News

THG is actively involved in development communities around North America. The latest news about THG business opportunities and trends can be found here.

Sustainable Living Innovations

THG is a partner in the creation of a new housing option for the development community, educational institutions and housing providers. Sustainable Living Innovations, or SLI, is a team of experts that have come together to rework the development process – from start to finish – streamlining the traditional design and construction process and providing a better living environment at an affordable cost. Basically SLI builds concrete and steel multi-family housing with tremendous glass and natural air flow for the cost of stick-built construction. In a fraction of the time. It is the ipod of housing. Learn more at www.sustainablelivinginnovations.com

Accurate Decisions

Accurate Decisions, an alliance and collaboration between Robert Holmes (THG, LLC), Arlan Collins (CollinsWoerman), Richard Gollis (The Concord Group), Ken Hatch (Hatch Enterprises) Alison Jeffries (Red Propeller) and Doug Pemerl (PemReal Corporation), was formed in 2008 in response to a specific client’s request for a Founder-driven, comprehensive full-service development solution and implementation organization. For more information, contact Robert Holmes at rholmes@thgadvisory.com.

Market Trends

Over the last 5 years, The Holmes Group has been studying and learning as much as possible about wellness trends with an eye to produce a wellness anchored development including: spa services, complete wellness programming, a hotel, residences and ties to institutions the caliber of Bastyr University.

Leaders in this space are Canyon Ranch, Miraval Resorts & Four Seasons.

Canyon Ranch has full immersion resort operations in Tucson, Arizona and Lennox, Massachusetts and an urban operation in Miami, Florida.
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Miraval’s flagship location is in Tucson, Arizona. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Annual Giving Meeting was hosted by Miraval owner Steve Case at the resort in May 2011.
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The Four Seasons operates David Murdock’s California Health and Longevity Center with a mix of Four Seasons hotel, spa, wellness and medical services.
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For additional information, download the Case Studies here.

New Programs

For those readers located in the Puget Sound area we recommend considering joining the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce as it offers several new programs geared toward small to medium sized companies:

• WhoCanHelp.com: Online community providing live, immediate notification of jobs for bid (join by August 25, 2011 to receive this benefit complimentary for one year).
• Closely for Business: Web based platform that utilizes social media to drive business to your door (join by August 25, 2011 to receive this benefit complimentary for one year).
• RFP Connect: Access to this service providing daily leads from 498 government agencies in the Puget Sound region
• Bellevue Entrepreneur Center: Counseling and resources for small to start-up businesses in Bellevue and the Eastside with a focus on women and minority-owned businesses

Opportunities

THG works with land owners and developers to facilitate property sales and partnership development.

Ponderosa, Peachland, BC: Investment Opportunity

THG works with Treegroup on the Ponderosa development. To see how the company is approaching this investment opportunity at Ponderosa, please click here. For more information on the company's money raise for this and other projects please contact Brad Simpson, Vice President, Investment Capital or Norm Porter, CEO and President.

Schweitzer Mountain Resort: Village development opportunity

For more information please contact Robert Holmes at rholmes@thgadvisory.com.