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Economic Date Update

They say that these are not the best of times but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. . . its either sadness or euphoria                                                      -Billie Joel  I don’t have a crystal ball , so I can’t  tell you if we’re going to see  hyper inflation , continued aggressive Fed interest rate increases,   massive […]

Top Ten Retail Transactions in Clark County 2020

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This headline is a bit misleading, as you’ll notice there are actually thirteen transactions on this list. I’ve included a couple extra; three transactions had the same owner and  illustrate the ongoing maturing of the Clark County market as a very attractive environment for investment dollars. We all know COVID has had a huge impact […]

STAT OF THE WEEK: Clark County Commercial Office Market

We get many FAQs about the state of the CRE market here in Clark County. The Pandemic has obviously had a negative impact on the entire economy and many wonder how those impacts will manifest themselves here locally. The two impacts that have seemed to create the most curiosity are the challenges of brick-and-mortar retailers, […]

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 […]