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Vancouver waterfront’s Terminal 1 closer to completion with unveiling of corporate center

September 30, 2024, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Development at Terminal 1 is one step closer to completion with the opening of the Terminal 1 corporate center, which was unveiled last week. Read story

Vancouver neighborhood associations ask city to reconsider approval of warehouse

July 13, 2024, 6:04am Business Subscriber Exclusive

At least two west Vancouver neighborhood associations are appealing the city of Vancouver’s approval of a 561,800-square-foot warehouse planned for the Fruit Valley neighborhood. Read story

The Port of Vancouver completed its rehabilitation of Berth 17 at the port’s Terminal 5 in 2023.

Years after demise of controversial oil facility project, Port of Vancouver’s Terminal 5 still needs a tenant

June 15, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Years after plans to develop a crude oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver’s Terminal 5 property failed, the port is still looking for a tenant to take full advantage of its multimillion-dollar investment at the site. Read story

The port’s Terminal 1 redevelopment project earned the Washington Public Port Association’s Environmental Stewardship Award last week.

Clark County Business Briefing, May 25, 2024

May 25, 2024, 5:13am Business Briefs

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The Port of Vancouver and the Vancouver Bee Project are collaborating on a new bee habitat on port property. To prepare the property, a 40-by-100-foot tarp was laid down to kill off unwanted grasses, weeds and plants.

Port of Vancouver, Vancouver Bee Project collaborate on new bee habitat on port property

May 22, 2024, 6:06am Business

The Port of Vancouver and the Vancouver Bee Project are collaborating on a new bee habitat on port property. While it’s just a big black sheet of plastic at the moment, eventually the area will be filled with native plants and flowers that will attract native bees. Read story

Oceangoing ships prepare to dock at the Port of Vancouver. Around 7 million metric tons of cargo moved through the port in 2022. Infrastructure hasn’t kept up with the growing size of ships coming up and down the river.

River pilots keep ships rolling on the Columbia

April 26, 2024, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Maritime safety isn’t something most people thought much about before a massive cargo ship smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md., and killed six people one month ago. Read story

Port of Vancouver announces recipients of 2024 Community Fund

February 24, 2024, 5:20am Clark County News Free

The Port of Vancouver announced the recipients of its 2024 Community Fund. The Community Fund assists programs and projects in the community that share the port’s mission of economic development, workforce training and tourism. Read story

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, U.S. Agriculture deputy secretary tour United Grain Export Terminal

Rob Moravec, from left, maintenance manager for United Grain Corp., takes in a view of the Port of Vancouver with U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, United Grain Corp. President and CEO Augusto Bassanini and U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small during a tour Thursday afternoon. They visited to highlight the Biden administration’s stated commitment to increasing access to trade and creating new economic opportunities for producers and businesses in Washington and around the country.

February 8, 2024, 7:07pm Business

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez stood on top of the largest grain elevator on the West Coast, which is also the tallest structure in Vancouver, to survey the district she serves Thursday afternoon. The Interstate 5 Bridge, soon to be replaced, loomed over the water. Skyscrapers and condos, some new… Read story