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Treasury wants to boost foreign investment review powers, as Congress dissects Nippon, TikTok deals

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April 12, 2024, 7:30am Business

U.S. Treasury wants to enhance the power of a little-known, secretive government committee to review deals made between U.S. firms and foreign investors. Read story

Oakland officials vote to include ‘San Francisco’ in airport’s name

April 12, 2024, 7:30am Business

Oakland officials have voted in favor of changing the name of the city’s airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, despite San Francisco threatening a lawsuit over what it says is a trademark violation. Read story

A worker tends to cows in the milking parlor at the Flood Brothers Farm, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Clinton, Maine. Foreign-born workers make up fully half the farm&rsquo;s staff of nearly 50, feeding the cows, tending crops and helping collect the milk &mdash; 18,000 gallons every day. (AP Photo/Robert F.

How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession

A worker tends to cows in the milking parlor at the Flood Brothers Farm, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Clinton, Maine. Foreign-born workers make up fully half the farm&rsquo;s staff of nearly 50, feeding the cows, tending crops and helping collect the milk &mdash; 18,000 gallons every day. (AP Photo/Robert F.

April 12, 2024, 7:29am Business

Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car — and send money home to her parents. Read story

Ford is under investigation for Bronco Sport gas leaks. US says its remedy doesn’t fix the problem

April 12, 2024, 7:28am Business

The U.S. government’s auto safety agency has opened an investigation into a Ford recall for gasoline leaks from cracked fuel injectors that can cause engine fires, saying in documents that the remedy doesn’t fix the leaks. Read story

The Port of Vancouver USA and Subaru of America set a 30-year record in 2023 for Subaru imports.

Record number of Subarus came through Port of Vancouver in 2023

The Port of Vancouver USA and Subaru of America set a 30-year record in 2023 for Subaru imports.

April 11, 2024, 3:35pm Business

In 2023, 98,000 Subarus came through the Port of Vancouver, the most in 30 years. Read story

TSA found more than 1,500 firearms on airline passengers in first 3 months of 2024

April 11, 2024, 3:08pm Business

More than 1,500 firearms were found on travelers screened at airport security checkpoints across the country in the first three months of the year, according to federal officials. Read story

Members of the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Washington State Patrol gather to talk about work zone safety at the WSDOT Vancouver Maintenance Yard on Thursday morning.

Changes in roadwork policy will affect drivers but WSDOT says workers have to be kept safe

Members of the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Washington State Patrol gather to talk about work zone safety at the WSDOT Vancouver Maintenance Yard on Thursday morning.

April 11, 2024, 2:25pm Business

In the wake of rising roadwork zone fatalities, the Washington State Department of Transportation has directed crews to do what’s needed to feel safe — without regard for driver inconvenience. Read story

A new state law is requiring the city of Vancouver to allow duplexes, fourplexes and even sometimes sixplexes in any single-family home neighborhood.

How Washington’s local governments have moved to allow for denser housing

A new state law is requiring the city of Vancouver to allow duplexes, fourplexes and even sometimes sixplexes in any single-family home neighborhood.

April 11, 2024, 1:34pm Business

Washington lawmakers in recent years have passed laws to require local governments to allow for more housing density with duplexes, triplexes or attached dwelling units. Read story