The Columbian

Six Vancouver Subway stores appear abandoned as liquidation looms

The Subway on Eighth Street in downtown Vancouver is among those that have closed across Clark County. The store appears to have been abandoned, according to a lawsuit filed by its landlord.

October 22, 2024, 6:08am Business

Six Clark County Subway locations that closed abruptly this summer still look operational. Advertisements cover the windows. Furniture, ovens and counters sit inside untouched. But on the heels of the franchise owner’s bankruptcy, one Vancouver landlord says the stores have been abandoned. Read story

Papa Murphy’s has faltered in recent months, with closures impacting the locally beloved take-and-bake pizza company.

Papa Murphy’s loses about 100 stores; Vancouver-based pizza place sold to Canadian company in 2019

October 16, 2024, 4:01pm Business

Papa Murphy’s parent company lost about 100 locations in its financial third quarter, primarily from closures of franchise stores. Read story

A customer leaves the Safeway at 13719 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd. The store is set to close in January, destined to become a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van dealership.

East Vancouver Safeway officially closing in January; site will be a Sprinter van dealership

October 14, 2024, 3:35pm Business Subscriber Exclusive

Plans are finally afoot to convert east Vancouver’s Safeway into a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van dealership. Read story

A motorist passes by vacant lots off state Highway 503 where developers have proposed a 13-building industrial development.

13 industrial buildings could be built on long-vacant Brush Prairie property

October 10, 2024, 6:09am Business

A developer has proposed 13 industrial buildings on a roughly 6-acre property off state Highway 503 in Brush Prairie, according to planning documents submitted to Clark County. Read story

Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier, left, and challenger Russell Barber, candidates for the 49th District House, Position 2, shake hands at the beginning of their segment of a recent League of Women Voters forum.

Is it time for change in 49th Legislative District? Newcomers challenge 3 incumbents

October 9, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

The three incumbent Democrats representing the 49th Legislative District are all facing political newcomers on the Nov. 5 ballot. Read story

Smith Tower Apartments is undergoing a major renovation for the first time since it opened in 1966.

Former ‘eyesore’ Smith Tower is getting its first major interior and exterior renovation in decades

October 5, 2024, 6:13am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Smith Tower Apartments goes by many names: Vancouver’s beer can. The Capitol Records Tower of Vancouver. Mid-Columbia Manor. Read story

Stories by Sarah Wolf

Columbian staff writer

Renovation of former Spanky’s building marks major milestone for downtown Vancouver

PacifiCorp plans to run high-voltage line from Swift Dam through east Clark County into Oregon