Awash in Optimism
We’ve entered the economic forecast zone as 2015 gets into full swing. Everything that I read seems to radiate optimism. As 2014 drew to a close we had gas prices falling to their lowest level since 2009. We had consumer confidence rising, in fact reaching levels unseen since 1998. Wonder if those two […]
Vancouver Chamber Small Business Resource Committee
Tuesday the Vancouver Chamber kicked off their first public event aimed to bring more awareness, more access and more effective application of the numerous resources that are in place to support and nurture small business . This effort actually began way back in 2013 when the GVCC and the City of Vancouver coalesced around creating […]
Solid Month to Finish a Solid Year
December’s national employment report again was a very encouraging number. With the sixth month above the 250,000 jobs threshold the economy continued on a steady pace as we closed out 2014. Here is a link the BEA’s actual press release and more detailed data http://1.usa.gov/1iloj2K. We’ve seen similar reports the past several months here in Clark […]
Hazel Dell the next Hot Bed for Restaurants ?
If there is one complaint common to almost all Hazel Dell or Salmon Creel residents or shoppers it is the question why aren’t there more good restaurants in that part of town. For years the myth was that the System Development Charges (SDC) by the Clark Regional Waste Water District were too expensive. These costs are generally […]
Local Office Market Heating Up
The following is a great article written by David Suffia and published in the November 2014 issue of the Vancouver Business Journal, in which I have been quoted discussing the state of the local office market: The commercial office real estate market in Southwest Washington continues to improve, according to local real estate professionals contacted […]
Podiatrists gain foothold at Pacific Crest
In 2008 Drs. Ellen Wenzel and Zarko Kajgana made a decision to locate their Podiatric practice here in Clark County. Both had completed their training and residency, having matriculated from Scholl College of Podiatry at Rosalind Franklin University in 2007 and been Board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine. They set up […]
Fed Watch
Fed watching is a major pastime for investors at any level, but particularly the US stock market and the Commercial Real Estate market have been watching and waiting for every crumb of information they can glean from the central bank’s quarterly gatherings. Economic news has been steadily improved all year. Unemployment numbers continue downward. This […]
VDA- Property Owners Summit
Vancouver’s Downtown Association is again stepping to the forefront to inspire another surge of activity to the ongoing momentum created over the past three years. Lee Rafferty welcomed VDA members and property owners to a “Downtown Property Owner Summit” this past Thursday at the Brickstone Ballroom. The focus of the Summit was to bring Michelle […]
Community Foundation Kudos
We’ll lead this post with passing out some sincere and well deserved accolades to the South West Washington Community Foundation for planning and executing a great community wide event on Sept 18th – Give More 24! Designed to create a much wider reach to community members who might not attend the many fundraising events we […]
Available Light Industrial Property Scarce in Clark County
Wanted to share a great Vancouver Business Journal article printed recently that I was quoted in, regarding light industrial property being fairly scarce in Clark County… With all the vacant land in Clark County, you’d think businesses wanting to move here would have no problem finding a location. It turns out that’s not the case. […]
