Export partners and port officials broke ground Tuesday at the Port of Vancouver on a new soda ash export terminal, which will replace the current…
Posts published in “Economy”
Summer hiring off to slow start for Clark County teenagers but it’s not all doom and gloom
By The Citizen on May 13, 2025
Some local teens are finding it difficult to get jobs this year. And data backs that up, showing the job market for young people is…
Columbia River marine exporters brace for Trump tariff impacts while importers already feeling pain
By The Citizen on May 10, 2025
Southwest Washington’s Columbia River international exporters are bracing for the Trump administration’s ever-intensifying trade war. Many importers already feel the pain. Read more… Source: The…
Clark County staffing companies brace for tax expansion awaiting governor’s signature
By The Citizen on May 7, 2025
Local staffing companies are bracing for a new tax expansion passed by the Legislature late last month. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Chinese-based YST leases 150,000 square feet of space at Vancouver Innovation Center
By The Citizen on May 6, 2025
Another semiconductor manufacturer is setting up shop in east Vancouver. Read more… Source: The Columbian
It’s not just federal workers who have seen a softening job market in Clark County
By The Citizen on April 30, 2025
As signs point to Clark County’s job market softening, the county’s latest employment data shows federal employment to be the same as it was in…
Workforce Southwest Washington plans for the worst amid funding uncertainties, rising demand for employment services
By The Citizen on April 23, 2025
Uncertainty is the word of the day for budget planners at both companies and public agencies. Washington’s workforce development programs are no exception. Read more… …
‘Filling in all those gaps’: Vancouver adopts its first economic development strategy
By The Citizen on April 22, 2025
In its first ever economic development strategy, the city of Vancouver plans to build generational wealth, promote trade jobs and position Vancouver as an innovative…
Clark County coffee drinkers likely to see higher prices as tariffs and drought take a toll
By The Citizen on April 16, 2025
A cup of Joe costs more than it used to. And with federal tariffs in place on coffee exporting countries, that price will likely get…
‘Clark County’s job market has seen slow but steady growth over the last year’: Building developments bring boost
By The Citizen on April 9, 2025
Construction and professional development jobs are on the rise countywide, according to the latest state employment data. Read more… Source: The Columbian