May 20, 2024, 6:05am Business
Statewide retail sales slumped slightly in the third quarter of 2023, compared with the previous year, according to a recent report from the Washington Department of Revenue. But that’s not the case locally. Read story
May 16, 2024, 12:12pm Business
Japanese retail chain Daiso is opening its newest location June 1 in Hazel Dell Marketplace. Read story
May 13, 2024, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive
When you walk into Vancouver’s Barnes & Noble, you notice it immediately — the scent of books. Read story
April 25, 2024, 7:23pm Business
Matt Gohlke, the co-owner and general manager of Music World in Hazel Dell, hardly thought about how he disposed of his instruments’ old strings until recently. Read story
April 23, 2024, 5:26pm Clark County Health
On Monday, the Vancouver City Council signed off on joining an opioid settlement between the state of Washington and Johnson & Johnson over the pharmaceutical company’s marketing practices that helped fuel the opioid epidemic in Washington. Read story
April 23, 2024, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive
Two more automobile dealerships, with a single owner, are in the works off Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard in east Vancouver. They are the third and fourth that could be coming to an area that may soon become Clark County’s second auto mall. Read story
April 19, 2024, 5:55am Business
Clark County’s second Trader Joe’s grocery store, at 14007 N.E. 10th Ave. in Salmon Creek, will open May 2. Read story
April 3, 2024, 6:06am Business
Rumors of east Vancouver’s Safeway falling to a Mercedes-Benz dealership have swirled around the community for weeks. The rumors may come true, but not seemingly right away. Read story
March 30, 2024, 6:12am Business
Forget about the red and blue waves of politics. A green wave is sweeping the country, bringing a proliferation of indoor plants to homes near you (or perhaps to your own home). What may have begun as a pandemic-era pastime seems to have bloomed into serious obsession, generating $16.2 billion… Read story
March 28, 2024, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive
Rising energy bills, grocery prices and interest rates have led to Clark County residents’ dinner-table speculation about the state of the local economy. Building, labor, spending and inflation figures are mixed, although an expert says these key indicators seem generally positive. Here is a look at some of the local… Read story