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5 Notable Things about Economy in October

Running out of steam?  Our first note is the US economic expansion continued this past summer, but only at a 1.5% increase according to a report released by the BEA last week.  Down sharply from 3.9 % growth this past spring. Second note is Congress did extend the debt ceiling as the month closed out.  […]

ABC’s of CCE ( Clark County Economy )

  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 […]

As the Fed turns…. what happens next?

  There have a been an increasing number of articles and blogs posts  written , and discussions being had about what effects rising interest rates will have on commercial real estate.   The Federal Reserve has certainly remained steadfast in their policy of keeping rates low to promote economic activity. It has paid dividends as the […]

Trap Door gets closer to Opening

 Bryan Schull has been hard at work up at 2315 Main Street the past few months.  We featured Bryan as one of our signed leases this past spring.  Bryan founder of Trap Door Brewing, had a vision to add another great local brewery to Clark  County’s growing inventory. Feeling that Main Street was the ideal location , he […]

SunModo eyes room to grow at proposed new headquarters

We are honored to be a part of the SunModo’s team in selecting this site. (The Columbian – July 20, 2015: http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/jul/20/sunmodo-proposed-new-headquarters-vancouver) Having outgrown its current space, SunModo, the Vancouver-based producer of mounting hardware for solar systems, is seeking to relocate its headquarters to a place with room for additional expansion. To that end, the […]

BUILDING TRANSITIONS FROM GOLDEN FAMILY TO WYATT FAMILY

We had the honor of representing the Golden family in this sale.  The Golden’s have been long time members of the Vancouver community and this building was the American  Music company when his George Golden’s  father owned the building in the fifties and sixties.   George Golden, very active here in Clark County with Veteran’s issues and […]

New Craft Brewery Coming to Uptown Village

Here is a recent article published in the Vancouver Business Journal about a client of ours, Bryan Shull who is opening Trap Door Brewing this summer. Bryan has laid a solid  foundation for his business by creating a  detailed    business plan and using the resources of Buck Heidrick of the Washington State Small Business Development Center.  This helped him […]

Still the one ! 192nd corridor still attracting high quality tenants

Friday I drove out to 192nd and Mill Plain to do a walk through with the contracting company that designed and built the Sharma building at 500 E 192nd Ave.  Bett Kaber, Project Manager for RSV Building Solutions  and her team walked me through the 8400 sq. ft. building that currently has three committed tenants.  […]

Congrats to Puj!

Congratulations to one of my clients, Puj, for taking this next step in their business! Puj Kickstarts 2015 with New Product, New Hires Article published in the Vancouver Business Journal Friday, 06 February 2015 – Written by Temple Lentz Since the summer of 2013, Vancouver-based design company Puj has occupied downtown’s Wolf building on 11th […]

Glambar to provide sparkle at Sparks

The GlamBar Babes are creating sparkle in downtown Vancouver already.  Click on the image to hear from them directly as they get ready for their grand opening. We’re proud to have helped them through the steps to getting a signed lease and be able to announce their new venture. Downtown Vancouver already has built a […]