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It’s been nearly four months since Burgerville’s downtown hamburger stand met its demise under the brute force of dueling backhoes.

On the verge of taking control of Vancouver’s First Independent Bank, Spokane-based Sterling Financial Corp. is laying off 6 percent of its employees. Those cuts mean that about 160 employees are likely facing pink slips across the bank’s five-state service area.

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Retail developer Killian Pacific on Friday inched closer to the reality of developing a waterfront project on the former Hambleton sawmill site in Washougal.

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Dream Dinners provides an option for families that want home-cooked meals but don't have time to do all the work.

The Health Professions Quality Assurance office of the state Department of Health recently took disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against these Clark County health care providers.

The clubs, basically collections of luxury homes in resort areas, are offering variations that cost less as part of a strategy to remain viable.

An online booking engine called AutoSlash engenders something like revulsion from members of the auto rental industry.