August 30, 2024, 7:49am Business
Home Depot ranks in the bottom 100 companies in the S&P 500 index for median pay. But it ranks near the top of those corporations in buying back its own stock shares, billions that instead could have been spent improving wages, according to a report from a Washington, D.C., think… Read story
August 30, 2024, 7:49am Business
An inflation measure closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, extending a trend of cooling price increases that clears the way for the Fed to start cutting its key interest rate next month for the first time in 4 1/2 years. Read story
August 30, 2024, 7:46am Business
The Teamsters union that represents workers at both of Canada’s largest freight railroads has filed the lawsuits it promised challenging the orders that forced employees back to work and got the trains moving again, the union announced Friday. Read story
August 30, 2024, 7:46am Business
Airports, highways, beaches and theme parks are expected to be packed across the U.S. this Labor Day weekend as a lot Americans mark the unofficial end of summer the same way they celebrated the season’s unofficial start: by traveling. Read story
August 30, 2024, 7:36am Business
The expected decision on restrictions for a massive wind energy farm near the Tri-Cities was put on hold Thursday afternoon. Read story
August 30, 2024, 6:07am Business
A pair of Connecticut companies are seeking approval to bury a 100-mile transmission line in the bed of the Columbia River to carry solar and wind energy to the Portland-Vancouver area. Read story
August 30, 2024, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive
Fisher’s Landing Marketplace in east Vancouver will be welcoming new stores in the coming months. Read story
August 29, 2024, 4:06pm Business Free
Oregon, California and Washington are getting a major boost from the federal government to advance the shipment of goods by zero-emission trucks on Interstate 5. Read story
