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Developer buys another downtown Vancouver building

May 22, 2013 5:41 p.m.

Another downtown Vancouver building has sold to Hurley Development, a local company in its fifth year of snapping up real estate in this city's only urban corridor. more

Interior Secretary Jewell will speak in Portland

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, former CEO of Seattle-based REI, will visit Portland tomorrow and Friday for public events.

AAA: 31.2 million expected to hit road for holiday weekend

It's going to be another busy Memorial Day weekend on the nation's highways.

HP stays in slump as earnings dip 32 percent

CEO says revenue might not start growing at an acceptable rate for a while

SAN FRANCISCO — Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.

UPDATE: Herrera Beutler sends legislative message to Coast Guard on CRC

Congresswoman's provision advises agency to consider project's economic impacts

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler moved legislation on Wednesday cautioning the U.S. Coast Guard to think twice about granting a permit for a new Columbia River bridge if it restricts river traffic.

Emerald House displays ways to save

An energy-efficient home, designed for a low-income family, is open for public tour between 3 and 5 p.m. Friday. The Plant Clark Emerald House, 9717 N.E. 25th Ave. was designed to use 60 percent less energy and water than a typical home. Features include:

Jobless Clark County residents' aid is cut

Federal benefits reduced 21% for 2,500 people due to sequester

An estimated 2,500 Clark County residents received a 21 percent reduction to their federal unemployment benefits over the weekend, demonstrating one more way across-the-board federal spending cuts could slow Clark County's economic growth, a regional economist says.

Clark County economy expands, but it still has a 'long ways to go'

Employment gained 2,500 jobs in 12 months through April

Clark County's economy continued to expand in April at a healthy annualized rate of roughly 2 percent, a state Employment Security Department report showed Tuesday, with payrolls fattening in several sectors, including construction, manufacturing, and leisure and hospitality.

Plans for $400M natural gas power plant at Kalama stall

Plans for a $400 million natural gas-fueled power plant at Kalama are on hold after one of the partners dropped out of the project.

Consultant selected for Longview coal terminal

Cowlitz County commissioners approved a contract Tuesday with a consultant to conduct the environmental review for a proposed coal export terminal on the Columbia River at Longview.

PeaceHealth and UW Medicine agree to affiliate

Vancouver-based PeaceHealth, which operates four medical centers in Washington and five in Oregon and Alaska, will form an alliance with academic hospital system University of Washington Medicine, the organizations announced today.

Eminem's publisher sues Facebook; suit names Portland firm

DETROIT — Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper's songs.

Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes

WASHINGTON — Apple's CEO is disputing assertions by a Senate panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates.

Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-one entertainment

REDMOND — Microsoft thinks it has the one.

Regional housing nonprofit teams with Portland group

Nonprofit housing organization Affordable Community Environments of Southwest Washington is now a subsidiary corporation of REACH Community Development of Portland. The combined portfolio of REACH and ACE includes nearly 1,900 housing units. Of that total, ACE has 198 family, workforce, senior and disabled housing units in Clark County. ACE and REACH have each been in operation for 31 years.

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