Wells Fargo Financial to add
115 persons in Clark County

Wells Fargo Financial is increasing the size of its Vancouver service center staff by 34 percent, adding 115 new fulltime positions within the next four months, according to Mike Hiber, manager of the center at 521 SE Chkalov Drive.

“We want to hire as many people as we can as quickly as we can,” Hiber says.

The open positions are for collectors and supervisors. Collectors salaries range from $25,000 to $30,000, and supervisors can earn between $36,000 and $45,000.

“Spanish skills are preferred,” Hiber says, “but are not necessary.

Information on job opportunities can be obtained by going to www.wellsfargo.com/jobs.

The expansion will increase employment at the financial center to 450 persons. Including Wells Fargo banking employees, the company will have 650 on the payroll by the end of the year.

Wells Fargo is also hiring in Oregon, according to Hiber.

State adds 53,500 new jobs for
the year; Clark County adds 300

According to the numbers in the Resident Labor Force in Washington State table issued as part of the state Employment Security Department’s monthly report on employment, the state added a total of 53,500 jobs during the year ending July 31. The same table, which includes, in addition, farm labor and self employment, shows that Clark County gained 300 jobs during the same period.

But that is just one way of reporting employment in the state. Evelina Tainer, chief economist for the department, today issued a news release stating that the state added 81,500 net new jobs for the same period.

Although the numbers are different, both are correct.

Non-agricultural Wage and Salary Employment table presents the 81,500 new job number. Neither Vancouver nor Clark County is represented in that table since Vancouver is part of the Portland Metropolitan Statistical Area.

In any event, according to Tainer, employment growth in the state picked up in July, with employers adding 8,700 non-farm jobs over the month.

Don Russo elected to
regional scout board

Don Russo has been elected to the executive board of the Cascade Pacific Council Boy Scouts of America. The council is among the nation’s largest, serving 48,000 scouts in 18 counties in southwest Washington and northwest Oregon.

Russo, an attorney with Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, is a former chairman of the Vancouver Parks and Recreation and is on the steering committee of Loaves and Fishes.

Merry Swanberg heading marketing
and communications at Port of Kalama

Merry Swanberg has been appointed marketing and communications manager for the Port of Kalama. Swanberg joined the port in June as a marketing consultant. She succeeds Lyndsie Winter, who has moved to Grapeview. Swanberg is a graduate of Central Washington University.

Calendar

Clark County commissioners meet in an informal session at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, in conference room B in the Public Service center. n The Columbia River Crossing Task Force meets at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, in the southwest Washington Department of Transportation offices at 11018 NE 51st Circle.  



Taste of Vancouver, Aug. 17-20, Esther Short Park--Join the Fun!
     

Tuesday on the air    Thompson Annexation Meeting (7/26)—4 p.m. CVTV    Thompson Oxford House Dedication (6/27)—4:30  p.m. CVTV    Addiction In The Home (8/10)—5:36 p.m. CVTV    Vancouver Land Use Hearings (live)—7 p.m. CVTV    Portland Beavers at Las Vegas (live)—7 p.m. KKAD    Seattle Mariners at Oakland (live)—7 p.m. FSN, KFXX    Columbia Crossing Task Force (7/12)—10 p.m. CVTV

Town Tabloids and the weather Flossy Wager remembering Rodney Strong n Donna Roberge basking in candles’ glow. n Greg Kimsey power-packing kind words. n Terrie Pace taking care of details. n Tink Rider bouncing back. n Shirlee June Campbell icing ankle. n Billie Jo Campbell staking out second floor. n Kitty O’Neill leisurely layering. n Jerry Gale showing OSU colors. n Judy Munger Ingram going north, but will be back next summer. n Bill Boettcher pumped with new mechanism. n Ruthie Beedle pulling off another triumph. n Kaye Shattuck making waves. n Jim Shelver, dapper and still full of élan. n Bob Fields offering first friendly face. n B.J. Heiden maintaining that Vogue look. n Warren Cook coming to rescue. n Diana Cruz hosting important guests. n Tuesday, partly cloudy, 72. Wednesday, mostly cloudy, 70. Thursday, warmer but still cloudy, 79.  (Editor's note: A mysterious glitch eradicated Town Tabloids from the electronic version of the newsletter last Friday and yesterday. They were in the print version and are restored here today. Thank you for all the phone calls and emails.)

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