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Columbian Business Editor

Carbon12, the tallest mass timber and cross-laminated timber building in the country, is an eight-story condominium tower in Portland completed in January 2018 and designed and developed by Path Architecture and Kaiser Group. Those two firms, which operate as one company, are planning to build a similar structure at The Waterfront Vancouver on Block 14. The building would be called The Trestle.

Trendy timber at chic Waterfront Vancouver?

Carbon12, the tallest mass timber and cross-laminated timber building in the country, is an eight-story condominium tower in Portland completed in January 2018 and designed and developed by Path Architecture and Kaiser Group. Those two firms, which operate as one company, are planning to build a similar structure at The Waterfront Vancouver on Block 14. The building would be called The Trestle.

March 10, 2019, 6:00am Business

In its brief existence, The Waterfront Vancouver has offered an urban development few could have thought possible in Vancouver. Read story

Bruce Cazenave (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Ex-Nautilus CEO Bruce Cazenave lands at direct-to-consumer Bluestem Group

Bruce Cazenave (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

March 8, 2019, 9:30am Business

Bruce Cazenave, who a week ago stepped down as president and CEO of Nautilus, Inc., has been named president and CEO of Bluestem Group Inc., a direct-to-consumer retailer, the Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company announced Friday. Read story

DiscoverOrg CEO Henry Schuck, whose company is one of the fastest growing in the county, is pictured in his downtown office.

DiscoverOrg of Vancouver makes another acquisition

DiscoverOrg CEO Henry Schuck, whose company is one of the fastest growing in the county, is pictured in his downtown office.

March 5, 2019, 9:54am Business

DiscoverOrg of Vancouver said Tuesday it bought NeverBounce, an email verification company with headquarters in Park City, Utah, and an office in Cleveland. Read story

Smokehouse Provisions in Vancouver opened in October 2016. It’s last day is scheduled for March 24, making way for the April 1 arrival of Smitty’s Original Coney Island at 8058 E. Mill Plain Blvd.

Goodbye Smokehouse Provisions, hello hot dogs

Smokehouse Provisions in Vancouver opened in October 2016. It’s last day is scheduled for March 24, making way for the April 1 arrival of Smitty’s Original Coney Island at 8058 E. Mill Plain Blvd.

March 4, 2019, 4:23pm Business

Chef B.J. Smith is following his heart in his plan to open Smitty’s Original Coney Island, a hot dog- and sandwich-focused restaurant and bar at The Mill shopping center in Vancouver’s North Garrison Heights neighborhood. Read story

Bruce Cazenave (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Nautilus CEO Bruce Cazenave resigns

Bruce Cazenave (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

March 1, 2019, 2:41pm Business

Nautilus CEO Bruce Cazenave, credited with leading Nautilus to stability after years of turmoil, has resigned, just a week after the Vancouver-based exercise equipment company announced disappointing fourth-quarter results. Read story

PeaceHealth announces top executive to depart post

February 25, 2019, 11:15am Business

Carol Aaron, PeaceHealth’s chief administrative officer the past nine years, will retire at the end of the year, the Catholic health system announced Monday. Read story

John Combs, a greeter at the Walmart Supercenter at 430 S.E. 192nd Ave. in Vancouver, welcomes his nephew to the store.

Vancouver Walmart greeter with cerebral palsy laid off due to policy change

John Combs, a greeter at the Walmart Supercenter at 430 S.E. 192nd Ave. in Vancouver, welcomes his nephew to the store.

February 23, 2019, 6:02am Business

John Combs has cerebral palsy and travels in a wheelchair. But he’s still able to work as a Walmart Supercenter greeter at Southeast 192nd Avenue, a job he loves and has held for more than two years. Read story

Tidewater Barge Lines, the largest inland marine transportation company west of the Mississippi River, has a fleet of 16 tugboats, including Chief, above, and 172 barges.

New York investment firm acquires Tidewater Barge Lines of Vancouver

Tidewater Barge Lines, the largest inland marine transportation company west of the Mississippi River, has a fleet of 16 tugboats, including Chief, above, and 172 barges.

February 20, 2019, 9:44am Business

Upper Bay Infrastructure Partners, a New York-based private investment firm, announced Wednesday it had acquired Tidewater Transportation & Terminals of Vancouver from investment firm Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, also based in New York. Read story

Mitchell Silagy, left, and Dave Silagy add spices to a habanero sauce while working in the kitchen of The Cedars at Salmon Creek golf course in Brush Prairie.

Silagy Sauce makes a splash — without a home of its own

Mitchell Silagy, left, and Dave Silagy add spices to a habanero sauce while working in the kitchen of The Cedars at Salmon Creek golf course in Brush Prairie.

February 17, 2019, 6:06am Business

A sweet, tangy aroma wafts over the clubhouse kitchen at The Cedars at Salmon Creek golf course. Read story

Thomus Cherry is pursuing a mechatronics certification at Clark College in instrumentation and control automation while working as an SEH America apprentice in Vancouver.

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Thomus Cherry is pursuing a mechatronics certification at Clark College in instrumentation and control automation while working as an SEH America apprentice in Vancouver.

February 15, 2019, 6:02am Business

Thomus Cherry is a Clark College student with a clear path to a $27-an-hour job at SEH America if he so chooses. Read story