Opinion | South Sound Business

Housing prices got you down? Feel free to blame the boomers

In a normal housing cycle, a generation that has kicked its children out of the nest — and owns way too much room in the house for an aging couple — would look to sell and downsize. But we boomers in the region aren’t behaving normally.

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Tacoma native finds his purpose by helping companies find theirs

Eric Boles — a graduate of Foss High School in Tacoma — travels more than 200,000 miles a year as a motivational speaker, corporate trainer, and leadership coach to Fortune 500 companies.

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Letter to the Editor: Lincoln Park proposal is a nice idea but the wrong location

A response to a column by Dan Voelpel in the September issue entitled "Grit City Greens? Lincoln Park project could spark economic boost."

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Letter to the Editor: Lincoln Park is Not a ‘Failure’

A Tacoma resident's response to a column by Dan Voelpel in the September issue of South Sound Business entitled "Grit City Greens? Lincoln Park project could spark economic boost."

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Grit City Greens? Lincoln Park project could spark economic boost

As a public park, Lincoln Park in Tacoma is a failure. Now what if I told you the City of Tacoma has the blueprint to transform part of this deserted 10-plus acres into a business venture.

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How One Letter Led the McMenamins to Fall in Love with Tacoma

In November 2003, I wrote a column headlined “An Open Letter to the McMenamin Brothers.” In it, I highlighted nine historic Tacoma properties that matched the McMenamin style. Mike McMenamin responded. Would I show him around town? Are you kidding?

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Come for the Mountain; Stay for the Rhubarb Pie

Most places in the South Sound have brand troubles, especially when it comes to recruiting business or tourists. For perspective and advice, I turned to the world’s preeminent place-branding guru, Andy Levine.

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Craft District Project On Tap Near Site of Former Tumwater Brewery

Distilling spirits, in particular, has yet to really take off in Washington state. Could Tumwater become that home?

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To Prosper, We Need to Embrace the Base

Do you know how to drive economic development professionals crazy? Ask them to name the No. 1 thing the South Sound region can do to grow its economic prosperity.

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What is Next for this Bull Market?

I believe 2018 should be an interesting year for both the financial markets and the world economies. Spotting the end of the bull market is difficult, and assuming I could tell you exactly when the stock market was headed for a decline, I doubt...