PC Past Projects

December 6, 2023 Points Consulting, in collaboration with SCJ Alliance, developed a Land Quantity Analysis study to fulfill the state of Washington’s Growth Management Act requirements. The study examines the entirety of land use types in the City, including residential, commercial and industrial. PC developed custom population and housing demand forecasts and recommended methods and […]

November 1, 2023 Points Consulting, in collaboration with Nexus Planning Services, conducted a survey for the city of Quincy, Washington to determine support for the formation of a Regional Parks District among Quincy residents, as well as the proposed construction of a new sports and aquatic complex. The survey was distributed to the Quincy area

September 8, 2023 In 2023, PC and Nexus completed a Goal 9: Economic Development & Employment Lands Assessment for the City of La Grande. The study found that the City has limited capacity for in-fill and has lost significant economic development opportunities due to site types and ownership patterns in recent years. The report recommends

September 5, 2023 PC conducted a 2022-2027 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Update for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) in Oregon. Community engagement for the project consisted of multiple townhalls, interviews, and a survey to help PC gauge the Tribes’ sentiment toward economic development. Our team also analyzed socioeconomic data to

September 1, 2023 Points Consulting completed a Strategic Business Plan Update for The Port of The Dalles, Oregon in accordance with the requirements of OAR 123-025-0016. PC performed extensive regional research, interviewed, and held workshops with Port Commissioners and staff, reviewed area socioeconomic data, analyzed the Port’s assets, and conducted several modes of community outreach

July 25, 2023 PC worked with the City of Frankfort and Franklin County in Kentucky on a housing market demand study. Sandwiched between the cities of Lexington and Louisville, and home to the majority of bourbon manufacturing in the United States, Frankfort has transformed into a highly tourism-based economy in the past decade. PC’s report

May 12, 2023 In 2023, PC worked with the City of Montrose to assess the demographic and economic factors shaping the local housing market. As the nearest airport hub to Telluride, Montrose faces challenges common to communities located near resort towns. The study identified critical housing gaps and strategies to increase quality housing options—for both

April 3, 2023 PC completed an Emerging Business Center (EBC) feasibility study and economic impact analysis with Nixyáawii Community Financial Services (NCFS) for the CTUIR. The EBC would be located in Coyote Business Park and provide entrepreneurs and start-up businesses with basic programs designed to assist with accounting and tax information, turning business ideas into

Points Consulting assisted the Claremont Institute in developing this third-party assessment of the economic impact of moving the Oregon-Idaho State Border. The borders considered for this study are contiguous with the original proposition of the Citizens for Greater Idaho to convert 22 counties in eastern and southern Idaho to the Gem State. As of the publishing of this report, 11 of those counties have voted in favor of this proposition. In this sweeping analysis, PC considers all sides of this question from enhanced productivity due to reduced regulation, to alterations in income tax rates, and the distribution of Oregon’s existing debts.