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Thompson Metal Fab employees George Mason, left, and Mike Marsh look over shop drawings in 2016 at the company's Vancouver shop.

Clark County adds 400 jobs in September

Thompson Metal Fab employees George Mason, left, and Mike Marsh look over shop drawings in 2016 at the company's Vancouver shop.

October 25, 2022, 6:10pm Business

Clark County continued to add jobs in September: Not including seasonal trends, there were 400 more added last month, leaving the unemployment rate at 3.8 percent — more than a point lower than the 4.9 percent from September 2021. Read story

U.S. gives nearly $700K to Washington nonprofit that connects startups, investors

October 12, 2022, 6:04am Business

Do you work at or own a Clark County startup that is thinking about finding venture capitalist investors? Read story

Vancouver chef David Mork prepares a plate. In 2008, he co-opened Lapellah in Vancouver. The restaurant  helped elevate Vancouver's fine-dining scene.

Vancouver chef David Mork remembered for elevating fine dining at Lapellah

Vancouver chef David Mork prepares a plate. In 2008, he co-opened Lapellah in Vancouver. The restaurant  helped elevate Vancouver's fine-dining scene.

October 11, 2022, 7:25pm Business

David Mork, who elevated Vancouver’s fine-dining scene as Lapellah’s co-owner and head chef by creating farm-to-table ingredients for wood-fired paellas and other plates, died late last month. He was 47. Read story

Nomad Coffee's unusual-looking headquarters is a 1969 Citroen HY van. Owner Hayley Bennett bought it sight unseen from a seller in Amsterdam and had it shipped to the U.S.

1969 Citroen HY van helps Nomad Coffee create buzz in Vancouver

Nomad Coffee's unusual-looking headquarters is a 1969 Citroen HY van. Owner Hayley Bennett bought it sight unseen from a seller in Amsterdam and had it shipped to the U.S.

October 4, 2022, 6:03am Business

A new Vancouver coffee truck offers espresso drinks out of a 1969 Citroen HY van that owner Hayley Bennett had shipped here from Amsterdam and refurbished. Read story

“The first patient required heavy extrication as his vehicle rolled several times and came to rest on its top.

Saturday crash on St. John’s Road sends two to the hospital

“The first patient required heavy extrication as his vehicle rolled several times and came to rest on its top.

October 2, 2022, 7:24am Clark County News

At about 7:19 p.m., emergency crews responded to the crash and found one of the vehicles, a 2002 Ford Escape, on its top and pinning the driver underneath. Read story

Fencing surrounds the future location of an Amazon warehouse in 2022 at 6100 N.E. 147th Ave.

Amazon plans another building in east Vancouver

Fencing surrounds the future location of an Amazon warehouse in 2022 at 6100 N.E. 147th Ave.

September 30, 2022, 6:01am Business

Another Amazon industrial building is joining the future cluster of Amazon distribution buildings near Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard and Northeast 169th Avenue. Read story

Stanford’s at Jantzen Beach to close its doors temporarily

September 24, 2022, 6:31am Clark County News

Stanford’s Restaurant & Bar, 12200 N. Parker Ave., on Jantzen Beach, is temporarily closing, according to Ascend Hospitality Group President and CEO Elaina Morris. Read story

The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday brought in a much larger floating crane to remove the second sunken ship near the Interstate 5 Bridge. The vessel Alert should be lifted and moved to the shipyard within three days.

Coast Guard brings in large crane to remove sunken ship from Columbia River

The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday brought in a much larger floating crane to remove the second sunken ship near the Interstate 5 Bridge. The vessel Alert should be lifted and moved to the shipyard within three days.

September 23, 2022, 6:26pm Clark County News

The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday brought in a much larger floating crane to remove the Alert, one of two vessels that sank near the Interstate 5 Bridge. The former World War II submarine chaser should be lifted and moved to the shipyard within three days. Read story

A new Tesla dealership is rising near Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard and Northeast Andresen Road.

Vancouver’s first Tesla dealership, service station taking shape

A new Tesla dealership is rising near Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard and Northeast Andresen Road.

September 23, 2022, 6:11am Business

Vancouver’s Tesla first dealership and service center is about halfway constructed at 6916 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd. There’s no projected timeline for its opening, although progress shows it could open in about a year. Read story

Kirkland Development has submitted plans to the city of Vancouver to build a four-building, mixed-use development where Who Song & Larry's and the former Joe's Crab Shack building now stand.

Parking lots and green areas to trade places along Vancouver waterfront

Kirkland Development has submitted plans to the city of Vancouver to build a four-building, mixed-use development where Who Song & Larry's and the former Joe's Crab Shack building now stand.

September 15, 2022, 6:00am Business

Two grassy fields north of Who Song & Larry’s near the railroad tracks are going to become construction staging and parking lots, and two existing parking lots near the river are going to eventually be turned into lawns. Read story