THE SECOND WATERFRONT
It has been a very glorious couple of weeks celebrating the opening of the new Vancouver Waterfront development. Almost 15 years in the making. Years of planning and partnering by the City of Vancouver and the developers come to fruition with the three acre park, extension of the existing trail along the Columbia , a […]
Say Ciao ! Columbia River Tap Room
Last Thursday was a really exciting day in that I attended a 1 year anniversarry ribbon cutting with the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. Ribbon cuttings are one of the highlights of being on the GVCC Board of Directors. We get to see up-close and personal the local companies that are either starting-up, or in this case, expanding […]
The Way of the Sun – Sun Modo on the rise.
The Way of The Sun – Sun Modo on the rise. 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. […]
Conerly Snapshot
Bill Conerly of Conerly Consulting send out a monthly newsletter that I always find insightful. He is also a regular contributor to Forbes. He helps cut through the noise and we all know there has been plenty of noise with the investment and oil markets jumpy, the presidential primaries on full tilt and let’s toss in an […]
Will 2015 Office Market Momentum Continue Into 2016?
[The following is an article written by Jim West for publication in the Vancouver Business Journal.] 2015 proved to be a very active year in the Clark County Office Market. Vacancy rates continued their glacial progress finally dipping below double digits, ending the year at 9.5%, according to the most recent annual Portland metro area […]
CREDC Celebrates 2015
The CREDC hosted an event on Thursday January 14, for their investors at the Kiggins theater to give an overview of the accomplishments for 2015. Mike Bomar emphasized the point that Economic Development is a team sport. It requires public and private sectors to work together, and a long term perspective. Seeds were planted back […]
Best In Business 2015 Honorees
The following is a great article recently published in the Vancouver Business Journal, naming the 2015 Best In Business Honorees. My company, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Jenkins & Associates, was mentioned and I was named as Best In Business for a third year in a row. Live article can be found here: http://www.vbjusa.com/news/top-stories/best-in-business-honorees-share-winning-strategies
Fort Vancouver Barber Shop
Check out the happenings at 1409 Broadway in Downtown Vancouver . There are lights on at night and Noah Contrares is creating the next step in his dream to establish his new barber shop.
FED RAISES INTEREST RATES
Yawn!
Grow Vancouver – Caps off a great year
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 […]
