{"id":362,"date":"2017-12-08T19:54:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T19:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/economicdevelopment\/?p=362"},"modified":"2017-12-08T19:57:59","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T19:57:59","slug":"economic-development-monthly-report-november-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/economicdevelopment\/2017\/12\/08\/economic-development-monthly-report-november-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Development \u2013 Monthly Report \u2013 November 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Commercial Properties (vacancies, new businesses, etc.): <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sandy Marketplace<\/u>:\u00a0 The Joy Teriyaki buildout continues.\u00a0 They have been going through a company-wide expansion and opening new locations in a number of different places in the metro area, including a store that just opened at the new Fred Meyer complex on Sunnyside Road in Happy Valley.\u00a0 Joy\u2019s owner hinted that their focus will be shifting to Sandy now, and they anticipate that their store will be open in about 6 weeks if all goes according to plan.<\/p>\n

Sandy Fire #72<\/u>: As you can probably tell, the Fire Station renovation project is getting close to completion, and it seems to be turning out wonderfully.\u00a0 Chief Schneider estimates project completion before the end of January.\u00a0 A very nice upgrade to downtown Sandy!<\/p>\n

Next Adventure<\/u>:\u00a0 Sandy\u2019s newest outdoor gear retailer had their open house event on 12\/1, and it was very well attended by Council, the Chamber board and Sandy citizens at large.\u00a0 The company spared no expense at this event, and it\u2019s super nice to see a retailer do some serious promotion to launch their business in a new community, especially in a small town like Sandy\u2026.it really goes a long way.\u00a0 Thanks to all of you who welcomed Deek and Bryan to town, and it sounds like they are going to be in Sandy for the long haul.<\/p>\n

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SACC<\/u>: The Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce\u2019s \u201cShop Local\u201d coupon books (all 400 of \u2018em) were distributed for free at the Xmas Tree Lighting on the 1st<\/sup>.\u00a0 We had a very strong response to this idea from both participating businesses and downtown patrons \u2013 there seems to be a very strong \u201cbuy local\u201d sentiment in our culture right now.\u00a0 And although it might be a bit early to evaluate, early responses from participating businesses say that citizens are using them.\u00a0 More to come.<\/p>\n

Fleischman properties<\/u>:\u00a0 We are still standing by to receive bids for the proposed ADA accessibility work at the rear of Mr. Fleischman\u2019s two properties on Pioneer Blvd.\u00a0 To recap, we have proposed to contribute urban renewal funds (up to 1\/3 of the project cost) as an incentive to get this work completed sooner rather than later and to complete the code requirements for the old bead shop space, which is now occupied and being used as an office by the creator of Ilusive Brand Snowwear.\u00a0 This will allow him to focus all of his energy on his primary project: rehabbing the old boarding house and leasing it in the near future as an office building.<\/p>\n

Mr. Fleischman recently confirmed with us verbally that he would like to take advantage of this offer.\u00a0 However, we have yet to receive any bids for this work.\u00a0 If there was anyone on City Council that could gently remind him that the City is eager to get this work started, that might be very helpful.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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