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Columbian Port & Economy Reporter

Aerial of the former Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay in Vancouver in March.

Bridging the Terminal 1 project

Aerial of the former Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay in Vancouver in March.

September 20, 2015, 6:15am Business

Die-hard detractors of the Columbia River Crossing might want to take this sitting down: Even in death, the politically discordant Interstate 5 Bridge replacement project that included light rail into Vancouver is helping rearrange the city's future development. Read story

Port of C-W board to vote to fill District 1 vacancy

September 19, 2015, 6:00am Business

Port of Camas-Washougal commissioners on Tuesday are slated to vote to appoint a successor to serve out the District 1 term of the late Commissioner Mark Lampton. Read story

John Hack of Tesoro, second from left in orange vest, shares information about tank cars with invited guests at the Port of Vancouver's Terminal 5 on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 17, 2015.

Companies backing oil terminal plan unveil new oil rail cars

John Hack of Tesoro, second from left in orange vest, shares information about tank cars with invited guests at the Port of Vancouver's Terminal 5 on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 17, 2015.

September 17, 2015, 6:06pm Business

The companies proposing what would be the nation's largest rail-to-marine oil transfer terminal in Vancouver on Thursday showed off new reinforced oil rail cars that exceed new federal standards at an invitation-only event at the Port of Vancouver, in their most direct response to public concerns about safety issues related… Read story

A train of tank cars passes on the BNSF Railway tracks through Vancouver on May 30, 2014.

Oil terminal review won’t be expanded despite new details

A train of tank cars passes on the BNSF Railway tracks through Vancouver on May 30, 2014.

September 17, 2015, 4:28pm Business

The state agency examining the impacts of what would be the nation's largest rail-to-marine oil transfer terminal in Vancouver says it won't broaden its analysis in the face of new contract details showing the facility could be expanded or that a second one could be built in the future. Read story

The Port of Vancouver on Thursday morning, August 13, 2015, celebrated the completion of a new $30 million rail entrance project. Dubbed the &quot;trench,&quot; it allows trains to move under the Columbia River Rail Bridge and to avoid conflicts with BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad mainlines.

Vancouver port candidates are like oil and water

The Port of Vancouver on Thursday morning, August 13, 2015, celebrated the completion of a new $30 million rail entrance project. Dubbed the &quot;trench,&quot; it allows trains to move under the Columbia River Rail Bridge and to avoid conflicts with BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad mainlines.

September 13, 2015, 6:00am Business

The policy and political differences between Eric LaBrant and Lisa Ross — candidates for Port of Vancouver commissioner — probably couldn't get any more glaring. Read story

PSU Washougal A waterfront redevelopment project led by the Port of Camas-Washougal is about 1.7 miles away from Washougal's downtown.

8 candidates vie for Port of C-W seat

PSU Washougal A waterfront redevelopment project led by the Port of Camas-Washougal is about 1.7 miles away from Washougal's downtown.

September 12, 2015, 6:00am Business

The Port of Camas-Washougal's search for a successor to the late Commissioner Mark Lampton continues next week, as eight applicants are slated to be interviewed for the District 1 position by Commissioners Bill Ward and Bill Macrae-Smith. Read story

The Port of Vancouver is creating a master plan for redevelopment of Terminal 1, a 13-acre site now dominated by the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay.

Developer, Vancouver port spar over Terminal 1

The Port of Vancouver is creating a master plan for redevelopment of Terminal 1, a 13-acre site now dominated by the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay.

September 8, 2015, 6:43pm Business

If port builds workforce housing fast, would that compete with developer's upscale condos? Read story

Rick Campfield of SunModo, third from left, and John Harley of Brimma Solar, second from right, talk about the future of solar energy Thursday afternoon, Sept. 3, 2015 at Brimma Solar in Vancouver.

Vancouver’s solar power sector seeing growth

Rick Campfield of SunModo, third from left, and John Harley of Brimma Solar, second from right, talk about the future of solar energy Thursday afternoon, Sept. 3, 2015 at Brimma Solar in Vancouver.

September 3, 2015, 5:30pm Business

Boosters of solar power on Thursday unveiled a new report about the increase in use of that renewable energy as part of a larger effort to support the federal government's push to slash carbon pollution in the face of climate change. Thursday's event also put the spotlight on Vancouver's growing… Read story

The proposed Tesoro-Savage oil transfer terminal at the Port of Vancouver would include operations at Terminal 5, west of Interstate 5.

Attorney seeks wider oil-terminal review

The proposed Tesoro-Savage oil transfer terminal at the Port of Vancouver would include operations at Terminal 5, west of Interstate 5.

August 21, 2015, 5:00pm Business

The recent release of a largely unredacted contract is having repercussions for Washington state's ongoing examination of the environmental impacts of what would be the nation's largest rail-to-marine oil transfer terminal at the Port of Vancouver. Read story

An oil train passes the Vancouver Land Bridge in  June 2014.

Small business coalition says oil terminal will cost jobs

An oil train passes the Vancouver Land Bridge in  June 2014.

August 17, 2015, 5:00pm Business

Debate over the economic merits of an oil terminal proposed in Vancouver resurfaced Tuesday, with a coalition of small business owners arguing the project's 176 jobs will come at a loss of 2,880 jobs over 10 years. Read story