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Sustainable Power and Water Engineering Solutions founder Geb Mengistu works on soldering a driver in Mengistu&rsquo;s garage. The company is part of a growing renewable energy job sector here in Clark County.

Startup working on a generator-type battery could be the future of manufacturing in Clark County

Sustainable Power and Water Engineering Solutions founder Geb Mengistu works on soldering a driver in Mengistu&rsquo;s garage. The company is part of a growing renewable energy job sector here in Clark County.

November 5, 2024, 6:08am Business

Experts tout the importance of energy storage as part of the region’s carbon-free future. Part of that work is happening right here in Clark County. Read story

Daily Paper Coffee Roasters, a coffee roastery and drive-thru coffee shop at 3016 N.E. Everett St., in Camas, opened in September.

Daily Paper Coffee Roasters owners draw on passion for coffee, family at Camas shop

Daily Paper Coffee Roasters, a coffee roastery and drive-thru coffee shop at 3016 N.E. Everett St., in Camas, opened in September.

November 5, 2024, 6:05am Business

Tucked into a corner of the Daily Paper Coffee Roasters drive-thru in Camas, a sign speaks to the owners’ philosophy: “Quality takes time. Thank you for your patience.” Read story

FILE - A sign marking Wall Street is shown near Trinity Church in New York&rsquo;s Financial District on Oct. 30, 2024.

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts ahead of Election Day and a manic week for markets

FILE - A sign marking Wall Street is shown near Trinity Church in New York&rsquo;s Financial District on Oct. 30, 2024.

November 4, 2024, 1:47pm Business

U.S. stocks drifted lower Monday ahead of a momentous week full of potential flashpoints in Washington, D.C., and around the world. Read story

An attendee holds up a sign reading &quot;mass deportations now!&quot; during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. (Patrick T.

Trump promises to deport undocumented people. What would that mean for Idaho dairy?

An attendee holds up a sign reading &quot;mass deportations now!&quot; during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. (Patrick T.

November 4, 2024, 11:17am Business

At the Republican National Convention, speakers explained that a second Donald Trump administration would carry out the “largest deportation in history,” NPR reported. Trump has said that, if reelected, he would deport up to 20 million undocumented immigrants. (In 2021, Pew Research Center estimated there were about 10 million undocumented… Read story

A 115-inch TCL television, right, is displayed at a Best Buy store in Dallas, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

A TV as big as a bed? With the holidays approaching, stores stock more supersize sets

A 115-inch TCL television, right, is displayed at a Best Buy store in Dallas, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

November 4, 2024, 8:10am Business

For some television viewers, size apparently does matter. Read story

A rendering of a processing facility planned at Ioneer Ltd&rsquo;s lithium mine, scheduled to begin construction next year, is displayed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management during a news conference in Reno, Nev., Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, announcing the bureau&rsquo;s approval of a permit for the project. Environmentalists are threatening to sue to try to block the mine they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction.

Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says

A rendering of a processing facility planned at Ioneer Ltd&rsquo;s lithium mine, scheduled to begin construction next year, is displayed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management during a news conference in Reno, Nev., Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, announcing the bureau&rsquo;s approval of a permit for the project. Environmentalists are threatening to sue to try to block the mine they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction.

November 4, 2024, 8:09am Business

Conservationists and an advocacy group for Native Americans are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered desert wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resources. Read story

A worker holds a sign as Boeing employees vote on a new contract offer from the company, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at a voting location in the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Wash.

Boeing machinists hold contract vote that could end their 7-week strike

A worker holds a sign as Boeing employees vote on a new contract offer from the company, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at a voting location in the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Wash.

November 4, 2024, 8:08am Business

Unionized factory workers at Boeing are voting Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to continue their strike, which has lasted more than seven weeks and shut down production of most Boeing passenger planes. Read story

Inslee called the air quality monitoring site at Mountain View High School "lifesaving." (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Gov. Inslee approves huge Horse Heaven wind farm stretching 24 miles south of Tri-Cities

Inslee called the air quality monitoring site at Mountain View High School "lifesaving." (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

November 4, 2024, 7:42am Business

Gov. Jay Inslee has approved Washington state’s largest wind farm to be built along 24 miles of the Horse Heaven Hills just south of the Tri-Cities, the Washington state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council announced Friday afternoon. Read story