November 19, 2019, 4:49pm Business
It was a run-of-the-mill October for Clark County’s job market, which saw a gain of 2,900 jobs. And most of those — 1,700 jobs — were seasonal positions from the education sector with school back in session. Read story
November 7, 2019, 5:17pm Business
Vancouver-based home exercise equipment company Nautilus released its third-quarter financial results Thursday, detailing year-over-year declines across the board as the company continues to grapple with flagging sales. Read story
October 31, 2019, 6:19pm Business
Vancouver-based Northwest Pipe Company released its third-quarter financial results on Wednesday, detailing strong year-over-year growth in both net sales and gross profit. Read story
October 25, 2019, 12:46pm Business
Members of the Burgerville Workers Union gathered outside the company’s Vancouver headquarters for a strike event Thursday evening, the latest in a series of pickets and protests that the union has held this week. Read story
October 23, 2019, 6:03am Business
The education sector led the charge for job gains in Clark County last month, adding about half of the roughly 1,600 jobs that the county picked up. That’s according to the latest labor market report from the state’s regional labor economist, Scott Bailey. Read story
October 16, 2019, 4:38pm Business
Members of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals staged a rally on Wednesday afternoon at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. A procession of at least 60 members wearing pro-union red clothing marched through the hospital’s main lobby and across the campus. Read story
September 29, 2019, 6:05am Business
One year ago today, an estimated 15,000 people gathered to celebrate the debut of Vancouver Waterfront Park and Grant Street Pier, the central features of The Waterfront Vancouver development. Read story
September 23, 2019, 4:45pm Business
Since the 2008 opening of the Grand Central Fred Meyer, 79-year-old shopper Patricia Weinkauf has developed relationships with the workers during her visits. Read story
September 22, 2019, 6:06am Business
When Jon Smalley founded SmaK Plastics in 2007, he wasn’t quite sure where the field of rotational molding would take his young company. Read story
September 20, 2019, 5:43pm Business
Amid emergency repairs of the Bonneville Lock that has halted commerce in the Columbia River for weeks, one of the biggest companies impacted, United Grain Corp., has resorted to moving grain through the Columbia River Gorge by train. Read story