Gordon Oliver
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Riverview adds to loss in revised earnings report
The bank adds reserve fund for three troubled loans
Gas prices drop — but not for us
Tight supplies keep West Coast from following national trend
Retail gas prices in Southwest Washington and much of the West are pushing toward record levels, but long-awaited relief from budget-killing stops at the gas pumps could finally be on the way, the automobile club AAA Oregon/Idaho speculated Tuesday.
State wins $128 million health exchange grant
Washington will receive a $128 million federal grant to develop and implement the state’s Health Benefit Exchange, which will essentially be a marketplace for consumers to find, compare and enroll in health care coverage beginning in 2014.
Local gas prices climb, defying national trend
Cost per gallon up more than 20 cents from one week ago
It looks like recent reports of impending drops in gas prices were premature, at least for those of us who live in the Northwest.
Alaska wins approval for new nonstop between Portland and D.C.'s Reagan National
The airlines will offer one new daily non-stop flight
Comcast to raise rates for basic cable service
The rate increase, affecting 9.300 customers, is the first since November 2010.
Fuel prices stubbornly high around Northwest
Much of nation should see cheaper prices into summer
Gas prices are dropping dramatically in much of the nation, but the cost of fuel is trending down far more slowly in the Northwest, including the Vancouver-Portland area, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday.
Riverview Bancorp reports $12.8 million quarterly loss
Net loss for the full fiscal year climbs to $28.5 million
Vancouver-based Riverview Bancorp, parent of Riverview Community Bank, today reported a loss of $12.8 million, or 57 cents per share, in its fourth fiscal quarter ending March 31. It was the bank’s second quarterly loss, and it raised Riverview’s net loss for the full fiscal year to $28.5 million, or $1.28 per share.
Branding topic of May PubTalk event
Clean technology companies will also make presentations
Clark County PubTalk will continue its pattern of changing its mix of format and topics with its May event, titled “To Market, To Market: Branding Your Way to Success.”
WSUV students seeing bright future
WSUV’s Creative Media & Digital Culture program find they have the right blend
On their last official day in the classroom, students in Washington State University Vancouver’s Creative Media & Digital Culture program should have been saying goodbye to each other and enjoying the coffee and pastry treats set out on a corner table.
