![]() Dobbler has also has plans for a 6-story, 123-unit riverfront development on Fryar Avenue within walking distance of Sumner Station that will offer mountain views and access to the White River. The iconic Windmill Village is still thriving.)ĭowntown, the Dobbler Management Company still plans to develop 180 multifamily units and 4,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space on the old Red Apple property. In east Sumner, more than 285 units are planned, including a 160-unit development on the old Windmill Gardens site. ![]() Just across the street from the destination furniture store along the bow in the river near the bridge, the restaurant will offer upscale American food. Oxbow Urban Kitchen, built by The Old Cannery owner David Radcliffe, is slated to open this fall. The Pacific Northwest leader in forestry, cranes and construction equipment will also relocate its operations to the same location. Triad Machinery is also moving into the neighborhood. It’s also their western region headquarters. The Sumner location marks the first Peterbilt dealership designed and constructed from the ground up. The freeway-visible industrial commercial zone in north Sumner is now home to Dobbs Peterbilt. Once complete, SeaPORT will have 2.7 million square feet and 8 buildings. The 500,000-square-foot distribution facility will bring 77 jobs to Pierce County. Nordstrom is preparing to move into the SeaPORT Logistics Center. The wholesale supplier of electrical products will be the sole tenant in the 190,000-square-foot warehouse. Duke Sumner Logistics Center will be the home to the new Washington market distribution center for Platt Electric Supply. Ryan Windish, City of Sumner : “It never slows down here.” Meredith’s picks for summer fun in Puyallup: Puyallup Farmers’ Market, Concerts in the Park, Washington State Fair. ![]() The 54,500-square-foot facility will include 8 teaching labs, a fabrication lab and collaboration space, 9 classrooms, and more. The new Pierce College Puyallup STEM building is expected to be completed next year.The CITC South Sound Campus will feature 32,556 square feet of training space and offer carpenter, electrician, HVAC service installer and plumber apprenticeships. The Construction Industry Training Council (CITC) of Washington is building a new apprenticeship training center in the Valley Business Center.As a silver tsunami of skilled workers retires, two Puyallup-based solutions are in the works: New facilities will address skills gaps.There are 754 multifamily housing units in various phases of coming online. South Hill and downtown are hot spots for higher-density housing. Red Dot Corporation will arrive from Tukwila in the fall when the global HVAC manufacturer relocates its headquarters, manufacturing operations and 200 jobs to the new Puyallup Corporate Center on East Main St. Builders Capital, a leading private lender for residential, construction and other loans, recently moved its HQ operations and 125 employees from Seattle to the Benaroya South Hill Business + Technology Center. Quality of life and employee attraction and retention factors are bringing more companies to Puyallup. To meet growing need, several downtown buildings are converting unused second floor spaces into individual offices. There’s also a spike in home-based businesses shifting to small office space. ![]() Compare that to 2019 (the last “normal” year), when the city issued 306 new business licenses. In 2021, Puyallup issued 1,263 new business licenses and Neal expects to see similar numbers this year. Puyallup has seen confirmation, with a significant upside, of the “great resignation” that came out of the COVID pandemic. Meredith Neal, City of Puyallup : “Companies and workers are choosing to be here.” Business and multi-family housing are booming, and new projects are changing the landscape. In this issue of Onward, economic development managers from the cities of Puyallup, Sumner and Lakewood provide a roundup of what’s new and upcoming. There’s a lot going on in Pierce County’s bustling communities.
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