K2 Sports celebrated the completion of its new 310,000-square-foot headquarters in Seattle with a snow-shoveling ceremony with Washington governor, Chris Gregoire. K2 began construction on the office space inside the facility located in Seattle’s SODO district in September 2006.

During the past year the company closed its former headquarters on Vashon Island, WA, which had been in operation since 1961, and relocated 220 employees from Vashon, and divisions in California and Vermont, into the new Seattle facility. The new headquarters houses all of K2 Sports’ U.S. operations under one roof for the first time in the company’s history.

The urban location brings new efficiencies that facilitate K2’s recruiting efforts and provide easy access for all modes of transportation, according to Robert Marcovitch, president of K2 Sports.

“K2 is already experiencing the benefits of centralization with simplified communication channels across our network of employees, suppliers and dealers,” Marcovitch said. “The new space offers the company greater exposure, and simplifies the distribution process. It’s designed to allow tremendous flexibility as we grow.”