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Show BUSINESS The RESTAURATEUR MAKES RETURN TO TOWN, A-14 www.parkrecord.com Park Record. A-13 THE SPUR SHOWS OFF NEW DIGS, A-14 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, DECEMBER 17-20, 2016 Mayor, longtime tenant, out at historic barn Editor: Bubba Brown business@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.118 Jack Thomas says lease price was too steep VAIL RESORTS TO HOLD HIRING EVENT AT PCMR Vail Resorts is set to hold a job fair at several of its ski areas, including Park City Mountain Resort. According to a press release, the event in Park City is scheduled for Jan. 10, from 4-7 p.m. at the Kokopelli Ballroom in the Grand Summit Hotel at the Canyons Village base area. Attendees will be able to interview for a number of full-time or part-time positions, including in mountain and lift operations, food and beverage, ski school, hospitality, lodging, transportation and retail/rental operations. Candidates hired will receive free ski passes for this season. Those who can’t attend can still apply for jobs at vailresortscareers.com. By BUBBA BROWN The Park Record For nearly two decades, visitors entering Park City or leaving town could see Jack Thomas’ name affixed to the historic red barn on the corner of S.R. 224 and White Pine Canyon Road. Thomas, Park City’s mayor, operated an architecture firm, Jack Thomas Associates, out of the second level of the barn, deemed an historic structure by Summit County. The firm, however, was recently forced to find a new home, as Thomas made the same choice several Park City entrepreneurs have in recent years when their landlord has sought more money: he left. “It’s a little tough,” he said. “But, you know, I didn’t own the barn. I tried to buy it and would have liked to purchase it a couple of times. But they weren’t interested in selling the property.” When Thomas moved into the barn 19 years ago, it was hardly in any shape to host a business, he said. It lacked basic amenities such as water, power, gas and insulation. He made a deal with the thenowner of the barn, the late Norma Ivers, to renovate the building in exchange for a reasonable lease rate, he said. But when Thomas’ lease was set to expire this fall, he said, the current owners of the barn -- Ivers’ children -- requested that he rent out the entire space, rather than just the second floor. The cost would have been untenable for the firm, he said. “The reality is that, after 19 years, we kind of expected our rent to go up,” he said. “But we weren’t interested in leasing the whole barn. We were only interested in leasing the upstairs, which is what we’ve occupied for the last couple years. “They did ask for about double what I thought the going rate should be,” he added. “So we found another space.” CONSUMER PRICE INDEX RISES IN NOVEMBER The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index rose 0.2 percent from October to November. According to a press release, the index has risen 2.1 percent since the same time last year, which eclipses the Federal Reserve’s national inflation target of 2 percent. The increase was driven largely by higher prices for food away from home and for medical care. “Medical care prices are rising across the nation, and Utah is no exception to this trend,” said Scott Anderson, Zions Bank’s president and CEO, in the release. “That being said, Utah health care prices are rising at a relatively slower clip, remaining affordable for consumers largely because we have one of the most efficient healthcare systems in the nation.” CHAMBER/BUREAU TO HOST MEMBER TRAINING EVENT The Park City Chamber/Bureau is set to hold a class to teach members how to use its website’s member portal. According to Chamber/Bureau, the course will help members get the most out of the website, visitparkcity.com. The class is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 10, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Chamber/Bureau offices, 1850 Sidewinder Drive. BUBBA BROWN/PARK RECORD Mayor Jack Thomas rented the red barn at the corner of S.R. 224 and White Pine Canyon Road for nearly two decades for his architectural firm, but recently chose not to renew his lease. The barn is set to become a second retail location for sporting goods retailer Switchback Sports. Miles Ivers, one of the owners of the barn, did not return multiple calls seeking comment. Thomas, who moved out of the barn about two weeks ago, relocated his firm to 6584 Creekside Lane in Kimball Junction. He expects to be in that space only temporarily, as he has begun designing a new building at the Bill White Farms on S.R. 224, which he hopes to move into within 12 months. He said he had been thinking about building a new space for some time but decided to move forward when it became clear he would not be renewing his lease at the barn. Thomas is far from the only business owner in the Park City area to abandon a space because of rent prices in recent years. However, he did not attribute his plight to being priced out of the market, as other business owners have claimed to be. He said he found several buildings with reasonable rent prices before choosing to move into the temporary space on Creekside Lane. “I found quite a few other projects in the community that had a fair rate, I thought,” he said. “… I really had a number of other choices to move into.” The barn has already found a prospective new tenant. Switchback Sports, a retailer of new and used sporting goods, is set to move into the space. The Snyderville Basin Planning Commission on Tuesday, Dec. 13, voted to provide the business with a conditional use permit to use the space for retail -- a necessary step due to the building’s historic designation. Patrick Fannon, owner of Switchback Sports, said he was surprised the barn became available to lease. He wants to use it as a second location for his company, which operates another retail store at 1685 Bonanza Drive. The barn does not need structural changes to be used for retail, he said. “We wanted to move from being downtown to being towards Kimball Junction,” he said, adding that he hopes to occupy the space by the end of ski season. “I drive by that red barn every day, and I think there’s a lot of symmetry with our business model around reusing and repurposing sporting goods and reusing and repurposing an iconic barn in town.” Talk to us. No inflated numbers, egos or unrealistic promises. Just results. PLATOS Our dynamic team possesses unrivaled market knowledge, a collaborative spirit and zest for life in the Wasatch Mountains. FREE MEDIUM DRINK MARK LAVEY WITH PURCHASE OF ANY PLATO COUPON #85. Please present coupon upon ordering. One coupon per person per visit. Limit 1 offer per coupon. Prices may vary. Not valid with any other offer, discount or coupon. 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