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… Read story
March 27, 2024, 5:38pm Business Updated 1 day ago
Vancouver officials want to curb greenhouse gas emissions from some of the biggest polluters in the city: buildings. Read story
March 27, 2024, 6:09am Business
The operator of a 33-mile railroad through Clark County continues to run afoul of state environmental regulations. On Monday, the Washington State Department of Ecology ordered Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad to comply with state water pollution laws. Read story
March 26, 2024, 7:56pm Business Updated 1 day ago
Officials envisioned a square mile in east Vancouver known as Section 30 evolving into a mixed-use haven with places to live, work and recreate, much like nearby Columbia Tech Center. But some property owners there have other plans. Read story
March 26, 2024, 10:35am Business Updated 18 hours ago
Clark County could soon be home to three Trader Joe’s grocery store. Read story
March 26, 2024, 6:05am Business
Battle Ground officials are pushing back on Clark County’s proposal to allow industrial development along a railroad that passes through the city. At its March 18 meeting, the Battle Ground City Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing expansion of a county zoning overlay for so-called freight-rail dependent uses. Read story
March 26, 2024, 6:05am Business
A new report shows a slight increase in availability of low-income housing in the Vancouver-Portland metro area. Read story
March 25, 2024, 2:29pm Business Updated 2 days ago
Vancouver police are investigating a Friday altercation involving a gun at Vancouver Mall that left mall customers scared but uninjured. Read story
March 23, 2024, 6:10am Business
A group of Skamania County residents say they fear the county’s moratorium on recreational applications won’t be enough to keep a proposed adventure park from being built. Read story
March 22, 2024, 7:40am Business
When a series of landslides interrupted Amtrak’s service in Southwest Washington between December and February, the company described the location of the slides as “south of Kelso.” Read story