Vancouver-based Northwest Pipe Co. announced Tuesday that it has been ordered to shut down operations at its manufacturing facility in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico,…
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Clark County grocery stores limit customer numbers
Kroger, the parent company of grocery store chains Fred Meyer and QFC, announced Monday that it will begin limiting the total number of customers allowed…
Vancouver issues two emergency orders
Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes issued two citywide emergency orders Friday designed to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on small businesses. Among other things, the…
Eviction moratorium creates confusion for Clark County renters, landlords
It’s the beginning of the month, which means rent is due. But the COVID-19 pandemic has created an air of uncertainty for tenants who lost…
Clark County unemployment claims jump 38%
The job loss caused by COVID-19 hit new highs as the number of unemployment insurance claims filed in Clark County was about 38 percent higher…
Fred Meyer, QFC parent company to raise workers’ pay
Kroger, the parent company of Fred Meyer and QFC, announced Wednesday that it will offer a temporary $2-per-hour pay raise and additional benefits to workers…
Expert gauges COVID-19’s potential effect on Clark County’s job market
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…
Downtown Vancouver’s Elements stays open as eateries shift during stay-at-home order
Steve Early and Mary Shepard picked up their lunch, a boxed and bagged salmon BLT, from Elements Restaurants on Thursday. Standing between rows of upturned…
Unemployment claims soar in Washington, Oregon
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…
Emergency small-business loans to be available in Clark County
An emergency loan program for small businesses will soon be made available to Clark County workers, despite widespread confusion over the county’s omission from a…








