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Clark Public Utilities commissioner candidates James Oneil, from left, Christopher Thobaben and Sherry Erickson meet with members of The Columbian&rsquo;s Editorial Board. The three candidates are vying to succeed Jim Malinowski, who is retiring from the board.

Erickson leads Clark Public Utilities board seat race in initial voting results

Clark Public Utilities commissioner candidates James Oneil, from left, Christopher Thobaben and Sherry Erickson meet with members of The Columbian&rsquo;s Editorial Board. The three candidates are vying to succeed Jim Malinowski, who is retiring from the board.

August 6, 2024, 10:23pm Business

The three-way race to represent Clark County’s Public Utilities District No. 1 is winnowing down to two after Tuesday’s primary vote. Read story

File - A Microsoft Surface logo is seen before an NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens, on Jan. 20, 2024, in Baltimore. Microsoft reports earnings on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

Microsoft hits back at Delta after the airline said last month’s tech outage cost it $500 million

File - A Microsoft Surface logo is seen before an NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens, on Jan. 20, 2024, in Baltimore. Microsoft reports earnings on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

August 6, 2024, 7:22pm Business

Microsoft is joining cybersecurity software firm CrowdStrike in fighting back against Delta Air Lines, which blames the companies for causing several thousand canceled flights following a technology outage last month. Read story

Elon Musk’s X sues advertisers over alleged ‘massive advertiser boycott’ after Twitter takeover

August 6, 2024, 10:17am Business

Elon Musk's social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws. Read story

Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid and add clean power

August 6, 2024, 8:12am Business

The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition to cleaner electricity and meet a growing demand for power. Read story

What to expect as NTSB hears all about Boeing’s Alaska Air blowout

August 6, 2024, 8:01am Business

The flying public can expect more details about what caused a panel to explode off a Boeing 737 MAX plane earlier this year as the top U.S. aviation investigator presents evidence and testimony on the near-disaster during a two-day hearing. Read story

French imports of Russia’s liquified natural gas surge, and Ukraine supporters seek a stop

August 6, 2024, 8:01am Business

Shipments of Russian liquified natural gas to France more than doubled the first half of this year, according to new analyses of trade data, at a time when Europe has tried to pull back from energy purchases that help finance the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Read story

Massive Amazon warehouse now open in Pasco. It’s part of $1B investment by 3 companies

August 6, 2024, 7:58am Business

If economic development were an Olympic sport, 2021 was Pasco’s gold medal year. Read story

French museum network hit by ransomware attack, but no disruptions are reported at Olympic events

August 6, 2024, 7:57am Business

A ransomware attack has targeted the central data systems of Paris’ Grand Palais and other museums in the Réunion des Musées Nationaux network, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday. Some of the venues in the network are hosting competitions for the Summer Olympics. Read story