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Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in February.

Sen. Maria Cantwell: CHIPS and Science Act is good investment in Southwest Washington

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in February.

March 5, 2023, 6:00am Business

Tech manufacturers across the country are rushing to apply for some of the $49 billion in funds that the Biden administration recently opened up through the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act to incentivize domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research. Companies are applying in droves, including some with heavy manufacturing ties in… Read story

IT3, a new nonprofit workforce training center, is aiming to quickly train those in manufacturing on the newest technologies used in the industry. The fabrication center space shown here is shared with Ridgefield School District.

Ridgefield high-tech training center IT3 aims to develop workforce for local manufacturers

IT3, a new nonprofit workforce training center, is aiming to quickly train those in manufacturing on the newest technologies used in the industry. The fabrication center space shown here is shared with Ridgefield School District.

March 1, 2023, 6:05am Business

An effort to home grow a larger high-tech manufacturing workforce has set down roots in Ridgefield. The IT3 workforce development center celebrated its grand opening last week. Read story

A photo from nLIGHT shows the company's facility in Camas.

Camas-based nLIGHT trimmed workforce 5% last year, reports 16% loss last quarter

A photo from nLIGHT shows the company's facility in Camas.

February 28, 2023, 6:42pm Business

Camas-based nLIGHT disclosed it has cut its workforce by about 5 percent as it reported mounting losses at its latest quarterly earnings presentation. Read story

Kevin Syverson, left, and Chase Kleinschmidt of Silicon Forest Electronics demonstrate a pick-and-place machine.

Clark County’s high-tech ecosystem takes a network

Kevin Syverson, left, and Chase Kleinschmidt of Silicon Forest Electronics demonstrate a pick-and-place machine.

January 22, 2023, 6:05am Business

When the Columbia River Economic Development Council was formed in 1982, the three largest employers in Clark County were the Boise Cascade paper mill downtown, the Alcoa aluminum smelter near the Port of Vancouver and the Crown Zellerbach paper mill in Camas. Read story

Clark College center strives to serve industry, students

January 22, 2023, 6:04am Business

Clark College’s Center of Excellence for Semiconductors and Electronics Manufacturing program is a big part of the region’s effort to train high-tech employees. Read story

U.S. gives nearly $700K to Washington nonprofit that connects startups, investors

October 12, 2022, 6:04am Business

Do you work at or own a Clark County startup that is thinking about finding venture capitalist investors? Read story

Kris Johnson, president of the Association of Washington Business, right, pauses to take a photo while touring lab rooms at Clark College's Columbia Tech Center campus on Monday morning. The visit was part of a Manufacturing Week bus tour, which highlights the contributions of the state's manufacturing sector.

State business group visits Clark College lab, Camas’ Analog Devices in Manufacturing Week bus tour

Kris Johnson, president of the Association of Washington Business, right, pauses to take a photo while touring lab rooms at Clark College's Columbia Tech Center campus on Monday morning. The visit was part of a Manufacturing Week bus tour, which highlights the contributions of the state's manufacturing sector.

October 10, 2022, 6:31pm Business

A large bus decked out in Manufacturing Week decor pulled up to Clark College’s campus at the Columbia Tech Center on Monday morning. As the bus unloaded, people clad in blue Association of Washington Business jackets crossed the parking lot, hustling for their chance to tour the school’s mechatronics lab. Read story

An empty lot at the northwest corner of the intersection of Southeast First Street and 192nd Avenue. The site sits at the southeast corner of the massive Section 30 area, a former mine which is now home to multiple major planned developments, including a new corporate campus from HP.

HP files early plans for 24-acre office, research site in east Vancouver

An empty lot at the northwest corner of the intersection of Southeast First Street and 192nd Avenue. The site sits at the southeast corner of the massive Section 30 area, a former mine which is now home to multiple major planned developments, including a new corporate campus from HP.

October 7, 2022, 3:16pm Business

HP Inc. has submitted plans to the city of Vancouver to build approximately 235,000 square feet at its east Vancouver development. Read story

Fencing surrounds the future location of an Amazon warehouse in 2022 at 6100 N.E. 147th Ave.

Amazon plans another building in east Vancouver

Fencing surrounds the future location of an Amazon warehouse in 2022 at 6100 N.E. 147th Ave.

September 30, 2022, 6:01am Business

Another Amazon industrial building is joining the future cluster of Amazon distribution buildings near Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard and Northeast 169th Avenue. Read story

A new Tesla dealership is rising near Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard and Northeast Andresen Road.

Vancouver’s first Tesla dealership, service station taking shape

A new Tesla dealership is rising near Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard and Northeast Andresen Road.

September 23, 2022, 6:11am Business

Vancouver’s Tesla first dealership and service center is about halfway constructed at 6916 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd. There’s no projected timeline for its opening, although progress shows it could open in about a year. Read story