A vacant former car dealership in west Eugene is being turned into offices for the growing Zip-O business, the longtime Eugene maker of specialty timbers and beams.
The family that owns Zip-O Log Mills and Zip-O Laminators bought the distinctive Sheppard Motors building at 2300 West 7th Avenue late last year and is proceeding with renovations.
The place had been empty since earlier in 2024 when Sheppard moved into its prominent newly built car dealership off North Game Farm Road in northeast Eugene, next to Interstate 5…