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Headphones sit on a table before they are sorted and recycled. They will be disassembled and sorted by material before recycling.

Vancouver-based Cyber Acoustics turning industry on its ear

Headphones sit on a table before they are sorted and recycled. They will be disassembled and sorted by material before recycling.

August 15, 2022, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

When Steve Erickson and his partner bought their Vancouver-based company, Cyber Acoustics, they realized just how many headsets they ship to customers. Then they thought about where all those headsets went when they didn’t work anymore. Read story

SEH America in east Vancouver is planning a major expansion of its wafer manufacturing facility.

SEH America plans 300,000-square-foot expansion to Vancouver campus

SEH America in east Vancouver is planning a major expansion of its wafer manufacturing facility.

August 12, 2022, 11:21am Business

SEH America Inc. is planning a major expansion of its silicon chip manufacturing operation in Vancouver, according to preliminary documents filed with the city of Vancouver. Read story

Founder and CEO Sean McClain poses next to a mural in a lab at Absci Corp., headquartered in Vancouver.

Vancouver biotechnology company Absci announces layoffs

Founder and CEO Sean McClain poses next to a mural in a lab at Absci Corp., headquartered in Vancouver.

August 10, 2022, 1:32pm Business

Local biotechnology company Absci’s founder and chief executive Sean McClain announced Tuesday that the company was laying off an undisclosed number of staff. Read story

TSMC, which oversees WaferTech in Camas, could be eligible to receive the funds under the CHIPS Act. The company is planning to expand its U.S. presence — but not in Camas. Last May, TSMC’s board of directors approved creating a subsidiary in Arizona.

Cantwell hails Senate passage of Chips and Science Act

TSMC, which oversees WaferTech in Camas, could be eligible to receive the funds under the CHIPS Act. The company is planning to expand its U.S. presence — but not in Camas. Last May, TSMC’s board of directors approved creating a subsidiary in Arizona.

July 27, 2022, 5:39pm Business

The Chips and Science Act, encompassing nearly $250 billion in federal spending for American science and technology research, development and manufacturing, passed out of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday in a bipartisan fashion, 64-33. Read story

The Camas Planning Commission has approved preliminary plans for a nearly 943,000-square-foot industrial business park across Lake Road, north of WaferTech, seen here in 2006.

Clark County semiconductor businesses could get boost from Senate bill

The Camas Planning Commission has approved preliminary plans for a nearly 943,000-square-foot industrial business park across Lake Road, north of WaferTech, seen here in 2006.

July 22, 2022, 6:04am Business

The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to move forward with a bill that would provide about $50 billion to support the domestic manufacturing of computer chips. If passed, could the bill provide an incentive for expansion of Clark County’s own semiconductor sector? Read story

The Vancouver-based tech company ZoomInfo's new software, called <a href="https://www.zoominfo.com/solutions/recruiting">TalentOS</a>, was sparked by its sales marketing database clients using the data to find workers -- something for which the data was not originally intended.

ZoomInfo discovers new niche in its data

The Vancouver-based tech company ZoomInfo's new software, called <a href="https://www.zoominfo.com/solutions/recruiting">TalentOS</a>, was sparked by its sales marketing database clients using the data to find workers -- something for which the data was not originally intended.

July 7, 2022, 6:00am Business Subscriber Exclusive

ZoomInfo is aiming to compete with LinkedIn by using its massive databases and AI tools to find job candidates for any business’ open positions. Read story

Brightside Roadside Service owner Bryan Munnick changes the oil on a Ford Explorer. He was connected through the customer through Oili, an app from a Vancouver-based developer that allows customers to schedule oil changes at their homes.

Tech startups thrive in Clark County

Brightside Roadside Service owner Bryan Munnick changes the oil on a Ford Explorer. He was connected through the customer through Oili, an app from a Vancouver-based developer that allows customers to schedule oil changes at their homes.

June 21, 2022, 6:04am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Oili is an app that’s like the Uber of oil changes: independent contractors get oil change requests on their device, drive where the requester is parked and change their oil on the spot. Read story

ZoomInfo joins global sustainability program

June 7, 2022, 6:04am Business Free

ZoomInfo announced Monday it signed the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, the United Nations Global Compact. Read story

Callie Christensen, co-CEO of Slumberkins, talks about the challenges facing her business this year during the annual Economic Forecast Breakfast at the Hilton Vancouver Washington. Other panelists were Esther Liu of LSW Architects and Scott Bailey of the state Employment Security Department.

Keynote speaker at economic forecast event lauds Clark County’s recovery

Callie Christensen, co-CEO of Slumberkins, talks about the challenges facing her business this year during the annual Economic Forecast Breakfast at the Hilton Vancouver Washington. Other panelists were Esther Liu of LSW Architects and Scott Bailey of the state Employment Security Department.

June 2, 2022, 7:04pm Business Subscriber Exclusive

Gas prices are too high. Housing is in short supply. Consumer confidence is falling. Read story

A man pushes a stroller past a church and some sandbags in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, on March 16. Egor Cotov, 34, lives Vinnytsia and works for Vancouver-based ToolBelt. He says Vinnytsia is a safe area.

Vancouver tech business hires remote workers from Ukraine

A man pushes a stroller past a church and some sandbags in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, on March 16. Egor Cotov, 34, lives Vinnytsia and works for Vancouver-based ToolBelt. He says Vinnytsia is a safe area.

May 25, 2022, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

“Hey. You doing OK?” wrote Ross Barbieri, co-founder of Vancouver-based ToolBelt. It was February, and he was writing to his former freelance worker Egor Cotov, who lives in Vinnytsia, in central Ukraine. Read story