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FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2020, file photo a runner passes the office of the California Employment Development Department in Sacramento, Calif.

US job openings fall to 7.6 million in December, suggesting the job market is slowing but healthy

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2020, file photo a runner passes the office of the California Employment Development Department in Sacramento, Calif.

February 4, 2025, 8:23am Business

U.S. job openings fell in December, a sign that the labor market is cooling but still healthy. Read story

FILE - A Waffle House sign is shown in Indianapolis Feb. 19, 2024.

Waffle House adds surcharge to eggs as massive bird flu outbreak leads to soaring prices

FILE - A Waffle House sign is shown in Indianapolis Feb. 19, 2024.

February 4, 2025, 8:23am Business

The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place temporarily due to the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade. Read story

Trump administration hires hardcore pro-Trump ideologue to run public diplomacy at State Department

February 4, 2025, 8:11am Business

The Trump administration has hired a “Make America Great Again” ideologue to run the State Department’s worldwide public diplomacy efforts, according to the man put forward for the post and three current department officials. Read story

Some US businesses close in a ‘day without immigrants.’ But many say they can’t lose income

February 4, 2025, 8:10am Business

Several businesses from day cares to grocery stores and hair salons closed Monday across the U.S. in a loosely organized day of protest against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Read story

WA imports $20 billion of goods from Canada. What will be hit hardest by expected tariffs?

February 4, 2025, 7:52am Business

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump announced a set of new tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. Under the proposal, goods entering the U.S. from Canada would be hit with a 25% tariff, while that number drops to 10% for energy resources crossing the border. Read story

Suntwo enjoys an evening on the patio at Heathen Brewing Feral Public House in downtown Vancouver in 2019.

Complaints about pets in food establishments fall in Clark County

Suntwo enjoys an evening on the patio at Heathen Brewing Feral Public House in downtown Vancouver in 2019.

February 4, 2025, 6:10am Business

Dogs seem to be out and about with their owners in stores, restaurants and even grocery stores in recent years. Read story

Senate OKs Wright as energy secretary

February 3, 2025, 4:18pm Business

The Senate on Monday confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. Read story

A Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad rail car travels along the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad.

EPA seeks to fine two Clark County businesses over Clean Water Act violations

A Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad rail car travels along the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad.

February 3, 2025, 2:50pm Business

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing fines for two Clark County businesses totaling $73,000 over Clean Water Act violations in the Curtin Creek and Chelatchie Bluff mineral lands. Read story