Mount Hood Cigar Co.<\/span><\/span>: \u00a0The old Golden Dawn Clinic space (next to the Blockbuster space) has already been leased and is currently being built out. \u00a0The Mount Hood Cigar Company is owned and operated by Chris Bailey and appears to be a family affair — multiple members of the family were working on the interior remodel when I delivered their business license last week. \u00a0The store is intended to be a quality cigar store with many humidors, a knowledgeable staff and quality product, not one of those tacky \u201cnicotine shops\u201d you see sprinkled about the landscape of some of our larger cities. They are interested in serving pass through weekend outdoor recreation enthusiasts and vacationers heading to Central Oregon as well as the local community.<\/span><\/p>\n Sandlan<\/span>dia<\/span><\/span>: \u00a0We have two more new tenants at the food cart pod. \u00a0One is a BBQ cart (with a smoker!) operated by Swine Dining out of Gresham — basically a cart version of their store on East Burnside. \u00a0The other is the Mountain View Cafe, which will serve soups, salads and sandwiches. Neither cart is operating at the writing of this report, but we expect them to open any day.<\/span><\/p>\n Trout Pub space<\/span><\/span>: \u00a0Now that the owner of this property has completely terminated his relationship with his previous tenant, he is quite eager to get a restaurant going in this space. \u00a0As luck would have it, a restaurateur that I have worked with previously called me out of the blue a couple of weeks ago stating that he was interested in Sandy again, and there is now a robust conversation going between my restaurant owning friend and this building owner. \u00a0It\u2019s very early in the process, but this gentleman has a proven track record and is really, really, really good at what he does. This could be a game changer for downtown.<\/span><\/p>\n Free Land for Brewpub site<\/span><\/span>: \u00a0An agreement has been signed between the property owner and a national retailer to build a brand new retail store on this site in 2018. \u00a0The developer has asked to keep the identity of this retailer confidential for now, so if you already know who it is please don\u2019t share. However, I expect that an announcement will be made by our new friends in the coming months. \u00a0\u00a0This is going to be the company\u2019s first store in Oregon, and will be the biggest retail store to come to our community in quite a while. Get ready…<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Project work: \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Conferences\/training: \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Commercial Properties (vacancies, new businesses, etc.): Old Blockbuster space: \u00a0This space has been leased — according to the property owners, the auto parts store next door is going to expand into the space. Mount Hood Cigar Co.: \u00a0The old Golden … Continue reading \n
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