The Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project carries a $10 billion* price tag. To date, how the project will be funded has not been ascertained and is referred to as a “debt bomb” by Chris Girard in his preface to the Cortright Report. Despite the heavy price tag, the CRC ...
Listen to an audio podcast of this presentation here: Joe Cortright, president and principal economist for Impresa, a Portland consulting firm specializing in regional economic analysis, speaks at the “Bridging the Gaps” event in Vancouver on June 4. An overview of his remarks follow his bio. Here is Cortright’s bio ...
David Madore interviews Chris Girard, CEO of Plaid Pantry, who funded a financial analysis of the CRC project that is commonly called The Cortright Report. Video one timeline: 00:00 Chris Girard discusses his background that includes having a degree in aerospace engineering, being in the Navy for seven years and ...