Port of Grays Harbor Commission Approves Lease and Option with Talking Cedar at Satsop Business Park

Press Release:

November 2, 2023

Contact:  Alissa Shay, Satsop Business Park General Manager

ashay@portgrays.org or 360-482-1651

ELMA, WASH. – Ample warehouse space coupled with easy highway access has attracted another growing customer to the Satsop Business Park.  At its October Commission meeting, the Port of Grays Harbor Commission approved a Lease for a warehouse and surrounding land at 37 Tower Boulevard, with the Chehalis Tribe’s Talking Cedar, the first tribal-owned distillery in the U.S. 

Talking Cedar plans to store supplies and consumables related to the production of distilled spirits at the warehouse. This will supplement the production at their headquarters location in Grand Mound.  The Commission also approved an Option for the 17,500 square-foot Warehouse 17 in West Park to be exercised by January 31, 2024.  

“We are thrilled to welcome Talking Cedar to the Park,” shared Satsop Business Park General Manager Alissa Shay.  “We are excited the Park’s assets will be a part of this growing business’s success story and look forward to working with them further as they continue to grow.”

“Talking Cedar is committed to expanding our economic impact in Southwest Washington and excited to take this next step in our growth with the development of our Satsop facility,” stated Talking Cedar General Manager Brian Downing.  “Building strong relationships with local partners is core to our ethos as a company and creates benefits that extend beyond the balance sheet.”

Satsop Business Park, a facility of the Port of Grays Harbor, is strategically located between Portland and Seattle.  Located just 30 minutes west of Olympia and the I-5 Corridor, the 1,800-acre mixed-use business and industrial park boasts over 300,000 square feet of warehouse space available for warehousing, distribution, and manufacturing. Companies who choose this location located just outside of Elma find that the Park’s over 600 acres of space is well-suited to grow their business in Grays Harbor County.\With over 100,000 square feet of Class A office space to expand your business, the Satsop Business Park is the premier place to do business on the Coast.

The Port of Grays Harbor Commission approved a Lease with Talking Cedar for the PKS South Warehouse at its October Commission Meeting