Fairview reports 225 licensed businesses; several new industrial and retail tenants noted
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Summary
City staff presented an inventory of business licenses and recent openings and expansions in Fairview, highlighting 225 licensed businesses, recent industrial additions (Townsend Farms cold storage, E.G. Electric), new restaurants and retail tenants, vacant commercial space for lease, and a continuing shortage of childcare facilities.
Economic development staff member Sarah provided EDAC with a snapshot of Fairview’s business community, saying the city’s business license list shows 225 licensed businesses, including 55 home occupations, nine adult care homes and 16 food carts. Sarah reported 22 business licenses issued in 2023 and 29 in 2024; she noted some licenses reflect ownership changes rather than brand‑new firms.
Sarah highlighted new and expanding businesses: Townsend Farms added a large cold‑storage facility on Townsend Way; E.G. Electric took space in a Berkshire Center building for warehouse, office and light manufacturing use; Element Ergo was preparing to occupy another unit; Lolo’s Pizza and a Thai restaurant replaced earlier tenants in the town center; Bridge City Hobbies signed a lease for a Village Street storefront; and AD Truck Services is expanding and will appear before the planning commission for building expansion review.
Staff also pointed to development opportunities and sites in planning: the Fairview Springs project (noted as having a wetland) is in the joint permitting stage with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL); the Hornet Fairview urban renewal site at Halsey and Village is in planning; a parcel at Fairview Parkway and Halsey remains on the market; and ground‑floor commercial space at the Halsey Crossing development will be marketed with tenant improvement incentives.
Committee members discussed a persistent local demand for childcare. One committee member said, "So we have no daycares in Fairview. So I think that that's a market then," and staff confirmed an earlier tenant improvement grant awarded to a proposed daycare had not worked out. Members urged targeted outreach to prospective tenants and noted property owners near Market Village Apartments were preparing to advertise ground‑floor spaces.
Ending — Staff said they would circulate the presentation materials to committee members and share marketing flyers from listing agents as they are produced; planning and permitting issues, particularly wetland permits and tenant improvements, will continue to shape leasing timelines.
