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Stonemill Business Park along Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard is advertising some office space for lease. Only about 6.6 percent of local office space is available for lease, making Clark County&rsquo;s office market much tighter than other places.

Office space in Clark County still at a premium

Stonemill Business Park along Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard is advertising some office space for lease. Only about 6.6 percent of local office space is available for lease, making Clark County&rsquo;s office market much tighter than other places.

January 16, 2024, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Even though Vancouver’s office vacancy rate has slowly crept up from its 2019 low, the area’s asking rental price is at a 10-year high. Read story

Pet Wants, a franchised store owned by Jennifer Hope and Ryan Oller of Scappoose, Ore., specializes in custom-made food for dogs and cats using fresh ingredients. The couple started with a kiosk at Vancouver Mall before opening their full shop a year and a half ago.

Vancouver Mall thinks small: Shopping center destination for small, locally owned businesses

Pet Wants, a franchised store owned by Jennifer Hope and Ryan Oller of Scappoose, Ore., specializes in custom-made food for dogs and cats using fresh ingredients. The couple started with a kiosk at Vancouver Mall before opening their full shop a year and a half ago.

January 15, 2024, 6:05am Business

Like most shopping malls, Vancouver Mall used to be a hub for national retailers. It still is, but now it has also morphed into a retail destination for small and locally owned businesses. Read story

An employee works at ePac Flexible Packaging at the Vancouver Innovation Center in east Vancouver. The industrial center has undergone an extensive renovation since developers bought it in 2020.

Vancouver Innovation Center now a nicer place to innovate

An employee works at ePac Flexible Packaging at the Vancouver Innovation Center in east Vancouver. The industrial center has undergone an extensive renovation since developers bought it in 2020.

January 13, 2024, 6:09am Business

The campus formerly occupied by HP Inc. in east Vancouver no longer feels like it’s stuck in the 1980s. Read story

Discount available for some NW Natural customers

January 11, 2024, 5:58am Business

Qualifying NW Natural Washington customers are now eligible for up to 80 percent discounts on their natural gas bills. Read story

Courtney and Ryan Self pass their toddler son, Hudson, between them at their Vancouver area home, where they run the small business HuddyBearCo. It sells clothing and toys for babies and toddlers. Hudson&rsquo;s premature birth inspired their give-back venture.

After son born prematurely, Vancouver parents start online store HuddyBearCo and donate to NICU

Courtney and Ryan Self pass their toddler son, Hudson, between them at their Vancouver area home, where they run the small business HuddyBearCo. It sells clothing and toys for babies and toddlers. Hudson&rsquo;s premature birth inspired their give-back venture.

January 9, 2024, 6:08am Business

Courtney Self and her husband were shocked when their son was born seven weeks early. Hudson, now 2½, required an extensive stay in the neonatal intensive care unit. Their experience with a preemie led them to launch an online children’s store, HuddyBearCo. Read story

Construction workers move a piece of siding up a ladder on Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver. The construction industry locally and nationally is seeing huge labor shortages, delaying projects and making them more expensive.

Labor shortages in construction cause delays, drive up costs in Clark County

Construction workers move a piece of siding up a ladder on Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver. The construction industry locally and nationally is seeing huge labor shortages, delaying projects and making them more expensive.

January 9, 2024, 6:08am Business Subscriber Exclusive

For years, the local construction industry has seen labor shortages. Experts say the trend is driving up the cost of building and causing delays. Read story

The Attorney General's Office expects to send more than 400,000 checks to Washington households by the end of the year because the state has settled a series of price-fixing lawsuits with chicken and tuna producers.

Tuna, chicken settlement checks from Washington AG’s Office are legitimate – don’t throw them away

The Attorney General's Office expects to send more than 400,000 checks to Washington households by the end of the year because the state has settled a series of price-fixing lawsuits with chicken and tuna producers.

January 4, 2024, 6:05am Business

If you get a check in the mail from the Washington Attorney General’s Office, don’t throw it away. It’s not a scam, as feared by several who called The Columbian after the unexpected checks arrived. Read story

SCORE member Al Gold talks about the importance of the “elevator Pitch” to attendees of a SCORE Business Education series at the Port of Kalama. Several of the attendees completed the course and now have facilities located in the Port of Kalama’s Mountain Timber Market.

SCORE small-business mentorships streamline experience for Southwest Washington entrepreneurs

SCORE member Al Gold talks about the importance of the “elevator Pitch” to attendees of a SCORE Business Education series at the Port of Kalama. Several of the attendees completed the course and now have facilities located in the Port of Kalama’s Mountain Timber Market.

January 3, 2024, 6:08am Business

When Nancie Edwards launched her Camas business, Canine Coach, she knew she’d be connecting with SCORE. She’d heard about the organization when she was studying business management at Portland State University. Read story

The five foundresses of the Sisters of Providence Northwest mission in Washington Territory. Front row: Sister Praxedes of Providence, Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Sister Mary of the Precious Blood. Back row, Sister Vincent de Paul, Sister Blandine of the Holy Angels.

Sisters of Providence’s holy ground: Mother Joseph Catholic Cemetery of Vancouver final resting place for pioneering religious women

The five foundresses of the Sisters of Providence Northwest mission in Washington Territory. Front row: Sister Praxedes of Providence, Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Sister Mary of the Precious Blood. Back row, Sister Vincent de Paul, Sister Blandine of the Holy Angels.

January 3, 2024, 6:06am Churches & Religion

Tucked away behind Vancouver Barracks National Cemetery lies another cemetery nearly as old. In it lies the remains, not of soldiers but of pioneering women, such as Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart, who brought their Catholic faith and personal grit to Southwest Washington, influencing the greater Pacific Northwest region… Read story

Instructor Allora Maxey leads a class on interviewing for jobs Nov. 29 at Next in east Vancouver. Teens and young adults from around the area meet at Next nearly every day to get career advice and job-seeking training.

Vancouver career program Next prepares young adults 16 to 24 years old for future

Instructor Allora Maxey leads a class on interviewing for jobs Nov. 29 at Next in east Vancouver. Teens and young adults from around the area meet at Next nearly every day to get career advice and job-seeking training.

December 28, 2023, 6:07am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Thousands of young adults have passed through Next’s doors in Vancouver since it opened in 2018. They’ve received career coaching, job search support, GED testing and even free food. Read story