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Union members and supporters gather for a barbecue at Mill Plain Park during a walkout Tuesday afternoon. Clark College classified union members walked out to raise awareness of stalled bargaining with the state.

Clark College classified staff walk out to protest low wage offers from state

Union members and supporters gather for a barbecue at Mill Plain Park during a walkout Tuesday afternoon. Clark College classified union members walked out to raise awareness of stalled bargaining with the state.

September 10, 2024, 5:35pm Business

Dozens of Clark College employees staged a walkout at noon Tuesday in protest of low wages offered in recent contract proposals from the state. Employees met at Mill Plain Community Park to learn about the ongoing bargaining and vent frustrations with the state. Read story

The Vancouver City Council on Monday voted to approve a land swap for a later expansion of the Vancouver Convention Center.

Vancouver City Council approves ‘strategic exchange of property’ for future convention center expansion

The Vancouver City Council on Monday voted to approve a land swap for a later expansion of the Vancouver Convention Center.

September 10, 2024, 2:10pm Business

The Hilton Vancouver Washington and adjoining Vancouver Convention Center ushered in a resurgence for the city’s downtown area nearly 20 years ago. Read story

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as Oracle soars and banks and oil slump

September 10, 2024, 1:35pm Business

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Tuesday following several weeks of sharp swings. Read story

Spokane business leaders sound off on homelessness: ‘The whole thought is that the city just doesn’t care’

September 10, 2024, 12:12pm Business

SPOKANE -- Last month, The Spokesman-Review dispatched a team of high school interns to talk with business leaders about the challenges they face from the homeless situation in Spokane. Read story

Cristina Green waves a towel to machinists and fellow union members for a &quot;stop work meeting&quot; and strike sanction at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, July 17, 2024.

A Boeing strike is looking more likely. The union president expects workers to reject contract offer

Cristina Green waves a towel to machinists and fellow union members for a &quot;stop work meeting&quot; and strike sanction at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, July 17, 2024.

September 10, 2024, 12:02pm Business

The risk of a strike at Boeing appears to be growing, as factory workers complain about a contract offer that their union negotiated with the giant aircraft manufacturer. Read story

UPS is laying off more employees amid effort to boost profitability

September 10, 2024, 11:44am Business

Sandy Springs-based UPS is laying off more of its employees, after earlier this year announcing it was cutting 12,000 jobs in its management ranks. Read story

Americans’ inflation-adjusted incomes rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year

September 10, 2024, 11:36am Business

The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans' purchasing power. Read story

The new logo for Keurig Dr. Pepper appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 12, 2018.

Keurig to pay $1.5M settlement over statements on the recyclability of its K-Cup drink pods

The new logo for Keurig Dr. Pepper appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 12, 2018.

September 10, 2024, 10:19am Business

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. will pay $1.5 million to settle charges that it made inaccurate statements about the recyclability of its K-Cup single use beverage pods, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Read story