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At left, two robbers are seen in this surveillance video captured at Sticky's Pot Shop in Hazel Dell in September. Armed robberies at cannabis retailers spiked statewide last year.

Cannabis shop robberies spiked in Clark County in 2022

At left, two robbers are seen in this surveillance video captured at Sticky's Pot Shop in Hazel Dell in September. Armed robberies at cannabis retailers spiked statewide last year.

January 19, 2023, 6:02am Business Subscriber Exclusive

It was almost 10 p.m. in late February 2022 when four armed robbers, all in their late teens and early twenties, stormed the Craft Cannabis Marijuana Dispensary on Andresen Road, holding two shop employees at gunpoint and stealing about $1,600 in cash plus cannabis-related products. Read story

The median sale price for residential homes in Clark County continued falling last month, dropping from $514,000 in November to $479,900 in December, according to the most recent Regional Multiple Listing Service report.

Median sale price for Clark County homes falls

The median sale price for residential homes in Clark County continued falling last month, dropping from $514,000 in November to $479,900 in December, according to the most recent Regional Multiple Listing Service report.

January 18, 2023, 6:52pm Business

Potential homebuyers in Clark County face a difficult decision as the real estate market continues to normalize: Buy now or wait? Read story

A Tacoma Power crew placed this new padlock at a substation gate after one that was cut off to break into the substation was taken away by law enforcement, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022 in Graham, Wa.

Woodland substations hit before N.C., Tacoma as nation looks to increase security

A Tacoma Power crew placed this new padlock at a substation gate after one that was cut off to break into the substation was taken away by law enforcement, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022 in Graham, Wa.

January 18, 2023, 7:43am Business

Two Cowlitz County Public Utility District substation attacks in Woodland in mid-November occurred just weeks before attacks in Tacoma and North Carolina gained national attention. Read story

A company sweatshirt is seen on the chair of an employee at Sigma Design.

Camas-based Sigma Design laying off 42 employees

A company sweatshirt is seen on the chair of an employee at Sigma Design.

January 17, 2023, 5:34pm Business

Camas-based Sigma Design Inc. is permanently laying off 42 employees in Camas and Vancouver as of Jan. 31, according to the Washington Employment Security Department. Read story

(The Columbian files)

Vancouver Clinic partners with Cascade Physicians of Oregon

(The Columbian files)

January 17, 2023, 6:00am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Vancouver Clinic announced Thursday that the Oregon-based Cascade Physicians medical practice will be joining the clinic as of Feb. 1. Read story

Phil Hays of Salmon Creek demonstrates how he charges his 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle. Hays had to regroup after one dealership slapped a $7,500 mark-up on an ID.4 he'd ordered months before.

Demand for electric vehicles continues to outpace supply in Clark County

Phil Hays of Salmon Creek demonstrates how he charges his 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle. Hays had to regroup after one dealership slapped a $7,500 mark-up on an ID.4 he'd ordered months before.

January 15, 2023, 6:05am Business

After a year of waiting, Phil Hays received good news: His Volkswagen ID.4 was ready to be shipped from the manufacturer to the dealer. Read story

Caring for a sick child has become even more stressful than usual for many U.S. parents in recent weeks due to shortages of Children's Tylenol and other medicines.

Clark County hospitals remain stressed

Caring for a sick child has become even more stressful than usual for many U.S. parents in recent weeks due to shortages of Children's Tylenol and other medicines.

January 14, 2023, 6:04am Business

With parts of the country still in the midst of a tripledemic of respiratory viruses, emergency departments across Clark County continue to be overwhelmed with patients — on top of that, certain medicines and antibiotics are hard to come by. Read story

Amtrak to add second round-trip to Canada

January 14, 2023, 6:02am Business

Amtrak will add a second round-trip to Vancouver, B.C., by March 7, in its pursuit of restoring service to pre-pandemic levels, Amtrak announced in a letter to the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Transportation. Read story

Work started last summer on Port of Vancouver USA's Berth 17 at the port's Terminal 5. Work on the berth, which includes removing an old crane, is expected to be completed this summer.

Port of Vancouver cleans up former brownfield site, readies waterfront for more business

Work started last summer on Port of Vancouver USA's Berth 17 at the port's Terminal 5. Work on the berth, which includes removing an old crane, is expected to be completed this summer.

January 14, 2023, 6:01am Business Subscriber Exclusive

The Port of Vancouver has rehabilitated an old brownfield site and is now making improvements to its associated maritime dock. The rehabilitation of the berth is a big investment — around $13 million — but when work is complete, the port expects to bring more business to the city’s shoreline. Read story

Vancouver company buying Longview’s Community Home Health & Hospice

January 13, 2023, 7:25am Business

A Vancouver-based company is buying Community Home Health & Hospice in Longview, according to Thursday’s joint announcement. Read story