<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Saturday,  November 23 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest

Business

Business BriefsClark County BusinessColumnistsTransactionsWorking in Clark County

1 in 5 voters ready to use mail-in ballots. Is the Postal Service prepared?

October 19, 2024, 6:05am Business

Roughly a fifth of voters are expected to vote by mail in the 2024 election, according to recent polls, meaning millions of ballots will be in the hands of postal workers. Read story

FILE - A ChapGPT logo is seen on a smartphone in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.

How the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla has turned the AI boom into a digital gold mine

FILE - A ChapGPT logo is seen on a smartphone in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.

October 19, 2024, 6:00am Business

The artificial intelligence boom has benefited chatbot makers, computer scientists and Nvidia investors. It’s also providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean. Read story

FILE - The &ldquo;Portland, Oregon&rdquo; sign is illuminated in with the Wells Fargo Center building in the background in downtown Portland, Ore., Jan. 27, 2015.

Oregon may tax big companies and send cash to all residents

FILE - The &ldquo;Portland, Oregon&rdquo; sign is illuminated in with the Wells Fargo Center building in the background in downtown Portland, Ore., Jan. 27, 2015.

October 19, 2024, 6:00am Business

The pitch intrigued nearly everyone who encountered a petition-gatherer seeking signatures in Oregon: Would you like a $750 annual rebate from the state, for each member of your household? Paid for “by making giant corporations pay their fair share”? Read story

Damage from Hurricane Milton is seen at a mobile home community on Manasota Key, in Englewood, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.

After hurricanes, the business of rebuilding lives means navigating the insurance claims process

Damage from Hurricane Milton is seen at a mobile home community on Manasota Key, in Englewood, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.

October 19, 2024, 5:40am Business

Now that the threat of Hurricanes Helene and Milton has receded, millions of homeowners and business-owners across Florida and the Southeastern U.S. are faced with traversing the often long and laborious process of using insurance to rebuild their lives. Read story

Doug Martin, General Mills&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave; chief marketing officer, was all smiles at the company&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s headquarters in Golden Valley on Monday.

General Mills’ marketing boss on reaching consumers in an era of advertising overload

Doug Martin, General Mills&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave; chief marketing officer, was all smiles at the company&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s headquarters in Golden Valley on Monday.

October 19, 2024, 5:39am Business

In another life, Doug Martin could have been a stand-up comic. Read story

The Greater Vancouver Chamber recently announced the winners of the 2024 Business &amp; Leadership Awards.

Clark County Business Briefing, Oct. 19, 2024

The Greater Vancouver Chamber recently announced the winners of the 2024 Business &amp; Leadership Awards.

October 19, 2024, 5:36am Business

Other Business News Read story

A manager at Saitama&rsquo;s Agricultural Technology Research Centre shows grains of new variety of rice &ldquo;Emihokoro&rdquo; in Kumagaya, Japan on Sept. 26, 2024.

Aging farmers face extreme temperatures as they struggle to maintain Japan’s rice crop

A manager at Saitama&rsquo;s Agricultural Technology Research Centre shows grains of new variety of rice &ldquo;Emihokoro&rdquo; in Kumagaya, Japan on Sept. 26, 2024.

October 19, 2024, 5:34am Business

In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than usual. Read story

Walmart reaches settlement deal for shareholder lawsuits over its handling of opioids

October 18, 2024, 4:30pm Business

Walmart said Friday it has reached a proposed settlement pact related to three lawsuits filed by shareholders on behalf of the company over the handling of prescription opioids. Read story