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Frozen pizza maker plans relocation to Redmond
The $40M investment will bring 114 new jobs
From a press release
REDMOND — Tuesday
Redmond City Council heard
plans for Wild Mike’s Ultimate
Pizza, a subsidiary of SA Piazza
& Associates, LLC.
Wild Mike’s will relocate all
its operations, including its
corporate headquarters, from
Clackamas County to Red-
mond. The recruitment of
Wild Mikes Ultimate Pizza is
the culmination of yearlong
partnership conversations be-
tween the city of Redmond,
Redmond Economic Develop-
ment Inc. and SA Piazza & As-
sociates LLC.
The company’s plans are to
purchase a 46-acre parcel lo-
cated at NE Ninth Street and
Antler Avenue and invest ap-
proximately $40 million to
build a new facility north of
270,000 square feet that will
eventually employ 114 people.
“Wild Mike’s Ultimate Pizza
enhances the strong constella-
tion of Redmond’s manufac-
turing and distribution sec-
tors,” said Redmond Mayor
George Endicott in the press
release. “They are a power-
house and fit in nicely with the
existing lineup such as Nosler,
PCC Schlosser, Medline, Eber-
hard’s, McConnel Labs, Fuel-
Safe, BasX and others.”
Wild Mike’s Ultimate Pizza
is a third-generation frozen
pizza manufacturer pres-
ently operating in the Port-
land Metro area, distributing
products to school districts
and grocery retailers across 46
states. The company has a sig-
nificant growth trajectory re-
quiring a larger, consolidated
and more efficient production
facility in a cost-effective lo-
cation.
“This is a great example
of a public-private partner-
ship to encourage economic
development projects in the
Redmond community,” says
Jon Stark, Senior Director of
Redmond Economic Devel-
opment, Inc.
See Pizza / P2
COST OF NEW QUARTZ PARK
Adding parking lot, bathrooms
could nearly double price tag
REDMOND —
he cost of Redmond’s first
new neighborhood park in
15 years may double, as the
city parks department’s plans
get more ambitious.
The long-planned Quartz
Park — which will be built on
the southern end of the Dry
Canyon, off SW Quartz Ave-
nue — has grown in scale as the
planning process has contin-
ued, said Annie McVay, man-
ager of Redmond’s parks de-
partment.
Community surveys from
T
BY JACKSON HOGAN
The Bulletin
fall 2020 indicated that the pub-
lic wanted two things at Quartz
Park that weren’t included in
initial plans: a parking lot and
restrooms, McVay said. But
those two items resulted in cost
estimates jumping from $1.5
million to between $2.7 million
to $4 million.
“It’s not that it’s over-bud-
get, we just (initially) esti-
mated not fully knowing what
was going to be in the park,”
McVay told The Bulletin on
March 2.
In the current plans, Quartz
Park will be nearly 8 acres.
A typical Redmond neigh-
borhood park is between 3 and
5 acres, McVay said.
But unlike those other
parks, which are typically
crammed into tight spaces,
Quartz Park has much more
open space to grow, due to its
location at the mouth of the
Dry Canyon.
See Park / P2
Photo by Gerry O’Brien/The Spokesman
The Spokesman uses
recycled newsprint
WEDNESDAY 3/10
Events in and around Redmond
The Redmond Spokesman welcomes event information for
its community calendar. Submissions are limited to nonprofit,
free and live entertainment events. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday
for the following Wednesday’s paper. Items are published on a
space-available basis and may be edited. Contact us at
news@redmondspokesman.com or fax 541-548-3203.
Fitness 4 Life with Diane: This class is 20 minutes of low impact
moves, 20 minutes of strength exercises designed to increase range of
motion and 20 minutes of balance and flexibility; 7:45-8:45 a.m.; $3.50;
online; raprd.org or 541-548-7275.
Powercut Plus with Julane: This weightlifting class uses free weights,
resistance bands and fitness balls along with great music to get you
through an hour of head-to-toe muscle work. Cardio intervals are
interjected between strength sets. Offered online or in-person (limited
capacity); 9:15-10:15 a.m.; $3.50; RAPRD Activity Center, 2441 SW Canal
Blvd., Redmond or online; raprd.org or 541-548-7275.
Redmond Historic Landmarks Commission Meeting: A regular
meeting will be held; 4:30-6 p.m.; online; go.evvnt.com/749173-0 or
541-923-7758.
Virtual Poetry Slam: A virtual open mic and poetry slam to uplift
voices and ideas of those that are historically unheard. The event will
not be recorded; 6-8 p.m.; Deschutes Public Library, online; go.evvnt.
com/745518-0 or 541-312-1063.
Out of This World Book Club: Discussing “Ready Player Two” by Ernest
Cline; 6-7 p.m.; Roundabout Books, online; go.evvnt.com/739536-0 or
541-306-6564.
Paint Night: Enjoy a two-hour class working with acrylic paint on an
11x14 canvas. Each session will present a new theme working with
step-by-step instructions to create a finished piece while building on
your skills. This class will be offered as a Zoom virtual class. All supplies
are provided.; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; $30; online; raprd.org or 541-548-7275.
See Calendar / P5
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Puzzles ............. 2 Obituaries ....... 5
Police log ........ 2 Classifieds ....... 6
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