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
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
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
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
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
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
August 15, 2015, 5:00pm Business
The band members walked onto the stage at the Clark County Fair's grandstand without fanfare, introducing themselves as the Guess Who. Frontman Derek Sharp, born the year that the Canadian rock band recorded its first hit 50 years ago, joked about the gray-haired crowd in the grandstand. Then it was… Read story
August 14, 2015, 5:00pm Business
The number of loans originated nationally on single-family homes and condos in this year's second quarter rose 22 percent from the previous quarter and 23 percent from a year ago, housing data firm RealtyTrac reported Friday. Read story
August 12, 2015, 5:00pm Business
It's an age-old question for tourists — how do I get away from other tourists to find someplace authentic? Read story
August 10, 2015, 5:00pm Business
Papa Murphy's, the Vancouver-based take-and-bake pizza chain, reported a 33 percent increase in revenue, to $29.1 million, in its fiscal second quarter. Comparable store sales rose 4.5 percent from one year ago. Read story
