Rep. Jacks visits 50 businesses in 50 days
Washington state Rep. Jim Jacks (D-Vancouver) finished the final stop on his "50 Businesses in 50 Business Days" tour of Southwest Washington's business and industrial community on Nov. 12.
Jacks said he devised the project in response to Clark County's still-surging unemployment rate – pegged at 12.7 percent in September.
"I was hoping to find a silver bullet or Harry Potter's magic wand, something that would solve everyone's problems. But I found the hard reality is that being successful in business takes a lot of hard work, real sweat, and disciplined commitment," he said.
Voters in the 49th Legislative District elected Jacks to his first term in Olympia last fall.
Cano Real Estate adds agents
Cano Real Estate LLC, located in downtown Vancouver, has added eight real estate agents to its team since August.
Owner Nathan Cano says he plans to add a total of 40 employees by August 2010.
Opening their doors in February 2003 in Hazel Dell, Cano relocated downtown to a 4,000 square-foot space at 415 E. Mill Plain Blvd., the site of a former law firm.
City extends nomination deadline for parking committee
The city of Vancouver extended the deadline for applicants to fill a vacancy on the Parking Advisory Committee to Dec. 15. The recruitment is for a full term beginning January 2010.
For applications contact Myk Heidt in the City Manager's Office at 360.487.8612; e-mail myk.heidt@ci.vancouver.wa.us.
The Parking Advisory Committee is a seven-member volunteer body that advises the Vancouver City Council and city staff on parking policy and program implementation. Committee members must be either city residents or property owners, business owners, or an officer or partner in a business located in the downtown area.
