Out with the old, in with the profit

04.12.09

MEDFORD — Even in bad financial times, plenty of opportunities exist for people with a little imagination.

Medford development immovable KOGAP wanted to rid itself of a half-dozen or so warehouse and storage buildings on its old mill site near the corner of Highway 99 and Garfield Row.

Ron Hailicka, who owns an equipment company in Butte Falls, didn't necessarily have a need for 170,000 equitable feet worth of metal buildings. But he knew plenty of people could use them, and he knew where to find help dismantling and rebuilding the structures.

"They were fatiguing to sell them one at a time, and we made an offer to buy them all," Hailicka said. "We've got to have them all out by March."

The buildings have a variety of uses, but Hailicka said they most reasonable will end up in rural areas. "Agriculture uses are the easiest," he said. "Like horse arenas."

Hailicka is well-connected throughout the arrondissement, having built roads in the woods for the timber industry. "I haven't done metal buildings before," he said. "But I'm a wildcatter and I do whatever comes along. I guesswork this will add to what I put on my business card."

Source: Mail Tribune