Home Depot continues to expand footprint
Vancouver isn’t the first place you think of when discussing Fortune 25 companies, but that hasn’t stopped one from quietly growing its local operations. The Home Depot, which had more than $100 billion in revenues last year, has been growing locally through the QuoteCenter, a software company it purchased in 2013. Using the center as […]
Interim CREDC president eager to continue work
For Max Ault, taking the reins of the Columbia River Economic Development Council (CREDC) is a bit like getting to pitch a season for the home team. Ault, who took over on an interim basis for outgoing president and CEO Mike Bomar this month, has been interested in Clark County economic development since he was […]
CREDC Hires New Director of Communications
VANCOUVER, Wash. (April 26th, 2018) – The Columbia River Economic Development Council (CREDC) announced today that it has hired Monica Santos-Pinacho as its new Director of Communications. In this role, Santos-Pinacho will lead CREDC’s internal and external communications strategies and platforms. Santos-Pinacho joins the CREDC most recently from WE Communications in Portland, Ore., where she […]
CREDC Appoints Ault as Interim President
VANCOUVER, Wash. (April 19th, 2018) – At a regular meeting Thursday morning, the Columbia River Economic Development Council (CREDC) Board appointed Max Ault as Interim President beginning May 1st. The organization’s current President, Mike Bomar, will be transitioning to the Port of Vancouver, as their Director of Economic Development. Bomar has served as President since […]
CREDC seeks request for proposal – Videographer
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL VIDEOGRAPHER The Columbia River Economic Development Council (CREDC) is seeking the assistance of a professional videographer for the creation of multiple videos for our event, Main Street Day, highlighting the different Main Street Communities in Clark County, Washington. This event will take place on July 13, 2018 with the alternate date of […]
Vancouver-based RealWear goes into training
The thing about making new products is that people often invent their own uses. For hardware company RealWear, a new partnership could be a legitimate crossover. The Vancouver-based hardware company is in talks to supply its head-mounted tablet computer, the HMT-1, to the National Basketball Retired Players Association for its efforts to introduce basketball to […]
L.A. creative agency moves to Vancouver
The Columbian An ambitious digital marketing concern from Los Angeles is the latest company to make Vancouver its new home base, and it plans to hit the ground running. GTMA, formerly GoToMyApartment, is a 55-person marketing firm specializing in the booming business of multifamily housing. It builds websites, produces videos and writes marketing content for the […]
The CREDC seeks applicants for Director of Communications – CLOSED
The application period is now closed.
CREDC Announces 2018 Officers and New Board Members
At its annual meeting on January 24, 2018, the investors of the Columbia River Economic Development Council (CREDC) elected their new members to serve on the 2018 Board of Directors. The new Board then elected the 2018 officers and private sector Executive Committee members at a special Board meeting immediately following. “This CREDC Board is […]
Clark County looks ahead
By nearly all measures, Clark County has enjoyed back-to-back years of strong economic growth. The outlook is for more of the same in 2018. “Even with expected increases in (commercial) loan interest rates, we see more growth ahead,” said Greg Seifert, board chair of the Columbia River Economic Development Council (CREDC). The CREDC is the […]