Is our locality at stake? Local vs. new-to-market

Our firm recently was asked to take part in a blog that addressed the changing real estate landscape in Northern Colorado.  Although the blog was focused on our local restaurant industry, the author posed a great question: Are we witnessing the evolution of the Northern Colorado market, whereas the horsepower behind national chains is progressively overtaking resource-constrained, locally owned businesses?

Anyone who has dared to venture south on Interstate 25 on a Friday afternoon can begrudgingly attest to the changing dynamics in Northern Colorado.  The swelling population and employment growth in our region has not only turned…