Local players expect more of the same for Colorado Springs retailers in 2010.
During 2009, retailers locally and nationally cut inventories, hinged their year on the all-important holiday season and took advantage of better leasing terms to either move to more desirable spaces or expand their operations as means to reposition themselves for an imminent recovery.
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The Pikes Peak region’s commercial real estate market has thrived for years thanks to new and expanding national corporate players, local developers and small business start-ups.
But as industry brokers, investors and analysts prepare for 2010, most acknowledge that commercial real estate investment has become increasingly challenging — and paydays less frequent — since mid 2007.
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As some industries begin a slow recovery, 2010 could be the year that health care sees its own contained recession.
Nationally, health care lags about a year behind other industries — so this year might be the year that the recession hits home for those in the industry.
“The primary emphasis for all health care organizations in [...] [...]
I’m tired of gloom and doom-so here are my foolishly optimistic predictions for the year to come.
A quiet boom will re-ignite our local economy, driven by government spending and renewed consumer /business confidence.
New businesses will form and thrive, and existing enterprises will grow, modestly prosper, and even hire new employees.
And here are some specific predictions.
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