January 25, 2023, 6:35pm Business
For two decades Horizon Air’s Bombardier Q400 turboprop fleet was the way passengers reached small airports around the Pacific Northwest. Now, the ubiquitous plane will take one last spin for customers Thursday as the airline phases out the plane and completes a transition to an all-E175 jet fleet. Read story
January 24, 2023, 5:38pm Business
Hiring in Clark County appeared to be slowing in December, according to preliminary estimates from the Washington Employment Security Department. It was the same situation in each of Southwest Washington’s counties. Read story
January 24, 2023, 12:32pm Business
The Vancouver City Council unanimously approved a multifamily property tax exemption Monday night for an under-construction apartment complex on the Waterfront Vancouver’s Block 19. Read story
January 24, 2023, 6:04am Business Subscriber Exclusive
When the Port of Ridgefield began looking at options for developing its 40-acre waterfront property last year, expanding or improving its two boat launches wasn’t among them. The popular launches — a two-lane facility for boats, and a separate concrete put-in area for kayaks — provide access to Lake River,… Read story
January 24, 2023, 6:02am Business
Cookie lovers will rejoice with a second Vancouver-area Crumbl Cookies opening its doors in Orchards on Friday. Read story
January 23, 2023, 6:05am Business
The 2020s are shaping up to be the decade of the geek, as classically niche and nerdy culture becomes more mainstream and beloved by all. Whether more recently inspired by franchises like “Stranger Things,” or longtime lovers of all things gaming since the 1980s, local game store Mindtaker Miniatures has… Read story
January 22, 2023, 6:05am Business
When the Columbia River Economic Development Council was formed in 1982, the three largest employers in Clark County were the Boise Cascade paper mill downtown, the Alcoa aluminum smelter near the Port of Vancouver and the Crown Zellerbach paper mill in Camas. Read story
January 22, 2023, 6:04am Business
Clark College’s Center of Excellence for Semiconductors and Electronics Manufacturing program is a big part of the region’s effort to train high-tech employees. Read story
January 21, 2023, 6:02am Business Subscriber Exclusive
It’s a site that anyone who regularly drives down state Highway 14 in Vancouver would recognize — an empty, roughly 17 acres of land, just down the road from the Grand Central retail center. Now it’s being planned as a large flexible industrial development called simply The Collective. Read story
January 20, 2023, 6:03am Business
More than $35 million in grants is up for grabs for Washington municipalities seeking to give a boost to their solar base. Read story
