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Eva Mao, a Merrill financial solutions advisor, works on accounts at Bank of America&rsquo;s Southeast 192nd Avenue branch. Wages have continued to grow in Clark County over the years. In 2022, the most recent state data available, Clark County residents made about $60,000, nearly $29 an hour.

Median earnings hit $60,000 in Clark County as companies raise wages to attract good workers

Eva Mao, a Merrill financial solutions advisor, works on accounts at Bank of America&rsquo;s Southeast 192nd Avenue branch. Wages have continued to grow in Clark County over the years. In 2022, the most recent state data available, Clark County residents made about $60,000, nearly $29 an hour.

October 2, 2024, 6:11am Business

Wages in Clark County have grown consistently over the years, according to data from the Washington Employment Security Department. Read story

Simon Jones, 14, of iUrbanTeen, center, gets hands-on experience during a tour of the Clark College electrical and power distribution systems lab April 1. The Vancouver nonprofit has launched a new program, iSports, to introduce youth across Clark County to the world of sports management.

iUrban Teen gets grant from NBA Foundation to introduce students to sports administration

Simon Jones, 14, of iUrbanTeen, center, gets hands-on experience during a tour of the Clark College electrical and power distribution systems lab April 1. The Vancouver nonprofit has launched a new program, iSports, to introduce youth across Clark County to the world of sports management.

October 2, 2024, 6:07am Business

Vancouver nonprofit iUrban Teen has launched a new program to introduce youth across Clark County to the world of sports management. Read story

Officials are considering how high tolls should be on the proposed replacement for the Interstate 5 Bridge (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Washington, Oregon transportation commissions OK four tolling scenarios for Interstate 5 Bridge replacement

Officials are considering how high tolls should be on the proposed replacement for the Interstate 5 Bridge (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

October 1, 2024, 6:14pm Business

While officials are still figuring out how much drivers will pay to cross the proposed Interstate 5 Bridge replacement, they are considering a range from $1.55 to $4.70 for a one-way trip. Read story

Wall Street retreats from records and oil prices jump after Iran’s missile attack on Israel

October 1, 2024, 1:25pm Business

U.S. stocks retreated from their records Tuesday after Iran fired missiles into Israel, a sharp escalation of tensions in the Middle East that investors fear could lead to disruptions in the flow of oil. Read story

Striking longshoreman picket outside the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Port, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Philadelphia.

Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports

Striking longshoreman picket outside the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Port, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Philadelphia.

October 1, 2024, 1:10pm Business

With 45,000 longshoremen at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas on strike for the first time in decades, experts say the workers may wield the upper hand in their standoff with port operators over wages and the use of automation. Read story

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Minimum wage is going up in Washington. Here’s how much

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October 1, 2024, 9:20am Business

Washington’s minimum wage will climb to $16.66 an hour next year, a 38-cent-an-hour increase, the state Department of Labor & Industries announced Monday. Read story

FILE - A Jeep logo is displayed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Jan. 14, 2019.

Jeep urges 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUV owners to stop charging and park outdoors due to fire risk

FILE - A Jeep logo is displayed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Jan. 14, 2019.

October 1, 2024, 8:22am Business

Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs worldwide because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off. Read story

Smoke billows from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta’s suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert

Smoke billows from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

October 1, 2024, 8:22am Business

Residents east of Atlanta were again warned to take shelter where they are on Tuesday if a chemical cloud moves over their neighborhood, as winds shifted the plume from a fire at a chemical plant. Read story