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Clark County Business

‘It’s almost like Boy Scouts on steroids’: Washougal nonprofit provides safe, educational and adventurous backcountry experiences

April 26, 2025, 6:10am Business

Randy and Robyn Lavasseur have always been drawn to nature and to going on outdoor adventures with their children. Read story

Weekend Home & Garden Idea Fair at Clark County Event Center includes nearly 300 exhibitors

April 25, 2025, 6:08am Business

Want to buy plants, hire a contractor or learn about energy efficiency while watching Clark Public Utilities linemen scale a utility pole overhead? Then head to the Clark County Event… Read story

Clark County business briefing, April 26, 2025

April 26, 2025, 6:00am Business

People in Business Read story

A patient walks into a Vancouver Clinic office in Vancouver in 2020. Vancouver Clinic said it remains committed to diversity, equity and inclusion principles, despite changes at the federal level.

‘Essential components of our mission’: Many large employers in Clark County remain committed to DEI

A patient walks into a Vancouver Clinic office in Vancouver in 2020. Vancouver Clinic said it remains committed to diversity, equity and inclusion principles, despite changes at the federal level.

April 24, 2025, 12:47pm Business Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 2 days ago

Despite federal pressure, many of Clark County’s largest employers remain committed to diversity, equity and inclusion principles. Read story

Employment specialist Kristin Yoshimura, left, stops by to help Vancouver resident Virginia Rittenhouse as she looks for a job at WorkSource Vancouver on Monday morning. With a significant amount of its budget coming from the federal government, Workforce Southwest Washington is feeling the pinch of federal downsizing.

Workforce Southwest Washington plans for the worst amid funding uncertainties, rising demand for employment services

Employment specialist Kristin Yoshimura, left, stops by to help Vancouver resident Virginia Rittenhouse as she looks for a job at WorkSource Vancouver on Monday morning. With a significant amount of its budget coming from the federal government, Workforce Southwest Washington is feeling the pinch of federal downsizing.

April 23, 2025, 6:11am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Uncertainty is the word of the day for budget planners at both companies and public agencies. Washington’s workforce development programs are no exception. Read story

Hayes Freedom High School junior Alex Weeks, right, approaches an OnPoint Community Credit Union table during a career fair held inside Hayes Freedom on Thursday.

Clark County teens looking for work frustrated by lack of opportunities

Hayes Freedom High School junior Alex Weeks, right, approaches an OnPoint Community Credit Union table during a career fair held inside Hayes Freedom on Thursday.

April 23, 2025, 6:10am Business Updated 2 days ago

Camas High School junior Talulah Rodrigue was already feeling a bit frustrated when she arrived at Hayes Freedom High School’s first-ever career fair Thursday. Read story

The Grant Street Pier juts out over the Columbia River on July 23, 2024. The Vancouver City Council on Monday adopted a five-year economic development strategy that includes a marketing campaign to position Vancouver as a center of innovation.

‘Filling in all those gaps’: Vancouver adopts its first economic development strategy

The Grant Street Pier juts out over the Columbia River on July 23, 2024. The Vancouver City Council on Monday adopted a five-year economic development strategy that includes a marketing campaign to position Vancouver as a center of innovation.

April 22, 2025, 12:50pm Business

In its first ever economic development strategy, the city of Vancouver plans to build generational wealth, promote trade jobs and position Vancouver as an innovative place with vibrant commercial districts. Read story

A barge sits docked at an industrial facility next to Columbia Riverfront RV Park in Woodland. The Port of Woodland recently purchased the RV park.

Woodland port rejects tax plan used to build Vancouver port waterfront

A barge sits docked at an industrial facility next to Columbia Riverfront RV Park in Woodland. The Port of Woodland recently purchased the RV park.

April 22, 2025, 9:39am Business

The Port of Woodland’s three commissioners last week voted unanimously to reject a controversial pro-development tax plan known as tax increment financing, or TIF. Read story

Water is released through the outlet tubes at Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River. (AP Photo/Nicholas K.

Feds put review of Columbia River hydropower system on ice

Water is released through the outlet tubes at Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River. (AP Photo/Nicholas K.

April 22, 2025, 9:35am Business

A move by federal water managers to pause a landmark environmental review of the Columbia River hydropower system has become a Rorschach test that leaves utilities, salmon advocates, commercial shippers and Native nations, as well as Washington and Oregon officials guessing. Read story

OHSU and Legacy Health announced their intent to merge in August 2023. Residents across Southwest Washington and Portland have not shied away from expressing hope, and in some instances, uncertainty, about the $1 billion acquisition.

Community review board opposes OHSU acquisition of Legacy Health, but final decision lies with another agency

OHSU and Legacy Health announced their intent to merge in August 2023. Residents across Southwest Washington and Portland have not shied away from expressing hope, and in some instances, uncertainty, about the $1 billion acquisition.

April 22, 2025, 6:10am Business

A community review board has unanimously opposed Oregon Health & Science University’s proposed acquisition of Legacy Health. But the final decision lies elsewhere. Read story