In an effort to update the Port’s main strategy-guiding document, PC completed a Strategic Business Plan (SBP) for Oregon International Port of Coos Bay in 2025. The SBP is comprehensive, focusing on all of the Port’s main lines of business: Marine Operations, the Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL), and the Charleston Marina Complex. The Plan […]
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The PC team presented our findings of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) for the Town of Ridgway and Ouray County in November 2025. The comprehensive HNA is designed to meet all DOLA guidance and SB24-174 requirements but go beyond them as well. Addressing issues faced by Rural Resort Communities is a challenge and requires
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Or, why you should move to Ohio if you want to buy a house you can afford.
The PC team partnered with the Town of Firestone, Colorado to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study for the Central Park development. Since its acquisition in 2005, Central Park has grown into the civic heart of Firestone, housing the Library, Police Department, and Town Hall. The Town is establishing a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district over
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October 31, 2025 Feasibility: /ˌfēzəˈbilədē/ the state or degree of being easily or conveniently done If this definition is true, one may wonder why you’ve never read a feasibility study that says “This will never work. Don’t do it!” If the concept is not feasible yet your consultant convinces you to go forward, you are
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The Indiana Construction Roundtable Foundation (ICRF) addresses workforce shortages in the construction sector by providing training, classroom materials, and promoting careers in construction. As a part of this mission, ICRF contracted with Points Consulting to establish an improved methodology for workforce data projections, along with semi-annual reporting. Our collaboration focused on obtaining more accurate workforce
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July 31, 2025 America Needs More “Quaint Tiny Spaces Spending some time in Europe is always good for causing a proud American to reflect. I was sitting on the patio of a café in Rome. It was in a narrow corridor, with twinkle lights and trellised bougainvillea wrapping between the awning of the café and
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In October 2024, PC began working with the City of Bisbee, AZ, on a housing study designed to inform city policy and guide the upcoming Comprehensive Plan Update. The project included extensive data collection and community engagement, with outreach efforts such as a bilingual housing survey (English and Spanish) that achieved a response rate of
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Idaho’s booming economy is a success story, but a pressing question looms: Where will our workers live? The 2025 Idaho Workforce Housing Index (IWHI), released by Points Consulting in partnership with LEAP Housing, uncovers the state’s housing affordability crisis with hard-hitting data and actionable insights. Our groundbreaking report ranks 147 Idaho cities, spotlighting “hot spots”
The Economic Alliance of Okanogan County, WA, partnered with PC in September 2024 to complete a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) outlining priorities and next steps for the county over the next five years. The vast Okanogan County region includes numerous small rural communities (such as Omak, Oroville, Twisp, and Winthrop) as well as portions
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