Columbia Sportswear Expanding Distribution Center By 203,000 SF

PORTLAND, OR-Columbia Sportswear Co. is expanding its 649,000-sf distribution center in Portland’s Rivergate Industrial District by another 203,000 sf, making it the largest distribution center in the district. The locally-based outdoor apparel company says its addition, to accommodate growth, will be fully integrated into the existing automated distribution center sometime in 2002. The facility is located at 7000 N. Leadbetter Rd.

Columbia’s Rivergate Distribution Center first opened in the spring of 1994 with 150,000 sf of space. In just over six years, the facility has more than quintupled in size to accommodate the company’s rapid growth. The current expansion is being built on a portion of 20 acres the company acquired for $3.3 million in early 1998. The company had a 300,000 sf distribution center in Rivergate at the time, and was preparing to expand to its current size.