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
December 6, 2015, 6:04am Business
Washington's review of major energy facilities is unlike that of any other state. It relies on an appointed body of government officials, called the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, to examine major proposals and produce environmental impact statements that are advisories to the governor. The process can be exhaustive, but it's intended to minimize politics and provide a fair and balanced evaluation of major energy projects. While the public is… Read story
December 6, 2015, 6:03am Business
With The Columbian's 2016 Economic Forecast Breakfast just around the year-end corner, I decided to look at forecasts from past years to see how much times have changed in our local business world. My review of essays written by participants from years past became a walk down the memory lane of hard times. Read story
December 4, 2015, 4:41pm Business
If you're looking for good news this holiday season, consider this: the greatest area of job growth in Clark County over the past seven years is in jobs that deliver the highest wages. Read story
December 3, 2015, 2:05pm Business
The nonprofit operator of the troubled Everest College said Thursday that it will shut its Vancouver and Portland campuses and consolidate its metro-area programs at its existing Tigard, Ore., campus. Read story
December 2, 2015, 11:04am Business
ONtheGO Platforms, a local innovator in software development for smart glasses, has been acquired by a Silicon Valley company that also is working on smart glasses technology, the two companies announced Wednesday. Read story
November 27, 2015, 3:13pm Business
Draft resolution takes aim at worries about oil train traffic Read story
November 25, 2015, 1:59pm Business
Having moved from Portland to a small downtown Vancouver storefront in October 2011, Mt. Tabor Brewing is getting ready for another big move, this time to Felida. Read story
November 24, 2015, 2:50pm Business
Clark County added 700 jobs during October, when adjusting for seasonal factors, with strong gains in a broad range of professional and services industries. Read story
November 23, 2015, 3:34pm Business
Kelly Love has resigned as chief executive officer of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and will take on a new role as a public and community affairs representative at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, the chamber announced on Monday. Read story
