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Article: Nike moving to Oakway Center.(Business)(The longtime fixture at the Fifth Street Public Market will relocate in the fall)(Company overview)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- February 2, 2008
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Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard
Nike's hometown is getting its Swoosh relocated.
The athletic footwear and apparel giant, founded in Eugene 44 years ago, will leave the Fifth Street Public Market this fall to open a prototype retail store at Oakway Center. The new, 6,500-square-foot store is expected to be open by September in a building under construction adjacent to P.F. Chang's China Bistro at the corner of Coburg and Oakway roads.
"Their history with Eugene makes it kind of special," said Steve Korth, Oakway's director of real estate development. "They're a big company, recognized worldwide, but their roots are with Eugene.
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