Social media outreach is a key component to a successful business, but many small-business owners don’t have the time or the tools to research this field on their own. The SMO Books team presents a series of classes geared toward helping small-business owners in Vancouver create customized social media plans. ...
More than 800 high school students and adult volunteers representing 38 teams from Clark County and Portland packed the house at Evergreen High School Jan. 7 to celebrate the kickoff of the 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition. FIRST, an acronym meaning “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,” is an ...
Audio interview with Janet A. Harte Small businesses in Southwest Washington face the same economic challenges as the rest of the country, but they have the opportunity to tap into the powerful resources of Vancouver’s Small Business Development Center. INC. Magazine rated Vancouver’s center as one of “America’s 10 Most ...
The City of Vancouver has tabled plans to offer Frito-Lay a three-year water bill credit worth $585,000 at its Vancouver plant. The decision represents a reversal from only two weeks ago, when city staff recommended that the Vancouver City Council grant a three-year extension to a $1.4 million contract the ...
The local office of the FBI offers these 10 tips to shop safely. 1. Buying from an auction site : If you are buying goods online, be wary of buying items that are sold on auction sites or through classified ads. Scammers sometimes will collect credit card numbers, bank account ...
If the latest employment figures are any indication, Clark County’s economy is stuck in a hole and going nowhere fast. That sobering news comes from state economist Scott Bailey, who spoke before the Washington State Transportation Commission on Nov. 14 at the Port of Vancouver. Bailey is the regional economist ...
In March, local fast-food chain Burgerville announced the closing of its downtown Vancouver location. Response on Burgerville’s Facebook fan page was immediate and emotional. Posts such as, “Noooo,” and “Dislike,” and “This is AWFUL!!!” tore through the online community. Six-months later, the walk-up restaurant officially closed and the wrecking ball ...
Bill Leigh, owner of the Kiggins Theatre building, was approached by several people encouraging him to put the Kiggins, located at 1011 Main St., on the National Register of Historic Places, but he felt the designation presented “too many restrictions and not enough benefits.” During discussions with the City of ...
In April, Washington State had 47,026 unemployed workers who had exhausted their unemployment benefits. Regular unemployment benefits last 26 weeks. In today's jobless situation, extensions and emergency compensation could be accessed giving the job seeker up to 99 weeks of benefits...
A lawmaker who hosted a five-hour jobs fair at the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay said seeing hundreds of jobseekers lined up deep into the hotel parking lot hit close to home. “I have family that could be in this line. So in my mind, it is very personal ...
Vancouver business owner Cody Reich is frustrated. Four years ago, the owner of Columbia Signs moved his business from Burnt Bridge Plaza to his current location, a one-acre commercial plot at 4700 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. He liked the spot specifically because it would increase drive-by customers. Reich, 38, spent ...
Buying meat and produce from a big national supplier would be easier and less expensive, but it would also give local restaurateur Brad Root a hole in his soul. For more than 20 years, Root has cooked with a passion for local ingredients and he puts a lot of emphasis ...
It has taken two years of construction, more than 160,000 man hours and 3.8 miles of shelf space, but the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District is ready for its next chapter as it debuts Vancouver’s newest library July 17. The new facility replaces the old main community library that has stood at the corner of Mill Plain and Fort Vancouver Way for nearly fifty years.
