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Columbian Business Editor

Renovation of the former Vancouver City Hall into a commercial office building now called Block 56 is nearing completion. This fall, the building will be fully occupied with three tenants, one on each floor.

Former City Hall gets new life

Renovation of the former Vancouver City Hall into a commercial office building now called Block 56 is nearing completion. This fall, the building will be fully occupied with three tenants, one on each floor.

September 8, 2015, 6:00am Business

Vancouver's former City Hall, a building renamed Block 56, is now fully leased and is moving into its new life as a Class A office building. Read story

Strictly Business: Top 10 ways to pitch news

September 6, 2015, 6:01am Business

Lots of people want to keep their name out of The Columbian, or any other newspaper, for that matter. Think criminals, drunk drivers, leaders of failing businesses as examples. Read story

John Taylor, owner of Modern Home Design & Build, and his wife, Julie Wilcox, stand in front of The Hyfield, one of five homes included in this year’s NW Natural Parade of Homes, which opens Friday and runs through Sept. 20. Taylor says his home designs are reminiscent of the midcentury architecture of Southern California.

Parade of Homes takes modern turn

John Taylor, owner of Modern Home Design & Build, and his wife, Julie Wilcox, stand in front of The Hyfield, one of five homes included in this year’s NW Natural Parade of Homes, which opens Friday and runs through Sept. 20. Taylor says his home designs are reminiscent of the midcentury architecture of Southern California.

September 3, 2015, 6:00am Business

It's impossible not to notice that the home called The Hyfield at this year's NW Natural Parade of Homes is a home unlike any other in Clark County. Read story

Former Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard, left, and Clark College President Bob Knight joined Washington Gov.

Pollard, Knight join trade mission

Former Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard, left, and Clark College President Bob Knight joined Washington Gov.

September 1, 2015, 5:09pm Business

Gov. Jay Inslee's nine-day trade mission to Korea and Japan includes three Southwest Washington representatives who are attending portions of the visit as part of a 70-plus member delegation of Washington business and government officials. Read story

Mike Kiessling, director of the Northwest Line Construction Industry's Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, installs a sign on the training program's new property at 1705 S.E. 17th St. in  Battle Ground.

Linesman training center moving to Battle Ground

Mike Kiessling, director of the Northwest Line Construction Industry's Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, installs a sign on the training program's new property at 1705 S.E. 17th St. in  Battle Ground.

August 26, 2015, 5:00pm Business

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of the Northwest Line Construction Industry, a nonprofit organization that trains apprentices from all over the country, is hoping to break ground on a new training center in Battle Ground next year. Read story

The Red Lion at the Quay, then the Thunderbird at the Quay, in 1984.

Vancouver Red Lion to close; 82 will lose jobs

The Red Lion at the Quay, then the Thunderbird at the Quay, in 1984.

August 26, 2015, 5:00pm Business

The Red Lion at the Quay, a landmark on the Vancouver waterfront since the 1960's, will close its doors on Oct. 31, leaving 82 employees without jobs. Read story

Construction in  Clark County added 300 jobs in July, though it was not in the top industries for job creation in the last 12 months.

Clark County employment solid again in July

Construction in  Clark County added 300 jobs in July, though it was not in the top industries for job creation in the last 12 months.

August 25, 2015, 5:00pm Business

Clark County posted what regional economist Scott Bailey described as "another solid month" for employment in July, although numbers released Wednesday show that the county never did reach the 150,000 job mark that seemed possible a month ago. Read story

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Mark LaLiberte, right, a building science expert, led an informational tour on Thursday in a home under construction by Urban NW Homes in Ridgefield. He explained what builders are doing to make homes more sustainable, energy efficient and durable.

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Mark LaLiberte, right, a building science expert, led an informational tour on Thursday in a home under construction by Urban NW Homes in Ridgefield. He explained what builders are doing to make homes more sustainable, energy efficient and durable.

August 19, 2015, 5:00pm Business

Many newly built homes are full of bells and whistles — granite countertops, soaring ceilings, expansive master suites — but prospective buyers would be wise to look beneath the skin to learn whether the home they want to buy is built with efficiency and comfort in mind. Read story

Ridgefield port to buy back property

August 18, 2015, 5:00pm Business

The Port of Ridgefield, having second thoughts about last year's sale of a key industrial property, is about to repurchase the property at a little more than its original sale price after a development plan by the land's purchaser failed. Read story

Home sales in Southwest Washington were up 25 percent in July from one year ago, the RMLS real estate listing service reported.

Southwest Washington home sales still hot

Home sales in Southwest Washington were up 25 percent in July from one year ago, the RMLS real estate listing service reported.

August 17, 2015, 5:00pm Business

The real estate market continues to sizzle during this year's hot summer, with home sales and prices continuing their steady year-over-year upswing in July, according to the latest report from the RMLS real estate listing service. Read story