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Two legacies of a recently departed eatery have been built into Panera Bread, the new restaurant now occupying the former Steakburger site along Highway 99.

One is the word “EAT.” It’s spelled out on the ceiling in glowing letters salvaged from Steakburger’s old neon sign.

“There was a lot of sentimentality attached to Steakburger, and we wanted to create some sort of legacy to honor that sentiment,” said Sherri Kennedy, project manager with MAJ Development.

Along with members of the Panera team, “We came up with ‘EAT’ above the community dining tables.”

The other legacy has much lower visibility. Actually, it’s below ground level: It’s the sewage capacity Panera Bread inherited from the venerable Hazel Dell burger place.

By building on a previously developed site, the total sewer fee for Panera Bread was less than $750, said Shawn Moore, assistant manager of the Clark Regional Wastewater District.

That has helped address another venerable Hazel Dell feature: its limited dining options. One community leader noted a few years ago how Hazel Dell defined the four food groups: fast, frozen, home-delivered and takeout. Read more

Located in MAJ Place SC, at 504 NE 139th Street, suite 100, Vancouver, WA, Sherwin-Williams joins already open for business, Starbucks Coffee, café and drive-through and Fred Meyer Fuel. Since its founding by Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams in 1866,  The Sherwin-Williams Company has not only grown to be the largest producer of paints and coatings in the United States, but is among the largest producers in the world.

February 13, 2015 | MAJ Press Release

MAJ Development’s newest Starbucks café and drive-thru opened for business on Friday, February 13, 2015, at MAJ Place SC, joining Fred Meyer Fuel. MAJ Place is located in Salmon Creek, at 504 NE 139th Street. Neighboring tenant Sherwin-Williams will soon follow, they are scheduled to open for business before the end of the month.

February 04, 2015 | MAJ Press Release

Located in Salmon Creek at 14007 NE 3rd Court, Fred Meyer Fuel has opened their 9 fuel pumping stations. They joined Gaynor’s Automotive which relocated into their new building late last year. MAJ Place SC will soon welcome Starbucks Coffee café & drive-thru and Sherwin-Williams paint store; both of which plan to open up for business later this month. Banner Bank will be the next to follow; they will likely break ground in early Spring and complete the retail center and development.

December 26, 2014 | The Vancouver Business Journal

The Best in Business Awards recognizes companies and business professionals in more than 60 categories. The list of winners was determined by Vancouver Business Journal readers who cast nearly 2,500 votes for the companies that they prefer to do business with.

MAJ Development Corporation has been named the Best Real Estate Developer in 2013 and 2014. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to those who voted!

Panera Bread held its grand opening Monday at its new location in Hazel Dell, at 7200 N.E Highway 99. The newest location for the popular national restaurant chain features a 116-seat dining area and drive-through window. The location has one feature that sets it apart from other Paneras — a remnant of a sign for the former Steakburger restaurant that occupied the site for decades. The letters “EAT” have been preserved in neon on the restaurant’s ceiling as a memorial to the beloved local restaurant that closed earlier this year.

This is Panera’s second Vancouver location. The St. Louis, Mo., company operates a restaurant at 915 S.E. 164th Ave., and nearby in Portland at the Jantzen Beach mall. Its hours are 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays.

By The Columbian

Published: December 23, 2014, 6:00 AM