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Callie Christensen, left, and Kelly Oriard, co-founders and CEOs of Slumberkins, in their downtown Vancouver office in September.

Vancouver’s Slumberkins No. 270 on list of fastest-growing firms in U.S.

Callie Christensen, left, and Kelly Oriard, co-founders and CEOs of Slumberkins, in their downtown Vancouver office in September.

August 19, 2020, 3:13pm Business

Vancouver-based educational children’s brand Slumberkins has more than doubled its revenue every year since its founding, and if the past five months are any indication, the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t going to alter that trajectory. Read story

Washington likely to seek loan to keep jobless fund solvent

June 29, 2020, 4:35pm Business

Washington state could make a request for a federal loan as soon as August or September to secure funds by the end of the year in order to keep its unemployment trust fund solvent as it continues to pay out benefits to those affected by the coronavirus shutdowns, Employment Security… Read story

HP submits application for 1.5 million-square-foot campus in east Vancouver

June 9, 2020, 10:17am Business

Printer and PC maker HP Inc. has submitted a preliminary application to the city of Vancouver detailing its plans for a new corporate campus at Section 30, the site of the former English Pit gravel mine. The site is directly north of the Columbia Tech Center, where HP’s current Vancouver… Read story

Phase 2 means the construction industry can finally start work on new projects and get back to work on previous projects that were still prohibited.

Phase 2 reopens construction projects in Clark County

Phase 2 means the construction industry can finally start work on new projects and get back to work on previous projects that were still prohibited.

June 9, 2020, 6:05am Business

The reopening of dine-in services and some in-person shopping are likely to be the most visible changes now that Clark County has moved into Phase 2 of the state’s Safe Start reopening plan. However, residents can also expect to see an uptick in the number of construction projects underway throughout… Read story

Workers lower a pipe into a trench as part of Oregon&#039;s Willamette Water Supply Program, which will add a new water filtration plant and more than 30 miles of pipeline to accommodate future population growth in the Hillsboro and Tualatin Valley Water District area.

Northwest Pipe feels little impact from pandemic

Workers lower a pipe into a trench as part of Oregon&#039;s Willamette Water Supply Program, which will add a new water filtration plant and more than 30 miles of pipeline to accommodate future population growth in the Hillsboro and Tualatin Valley Water District area.

May 8, 2020, 12:12pm Business

Vancouver-based Northwest Pipe Company released its first quarter earnings report Thursday, detailing a strong quarter with minimal impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

A deserted parking lot is pictured outside the Vancouver Mall in Vancouver on April 20, 2020.

Clark County’s new jobless claims spike after weeks of decreases

A deserted parking lot is pictured outside the Vancouver Mall in Vancouver on April 20, 2020.

April 30, 2020, 1:12pm Business

Initial unemployment insurance claims in Clark County spiked 70 percent last week after a steady decrease in the rate for the prior three weeks. Read story

The Washington Employment Security Department had a page on its website dedicated to those who have lost hours or wages due to COVID-19.

Employment Security Department adding more agents amid unemployment surge

The Washington Employment Security Department had a page on its website dedicated to those who have lost hours or wages due to COVID-19.

April 19, 2020, 6:05am Business

The Washington state Employment Security Department can handle 600 callers at any given time. But between March 8 and April 11 — when the state’s economy was bulldozed by the novel coronavirus outbreak — the office received new unemployment claims requests from nearly 640,000 people. Read story

State unemployment offices in Washington and Oregon have been instructed by the federal government to stop releasing daily claim totals before the U.S. Department of Labor can issue its regularly scheduled weekly report.

February job numbers hold steady in Clark County

State unemployment offices in Washington and Oregon have been instructed by the federal government to stop releasing daily claim totals before the U.S. Department of Labor can issue its regularly scheduled weekly report.

March 31, 2020, 5:38pm Business

It’s no surprise that employment in Clark County held steady in February. The data, released Tuesday, likely will be the starting point for measuring substantial employment drops in the coming months. Read story

Taunya Gough, a cashier and assistant at the northeast Vancouver Costco, shares a smile with a colleague while disinfecting the handles of shopping carts on March 20.

Expert gauges COVID-19’s potential effect on Clark County’s job market

Taunya Gough, a cashier and assistant at the northeast Vancouver Costco, shares a smile with a colleague while disinfecting the handles of shopping carts on March 20.

March 29, 2020, 6:05am Business

The ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has already had a profound effect on Clark County’s job market, and the impact is likely to get worse in the coming weeks as the newest round of public containment measures make themselves felt. Read story

Activity is scarce Tuesday on Washington Street in downtown Vancouver, following Gov. Jay Inslee&#039;s temporary stay-at-home order to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Surge in Clark County, state jobless claims not to be last

Activity is scarce Tuesday on Washington Street in downtown Vancouver, following Gov. Jay Inslee&#039;s temporary stay-at-home order to slow the spread of COVID-19.

March 26, 2020, 7:18pm Business

The number of unemployment claims in Clark County last week spiked by 1,575 percent compared with the week before, signaling the first set of employment impacts from the COVID-19 outbreak. Read story