Published March 2003

Snohomish complex:
quality space close to home

The “open house” event set for the Snohomish Business Park on March 14 is indicative of what’s happening in many of the county’s smaller communities — the creation of local business parks to foster economic growth by attracting new businesses and creating new jobs.

Not every business needs — or wants — to be a part of a major business park. Local parks offer shorter commutes for employees, contribute to city tax coffers and help to build a community’s “progressive” image.

The Snohomish Business Park is a prime example of what can be done even in smaller communities to provide quality commercial and light-industrial space for businesses to start up or expand.

Come and see for yourself.

The open house will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 14, providing an opportunity to tour businesses and facilities in the park.

Located on Bickford Avenue, south of the Bickford Ford dealership, the Snohomish Business Park provides more than nine acres of commercially developed land, with facilities already occupied by more than 20 Snohomish businesses that employ more than 200 people.

Tenants range from Corstone Contractors LLC and Bishop & Assoc. Inc. to Medalia Medical Group, Snohomish Storage on Bickford, Cascade Turf, Brownfield Manufacturing, JT Communications, Medical Supply Inc., Evergreen Equine Veterinary Practice, Soundair Aviation Services Manufacturing, Providence Occupational/Physical Therapy and others.

The tours will include space available for leasing, including office and office/warehouse space (from 1,400 to 6,358 square feet) and vacant lots for sale (totaling 106,371 square feet).

“We are hoping to show people both inside and outside our community that Snohomish really does provide professional, affordable office space,” said Dennis Bishop, managing member of Dency Properties LLC and owner of the 1924 Bickford Office Building. “Businesses have another option here in Snohomish — one with excellent access to both highways 2 and 9.”

The business park’s open house also will help celebrate the grand opening of the newly completed Corstone Office Building at 1910 Bickford Ave., home to Corstone Contractors LLC and Corstone Enterprises LLC, in addition to the Living Word Faith Center.

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