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79,000 Subarus, 5.9M tons of grain: Port of Vancouver reports 2024 was a strong year

April 21, 2025, 10:33am Business

Despite global trade challenges, the Port of Vancouver had a strong year in 2024, according to its recently released annual report. Read story

‘We are very concerned’: Vancouver business leaders tell Sen. Patty Murray they are feeling effects of higher tariffs

April 17, 2025, 5:50pm Business

From the Port of Vancouver to Main Street, tariffs’ impacts are beginning to ripple through the community. Read story

A ship cruises along the Columbia River toward the Interstate 5 Bridge on April 5, as seen from the Vancouver waterfront.

Six cruise ships to set sail on Columbia River this year

A ship cruises along the Columbia River toward the Interstate 5 Bridge on April 5, as seen from the Vancouver waterfront.

April 12, 2025, 6:09am Business

Southwest Washington’s waterfront walkers will likely see ships sailing the Columbia River as the region’s cruise season kicks off for the year. Read story

Austin Temple, left, and James Ehret of 360 Sheet Metal Products join colleagues at work on Friday morning, April 4, 2025. The Vancouver sheet metal company wasn't required to pay thousands of dollars in unpaid wages after a hearing determined the company wasn't required to pay prevailing wages for contract work on several school projects around 2020.

State administrative ruling backs Vancouver’s 360 Sheet Metal in dispute over wages

Austin Temple, left, and James Ehret of 360 Sheet Metal Products join colleagues at work on Friday morning, April 4, 2025. The Vancouver sheet metal company wasn't required to pay thousands of dollars in unpaid wages after a hearing determined the company wasn't required to pay prevailing wages for contract work on several school projects around 2020.

April 9, 2025, 6:06am Business

A recent state administrative ruling found a Vancouver-based manufacturer’s ductwork fabrication for public works projects was not subject to the state’s prevailing wage law, contrary to an earlier finding by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries. Read story

A ship loader caught fire Wednesday afternoon at the Port of Vancouver.

Vancouver firefighters battle blaze in ship loader at the Port of Vancouver

A ship loader caught fire Wednesday afternoon at the Port of Vancouver.

April 3, 2025, 7:52am Clark County News

Vancouver firefighters battled a grain fire Wednesday afternoon at the Port of Vancouver, staying on scene for more than five hours. Read story

The Port of Vancouver USA and Subaru of America Inc. set a 30-year record in 2023 for Subaru imports. The port could see impacts from President Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariff on foreign-made cars.

Subaru, which employs hundreds at Port of Vancouver, says tariffs ‘would severely impact Subaru’s activities in the U.S.’

The Port of Vancouver USA and Subaru of America Inc. set a 30-year record in 2023 for Subaru imports. The port could see impacts from President Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariff on foreign-made cars.

April 3, 2025, 7:34am Business

The Port of Vancouver, the largest American gateway for Japanese car manufacturer Subaru, could be hit by the nation’s new auto tariffs. Read story

Workers walk aboard a ship named Federal Kudos as it stops at the Port of Vancouver to pick up wheat from United Grain Corporation on Dec. 19. While the Federal Kudos isn’t a Chinese ship, many of the ships carrying grain down the Columbia are. These ships could be facing million-dollar fees as the Trump administration aims to bolster domestic ship manufacturing.

Vancouver businesses wary of proposed fees of up to $1.5 million on Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports

Workers walk aboard a ship named Federal Kudos as it stops at the Port of Vancouver to pick up wheat from United Grain Corporation on Dec. 19. While the Federal Kudos isn’t a Chinese ship, many of the ships carrying grain down the Columbia are. These ships could be facing million-dollar fees as the Trump administration aims to bolster domestic ship manufacturing.

March 26, 2025, 2:28pm Business

Vancouver business leaders fear a federal attempt to bolster American shipbuilding will blow back on them. Read story

Vancouver Bee Project’s Kyle Roslund, right, scatters seeds Feb. 21, 2023, at Clark College. The nonprofit is one of four groups who won a Port of Vancouver Community Fund grant this year.

Ke Kukui Foundation, Historic Trust, Vancouver Arena Project, Vancouver Bee Project benefit from Port of Vancouver’s Community Fund

Vancouver Bee Project’s Kyle Roslund, right, scatters seeds Feb. 21, 2023, at Clark College. The nonprofit is one of four groups who won a Port of Vancouver Community Fund grant this year.

March 8, 2025, 6:10am Business

Four local nonprofits are benefiting this year from the Port of Vancouver’s Community Fund. Read story

Raw, solid steel slabs wait to be distributed to the Portland metro area at the Port of Vancouver in 2018. The second Trump administration strengthened the 25 percent steel tariffs and increased aluminum tariffs to 25 percent last month.

How will tariffs affect Clark County businesses? ‘We really don’t know,’ says banking exec

Raw, solid steel slabs wait to be distributed to the Portland metro area at the Port of Vancouver in 2018. The second Trump administration strengthened the 25 percent steel tariffs and increased aluminum tariffs to 25 percent last month.

March 3, 2025, 3:39pm Business

Clark County businesses are bracing for new and higher tariffs the second Trump administration is expected to institute this week. Read story

Crews unload a nacelle, the piece where the blades and turbine meet, from a ship at the Port of Vancouver in 2020. The port recently secured a $22.5 million federal grant to buy new electric cranes, which are used to move wind turbines, and make other “green” upgrades. The funding is now in jeopardy because of cuts by the Trump administration.

Proposed EPA cuts put funding for Clark County energy, clean water projects at risk

Crews unload a nacelle, the piece where the blades and turbine meet, from a ship at the Port of Vancouver in 2020. The port recently secured a $22.5 million federal grant to buy new electric cranes, which are used to move wind turbines, and make other “green” upgrades. The funding is now in jeopardy because of cuts by the Trump administration.

February 19, 2025, 6:05am Business

Millions of dollars allocated to clean water and energy projects in Clark County could be at risk if proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funding cuts become a reality, according to the Clean and Prosperous Institute. Read story