October 25, 2011, 12:00am Business
Residential customers of Clark Public Utilities will pay more for electricity under a unanimous decision by the utility's three commissioners on Tuesday. However, while rates will go up beginning Nov. 1 -- about 3.9 percent for a household that burns 1,200 kilowatt-hours per month -- monthly bills will actually go… Read story
October 25, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
A C-Tran advisory committee on Tuesday is expected to narrow its vision for a proposed bus rapid transit line along Vancouver's Fourth Plain corridor. Read story
October 25, 2011, 12:00am Business
Clark County employers have added 900 jobs in the past year, a small climb that likely left September's unemployment rate at about 12.4 percent, according to figures released Tuesday by the state Employment Security Department. To recover by 2016 and drive down the unemployment rate to 5 percent, the county's… Read story
October 25, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
The annual event is the humane society's largest fundraiser of the year and proceeds will go toward supporting animal care needs, shelter operations, and community education and outreach programs. Read story
October 24, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
Traditional stir-fries typically are served over rice or noodles. But we decided to think outside the wok. Instead we went for another favorite autumnal starch -- mashed potatoes. The result is a quick and easy stir-fry that's a bit like shepherd's pie (though jammed with way more vegetables). Read story
October 24, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
Send calendar information to food@columbian.com. Read story
October 24, 2011, 5:00pm Business
The dictionary defines "deadbeat" as someone who deliberately avoids paying their bills. It's an unflattering label, but for Illinois, it's now an unofficial new nickname: the Deadbeat State. Wracked by corruption and drowning in debt, the state of Illinois has surpassed California as the national poster child for fiscal mismanagement.… Read story
October 24, 2011, 5:00pm Business
The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries will hold the first of six public hearings on its proposed workers' compensation rate hike of 2.5 percent at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay. Read story
October 24, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
Two million little bits of history have been gathered by archaeologists at Fort Vancouver over the past 60 years. It's an impressive number, but the researchers' work isn't about increasing the inventory of artifacts in the museum collection: It's about telling the human stories of this area's inhabitants. Read story
October 23, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
Washington State University regents will hold a special meeting on Tuesday to review plans for the privately funded stadium project. Read story
