January 31, 2023 Points Consulting conducted a holistic study of the Climate Charter initiative, which is on the Spring 2023 ballot for voters in the City of El Paso, Texas. The headline propositions of the Climate Charter include buying out the region’s municipal electric company and prohibiting the use of fossil fuels for electric power […]
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September 21, 2022 Points Consulting partnered with Chmura Economics for a study of the future of work in Texas for the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). PC carried out a series of virtual focus groups in order to gain insight and better understand workers’ current and future concerns about workforce skills and compatibilities. The team conducted
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August 30, 2022 Points Consulting completed a Housing Needs Assessment for the five counties in North Central Idaho, in collaboration with the Clearwater Economic Development Association (CEDA). PC analyzed the market holistically including state and local housing and demographic trends, rates of in migration and population change over time, type, condition, affordability, and availability of
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August 30, 2022 The National Rails-to-Trails Consortium partners with local non-profits and landowners to make use of unused railroad track to transition it to publicly accessible trails through some of the most scenic and beautiful areas of America. As it pursues its campaign to build out a single, uninterrupted trail from Washington state to Washington
June 2022 PC assisted the Nimiipuu Fund in developing a Business and Operations Plan, and Financial Forecast for it’s proposed Business Incubator. The Incubator would primarily serve as a location for assisting small and micro-businesses, providing office space, retail frontage, and business coaching and assistance. Several of the key task’s PC completed included recommending an
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June 1, 2022 The Housing Authority of Chelan County & the City of Wenatchee engaged Points Consulting to complete a Housing Needs Market Study for Chelan and Douglas Counties. In this study, Points Consulting provided an overview of housing conditions in both counties, with particular focus on low-and moderate-income audiences. PC analyzed demographic and economic
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April 1, 2022 Points Consulting engaged with the University of Idaho and ZGA Architects to complete a feasibility study for the proposed CAFÉ Discovery Center, in particular the Outreach & Education Center. The study included a market analysis, stakeholder interviews, tourism analysis, operational, staffing, management and financial plan, and finally including a “go/no-go” recommendation. If
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January 2022 Points Consulting is near completing the 2022-2026 Lewiston Community Strategic Plan for the City of Lewiston, Northern Idaho’s second largest city. Lewiston is located at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers and is home to the West Coast’s furthest inland port. The Lewiston Community Strategic Plan is intended to guide the
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July 2021 Points Consulting completed the 2021-2026 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Superior California Economic Development District (SCEDD). The SCEDD district includes the four beautiful Northern California counties of Modoc, Siskiyou, Shasta, and Trinity, and the plan will provide structure and prioritization for the district and its local economic and community development partners
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July 2021 Points Consulting is excited to announce that we have been selected to work with SCJ Alliance to conduct a housing study for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (located on Fidalgo Island within Washington State). This project is aimed at developing an actionable plan that outlines the tribe’s housing needs and provides assistance in
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