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Clark County businesses shackled by broken supply chain

Pandemic-caused shortages, increased delivery times leaving many scrambling

By Will Campbell, Columbian Associate Editor
Published: August 22, 2021, 3:34pm
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Jon Creedon's stock of new cars at Vancouver Ford is nearly gone, and it's mostly due to a global shortage of computer chips that new Ford cars need to be delivered to dealerships. It's affected about every car seller in Clark County to some extent.
Jon Creedon's stock of new cars at Vancouver Ford is nearly gone, and it's mostly due to a global shortage of computer chips that new Ford cars need to be delivered to dealerships. It's affected about every car seller in Clark County to some extent. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Romano Capital. Vancouver Ford. Slumberkins. Juliano’s Pizza.

Each is a very different local business selling widely differing products and services, but they all are dealing with a similar — and massive — problem: a worsening supply chain issue at this point in the pandemic.

Almost everything is taking longer to be delivered, mostly items being shipped from Asia, including cars, furniture and toys.

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