October 11, 2015, 6:05am Business
Few people could love their job more than Clinton Cotton, an employee of the New Seasons Market at Fisher's Landing, loves his. And few could receive as much love back in return from fellow employees and customers who enjoy the charming man his father calls a "human magnet" who exudes joy everywhere he goes. Read story
October 9, 2015, 5:00pm Business
Moody's Investor Service on Thursday assigned a B3 Corporate Family Rating to the Cowlitz Tribal Gaming Authority's $485 million financing for its casino in La Center, a cautionary rating that takes into account potential risks involved in debt-financed casino projects by Native American tribal organizations. Read story
October 7, 2015, 6:09pm Business
The six employees of the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay who gathered last week to discuss the impending closure of the hotel-restaurant complex have served generations of local and out-of-town guests. The restaurant and bar once served as Vancouver's premiere window on the Columbia River, before it slid into a long, irreversible decline. Read story
October 4, 2015, 6:01am Business
My wife and I spent last weekend in a fabulous country home in Parkdale, Ore., in the upper reaches of the fruit-filled Hood River Valley. We woke to spectacular views of Mount Hood's north slope and signed off our two evenings there, under a full moon that lit the silent valley and the wooded hillside that defined its boundary. We were in another world but less than two hours from… Read story
October 4, 2015, 6:00am Business
One hundred and twenty-five years ago this week, on Oct. 10, 1890, the Vancouver Columbian introduced itself to its readers for the first time. Read story
September 29, 2015, 4:35pm Business
Riverview Bancorp's recent appointment of an institutional investor to its board of directors has triggered speculation that the Vancouver-based banking company, parent of Riverview Community Bank, could become the target of a corporate takeover. Read story
September 24, 2015, 5:39am Business
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced Wednesday that it is proposing an average 2 percent increase in workers' compensation rates for 2016, saying the increase in insurance rates is due to rising wages and health care costs. Read story
September 23, 2015, 12:10pm Business
Clark County's newest Wal-Mart, a 24-hour Supercenter at 14505 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd. in Orchards, opened Wednesday with the national anthem, speeches by company and public officials, and a crowd of eager shoppers waiting for their time to spend. Read story
September 21, 2015, 4:28pm Business
On Tuesday, Kuni Automotive Group CEO Greg Goodwin will accept a Patriot Award from a military-based organization that works to support veterans. But Goodwin is quick to defer to others in his Vancouver-based company, which owns 15 luxury car dealerships in four states, for their work on a companywide initiative to expand job opportunities for vets. Read story
September 17, 2015, 6:01am Business
Five businesses in Clark and Cowlitz counties will open their doors to young adult visitors Oct. 5-7 as part of a local initiative aimed at educating young people about employment possibilities in the manufacturing industry. Read story
