“We broke ground in mid-September 2007 and worked through one of the toughest winters in the last 50 years, completing the job four days early with no time extensions. “This was one of the more aggressive projects ever built in Central Oregon from a schedule standpoint,” says Glenn Miller, operations manager for HSW Builders. Amenities at the new headquarters include an on-site exercise facility complete with locker rooms as well as walking trails, ample parking and a state-of-the-art food court, all surrounded by 300,000 square feet of native landscaping on the 12-acre site. In December 2006, Les Schwab Tire Centers announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from Prineville to Bend, moving some 300 administrative employees into its new, 120,000-square-foot facility located just north of Cooley Road in the city’s new Juniper Ridge development. Today, Les Schwab Tire Centers employs 7,000 people in 420 retail locations throughout the Western United States, a profound testimonial to humble beginnings that originated 57 years ago. Rubber Welders and the rest, shall we say, is history. A fellow by the name of Les Schwab purchased a small tire store in Prineville called O.K.
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