Getting to growth: Land, Labor & Capital

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Land, labor and capital Three seeds for growth

Read the full story below, or explore the three areas separately.

Farming land for sale in Woodland at the height of the real estate bubble in Clark County. Growth in Clark County was heading north from Ridgefield.

Land: Key ingredient for Clark County growth

Clark County’s hunger for housing has had real consequences for employers.

In the aftermath of Clark County’s economic troubles, an important question looms: Do we have too many people trained for jobs that have disappeared, and too few possessing skills to work in growing areas?

Labor: Training key to healthy workforce

The types of jobs held by Clark County workers were transformed in the first decade of the 2000s — to sometimes devastating effect.

Capital: Paying for growth

If businesses can’t borrow the cash they need to grow and to hire workers, it won’t matter how much training or education people receive.

Photo by Steven Lane

Logs are cut into lumber at Clark County’s last operating saw mill, Columbia Vista Corp.

Land, labor and capital keys to Clark County's economy

Part one in the "Getting to Growth" series

It’s a three-step recipe for reviving an economy: take land, add labor and stir in capital. Companies still need smart leaders and strong products, of course, but when a community can offer places to operate, a work force trained to do the job, and money to pay the way, solid businesses are positioned to grow.