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Port of Vancouver’s 2024 budget climbs $24M over 2023

December 5, 2023, 6:06am Business

The Port of Vancouver Board of Commissioners approved the port’s $102 million budget last week, a $24.1 million increase over last year’s budget. Read story

‘We’ve been saved’: Community steps up for The Giving Closet in Vancouver, keeping store for low-income people open

December 5, 2023, 6:05am Business

A few months ago, Denise Currie thought her store with free items for people with low incomes, The Giving Closet, would close by Christmas. But after media outlets, including The… Read story

Hispanic presence in tree fruit industry reflected at annual meeting

December 7, 2023, 8:08am Business

As the presence of Hispanic workers, managers and growers has increased in Washington’s tree fruit industry, so have efforts to provide training and support. The Spanish-language sessions at the Washington Horticultural Association annual meeting earlier this week reflect that. Read story

FILE - Daryl Hall, left, and John Oates perform in Glendale, Ariz. on July 17, 2017. After more than a half-century of making music together, Hall is suing Oates over a proposed sale of his share of a Hall &amp; Oates business partnership that Hall says he hasn&rsquo;t approved. A Nashville judge recently paused the sale of Oates&rsquo; stake in Whole Oats Enterprises LLP to Primary Wave IP Investment Management LLC pending arbitration, or until Feb. 17, 2024.

What to know about the Hall & Oates legal fight, and the business at stake behind all that music

FILE - Daryl Hall, left, and John Oates perform in Glendale, Ariz. on July 17, 2017. After more than a half-century of making music together, Hall is suing Oates over a proposed sale of his share of a Hall &amp; Oates business partnership that Hall says he hasn&rsquo;t approved. A Nashville judge recently paused the sale of Oates&rsquo; stake in Whole Oats Enterprises LLP to Primary Wave IP Investment Management LLC pending arbitration, or until Feb. 17, 2024.

December 7, 2023, 8:05am Business

After more than a half-century of making music together, Daryl Hall is suing John Oates and arguing in arbitration that he can’t sell his share of a Hall & Oates business partnership without Hall’s permission. Read story

FILE - Specialist James Denaro works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Stocks edged higher in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday, Nov. 29, following some encouraging updates from U.S. companies, including General Motors.

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher ahead of a highly anticipated jobs report

FILE - Specialist James Denaro works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Stocks edged higher in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday, Nov. 29, following some encouraging updates from U.S. companies, including General Motors.

December 7, 2023, 8:05am Business

Wall Street is drifting higher Thursday following its first three-day losing streak since Halloween. Read story

Michael Regan, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, speaks at the U.S. Center at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

House backs GOP bill to block EPA rule on tailpipe pollution; slams plan as electric-vehicle mandate

Michael Regan, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, speaks at the U.S. Center at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

December 7, 2023, 8:04am Business

House Republicans approved a bill Wednesday to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by the Biden administration, calling the plan a back-door mandate for electric vehicles. Read story

FILE - A semi-truck turns into an Amazon Fulfillment center in Eastvale, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company&rsquo;s carefully laid out plans to grow its influence in Southern California through a plethora of efforts that include burnishing its reputation through charity work and pushing back against &ldquo;labor agitation&rdquo; from the Teamsters and other groups.

Amazon’s internal plans to advance its interests in California are laid bare in leaked memo

FILE - A semi-truck turns into an Amazon Fulfillment center in Eastvale, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company&rsquo;s carefully laid out plans to grow its influence in Southern California through a plethora of efforts that include burnishing its reputation through charity work and pushing back against &ldquo;labor agitation&rdquo; from the Teamsters and other groups.

December 7, 2023, 8:04am Business

An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company’s carefully laid out plans to grow its influence in Southern California through a plethora of efforts that include burnishing its reputation through charity work and pushing back against “labor agitation” from the Teamsters and other groups. Read story

A hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week.(AP Photo/Nam Y.

Filings for jobless claims tick up modestly, continuing claims fall

A hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week.(AP Photo/Nam Y.

December 7, 2023, 8:03am Business

U.S. applications for jobless benefits ticked up last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting unemployment benefits fell after hitting its highest level in two years last week. Read story

Director General of the Foreign Ministry&rsquo;s European Department Wang Lutong speaks during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office after a meeting between the leaders of China and the European Union in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.

A China, EU summit exposes divisions over Ukraine, trade and subsidies

Director General of the Foreign Ministry&rsquo;s European Department Wang Lutong speaks during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office after a meeting between the leaders of China and the European Union in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.

December 7, 2023, 8:02am Business

The leaders of China and the European Union held talks Thursday that focused on their disputes over trade, subsidies and a deep divide over the war in Ukraine. Read story

The 4th Street commercial strip in Grand Island, Neb., is shown on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. When city administrator Laura McAloon learned of an opportunity, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to study the development of a bus system in Grand Island, she jumped at it.

Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment

The 4th Street commercial strip in Grand Island, Neb., is shown on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. When city administrator Laura McAloon learned of an opportunity, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to study the development of a bus system in Grand Island, she jumped at it.

December 7, 2023, 8:01am Business

In recent years, city leaders in Grand Island, Nebraska, observed that many workers and students were walking or biking long distances to their jobs or schools. So when city administrator, Laura McAloon, learned of an opportunity to study the development of a bus system to meet those transportation needs, she… Read story