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STRATEGIC LOCATION
Southtowne Commerce Center has benefitted from its location in Klamath Falls, which has been successful in
the economic transition from dependence on a natural resource base of timber, farming and ranching, to tech-
nology and healthcare. On-going economic recovery has reduced the unemployment rate to 6% as of April,
2018, with an increase in both construction and manufacturing jobs. This transition is being lead by Team
Klamath -- Klamath County Economic Development Association –
The 114,427± square foot business park has proximity to three highways – 97, 140, and 39 -- that converge in
Klamath Falls and provide access north to Bend, south to Northern California and I-5, west to Medford and
the I-5 corridor, and east to Nevada. Highway 97 is a preferred west coast trucking route east of the Cascades
from Washington. There are 1,000 employees nearby at the 173rd Fighter Wing of Oregon National Guard, just
south of the Business Park. The base is the only F15 Training Base in the United States, and is also slated to do
training for the F35 jet aircraft. Oregon Institute of Technology, the Pacific Northwest’s only four-year poly-
technic university, has enrollment of over 4,500 students. Oregon Health Sciences University is building a new
$50 million building in partnership with Sky Lakes Medical Center as a rural health training center by the OIT
Campus, a fifteen minute drive north. Construction of the center is slated for completion in late 2019.
The Klamath Falls area has a labor force of 30,000, with workforce advantages that include: low workers
compensation premiums, stable wages, 88% average high school education completion, 30% average college
education completion, and balanced mix of 64% blue collar and 36% white collar demographic, according to
the Klamath County Economic Development Association. In addition, due to its location to both Burlington
Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific Railroads, Klamath Falls has a large rail yard which provides for switch-
ing, railcar storage, and locomotive repairs.
It also serves as a retail, health care, and service center to both Southern Oregon’s Klamath and Lake Counties,
and to California’s northern-most Modoc and Siskiyou Counties. Fred Meyer, Bi-Mart, Big 5 Sporting Goods,
and Walmart are located north of Southtowne, along Washburn Way. Lithia Auto Group is developing a new
showroom, also north of Southtowne, set to open this fall for its Toyota Dealership. This will be the third facil-
ity for Lithia within Klamath Falls.
Southtowne Commerce Center’s location along Washburn Way, with the ability to expand the business park to
meet future business demands, is strategic in providing value as a long-term income and development invest-
ment.
Mountain Valley Nursery
BLM - Lakeview
District Office
13.78± Acre Site
Highway 140
Aspen Spring
Water Co.
Thermo Pressed
Laminates
Oregon Air National Guard
Columbia
Distributing
Highway 97 and
Medford / I-5
Frontier Trailer
Sales & Service
Crater Lake - Klamath Regional Airport
and base of 173rd fighter wing
Fenced
yard
Anderson Ave.
Washburn Way 6
4.1± Acres
available for development