CONSTRUCTION FLURRY SET FOR WESTLAKE : PROJECTS INCLUDE MARKETPLACE.Byline: Teresa Jimenez Daily News Staff Writer Construction workers will be busy on large-scale projects in Westlake Village this year, expanding the new Westlake Marketplace and building a headquarters for the K-Swiss tennis shoe manufacturing company. The developments, scheduled to be occupied next year, are an example of how the city has convinced businesses that Westlake Village is an attractive place to be, said Mayor Doug Yarrow yarrow, a plant of the genus Achillea, perennial herbs of the family Asteraceae (aster family), native to north temperate regions. Several species are cultivated as ornamentals for their flat-topped clusters of flowers and scented foliage. . ``I think the City Council has shown a real interest in working with corporate entities,'' Yarrow said. The Marketplace is being expanded next to the existing Costco warehouse store, and will feature large-scale retailers such as Albertson's, Petsmart and Staples staples U-shaped stainless steel or vitallium units with sharp points used for surgical fixation. epiphyseal staples used to staple epiphysis to metaphysis; have metal bracing at the corners. office supply, said city Planning city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public facilities, and aesthetic surroundings. Director Robert Theobald For the U.S. rear admiral, see . Robert Theobald (June 11, 1929 in England-November 27, 1999) was a private consulting economist and futurist author best known for his writings on the economics of abundance and his advocacy of a Basic Income Guarantee. . A fourth retailer, Michael's art supply store, also is expected to move in, he said. The 160,000-square-foot center also will include a number of smaller tenants, such as Taco Bell Taco Bell Corp., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., is a Mexican-style quick service restaurant chain based in Irvine, California, United States. The restaurant has locations primarily in the United States and Canada, but also operates outlets in several other markets. and Wendy's restaurants, Theobald said. The center's design was approved along with that for Costco in April 1995, and will match that building's Spanish style. Work at the site is expected to begin in late May or early June, and the center probably will open in the spring of 1998, Theobald said. The center's biggest advantage to Westlake Village will be the expected $1 million in sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. revenue. Council members already have begun looking at the opportunities the money will provide in the future. Improvements for Lindero Canyon Road, construction of a new City Hall and library and the creation of an ``active'' park with plenty of playing fields are some of the items on council members' wish lists, said Councilwoman Betty DeSantis. ``All of those things have to be tempered with the fact that the money has to last over a long time,'' she noted. ``And we have to wait to see the success of the Marketplace.'' The K-Swiss corporate headquarters will be located at the Westlake Spectrum Business Park above City Hall. The company is planning to move quickly through the planning and construction process because the lease on its existing site in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. is due to expire, Theobald said. K-Swiss plans to build a 53,000-square-foot office building, which probably will be occupied by early 1998, Theobald said. K-Swiss is among the many companies, including Dole dole, distribution to the poor, usually of food or money. In medieval times doles were usually from bequests of money or land, and the income was given to charity or distributed to the local poor at funerals. Foods, State Farm Insurance and Raypak manufacturing company, that have headquarters in Westlake Village. ``It just turns out this is a nice place for corporate headquarters. And it's just an environment that shows quality - it gives an upscale image,'' Yarrow said. |
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