Local brokers say the company is looking for 150,000 sfinitially--with room to as much as double in coming years--and hasshort-listed several sites. One of those sites is a 6.6-acre,PGE-owned parcel next to KPTV (12)located at 211 SE Caruthers.Columbia's current headquarters are in a 90,000-sf building locatedat 6600 N. Baltimore, but the company has its workers spreadthroughout the region.

If the company is looking for already existing buildings tooperate from, real estate sources say another option could beConsolidated Freightways' Leland James Center, which has 342,662 sfof space and is listed for $28.5 million. Consolidated is sellingthe 12-acre property at 1621 NW 21st Ave. along with its MenloPark, CA headquarters and centralizing operations in Vancouver,WA.

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