Consulting
Consultants talk over problems, explore new ideas, conduct research, and help plan for the future. Sometimes they are most valuable in gathering and synthesizing data; sometimes their highest value is in expediting a process; often it is some combination of these skills. Clients hire someone to work with, not merely an expert but a team member and colleague.
Our core business is to apply the science of economics to solve problems, not to run your business. We would rather leverage your expertise than duplicate it. Our economists, planners, and policy analysts excel at setting up a framework for thinking through a problem and can help you find answers that, though you didn't realize, were already in your grasp. We explore the consequences of specific decisions or actions with you and, with help from the best available outside experts, quickly understand the parameters of the issues you face. Our response is rapid, thorough, detailed, and engaged.
Over the past 30 years, ECONorthwest has participated in virtually every major policy issue—on growth management, land use, natural-resource development, transportation systems, public-service delivery, and more—of importance in the Northwest. We have carried that experience into other areas of the country undergoing similar changes. We have also provided integral assistance with the strategic planning needs of most of the region's large corporations, developers, not-for-profits, and public agencies. Through our forecasting, market and feasibility analysis, financial and valuation expertise, and regulatory knowledge, we have played a vital role in shaping the local, regional, and state economy.