The natural environment — including air, water, lakes and rivers, wildlife and forests — is the foundation upon which we build our quality of life. Changes to these natural resources impact people, communities and economies. As a full-service firm, we strive to learn about the potential impacts from such changes on behalf of clients. HE uses innovative economic techniques for recognizing those changes and their impacts to recreation, tourism, the populace and the products and services of a natural resource-based economy. As economists, we ascribe values to the environment and estimate economic effects of both positive and negative changes to those resources.

Tourism and recreation are increasingly important economic forces throughout the western United States. HE brings more than forty years of experience to the understanding and analysis of the economic issues surrounding the burgeoning tourism and recreation markets. We evaluate questions of growth, social change and economic wellbeing in our analyses of these important industries. The firm’s goal is to stay ahead of all relevant trends and issues and be the proactive partner for our clients.

The U.S. economy depends on energy and minerals to function. But increasing environmental issues and regulation necessitate a more comprehensive view for energy related projects. As a full-service partner, HE provides innovative economic consulting services to all sectors of the energy and minerals industries: utilities, oil, gas and minerals producers, consumers and government agencies. HE uses its extensive capabilities in economic and financial analysis to assist with conservation efforts, resource development planning and with assessments of the impacts of energy and mineral extraction and consumption. We want to think ahead on behalf of our clients.