Author: Amanda Butterfield

• University Place was Selected as the Ideal Site for the Retail Outlet’s Second Location
• Al’s Sporting Goods is a Full-line Retail Sporting Goods Store, Carrying Products for All Seasons of Both Indoor and Outdoor Sports

OREM, Utah (April 19, 2017) – University Place today announced that Al’s Sporting Goods, a full-line sporting goods retailer with the longest operating history in the state of Utah, will be moving into 40,000 square feet of prime retail space, bringing 70 new jobs to the area.

For nearly a century, locally-owned Al’s Sporting Goods has been a mainstay in Logan, Utah, offering gear for every sport and every season, as well as an expansive collection of clothing and footwear. The store began in 1921 as a cycling shop, and over the past nearly 100 years has evolved into a premiere 60,000 square foot store featuring brands such as Nike, The North Face, Under Armour and more.

Al’s Sporting Goods is known throughout Cache Valley for its exceptional customer service, and its generous customer appreciation programs and sales. Al’s Sporting Goods has been open to adding a second store, exploring different sites across Utah and Idaho, but no site was ever a fit until touring University Place.

“We have always been interested in expanding into Utah County, because being a college town close to lots of different outdoor recreation, it is very similar to Logan,” said Kris Larsen, president and CEO of Al’s Sporting Goods. “Once we learned more about University Place and its focus on building a new kind of walkable community, we knew we had found our new home.”

“As a local, multi-generational, family-run business like Woodbury Corporation, we have a lot in common with Al’s Sporting Goods,” said Randy Woodbury, president of Woodbury Corporation. “Al’s has an inherent understanding of Utah’s mountains, climate and terrain, so they know exactly what products Utah sportsmen want and need.”

It is anticipated that the second location of Al’s Sporting Goods will be open by early fall. The new store will be located on the northeast side of University Place near the food court, between RC Willey and Costco.

About University Place

Originally developed in the early 1970s in Orem, Utah, University Place (formerly University Mall) is a 120-acre mixed-use redevelopment project that initially only included retail. Having completed the initial phases of a $500 million revitalization program, University Place is now home to upscale apartments, Class-A office space, an indoor and outdoor kid’s play area, and green space called The Orchard, that features a choreographed show fountain and is programmed year-round with events for the community. University Place was first developed and is still owned and operated by Woodbury Corporation, a 4th generation family-run business, and one of the oldest and most respected full-service real estate development and management companies in the Intermountain West. For more information about University Place and updates on the project, visit https://live-university-place-production.pantheonsite.io/. For more information about Woodbury Corporation, visit http://www.woodburycorp.com/.

About Al’s Sporting Goods
Al’s Sporting Goods was founded in Logan in 1921 by Alvin Moroni Larsen, who borrowed $500 using only a $10 Mexican coin and a handshake as collateral to purchase inventory for a cycling and fishing store. His shop, originally called Al’s Bike, has developed into the oldest full line sporting goods retailer in the state of Utah. Al’s Sporting Goods offers gear from over 1,200 vendors for every sport in every season, including hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, cycling, indoor sports, field sports, water sports, winter sports, and many more. For more information visit www.als.com/.

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Woodbury Corporation PR
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Woodbury Corporation Recognized for Developments that Enrich Utah Communities

 Two Woodbury Corporation Projects Receive Honorable Mentions in the Second Annual CNU Utah Awards for Excellence

 SALT LAKE CITY (November 17, 2016) – Woodbury Corporation, a full-service real estate development and management company, today announced that two of its Utah developments – Sugar House Center and University Place –  received honorable mentions as part of the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) 2016 Utah Awards for Excellence.

The CNU Awards are designed to recognize outstanding efforts that implement visionary planning, large and small developments, and tactical urbanism that enrich people’s lives and contribute to making the Wasatch Front a more walkable, bikeable and enjoyable place to live.

Sugar House Center is a mixed-use revitalization project that includes: Wilmington Plaza, an urban community space; Wilmington Flats, a modern apartment community; Legacy Village, an independent and assisted senior community; as well as assorted retail and office space, with more developments to come. Woodbury Corporation, along with project partners Dee’s Inc., Colmena Group, the Salt Lake City RDA, VCBO Architects, and Beecher Walker, received a CNU Honorable Mention for Urban Infill, which honors individual projects that demonstrate many strong and exemplary urban design elements.

University Place (formerly University Mall) is a 112-acre development that recently began a $500 million revitalization to add residential, office and green space to what has been Utah County’s premiere shopping destination for over 40 years. University Place was honored with a CNU Honorable Mention for Suburban Retrofit for converting a suburban style mall to a viable urban district and increasing the area’s overall quality of life. Woodbury Corporation shares the honor with project partners Ivory, the City of Orem, Nexus, KCB Architects, Woodbury Architects, and Studio Outside.

“We love that these CNU awards really value the positive impact design and development can have on communities,” said Lynn Woodbury, vice president of architecture at Woodbury Corporation. “That’s exactly what we strive to achieve with every one of our projects, and we are grateful that those efforts have been recognized.”

Woodbury Corporation and the other winners were awarded at a banquet on November 17 at Publik coffee Roasters in Salt Lake City.

About Woodbury Corporation

Founded in 1919, privately-held Woodbury Corporation is one of the oldest and most respected full-service real estate development companies in the Intermountain West. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Woodbury Corporation owns and manages over 13 million square feet of retail, industrial, hotel, residential, and office buildings across 12 states. Some of these properties include University Place in Orem, Utah, Magic Valley Mall in Twin Falls, Idaho, and several buildings in the Utah State University and University of Utah Research Parks.  For more information on Woodbury Corporation’s properties and projects, visit http://www.woodburycorp.com.

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Amanda Butterfield
Woodbury Corporation PR
A_butterfield@woodburycorp.com
801-440-9837