than 20 acres, most on sites larger than 50 acres. In Salem, over 40% of <br />their vacant industrial lands are in sites larger than 20 acres. It is <br />reasonable to assume that Eugene's historic job growth would have <br />distributed among varying lot sizes, much like Springfield's, if Eugene <br />had large lots in its inventory of employment land. <br />The analyses, information, trends and City policies also support a <br />conclusion that 33% of Eugene's new employment will be located on <br />industrial sites that are 20 acres or larger. It is reasonable to assume that <br />this 33% will be split almost evenly between lots of 20-50 acres (12%), lots <br />of 50-75 acres (11%), and lots of more than 75 acres (10%). With the <br />assumption that 55% of new employees will locate on sites smaller than 10 <br />acres, the remaining 12% are assumed to locate on sites between 10 to 20 <br />acres. The employers likely to locate on these larger industrial sites <br />include (but are not limited to) industries such as: mid-sized and large- <br />scale manufacturers (such as advanced manufacturing, large food and <br />beverage manufacturers, clean tech and renewable energy, biomedical, or <br />wood products manufacturing), large construction businesses, and large <br />warehouse and distribution firms. <br />There is ample evidence of future demand for these larger industrial sites <br />in Eugene (See Chapter 4): <br />A comparison of buildable lands data between the 2012 <br />employment land supply and a 1990 inventory of vacant industrial <br />sites larger than 20 acres shows that three sites larger than 50 acres <br />were developed over the past two decades.72 <br />• The limited supply of industrial sites larger than 10 acres, <br />especially sites with easy access to utilities and transportation, has <br />resulted in businesses relocating outside of Eugene. For example: <br />o Rexius was headquartered in Eugene since the early 1930's and <br />was unable to find a suitable site for relocation, after several <br />years of searching, and moved to Coburg. <br />o Grain Millers has been located in downtown Eugene since the <br />1980's. They were unable to find a larger site that would allow <br />them more room for train cars and processing operations. Grain <br />Millers identified an expansion site (of 100 acres, with 50 <br />suitable acres) in Junction City, along Highway 99. <br />o In 2002, Symantec moved from downtown Eugene to an <br />approximately 14 acre site in Springfield. <br />72 Metro Industrial Lands Special Study Inventory Report, LCOG, 1991. <br />Part 11 - Eugene Economic Opportunities Analysis ECONorthwest Page 117 <br />