Body repair shop in Kendall auto group's plans.Byline: Development Report by The Register-Guard BODY WORK: The Kendall auto dealership group plans to build a large body repair shop off Goodpasture Island Road, about half a mile north of Valley River Center Valley River Center is a shopping mall located in Eugene, Oregon. As the largest shopping center south of Portland and north of San Francisco, this mall comprises over 130 local and national stores and restaurants. . The 25,300-square-foot building would sit behind the existing Kiefer Mazda dealership at 373 Goodpasture Island Road. The site for the new shop and the Kiefer building are both on a 7-acre parcel on the west side of Goodpasture owned by Kendall. Under the plans submitted to the city, Kendall would initially construct a smaller building, then later expand it to 25,300 square feet. Once Kiefer's lease expires on its building, Kendall would redevelop re·de·vel·op v. re·de·vel·oped, re·de·vel·op·ing, re·de·vel·ops v.tr. 1. To develop (something) again. 2. that building into a new auto dealership, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the plans. Additional details on the projects - such as the cost and timeline - were not immediately available. The Eugene-based Kendall group has outlets throughout the Eugene-Springfield area, and sells Honda, Lexus, Ford, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep and GMC GMC See: Guaranteed Mortgage Certificate . On Goodpasture Island Road, near the Kiefer dealership, a Kendall dealership sells Ford and Lexus. ELDERLY REHAB: The Eugene Good Samaritan Good Samaritan man who helped half-dead victim of thieves after a priest and a Levite had “passed by.” [N.T.: Luke 10:33] See : Helpfulness Good Samaritan Health Center has completed a $1.8 million rehab of the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. agency's roughly 50-year-old complex at 3500 Hilyard St. in south Eugene. The upgrade has included, among other things, converting 16 beds so they can be used by late-stage Alzheimer's patients, said executive director Marilyn Goodsell. The complex is one of 240 in 25 states operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. The Eugene facility totals 151 skilled-nursing beds. Aside from upgrading 16 of those beds to Alzheimer's status, the renovation also refurbished 37 beds that are used for sub-acute care, Goodsell said. Plus the center refurbished corridors and other common areas to create more "cozy See COSE. spaces" and nooks for patients and their families to meet, she said. In addition, the center renovated its main dining room, which accommodates 20 to 25 people, she said. Demand has been strong for beds that cater to patients who need high levels of care, Goodsell said. There's been less demand for beds that cater to patients who need only intermediate levels of care, because in recent years many developers in the Eugene-Springfield area have built assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. centers that cater to such patients, she said. The center was due for an upgrade, and the society's big decision was whether to build a new facility or renovate the existing one, Goodsell said. "We thought this building has a lot of wonderful, unusually good space," she said. The center has about 160 employees. Compiled by business editor Christian Wihtol. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion