Editing Lacey, Washington (section)

==Economy==

The largest retail area in Lacey is the [[South Sound Center]], which opened in 1966 and was originally an enclosed mall until 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Graber |first=John |date=August 30, 2000 |title=South Sound's first mall razed |page=A12 |work=The Olympian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-south-sounds-first-mall-ra/158347634/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> Plans to develop a city center near the mall were considered as early as the 1990s to revitalize the area around the civic campus.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kearsley |first=Kelly |date=July 17, 2013 |title=Lacey ponders its core desires |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/special-reports/article25857517.html |work=The News Tribune |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> The Lacey Gateway was developed in the 2000s and is home to a [[Cabela's]] store, but failed to attract other major tenants.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boone |first=Rolf |date=January 3, 2017 |title=Lacey Gateway site attracts first major development proposal since Cabela's |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/business/article124079644.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> The [[Nisqually Tribe]] announced plans in 2023 to build Quiemuth Resort, a casino resort with a 350-room hotel adjacent to Lacey Gateway, and a mixed-use development at a nearby site.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boone |first=Rolf |date=September 25, 2023 |title=Nisquallys unveil sweeping development plan for its land in Lacey near Cabela's |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article279625429.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref>

The city designated {{convert|500|acre|ha}} of land in the Hawks Prairie area for industrial use in the 1990s with the intent of attracting high-tech businesses. It instead was developed into large [[warehouse]]s and [[distribution center]]s that serve the Puget Sound region and connect with the [[Port of Seattle]] and [[Port of Tacoma]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Boyer |first=Tom |date=August 14, 2005 |title=Lacey makes way for warehouses |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/lacey-makes-way-for-warehouses/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> In 2003, retailer [[Target Corporation|Target]] opened its West Coast distribution center in Lacey with {{convert|1.7|e6sqft|sqm}} of space—among the largest warehouses in the U.S. by usable volume.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clough |first=Chris |date=April 26, 2003 |title=Target center celebrates opening |page=C8 |work=The Olympian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-target-center-celebrates-op/158348674/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |year=2018 |title=Building Big: The Outer Limits of Enclosure |url=https://clui.org/newsletter/winter-2018/building-big |publisher=[[Center for Land Use Interpretation]] |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> The city council passed a cap of {{convert|200,000|sqft|sqm}} for new warehouses in 2006, but lifted it in 2015 for additional development.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boone |first=Rolf |date=November 16, 2015 |title=Lacey City Council eliminates cap on warehouse sizes |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article44662650.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref>

===Sustainability===
Lacey was the twelfth city to be designated an official "Green Power Community" by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]] for its use of [[renewable energy]] sources; 8.4% of its total energy use comes from green power sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/green-power-communities|title=Green Power Communities List|publisher=United States Environmental Protection Agency|date=October 8, 2015 |access-date=August 7, 2023}}</ref> It is working to meet its [[Alternative Energy]] Initiative, which includes using 100 percent green electrical energy in all of its municipal buildings, parks, utilities, and 3,000 streetlights and traffic signals; providing electric vehicle [[charging station]]s to visitors and employees at its city hall and library campus; and initiating conversion of its municipal fleet to energy efficient vehicles powered by electricity, hybrid technology, and 80/20 biofuel.<ref name="ci.lacey.wa.us">[http://www.ci.lacey.wa.us/press/press_main_page.html "Lacey Alternative Energy Fair Named Top Event by Washington Recreation and Park Association"] — Lacey Online - Press Releases</ref> Lacey has received the "Tree City, USA" designation from the [[National Arbor Day Foundation]] for twenty six years.<ref>[http://www.ci.lacey.wa.us/city-government/city-departments/public-affairs/news-information/press-releases/newsid2198/747 "City of Lacey Marks 26 Years as a Tree City USA"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929005448/http://www.ci.lacey.wa.us/city-government/city-departments/public-affairs/news-information/press-releases/newsid2198/747 |date=September 29, 2021}} — Lacey Online - Press Releases</ref>