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Columbian Business Editor

Real estate firm sells brokerage division

December 23, 2015, 4:13pm Business

The regional real estate firm NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson has sold its brokerage division and will be transferring many property management accounts to Colliers International, a move that affects the company's seven-person Vancouver office. Read story

Construction crews work near the intersection of Northeast 94th Avenue and Northeast 96th Street on Nov. 24, 2015.

Clark County economy continued to show strength in November

Construction crews work near the intersection of Northeast 94th Avenue and Northeast 96th Street on Nov. 24, 2015.

December 22, 2015, 3:47pm Business

Clark County's economy continued to show strength in November, with new 300 jobs and a solid 4 percent job growth rate during the past 12 months, the state Employment Security Department reported Tuesday. Read story

Vancouver Mall Manager JB Schutte said he and Levin agree that Vancouver is "under-restauranted" and they would like to see more food offerings at the mall.

Vancouver Mall manager optimistic about ownership change

Vancouver Mall Manager JB Schutte said he and Levin agree that Vancouver is "under-restauranted" and they would like to see more food offerings at the mall.

December 21, 2015, 5:04pm Business

JB Schutte has a new title, effective last Friday: general manager of Vancouver Mall. Read story

Vancouver Mall has 125 stores.

Vancouver Mall gets a new owner, old name

Vancouver Mall has 125 stores.

December 18, 2015, 8:33pm Business

A Dallas real estate investment company has purchased the Westfield Vancouver mall and four other U.S. malls owned by Australia-based Westfield Corp., the investment company said Friday, in a deal valued at $1.1 billion. Read story

Wal-Mart employees join shoppers and community leaders in celebrating the opening of the Orchards store in September.

Wal-Mart wage hike slight in Washington

Wal-Mart employees join shoppers and community leaders in celebrating the opening of the Orchards store in September.

December 17, 2015, 4:33pm Business

Wal-Mart's promise of wage increases for workers will result in raises for 8,800 workers in Washington, the company said this week. Read story

An oil train passes through downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver Energy: Local oil not for export

An oil train passes through downtown Vancouver.

December 16, 2015, 5:13pm Business

The likely Congress repeal of restrictions on U.S. oil exports is drawing criticism from environmental groups opposed to new oil transfer terminals in Oregon and Washington, including what would be the nation's largest such terminal at the Port of Vancouver. Read story

Terminal 5 is the proposed site for an oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver.

Vancouver Energy draws new complaint over mailer

Terminal 5 is the proposed site for an oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver.

December 16, 2015, 5:11pm Business

The California Air Resources Board has joined the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in saying that its work has been misrepresented in a widely circulated mailer produced by Vancouver Energy, the joint oil terminal venture of Tesoro Corp. and Savage Companies. Read story

Matthew Barbee, head of recipe development for Perfect Co., makes chocolate chip cookies using Perfect Bake at the company&#039;s downtown Vancouver test kitchen.

Vancouver’s Perfect Co. has recipe for successvideo icon

Matthew Barbee, head of recipe development for Perfect Co., makes chocolate chip cookies using Perfect Bake at the company&#039;s downtown Vancouver test kitchen.

December 15, 2015, 4:28pm Business

The Perfect Co., a Vancouver-based maker of products for creating drinks and baked goods, has a name that leaves no doubt what it thinks of its wares. Read story

Signs advertise homes for sale in Laurel Heights in Ridgefield.

Listings dwindle, home prices rise

Signs advertise homes for sale in Laurel Heights in Ridgefield.

December 15, 2015, 5:45am Business

Southwest Washington's real estate market endured a continued shortage of new listings in November, while prices continued to climb in the face of strong demand, according to the November "Market Action" report from RMLS, the regional real estate listing service. Read story

Terminal 5 is the proposed site for an oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver.

Carnegie Endowment questions Vancouver Energy mailer

Terminal 5 is the proposed site for an oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver.

December 14, 2015, 5:23pm Business

A Washington, D.C., think tank wants Vancouver Energy — the partnership that wants to build an oil transfer terminal at the Port of Vancouver — to “publicly correct” what it says is a misrepresentation that appears in a widely distributed mailer promoting the oil terminal project. Read story