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The Columbian Business Today E-Newsletter
Monday, July 14, 2008
Unitus Credit Union
enters Washington with
first Vancouver branch
Unitus Community Credit Union will
open its first Washington state
branch on Wednesday in
Vancouver. At 800 S.E. 102nd
Ave., off Mill Plain Boulevard, the
branch will offer a line of deposit
and loan products, will have a
mortgage officer on-site, and will
include a drive-through and an
ATM machine. Following
Wednesday's 9:30 a.m. ribbon
cutting, branch hours will be: 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through
Thursday; 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
More information:
www.unitusccu.com.
HP debuts new
TouchSmart PC in
consumer retail market
The pen is mightier...
Vancouver-based Wacom Technology
sees new markets for computer pen
The computer-and-pen systems that Scott Adams uses
to sketch his Dilbert Cartoons and Nike designers use to
prototype apparel are in such high demand that the
Vancouver business that contributes to much of this
technology is expanding.
Wacom Technology Corp., headquartered at 1311 S.E.
Cardinal Court near Tech Center Drive, expects to open
a 51,000 square foot Vancouver warehouse in early
August. That's just one of several big changes coming
to the fast-growing technology business. Read what else
is in the works in Tuesday's Columbian.
Today's closing prices:
Hewlett-Packard Co., which
operates a printer design and
Dow Jones
11,055.19, down 45.35
engineering center in Vancouver,
Nasdaq
2,2212.87, down 26.21
said today that it has introduced its
S&P 500
1,228.30, down 11.19
latest HP TouchSmart PC – the
only touch-enabled, all-in-one PC
Stocks & Markets
in the marketplace – to consumer
electronics retailers nationwide.
The new TouchSmart allows users to touch, tap or sweep a finger across the PC screen to access
information, entertainment and networks without using a keyboard or mouse. Users can play
music and create playlists; crop, edit and share photos; and easily check the weather or watch
TV.
Internet forum will explore online business marketing strategies
The Internet Strategy! Forum, a global nonprofit professional association, will hold a daylong
summit at Portland's Governor Hotel, 614 SW 11th Ave., on Thursday. Presentations will include:
how to create an online social strategy; Internet marketing by the numbers; enhancing Web site
experiences; e-mail marketing; mapping the digital landscape. The cost to attend is $229. Full
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details are online at www.internetstrategyforum.org/summit .
UL opens commercial photovoltaic testing facility
Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a product safety testing and certification nonprofit with a
major testing facility in Camas, said today it has opened a commercially focused photovoltaic (PV)
testing and certification facility in Silicon Valley. Located in San Jose, Calif., UL’s 20,000 squarefoot Photovoltaic Technology Cente! r of Excellence increases testing capacity for the renewable
energy in dustry and will enable manufacturers to get UL-Listed PV products to market faster. The
14 test chambers and two solar simulators provide indoor and outdoor testing capabilities to
evaluate photovoltaic modules and panels, and a wide variety of power systems accessory
equipment. The facility will also offer a full portfolio of pre-certification services, including R&D and
training. Underwriters employs about 320 in Camas.
People
Clark College has named Shelley Das its director of grants development. Das, who
earned a master’s degree in political science from Carleton University in Ottawa,
Canada, has more than 15 years of experience in developing grant proposals,
research, policy analysis, project management and program development related to
labor force development, skills integration, immigrants, women, diversity, human
rights and social/cultural issues. Her responsibilities included diversifying funding
sources to increase revenue.
Correction
The location of a Sterling Design Inc. project in Ridgefield was incorrect in a recent
BusinessTODAY. The company has submitted plans for an 89-unit single-family home subdivision
in the Clark County Fairgrounds area in Ridgefield. Called Velveteen Meadows, the development
is planned for 38 acres at 2612 N.E. 175th St., about one mile east of Interstate 5 on the south
side of Northeast 179th Street.
Editor's note:
Due to staffing cuts, BusinessTODAY will no longer offer closing prices for stocks of local interest
or the "tonight" feature in our daily e-newsletter. These adjustments will allow us to produce the
digest in a more efficient cost-effective way. We welcome your feedback, business news and story
suggestions.
Julia Anderson
Business Editor
julia.anderson@columbian.com
If you missed it
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The Carpinettis had been living paycheck-to-paycheck when life slipped from their control.
Boring but important
Fed adopts plan to c! urb shady mortgage practices
The Federal Reserve has adopted rules to give home buyers more protection from the
types of shady lending practices that have contributed to the housing crisis and
propelled foreclosures to record highs.
Quote of the Day
"My mother...taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength
and a passion that I wish could be bottled.”
- Carly Fiorina, former CEO and board chair of Hewlett-Packard Co. and current a spokesperson
for the John McCain presidential campaign, (1954 - ).
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