 |
Ogden's Junction Lands Two More Stores Friday, November 5, 2010 - 6:10pm OGDEN -- Two home improvement outlet stores are scheduled to open next month at The Junction development downtown. Pro Tools Clearance Outlets at 2363 Kiesel Ave. and Black & Decker Clearance Outlet, 2367 Kiesel Ave., will open their doors on Dec. 3. The stores will each lease about 3,500 square feet of space from The Boyer Company, which owns The Junction. Pro Tools will sell a variety of products, including hand tools, power tools, faucets, door locks, drill presses, planers and saws. It will offer a variety of brands, including DeWalt, Stanley, Porter Cable and Delta. The store will employ about four workers in Ogden and has operations in Leeds, Ala., and Burbank, Ohio, said Kamie Geiger, a senior project coordinator for the city. Black & Decker Clearance Outlet, a national chain that has been in operation for 20 years, will sell a variety of consumer products, including power tools, lawn and garden equipment and home appliances. The store will also have about four employees. Richard McCon-kie, the city's community and economic development director, said that both Pro Tools and Black & Decker will be excellent additions to The Junction. Jake Boyer, president of The Boyer Company said he is excited to have both companies at The Junction. "This will offer Ogden city a wonderful offering of respected brands in a cost-effective manner in a convenient location," he said in a prepared statement. http://www.standard.net/topics/business/2010/11/05/ogdens-junction-lands-two-more-stores
Officials: Hilton Hotel to be Built in Downtown Ogden's Junction Friday, November 5, 2010 - 10:27pm OGDEN -- Construction on a $13 million Hilton Garden Inn Hotel is expected to begin next year at The Junction development downtown, city officials announced Friday. Mayor Matthew Godfrey, who serves as executive director of the Ogden Redevelopment Agency, has signed an agreement for the hotel with Layton developer Kevin Garn and Western States Lodging, a company based in Taylorsville, said Richard McConkie, the city's community and economic development director. The RDA board, made up of the city council, will be responsible for final approval of the development agreement. The board is scheduled to discuss the agreement during a work session Tuesday night. McConkie anticipates the agreement will be ratified by the end of the year. "I expect the RDA board to be very supportive of this because it fits in with their vision for downtown," he said. Godfrey said he's excited about the prospect of a new hotel downtown. "It does more than plug an empty lot," he said Friday. "It brings activity to The Junction and helps the Ogden Eccles Conference Center book larger conventions." The four-story hotel will be on about an acre at the northwest corner of 23rd Street and Washington Boulevard that will be purchased from the RDA for about $1.5 million, said Tom Christopulos, the city's business development manager. The hotel will have about 120 rooms, 8,000 square feet of retail space and underground public parking. Construction is slated to begin by late next spring and to finish in June 2012, McConkie said. The RDA plans to offer Garn about $1.5 million in tax increment financing to help bridge the gap in construction costs, Christopulos said. Tax increment financing is a tool that captures projected property tax revenue created by a development and then allows those funds to be invested for improvements associated with the project. The underground parking facility will cost about $3 million and will be owned by the RDA. The city is applying for a $1.5 million U.S. Economic Development Administration grant, and the remaining amount needed for the garage would be funded by Garn through a special assessment area bond, Christopulos said. The special assessment area would be created to encompass just the footprint of the hotel. Garn, who could not be reached for comment Friday, will own the hotel; Western States Lodging will develop and manage the facility. Andy Pettingill, director of hotel operations for Western States Lodging, said his company is looking forward to operating in Ogden. "If we can make happen what we think we can, it will be really good for us and good for Ogden," he said. Western States Lodging has constructed numerous hotels in Utah, including the Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center and Towne Place Suites, both in Layton, and Spring Hill Suites in Logan. The company is also building the Home2 Suites for Hilton in Layton.
Friday, November 3, 2010 Ogden City and Mayor Matthew Godfrey announced that three companies, all with links to outdoor recreation, will soon call downtown Ogden, HOME. And according to Mayor Godrey, the announcment and movement of these businesses couldn't come at a better time. He stated: "The return of retail to downtown Ogden is here! These exciting retail stores will offer great products with factory outlet pricing. These are more announcements of new retail to follow, all of which will be connected by our new downtown trolley. We need the people of this community to show their support of our local, downtown retailers by voting with their wallets this Christmas season.” After successful forays in Salt Lake City and American Fork, Recreation Outlet will open its first store in Ogden on November 18th. "I've been both pleased and impressed with Ogden City's skills in helping us to expand into the Ogden market. We look forward to being a part of Ogden's growing downtown community,” said Tom Coleman, President of Recreation Outlet. Coleman says Recreation Outlet anticipates hiring about fifteen to twenty new employees to staff the Ogden store. We offer name-brand outdoor equipment and clothing at low outlet prices, both through our retail locations and through our website, www.recreationoutlet.com. Recreation Outlet boasts the largest selection of tents, sleeping bags, packs, and sleeping pads in Utah. Main categories offered are camping, backpacking, climbing, water sports, snowboards and technical outdoor clothing and accessories. Recreation Outlet will be location in the 2300 block on the east side of Washington Boulevard. But there is more exciting news for both The Junction and the east side of Washington. Gary Barsdorf will bring two stores to Ogden with grand openings also planned in November. G4G Adventure Sports and Gear - www.G4G.com - specializes in adventure sports gear and innovative practical products including fitness and gravity driven riding systems for land, snow, water and air. The store will be the first expansion from the University Mall location in Orem, Utah. G4G will be located at 2348 Kiesel Avenue in The Junction in the heart of downtown Ogden. Hours will be 10:00AM – 9:00PM Mon-Sat closed Sundays. Barsdorf also begins a new retail business, Ogden Rox, in what he calls “the heart of Ogden,” 2314 Washington Boulevard. OGDEN ROX will specialize in outdoor-oriented gear and accessories for an active lifestyle. ROX will provide value-conscious consumers access to quality, name-brand products at reduced prices. ROX will focus on products (and services) with local business/manufacturing ties but will not exclude products from outside the area, around the nation and abroad. Gary Barsdorf stated, “For years was have taken notice of Ogden’s proactive approach to attracting local and international sports brands. We felt like the luckiest small business in the world when this particular space opened up and the city stepped forward with incentive funding to help us launch what we know will be a cornucopia of products for outdoor enthusiasts in and around the Ogden area.” |
|
