November 10, 2023, 6:06am Business
Apartment rents are down and vacancies are up from last year in Clark County — a good sign for renters but a possible deterrent for developers. Read story
November 8, 2023, 6:07am Business Subscriber Exclusive
For years, Northeast 117th Avenue in Orchards has been a fireworks-stand destination. But fireworks shoppers will have one fewer stand there next summer, as the property south of Northeast 71st Street is under construction. Read story
October 6, 2023, 6:50pm Business
Hundreds of local high school students gathered at the Clark Event Center at the Fairgrounds on Friday to get a hands-on look at what a future career in the construction industry — a sector that is said to be facing a workforce crisis — might entail. Read story
September 13, 2023, 2:25pm Business Free
Building permits for apartments and other multifamily housing in Washington were down in the second quarter of the year while permits for single-family homes continued to rise. Read story
September 7, 2023, 6:06am Business
For the second time in as many months, Battle Ground’s city council is considering a multifamily tax exemption for an apartment development. The city council reviewed the tax exemption request for a planned 200-unit apartment complex during its regular meeting Tuesday. The council previously reviewed the proposal on June 5. Read story
September 5, 2023, 6:06am Business
Two east Vancouver lots owned by e-commerce giant Amazon sit largely empty at present, as the company has either closed or canceled plans to build nearly 100 industrial facilities nationwide. Read story
August 29, 2023, 5:58am Clark County News Free
The Clark County Council will hold a work session beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday to review the vacant buildable lands model. The model is used by the county to identify lands available within the urban growth area for commercial, industrial and residential development. Read story
August 17, 2023, 6:08am Business Subscriber Exclusive
Betzaira Rodriguez leaned down to the Maya Fruits and Juice Bar window to take a family’s order. Read story
August 9, 2023, 6:09am Business Subscriber Exclusive
Battle Ground’s city council on Monday begrudgingly approved an eight-year multifamily tax break for Deacon Development, the company behind the West Main Commons project west of the Best Western hotel. Read story
July 18, 2023, 6:07am Business Subscriber Exclusive
Plans are underway to create a new, single-story office building at east Vancouver’s Columbia Tech Center, according to pre-planning documents submitted to the city of Vancouver. Read story