EUGENE, Ore. – Businesses along Alder Street are struggling as a major construction and demolition project threatens to force at least one local owner to shut down.
Alder Street shut down overnight due to the demolition of the old PeaceHealth University District building. Small businesses are now facing serious economic impacts.
Sai Pituk owns Cluckin’ Dog, a small business that has been on Alder Street for the past two years. She is now facing closure due to the demolition of the old PeaceHealth University District building, which is being redeveloped into “The Mark at Eugene,” a new 263-unit student apartment complex…