Ogden: the Junction City mega thread

[delts145]

Ogden lands another big ski name — Hart


http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/5...n-ski.html.csp

...The relocation of Hart Skis headquarters from Minnesota means only a half-dozen jobs for Ogden right now. But owners of the company famous for adding metal edges to skis ultimately hope to build their products in northern Utah...

...“Once it starts, it will start a wave of manufacturing, and will bring a huge number of jobs to our area.”...


Mark J. Terrill | AP file photo Utahn Bryon Wilson won a bronze medal in the moguls competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics on a pair of Hart skis, a company that is moving its headquarters to Ogden.

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[delts145]

Ogden plans to torch dozens of houses


http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50...-burn.html.csp

Ogden • Nearly 40 abandoned homes in Ogden’s riverfront redevelopment area could deliberately go up in flames by October in order to clear the land for construction — igniting protests by clean-air advocates who say it could endanger the public health.

Ogden Mayor Matthew Godfrey and Fire Chief Mike Mathieu believe that burning the structures could save demolition time and costs while providing valuable firefighter training and eliminating havens for crime...


(PAUL FRAUGHTON | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ogden City wants to burn down up to 40 houses, including these on Kiesel Avenue near 18th Street to make way for a mixed use development near the Ogden River Parkway which is seen at rear left. Clean-air advocates say the plan is a recipe for unhealthy pollution.

[SLC Projects]

Originally Posted by delts145

Ogden plans to torch dozens of houses


http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50...-burn.html.csp

Ogden • Nearly 40 abandoned homes in Ogden’s riverfront redevelopment area could deliberately go up in flames by October in order to clear the land for construction — igniting protests by clean-air advocates who say it could endanger the public health.

Ogden Mayor Matthew Godfrey and Fire Chief Mike Mathieu believe that burning the structures could save demolition time and costs while providing valuable firefighter training and eliminating havens for crime...


(PAUL FRAUGHTON | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ogden City wants to burn down up to 40 houses, including these on Kiesel Avenue near 18th Street to make way for a mixed use development near the Ogden River Parkway which is seen at rear left. Clean-air advocates say the plan is a recipe for unhealthy pollution.

LOL, Do you guys remember the crazy lady from last year who got tired of WAITING for the city to burn those rundown homes so she went ahead and starting torching some of those homes herself. I can understand the frustration of having to keep waiting for a project to finally take off, but what she did wasn't very smart. That would be like me going to Sandy with a shovel and break ground myself on the "Meridian Project" Maybe if I big a big hole then maybe that will get the city to move faster on the project.

[Orlando]

Good news for Ogden! The east side of Washington Blvd. will be rejuvenated with $90 million investment to clean up and develop it! Though, there is some disagreement regarding the 'eminent domain' method used.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...e-deleted.html

[TonyAnderson]

Originally Posted by SLC Projects

LOL, Do you guys remember the crazy lady from last year who got tired of WAITING for the city to burn those rundown homes so she went ahead and starting torching some of those homes herself. I can understand the frustration of having to keep waiting for a project to finally take off, but what she did wasn't very smart. That would be like me going to Sandy with a shovel and break ground myself on the "Meridian Project" Maybe if I big a big hole then maybe that will get the city to move faster on the project.

Well the frustrating thing is they're taking forever to debate 'how' they should demolish the buildings. Should they just do it the normal way, or would burning them down have some sort of positive effect that people can witness? Just tear them down already.

Here's some shots I had previously taken of the area in question:

[delts145]

Station Park Awakens

Updated Plans

CenterCal Properties

Farmington, Harmons breaks ground in Farmington, store No. 16

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...ore-No-16.html
...The future 70,000 square-foot store, the 16th store in the 78-year-old family-owned chain, is expected to open May 1 at Farmington's Station Park.

Station Park is a mixed-used development, fronted by California-based CenterCal Properties and planned to be a power retail center for central Davis County.

A 14-screen CineMark movie theater, and other yet-to-be-named tenants, are expected to open the same day...

...Trottier said he expects CenterCal to announce more Station Park tenants in coming weeks.

Additional Info,Farmington Station Park Update:

Report By Craig Frazer, Realtor, CRS, GRI, CLHMS
RE/MAX Metro

I attended a meeting last night at the CenterCal offices in Farmington in which members of the city council (along with the mayor) and Craig Trottier, Vice President of Development for CenterCal Properties discussed the current status of the Station Park commercial/retail development adjacent to the Farmington FrontRunner train station. In spite of the current economic conditions which have slowed the project, it is ready to move forward with two publicly confirmed tenants in the project. Most everyone has heard that Harmons will be opening a store in Farmington Station. In addition, Cinemark has confirmed their plans for a multi-screen theater complex within the project. There has been additional leasing activity but at this time no other tenants can be publicly announced.

Sufficient tenant commitments are in place, however, to allow for work on the project to continue. It is anticipated there will be additional site work done beginning in late April or early May with construction on the Harmons and Cinemark facilities moving forward in August. At this time, both Harmons and Cinemark are projecting a late spring opening (April/May) although that timetable has some flexibility to move faster if economic conditions warrant.

There was a good deal of discussion regarding the layout and design of the “town square” component of the development and current design concepts reflect a small town central park type of theme. The current make up of the project continues to consist of a mix of street level retail operations with commercial office space contained on the second floors of most buildings. The project continues to reflect a 130 room hotel component and there is serious discussion taking place of adding a complete healthclub/spa facility within the project. The intent is to have a good mix of national, regional and local retailers in this complex. Many of the retailers who have expressed interest do not currently have facilities in Davis County. For several others, this will be their first facilities in northern Utah.

The plans call for 12-18 restaurants in the project with upper end dining establishments circling the perimeter of the interior park area. It was clearly pointed out during the discussion that there are NO plans for a “food court” type of set up. The vast majority, if not all, of the dining options will provide “dine in” capabilities. The less formal dining options will most likely be located near the theater area but it is currently designed so that food services will be available throughout the project.

If the economy improves sufficiently for retailers to begin expanding and entering into lease agreements, the Station Park project could be fully operational by late 2011. However, it would not be unexpected for full build and lease out to occur by the spring of 2012.

Overall, it was a good meeting attended by approximately 15-20 residents. There is a design model of the complex available and I would encourage other Farmington residents to swing by and take a look. The CenterCal leasing office is located at 42 North 650 West in Farmington.



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[delts145]

Ogden's ski town pitch: we're cheap and close

Salomon, Atomic, and now Hart are helping rebrand the old railroad city

http://www.parkrecord.com/summit_cou...ss/ci_16014434

...An interesting contrast to Summit County's approach is Ogden in Weber County. Whereas Park City and surrounding areas are comfortable with what they offer, Ogden would like to change its image.
Last month, Ogden's mayor Matthew Godfrey announced it had successfully courted the ski equipment company Hart. Since its first major triumph of bringing Amer Sports owner of the Atomic and Salomon brands to the city in 2007, Godfrey said a ski industry "cluster" has formed...

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[delts145]

Ogden LDS temple renovation to move forward


http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...e-forward.html

OGDEN — The final site plan for the LDS Church's renovation of its Ogden Temple got the go-ahead Wednesday from the Ogden Planning Commission...


An artist's rendering shows what the renovated Ogden Temple will look like. (Stuart Johnson, Deseret News)

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[SLC Projects]

ATK Expanding in Utah


From KSL.com
ATK to beef up aerospace division in Utah
September 9th, 2010 @ 1:58pm

CLEARFIELD, Utah (AP) -- ATK Aerospace Systems says it will build commercial airframes and engines in Utah, creating 800 jobs over the next 20 years in Davis County.

ATK President and CEO Mark DeYoung on Thursday said the company is equipping a more than 600,000 square-foot facility in Clearfield to produce aircraft composite structures and already has more than $1 billion in contracts to fulfill. ATK says it will start adding jobs this year.

Utah awarded tax incentives tied to the number of jobs ATK creates. In a news release, Gov. Gary Herbert says ATK capital and work force investment is significant.

The Governor's Office of Economic Development provided ATK a tax credit equal to 30 percent of the new tax revenue it generates -- that incentive could reach $19 million.
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=12358439

From Fox13 news
Gov. says 2 companies to provide more jobs in N. Utah

CLEARFIELD, Utah - Utah Gov. Gary Herbert announced Thursday that two companies will be providing more jobs in Davis County and Weber County, which is expected to bring in about $1 billion to the state's economy. He said ATK is announcing an expansion of 800 jobs and Janickie Industries will also add another 50 jobs.

"These jobs are all 125 percent of average salary in the Davis County, Weber County area. So these are high paying jobs, a lot of them coming to Utah. Our economy is on the march."
http://www.fox13now.com/news/local/k...,7064479.story


Ok now my question. Could this new facility in Clearfield be the first phase of the Falcon Hill business park project in that SAME area?

http://www.utahurbanforum.com/falcon...pment-t53.html

[arkhitektor]

Originally Posted by SLC Projects

ATK Expanding in Utah


From KSL.com
ATK to beef up aerospace division in Utah
September 9th, 2010 @ 1:58pm

CLEARFIELD, Utah (AP) -- ATK Aerospace Systems says it will build commercial airframes and engines in Utah, creating 800 jobs over the next 20 years in Davis County.

ATK President and CEO Mark DeYoung on Thursday said the company is equipping a more than 600,000 square-foot facility in Clearfield to produce aircraft composite structures and already has more than $1 billion in contracts to fulfill. ATK says it will start adding jobs this year.

Utah awarded tax incentives tied to the number of jobs ATK creates. In a news release, Gov. Gary Herbert says ATK capital and work force investment is significant.

The Governor's Office of Economic Development provided ATK a tax credit equal to 30 percent of the new tax revenue it generates -- that incentive could reach $19 million.
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=12358439

From Fox13 news
Gov. says 2 companies to provide more jobs in N. Utah

CLEARFIELD, Utah - Utah Gov. Gary Herbert announced Thursday that two companies will be providing more jobs in Davis County and Weber County, which is expected to bring in about $1 billion to the state's economy. He said ATK is announcing an expansion of 800 jobs and Janickie Industries will also add another 50 jobs.

"These jobs are all 125 percent of average salary in the Davis County, Weber County area. So these are high paying jobs, a lot of them coming to Utah. Our economy is on the march."
http://www.fox13now.com/news/local/k...,7064479.story


Ok now my question. Could this new facility in Clearfield be the first phase of the Falcon Hill business park project in that SAME area?

http://www.utahurbanforum.com/falcon...pment-t53.html

ATK has an existing facility inside the Freeport Center in Clearfield, my guess is that the new jobs will be there. While 800 new jobs over the next 20 years is certainly good news, ATK has layed-off more than that many people at it's Box Elder Co. facility over the past 12 months, so they aren't exactly on a hiring spree.

[jedikermit]

If it's staunching the bleeding, that's at least a step in the right direction. It's the first good news that ATK's delivered in Utah in some time.

[TonyAnderson]

Nice to see ATK being resilient and finding more work to do instead of just giving up.

[delts145]

That was my take on it too. Instead of becoming a bit of a rust belt style situation, they seem to not only be reinventing themselves, but leading a charge to erase the hole left, and build even greater employment numbers for the future.

[delts145]

Northrop Grumman to move to $1.4 billion Hill AFB research park

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...arch-park.html

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — It's been in the works for two years, but Davis County officials learned Thursday that the first tenant for a 550-acre research park on Hill Air Force Base's west side will be Northrop Grumman.

It signifies the beginning of Falcon Hill Aerospace Research Park, which, when completed, will be northern Utah's largest economic development project...

...The research park is the largest project of its kind in the U.S. Defense Department and could bring as many as 15,000 high-paying jobs to Davis and Weber counties...

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[UTAZLoVer]

Contract worth over $20 million to help develop historic building for IRS office space

Standard Examiner, Wednesday September 22, 2010




OGDEN -- The federal government awarded a contract worth more than $20 million to The Boyer Co. for development and construction of 109,000 square feet of space for IRS operations within the historic Denver & Rio Grande building downtown.
The new facility will front 24th Street between Lincoln and Wall avenues. Construction is slated to begin in the fall, with completion scheduled for early 2012.

Jake Boyer, president of Boyer, said he is proud his company has been selected by the U.S. General Services Administration to undertake the project.

"We are very pleased the General Services Administration and Internal Revenue Service have entrusted The Boyer Company to develop and own this important new facility," he said in a prepared statement. "We are also very excited about this project's contribution to the continued redevelopment of downtown Ogden. The Boyer Company looks forward to partnering with the Internal Revenue Service, General Services Administration and the City of Ogden throughout the development process."

The city obtained options on behalf of the GSA for the purchase of the Denver & Rio Grande Building from Ogden Mall Development Co., which is affiliated with developer Gadi Leshem, and property at the corner of Lincoln Avenue and 24th Street owned by Dick Geisler, of St. George.

Those options will be transferred to Boyer, which will then buy the building and land.

Once work is completed, the federal government will lease the building from Boyer, Sally Mayberry, a GSA spokeswoman, said Wednesday.

Richard McConkie, the city's community and economic development director, estimated the GSA's contract with Boyer for development and construction for the new IRS building totals more than $20 million.

The new building will consolidate space from two other leased IRS facilities in the Ogden area.

Mayberry declined for security reasons to disclose the location of the two leased facilities or detail the number of IRS employees who will be transferred to the new facility. No additional IRS employees are expected to be hired as a result of the building project, she said.

Consolidation of multiple IRS functions into the new building will allow operations to become more efficient and cost effective because it will no longer be necessary to move personnel and work materials between two facilities, according to the GSA.



The facility will be adjacent to another IRS operation in the Scowcroft Building and 23rd Street and Wall Avenue.

The city has been working for several years to establish an additional IRS facility downtown, said John Patterson, who is Ogden's chief administrative officer.

"The key component of revitalization in a community is to have downtown employees," he said Wednesday. "This will bring hundreds of jobs downtown."

The agreement between GSA and Boyer for the new IRS building is significant for the city's economy, said Mayor Matthew Godfrey.

"This phase moving forward opens the door for other (IRS) phases with the potential of thousands of additional jobs," he said.

Henry Slaughter, director of the IRS' Ogden Service Center, said in a prepared statement he's pleased the agency will have another building downtown.

"The IRS is happy to be involved in this project and to be a part of the fabric contributing to the revitalization efforts in Ogden's historic neighborhoods," he said.

The new facility will feature state-of-the-art construction that will achieve a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Silver certification. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system in which a building is designed and built using strategies intended to improve performance in energy savings, water efficiency, or carbon dioxide emissions reduction.

The new IRS facility will incorporate high-efficiency heating and cooling systems, water-efficient fixtures, energy-conserving lighting and the use of regional and recycled building materials.

"Sustainable development is an opportunity to do the right thing from the point of view of the private sector and the American economy," Susan Damour, GSA's administrator for the Rocky Mountain Region, said in a prepared statement. "This is a chance for government to not only lead an industry but introduce best practices that will have a positive and long-term impact on our country."

As part of this project, the Denver & Rio Grande Building and loading dock will be structurally reinforced to resist earthquakes and will receive a new roof.

The building exterior will be repaired and cleaned, and a new, efficient heating and cooling system will be installed. The existing original windows, doors and moldings will be refurbished, with replicate materials replacing missing or damaged items throughout the building and dock.

Boyer has hired SmithGroup, FFKR Architects, Great Basin Engineering and Big-D Construction to undertake the building project.


http://www.standard.net/topics/busin...ng-irs-office-

[UTAZLoVer]

Ogden getting two new retail outlets, possible third

Standard Examiner, Monday September 20, 2010

OGDEN -- The city is making plans for the opening of new retail stores downtown at The Junction and on the east side of Washington Boulevard in time for the Christmas shopping season.
G4G, which stands for Gear For Guys and Gals, is an Orem-based company that specializes in high-adventure recreation items. G4G plans to begin operating by Thanksgiving in a 2,700-square-foot building near Kiesel Avenue and 23rd Street within The Junction.

The G4G store will sell snow and land bike boards, sport kites, backpacks and athletic bags, interactive toys and games, as well as other items, said Gary Barsdorf, owner of the business.

The Ogden store will be G4G's flagship operation. The only other G4G store is in University Mall in Orem.

At around the same time G4G opens within The Junction, Barsdorf also plans to begin operating Ogden ROX, an outlet store at 2314 and 2318 Washington Blvd.

The store will specialize in closeout and consignment health and fitness products, skis, snowboards, outdoor gear, nutritional items, technical apparel, footwear and other nationally known brand-name products promoting an active lifestyle, Barsdorf said.

The city is leasing the Washington Boulevard buildings at no cost to the municipality and will in turn sublet them to Ogden ROX.

Federal stimulus funds totaling $310,000 have been used to complete improvements to the first floors of the buildings and to add parking to the rear of the structures.

The downtown area is ideal for G4G and Ogden ROX because of the city's reputation as a high-adventure recreation hub and its proximity to Snowbasin, Powder Mountain and Wolf Creek ski resorts, Barsdorf said.

Barsdorf's vision for the two businesses also matches the city's efforts to bring additional retail trade downtown, Mayor Matthew Godfrey said.

"He has the right product and is the right retailer for the community," he said of Barsdorf.

G4G and Ogden ROX will likely be the first businesses to take advantage of the city's new $315,000 tenant improvement loan program, said Tom Christopulos, Ogden's business development manager.

The revolving-loan program offers funds to retail businesses for walls, flooring, light fixtures, cabinetry, displays and other improvements.

Loans are limited to $25 to $35 per square foot of finished space and will range from $10,000 to $150,000. The minimum interest rate for loans will be 5 percent, Christopulos said, and the term for repayment will be five to 20 years.

The city also is negotiating with another national retail business that may occupy about 9,000 square feet of space in a building in the vicinity of 23rd Street and Kiesel Avenue within The Junction, Christopulos said.

He declined to release the name of the business that also may begin operating before Christmas.

It isn't likely that the business will require a tenant improvement loan from the city, said Richard McConkie, Ogden's community and economic development director.


http://www.standard.net/topics/busin...retail-outlets

[Orlando]

cool news! Thanks for posting this.

[TonyAnderson]

So any idea on which two IRS offices they're closing? I hoping it's not the large one they just built?

[UTAZLoVer]

Originally Posted by TonyAnderson

So any idea on which two IRS offices they're closing? I hoping it's not the large one they just built?

My Mom is an office manager at the Ogden UPS and my best friend's Mom works for the IRS at one of these "undisclosed" offices that will be closing/moving. This project will be built to complement the Twin Rivers Complex and Scowcroft building, which I believe you mean as "the large one they just built." The Denver & Rio Grande building that will be renovated and built on to is immediately to the south of the Scowcroft building. In referencing the offices that will be closing, the IRS has 12-15 smaller offices in generically listed buildings scattered throughout Ogden - the kind of buildings or offices within building that you would never even know belonged to or housed IRS workers. These are the types of offices they are closing in favor of creating a larger more centralized workforce and adding to the synergistic effect of their downtown presence. Many of them are in the 12th Street/BDO and Weber State areas.

[delts145]

Great news... Thanks UTAZLoVer for the updates. Downtown Ogden just keeps pushing ahead in all the right directions.