<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Tuesday,  November 26 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest

Business

Business BriefsClark County BusinessColumnistsTransactionsWorking in Clark County
After earlier announcing it would close at the end of August, Divine Consign will continue to operate under new ownership.

Divine Consign in downtown Vancouver gets a reprieve from closure under new owner

After earlier announcing it would close at the end of August, Divine Consign will continue to operate under new ownership.

August 14, 2024, 6:07am Business

After announcing in July that it would close after 20 years in business, Divine Consign found a savior who will continue running the beloved downtown Vancouver secondhand store. Read story

10 pharmacists, technicians at Salmon Creek Walgreens Pharmacy seek to join union

August 13, 2024, 5:53pm Business

A group of 10 pharmacists and technicians at the Salmon Creek Walgreens Pharmacy filed a petition last week with the National Labor Relations Board to vote on joining The Pharmacy Guild, an IAM Healthcare-affiliated union seeking to unionize pharmacy workers nationally. Read story

UAW seeks NLRB investigation of Trump, Musk

August 13, 2024, 5:40pm Business

The United Auto Workers union has filed unfair labor practice charges against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk after the two discussed on social media about Musk supposedly firing striking workers. Read story

The New York Stock Exchange is shown on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in New York.

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies to one of its best days of the year after inflation report

The New York Stock Exchange is shown on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in New York.

August 13, 2024, 1:55pm Business

U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday to one of their best days of the year after the first of several highly anticipated reports on the economy this week came in better than expected. Read story

Traffic sometimes flows on Interstate 5 in Portland but is often bunched up around the Rose Quarter.

Oregon anti-highway activists file federal lawsuit to block Portland Rose Quarter project

Traffic sometimes flows on Interstate 5 in Portland but is often bunched up around the Rose Quarter.

August 13, 2024, 1:14pm Business

A coalition of Portland anti-freeway activists are suing the U.S. Department of Transportation to block construction on a crowded stretch of Interstate 5 in Portland. Read story

Claudia Iniguez-Diarte filed suit against a former employer alleging she was fired for being pregnant.

Vancouver woman alleges restaurant fired her because she was pregnant

Claudia Iniguez-Diarte filed suit against a former employer alleging she was fired for being pregnant.

August 13, 2024, 1:10pm Business

A Vancouver woman has filed a discrimination lawsuit against a Mexican restaurant chain, which she alleges fired her because she was pregnant. Read story

Contractors install solar panels on a house in Oregon. Under proposed rules for the state’s redo of the Climate Protection Program, fossil fuel companies could offset 15% to 20% of their greenhouse gas emissions by investing in projects that help reduce emissions, such as expanding at home solar operations in low-income neighborhoods and the purchase of electric vehicles and charging stations for nonprofits.

Environmental regulators say NW Natural misleading customers about Oregon climate credit program

Contractors install solar panels on a house in Oregon. Under proposed rules for the state’s redo of the Climate Protection Program, fossil fuel companies could offset 15% to 20% of their greenhouse gas emissions by investing in projects that help reduce emissions, such as expanding at home solar operations in low-income neighborhoods and the purchase of electric vehicles and charging stations for nonprofits.

August 13, 2024, 11:56am Business

Oregon environmental regulators are concerned that the state’s largest natural gas utility is misinforming customers about a key climate change policy aimed to reduce greenhouse gases. Read story

FILE - A waiter delivers food to patrons at a restaurant, Jan. 21, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla.

Why Trump’s and Harris’ proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact

FILE - A waiter delivers food to patrons at a restaurant, Jan. 21, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla.

August 13, 2024, 8:34am Business

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on one thing, at least: Both say they want to eliminate federal taxes on workers’ tips. Read story