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Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center has been recognized by Healthgrades for excellence in critical care, pulmonary care, gastrointestinal care, stroke care and neurosciences. The hospital also scored above the national average in all of the website's patient-experience measures, which are based on data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services.

Portland-based Legacy Health and Regence agree to new contract; Legacy Salmon Creek patients stay in network

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center has been recognized by Healthgrades for excellence in critical care, pulmonary care, gastrointestinal care, stroke care and neurosciences. The hospital also scored above the national average in all of the website's patient-experience measures, which are based on data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services.

April 1, 2024, 10:41am Business

Portland-based Legacy Health and Regence BlueCross BlueShield agreed to a new contract Sunday, allowing thousands of patients to continue accessing care through Legacy Health facilities using Regence benefits. Read story

Maria Gonser, left, her mom Diana Faville and Portland artist Sidonie Caron look over historic photos of the Attic Gallery in its different locations. Fifty-one years after it opened in Portland, the family-operated Attic Gallery is preparing to close its doors in Camas.

Camas art galleries: Door closes, another opens

Maria Gonser, left, her mom Diana Faville and Portland artist Sidonie Caron look over historic photos of the Attic Gallery in its different locations. Fifty-one years after it opened in Portland, the family-operated Attic Gallery is preparing to close its doors in Camas.

March 30, 2024, 6:14am Business

Depending on whom you ask, the closure of several art galleries in downtown Camas is either a sad coincidence or a gloomy economic indicator for brick-and-mortar art shops. Read story

A vintage television serves as a display case for cacti and succulents at Bright Indirect Light Social Club.

A growing trend: Indoor plant stores are sprouting up around Clark County

A vintage television serves as a display case for cacti and succulents at Bright Indirect Light Social Club.

March 30, 2024, 6:12am Business

Forget about the red and blue waves of politics. A green wave is sweeping the country, bringing a proliferation of indoor plants to homes near you (or perhaps to your own home). What may have begun as a pandemic-era pastime seems to have bloomed into serious obsession, generating $16.2 billion… Read story

Dakota Cline, Died on the job March 8

Police reports shed light on workplace death at Camas mill

Dakota Cline, Died on the job March 8

March 30, 2024, 6:08am Business

Police reports filed in the wake of a workplace death at the Camas paper mill shed light on what may have happened in the moments leading up to the death of a 32-year-old Hazel Dell man. Read story

New construction makes up almost half of active residential listings in Clark County, broker Terry Wollam said.

Inventory of homes for sale climbs in Clark County, but demand still outpaces supply, pros say

New construction makes up almost half of active residential listings in Clark County, broker Terry Wollam said.

March 30, 2024, 6:02am Business

The number of homes for sale is up in Clark County after a major dip in 2022 and 2021, but supply remains far short of meeting demand, real estate agents say. Read story

Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber senior business developer Kimberly Quiroz, from left, student representative and Franklin High School sophomore Brianna Quiroz, and scholarship coordinator Norma Palacios talk to attendee Diane Calderon on Friday, during a small business event at Cascade Park Library in Vancouver.

Vancouver event at Cascade Park Library shows resources abound for small-business entrepreneurs

Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber senior business developer Kimberly Quiroz, from left, student representative and Franklin High School sophomore Brianna Quiroz, and scholarship coordinator Norma Palacios talk to attendee Diane Calderon on Friday, during a small business event at Cascade Park Library in Vancouver.

March 29, 2024, 6:20pm Business

Budding entrepreneurs and owners of small businesses gathered Friday at the Cascade Park Library in east Vancouver for a two-hour resource fair sponsored by U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania. Read story

People walk down the sidewalk and sit outside Tuesday at the Waterfront Vancouver. The development along the Columbia River has been a major economic boost for Vancouver over the past few years.

Key economic figures mixed, but expert calls indicators for Clark County’s economy positive

People walk down the sidewalk and sit outside Tuesday at the Waterfront Vancouver. The development along the Columbia River has been a major economic boost for Vancouver over the past few years.

March 28, 2024, 6:06am Business

Rising energy bills, grocery prices and interest rates have led to Clark County residents’ dinner-table speculation about the state of the local economy. Building, labor, spending and inflation figures are mixed, although an expert says these key indicators seem generally positive. Here is a look at some of the local… Read story

Vancouver City Hall in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver officials developing new green building policy

Vancouver City Hall in downtown Vancouver.

March 27, 2024, 5:38pm Business

Vancouver officials want to curb greenhouse gas emissions from some of the biggest polluters in the city: buildings. Read story

The Washington Department of Ecology has sent an administrative order to Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad which confirms rail work polluted state waters.

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad ordered to comply with water pollution laws

The Washington Department of Ecology has sent an administrative order to Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad which confirms rail work polluted state waters.

March 27, 2024, 6:09am Business

The operator of a 33-mile railroad through Clark County continues to run afoul of state environmental regulations. On Monday, the Washington State Department of Ecology ordered Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad to comply with state water pollution laws. Read story

On Monday, the Vancouver City Council held a workshop about Section 30 in east Vancouver. City staff propose allowing more mixed-use development than is currently allowed.

Vancouver officials rethink Section 30 plan, pushing for more multifamily housing

On Monday, the Vancouver City Council held a workshop about Section 30 in east Vancouver. City staff propose allowing more mixed-use development than is currently allowed.

March 26, 2024, 7:56pm Business

Officials envisioned a square mile in east Vancouver known as Section 30 evolving into a mixed-use haven with places to live, work and recreate, much like nearby Columbia Tech Center. But some property owners there have other plans. Read story