outside the U.S. Treasury to incentivize his employees. He’s giving them Bitcoin. Read story

A bartender pours a taster of a beer at Vice Beer in east Vancouver. Vice plans to open a taproom in downtown Vancouver, as well. Top: Beers sit on the bar at Vice Beer in east Vancouver.

More brews, food on tap in Clark, Skamania counties

A bartender pours a taster of a beer at Vice Beer in east Vancouver. Vice plans to open a taproom in downtown Vancouver, as well. Top: Beers sit on the bar at Vice Beer in east Vancouver.

April 7, 2023, 6:01am Business

Local brewers are branching out with new breweries and taprooms throughout Clark County and spilling into Skamania. Opening more taprooms gives these businesses a higher percentage of the profit per pint along with space to establish their brands through decor and food. Read story

Washington's year-over-year change in annual pay was 7.9% in March, higher than the national average, with a median annual salary of $60,200 for workers who've stayed in their role for the past 12 months, according to new data released today in ADP National Employment Report’s Pay Insights for March 2023.

Wages on the rise in Washington

Washington's year-over-year change in annual pay was 7.9% in March, higher than the national average, with a median annual salary of $60,200 for workers who've stayed in their role for the past 12 months, according to new data released today in ADP National Employment Report’s Pay Insights for March 2023.

April 6, 2023, 6:04am Business

Washington employees’ wages are on the rise, according to a report from payroll processor ADP. Read story