Clark County

With construction resuming Tinnakorn Lofts inches closer to opening Tinnakorn Lofts is a classic situation that small business faces.   With a successful business  in Downtown Vancouver , and housing prices steadily increasing for their staff,  our clients decided to purchase a small parcel of surplus land owned by the City of  Vancouver and create a mixed  use, multifamily property .  That was...

The Commercial Real Estate scene in Vancouver has clearly been dominated by the celebration and opening of the Waterfront Project in August of 2018.  First was the dedication of the Park, with it’s iconic mast and pier. Then came the opening of two fantastic restaurants, WildFin and Twigs. This was followed by a parade of high-profile office tenants, several of which relocated from the downtown core....

We appreciate the opportunity of representing the Landlord, Vancouver Housing Authority (https://vhausa.org), in securing a 5-year lease with NAMI Mental Health Services (www.nami.org) at 2500 Main Street. Suite 120 is a 2,300 SF space that will prove a fantastic location for them to conduct vital work on mental health issues. Representing Marc Neidlinger and his cutting edge marketing company, Blue...

The SWCA has been busy at work this year and it’s hard to believe 2018 is half over. What has the SWCA been up to this year? As many know, we launched the Construction Executive Summit this February. The one-day conference had 4 keynote speakers and 12 breakout sessions. Attendees received six continuing education credits. The event drew more than 235 guests, representing more than 75 companies. The...

  The final week of March was a fast paced end to the first quarter of 2018. Even as thousands of families finalized plans for spring break, businesses, government agencies, and commercial real estate communities were celebrating the completion of several significant projects. On Wednesday, the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and the Red Coat Ambassadors, hosted a sizeable crowd for a...

Hopworks joins Vancouver Scene The opening of Hopworks new brewpub in East Vancouver on Friday, December 30th is but the latest in a recent trend of new breweries to be opening their doors and finding a home in Vancouver. Outside of McMenamins, which had arrived on the Columbia River roughly 20 years ago, most of the Clark County craft brew scene had grown locally, organically.  It was a slow steady...

CREDC Aspirations to Cure Cancer An inspiring presentation today from Dr. Gary Gilliland President and Director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer research center in Seattle.  He brought us up todate on the mega strides that have been made in the war on cancer the past ten years. The "Hutch" is independent, nonprofit research institute based in Seattle, Fred Hutch houses the nation's first and largest cancer...

The Way of The Sun - Sun Modo on the rise. (Image from The Columbian) Back in 2011 was when Sun Modo first began to raise their profile here in Clark County.  Sun Modo means -the way of the sun, and they were following the growth of the solar industry by providing innovative racking systems for installing solar systems.  They were identified as a rising new business both by their regular attendance at...

(Natalie Behring/The Columbian) Tim Boyle, CEO of Columbia Sportswear spoke  in Vancouver, Wednesday November 18, 2015. Washington State University Vancouver‚'s Business Growth Mentor & Analysis Program along with the CREDC's Grow Clark County hosted the event. The Grow Vancouver series evolved from five  years of Pub Talks, which began in 2009. It was the first sustained effort by the CREDC to...

  Here are a few themes and stories that have been the fabric of our economic and political scene in Clark County during 2015. As always it is never dull here in Southwest Washington.     Angelo’s buy Riverview Tower Blue Bird closes after 32 years – thank you Wade Coffee / Coffee / Coffee on every corner in the County Dueling Water Front Developers ? Election Day….. Please get...