A Local Legend
One of our own commercial agents of the past, Jim Justin, is listed in a book titled “Legendary Locals of Vancouver”. Jim Justin was a wonderful person whom we all miss having in our ranks. His presence in this book is a beautiful reminder of all he meant to, not just our office, but the City of Vancouver.
Brett Irons, Greg L. Goforth & Jim West in Real Estate Roundup
Arthur Murray Dance Studio has leased 4,481 square feet of retail space at Cascade Village, 808 S.E. Chkalov Drive, Suite 9, Vancouver, from Angelo Property Co. The dance studio is relocating from downtown Vancouver. Brett Irons of Coldwell Banker Jenkins-Bernhardt Associates represented the landlord.
Evolve Fit Wear, selling yoga clothing and sportswear online, has leased 300 square feet of office space at Lutz Hardware, 416 N.E. Dallas St., Suite 208, Camas, from Barry and Rosanna Lutz. Greg L. Goforth of Coldwell Banker Commercial Jenkins-Bernhardt Associates represented the tenant and the landlord.
Thavery LLC, dba Tropical Image Tanning & More, has leased 1,467 square feet of retail space at Orchard Point Plaza, 10303 N.E. Fourth Plain Road, Suite 109, Vancouver. Jim West of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the tenant.
Full Article in The Columbian: http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/feb/13/02-13-real-estate-roundup/
Stop Leasing: Own your Business Property
Leasing or buying? Which path is the most effective in helping your company grow?
Jim West of Coldwell Banker Commercial will provide financial planning analysis tools to help answer these questions and determine if leasing or buying is the best use of your capital.
Learn key fundamentals the commercial loan process from expert Deborah Oester, Vice President with Columbia Credit Union. Deborah will walk you through the process of preparing company financial information for presentation to commercial lenders, and help you understand what happens behind the scenes with bank regulators that drives some of the credit process.
Jim Bright of Northwest Business Development Center will show you how the SBA 504 loan, with 10% down and a twenty year fixed rate of interest may be your best tool in acquiring a commercial property.
Learn how to make a partner of your county or city and overcome development pitfalls. Ron Frederiksen of RSV Building Solutions will provide an overview of the process and a single point of contact to manage your projects.
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e5iunzeg12a975b5&llr=tjiggocab
Brett Irons in This Week’s Real Estate Roundup
Accuride Corporation has leased 858 square feet of office space in the Angelo Building, 404 E. 15th St., Suite 5, Vancouver. Brett Irons of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the landlord.
Full Article: http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/feb/06/02-06-real-estate-roundup/
State of the County Address 2012
Thursday, February 2nd @ Washougal High School
2012 STATE OF THE COUNTY ADDRESS
Please join Marc Boldt, Chair of the Board of Clark County Commissioners at the “State of the County” address on Thursday, February 2, 2012 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. This year the event will be held at Washougal High School (1201 39th St., Washougal, WA). The “State of the County” will be free to attend and feature information on a wide range of topics affecting us all, county-wide.
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JUST LEASED!!
‘Evolve Fit Wear” – Yoga clothing & Sportswear opened an office in downtown Camas, WA. Kyla Smith, owner says for now her business is all done on the Internet! www.evolvefitwear.com Located in Suite 210 at 416 NE Dallas Street, the office is located above Lutz Hardware Store. The office suite concept that Barry Lutz has created for small businesses has great appeal to many startups, growing businesses and home based businesses. The Downtown Camas Association (DCA) welcomes Kyla and Evolve Fit Wear to downtown Camas!
Employers in Washington state will collect $56M in federal tax credits
From TheColumbian.com:
Washington employers will collect a record $56 million in 2011 federal tax credits because they hired certain hard-to-place job seekers, the state Employment Security Department said Thursday. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit provides up to $2,400 in tax savings per worker to businesses that hire military veterans, the disabled, ex-inmates, food-stamp recipients and individuals who receive benefits from the federal Supplemental Security Income program. Additionally, businesses that hire long-term welfare recipients can save as much as $9,000 per person over two years. This year, businesses can reap greater tax savings for hiring veterans, including up to $5,600 for long-term unemployed veterans and as much as $9,600 for those who have a service-connected disability. To receive the tax credit, each new employee must work a minimum of 400 hours during the first year of employment and earn at least $6,000.
FED Reports Growth Across the Country
The Federal reserve release their Beige book report this past week, and reported moderate growth across the country. Here are some highlights :
Contact reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts suggest that national economic activity expanded at a modest to moderate pace during the reporting period of late November through the end of December. Seven Districts characterized growth as modest; of the remaining five, New York and Chicago noted a pickup in the pace of growth, Dallas and San Francisco reported moderate growth, and Richmond indicated that activity flattened or improved slightly. Compared with prior summaries, the reports on balance suggest ongoing improvement in economic conditions in recent months, with most Districts highlighting more favorable conditions than identified in reports from the late spring through early fall.
In the Northwest we are in District 12 , headquartered in San Francisco. There are some brighter spots. Holiday retail sales reportedly were up over last year’s season, and demand edged up for business and consumer services. District manufacturing activity grew further on net. Production activity and sales remained robust for agricultural producers and rose a bit further for providers of energy resources. Sales of new automobiles rose further overall during the reporting period, although slightly softer demand was noted for the last few weeks. Demand for used vehicles remained robust, and dealers reported marked improvement in the quality of trade-ins compared with earlier in the year. Sales continued to expand for providers of technology services to businesses and consumers, although the pace of growth continued to slow. District travel activity picked up further, with additional growth in demand reported for the tourism and business segments of the market alike. However nothing to indicate anything but more of the same, slow growth.
–Jim West
http://yourfuture-own-it.com/
Steve Mack Joins CBC Jenkins-Bernhardt Associates!
Steve Mack has joined Coldwell Banker Commercial Jenkins-Bernhardt Associates as the Sales Manager and an Investment Property Sales Specialist in the Vancouver/Portland Metropolitan Area. The office is located at 1500 D Street, Vancouver, WA 98663.
With more than twenty three years’ experience in commercial real estate, Steve Mack has a proven track record of providing hands on guidance to investors. His experience includes the sale of office buildings, retail shopping centers, NNN leased investments, multi-family, manufactured home communities, and mini-storage facilities. Prior to entering commercial real estate, he owned and managed the Perris Valley Skydiving Center in Perris, CA. The business was ranked fourth largest in the world based on the annual number of skydives made. After graduating from The University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Business in Economics and Marketing, Steve served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps for eleven years in a variety of positions involving command, staff, and recruiting.
Everywhere You Look – The Road is Blocked
Have you noticed in the past six months that it seems everywhere you drive in Clark County there is road construction ? Don Wagner – Regional administrator at the Washington State Depratment of Transportation outlined the $75 million in projects that were underway or competed in 2011, and the $114 million in exisiting or new contracts for 2012 in his break out session at the Economic Forecast breakfast last week. The majoity of these projects should be completed by 2013, so we get a shot in the arm to our local economy during that time, and an improved system, but many unanswered questions about how our needs get funded in the future. These along with projects in Downtown Vancouver by the City will be a regular part of our commutes over the next few years.
–Jiw West
http://yourfuture-own-it.com/
