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Laura Bonacorsi of Vancouver looks over the selection of merchandise while shopping at Hi-School Marketplace &amp; Hardware on Thursday afternoon. The Minnehaha store is expected to cease operations by the end of the year.

Minnehaha Hi-School Marketplace to close, ending chain’s presence in Vancouver

Laura Bonacorsi of Vancouver looks over the selection of merchandise while shopping at Hi-School Marketplace &amp; Hardware on Thursday afternoon. The Minnehaha store is expected to cease operations by the end of the year.

July 20, 2024, 6:04am Business

Hi-School Pharmacy’s roots in Vancouver stretch back to the early 1900s, when High School Store opened across the street from Vancouver High School on Main Street in downtown Vancouver. Read story

Commuters arrive into the Oculus station and mall in Manhattan in November in New York City. New York City is among the few cities that has pay transparency laws.

More states enact laws to fight gender, racial pay gaps

Commuters arrive into the Oculus station and mall in Manhattan in November in New York City. New York City is among the few cities that has pay transparency laws.

July 20, 2024, 6:04am Business

To combat gender and racial wage gaps, nearly a dozen states recently have enacted pay transparency laws that require employers to be more open about the wages and benefits they offer. Read story

High summer temperatures pose threat to trout, salmon

July 20, 2024, 6:03am Business

Local trout and salmon in the Spokane River are in danger this summer from recent hot weather. Read story

Andrii Denysenko, CEO of design and production bureau &ldquo;UkrPrototyp&rdquo;, stands by Odyssey, an 800-kilogram (1,750-pound) ground drone prototype, at a corn field in northern Ukraine, Friday, June 28, 2024. Facing manpower shortages and uneven international assistance, Ukraine is struggling to halt Russia&rsquo;s incremental but pounding advance in the east and is counting heavily on innovation at home.

From basement to battlefield: Ukrainian startups create low-cost robots to fight Russia

Andrii Denysenko, CEO of design and production bureau &ldquo;UkrPrototyp&rdquo;, stands by Odyssey, an 800-kilogram (1,750-pound) ground drone prototype, at a corn field in northern Ukraine, Friday, June 28, 2024. Facing manpower shortages and uneven international assistance, Ukraine is struggling to halt Russia&rsquo;s incremental but pounding advance in the east and is counting heavily on innovation at home.

July 20, 2024, 6:00am Business

Struggling with manpower shortages, overwhelming odds and uneven international assistance, Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in an abandoned warehouse or a factory basement. Read story

Hiltzik: Investing through index funds is more popular than ever, so why is it becoming controversial?

July 20, 2024, 5:38am Business

The share of adult Americans who own stocks is approaching an all-time high of 63%, which may explain why events such as the surge in “meme” stocks like GameStop gets such generous play in the news. Read story

The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger Tungsten electric truck.

EREV boom in China might hold the secret to unlocking US EV market

The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger Tungsten electric truck.

July 20, 2024, 5:38am Business

An alternative vehicle powertrain that’s booming in China might hold the answer to encouraging Americans to adopt electric cars and trucks. Read story

Clark County business briefing, July 20, 2024

July 20, 2024, 5:30am Business Briefs

People in Business Read story

Real estate Q&A: What’s the financial liability for neighbor’s dead tree?

July 20, 2024, 5:29am Business

Q: My neighbor has a large pine tree that died this summer. It is five feet from our shared property line and within range of damaging our home if it falls. How would the financial liability play out between us, them, and our respective insurance companies? — Jen Read story