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Meat seller brings low-cost sales model to Vancouver

Customers buy in bulk, package it themselves in exchange for better price

In 2001, a Utah grocery store meat buyer discovered patrons were willing to buy 40-pound boxes of meat and package it themselves in exchange for a better price.

Starbucks to start posting calorie counts on menus

NEW YORK — Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks.

Boeing receives first orders for Dreamliner 787-10

Decision on where plane will be built has not been made yet

At the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, as expected, Boeing Co. launched the final and largest member of its Dreamliner jet family, the 787-10.

Oregon jobless rate below 8% for first time since '08

The unemployment rate in Oregon has dipped below 8 percent for the first time since the nation fell sharply into the Great Recession in the fall of 2008.

Fewer fireworks stands to open in Clark County, across state

Three fewer licensed fireworks stands will operate in Clark County this year compared to last year, part of a statewide downward trend, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Office of the Washington State Fire Marshal.

Army Corps won't do overall study of coal exports

Wash., Ore. officials had requested research

SEATTLE — An official with the Army Corps of Engineers told a Congressional committee Tuesday that the agency doesn’t plan a broad environmental study on exporting coal from the Western United States.

Update: Chrysler agrees to repair SUVs on fire risk

DETROIT — Chrysler said it will fix 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty sport-utility vehicles that U.S. regulators linked to 51 deaths.

As economy gains, fewer disability claims filed

The number of U.S. workers filing long-term disability claims declined for the first time in at least four years in 2012 amid an improving economy and employment picture.

Brunell: Portland ignores proven benefits of fluoridation

When it comes to drinking water, Portland is an odd duck. Since 1956, voters have consistently rejected adding minuscule amounts of fluoride to their water supply to prevent tooth decay. They again flocked to the polls in May to kill the latest ballot measure.

Vancouver workshop targets small, new business owners

The Vancouver office of the Washington State Department of Revenue is hosting a free workshop for new and small business owners from 9 a.m. till noon Wednesday at 8008 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Suite 340.

Judge tosses NLRB ruling over disputed port jobs

PORTLAND — A federal judge has reopened the dispute over which union workers at the Port of Portland should perform the task of plugging and unplugging refrigerated cargo containers.U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman ruled Monday that the National Labor Relations Board overstepped its authority last year when it awarded the work to union electricians instead of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union.

Long-haul planes get boost at Paris Air Show

Boeing, Airbus win pledges for their wide-body jets

LE BOURGET, France -- Airbus and Boeing won pledges for big purchases of their lucrative long-haul, wide-body jets at the Paris Air Show on Monday, raising hopes that demand is recovering following the worldwide recession.

Local psychologist stakes out 'Emotional Vampires at Work'

Author draws on insights from his four decades in private practice

Vancouver clinical psychologist and author Al Bernstein uses humor to deal with pain, knowing there's too much pain and too little humor in many workplaces.

Kortum, CEO of PeaceHealth's Columbia Network, to retire

Joe Kortum, who led Southwest Washington Medical Center for eight years and who served as CEO of the Columbia Network of PeaceHealth for two years, announces he will retire