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词条 Kemper Freeman
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  1. Freeman family

  2. Career

  3. Traffic and transportation involvement

  4. Community involvement

  5. References

  6. External links

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| alma_mater = Bellevue High School
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}}Frederick Kemper Freeman Jr. (born October 23, 1941)[1] is the active chairman and CEO of Kemper Development Company,[2] which built and operates Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place and Lincoln Square located in Bellevue, Washington. Kemper represents the third generation of the Freeman family, who have been involved in the growth of the Bellevue community since 1897.[3] He is a former Republican member of the Washington State House of Representatives from the 48th district[4] and publicly active in conversations about traffic and transportation in Bellevue.[5]

Freeman family

Kemper Freeman Jr. is a third-generation resident of Bellevue, Washington. His grandfather, Miller Freeman, was active in state politics and public affairs, including promoting the development of a bridge connecting Seattle, Mercer Island and Bellevue.[3] During the period following WWI, Miller Freeman had been a prominent voice calling for the segregation or deportation of Japanese immigrants, who were seen as a threat to white prosperity.[6] Freeman Jr.'s father, Frederick Kemper Freeman Sr., led the development of what is now Bellevue Square, which opened in 1946.[7] He also was involved in building Bellevue's first hospital, Overlake Hospital Medical Center.[3] Kemper Freeman Jr. was born on October 23, 1941.[1] He married Betty Austin in 1965 and has two daughters, Amy Schreck and Suzanne McQuaid.[8]

Career

In 1973, Freeman Jr. was appointed to a vacant seat in the Washington State House of Representatives as a Republican representing the 48th district. After serving for three years, he resigned from the seat to focus on his business in building and development.[9] He then began working full-time on the expansion and enclosure of Bellevue Square with his father, which re-opened in 1981. In early-1980, Freeman Jr. founded the Kemper Development Company,[1] which has overseen the continued expansion of Bellevue Square as well as development of:

  • Bellevue Place, a mixed use property that opened in 1988, housing office space, retail, dining options and the Hyatt Regency Bellevue.[10]
  • Lincoln Square, which opened in 2005 with condominiums, a movie theater, bowling alley, restaurants, retail and the Westin Bellevue.[8]

In total, the three properties (Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place, Lincoln Square) makeup the Bellevue Collection, covering approximately 50 acres of land in downtown Bellevue.[3]

Traffic and transportation involvement

Freeman Jr. often speaks out on the issue of mass transit expansion and congestion reduction. In 2010, he filed a lawsuit against the East Link light rail project that would travel eastwards from Seattle to Bellevue via the reversible lanes of the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge, converting them from car traffic to light rail tracks. In the case, Freeman Jr. cited that the project misused tax dollars as well as positioned more efficient ways to alleviate the area's traffic congestion, including freeway expansion, use of dedicated bus lines and van pools.[8] In March 2012, courts ruled against Freeman Jr., in favor of the project.[11] In April 2012, representatives of the Eastside Transportation Association announced intent to appeal the ruling.[12]

In September 2013, Washington Supreme Court ruled that plans to build light rail over I-90 bridge do not violate Washington's Constitution.[13]

Community involvement

Freeman Jr. holds leadership appointments in several community and economic development organizations in the Bellevue area, including:

  • Co-chair of the capital campaign for the Tateuchi Center, a performing arts center under construction in Bellevue that will feature theater, dance, and music when complete.[14] The land for the Tateuchi Center was donated by Freeman Jr., who has also made a joint commitment with Microsoft to provide additional funding.[3]
  • Trustee for Overlake Hospital Medical Center[2]
  • Board Member of Bellevue LifeSpring, formerly Overlake Service League[15]

References

1. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=McRoberts|first=Patrick|date=October 29, 2006|title=Freeman, Frederick Kemper, Jr. (b. 1941)|url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8000|work=HistoryLink|accessdate=December 26, 2012}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Executive Profile: Kemper Freeman Jr.|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=7044490&privcapId=4249564&previousCapId=526921&previousTitle=BARNES%20&%20NOBLE%20INC|work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=December 26, 2012}}
3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|last=Stang|first=John|title=Cover Story: Kemper Freeman Jr.|url=http://www.seattlebusinessmag.com/article/cover-story-kemper-freeman-jr?page=0,1|accessdate=December 26, 2012|newspaper=Seattle Business Magazine|date=June 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|last=Hoemann|first=Thomas A|title=State of Washington: Members of the Legislature, 1889 ñ 2009|url=http://www.leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/Members_of_Leg_2009.pdf|work=State of Washington: Members of the Legislature|publisher=State of Washington Secretary of State|accessdate=December 26, 2012}}
5. ^{{cite news|last=Lang Jones|first=Jeanne|title=Retail mogul Kemper Freeman talks shop|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2012/02/10/retail-mogul-kemper-freeman-talks-shop.html?page=all|accessdate=January 3, 2013|newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal|date=February 10, 2012}}
6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1919-07-26/ed-1/seq-1/|title=Deport Japanese|last=|first=|date=July 26, 1919|work=Seattle Star|access-date=March 16, 2019}}
7. ^{{cite news|last=Brodsky |first=Sascha |title=Kemper's Lincoln Square Adds to Seattle Suburb |url=http://www.icsc.org/srch/sct/sct1205/Shopping_seattle_kemper.php |accessdate=December 26, 2012 |newspaper=Shopping Centers Today |date=December 2005 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006072141/http://www.icsc.org/srch/sct/sct1205/Shopping_seattle_kemper.php |archivedate=October 6, 2012 |df= }}
8. ^1 2 {{cite news|last=Long |first=Katherine |title=Kemper Freeman is suing to stop light-rail expansion to Eastside |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2011756951_kemper02m.html |accessdate=December 26, 2012 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=May 1, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009041418/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2011756951_kemper02m.html |archivedate=October 9, 2014 |df= }}
9. ^{{cite news|last=Lindblom|first=Mike|title=Kemper Freeman Jr.: Bellevue's man on the move|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20020515&slug=kemper15e0|accessdate=January 3, 2013|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=May 15, 2002}}
10. ^{{cite news|last=Park|first=Clayton|title=Glitzy remake for Bellevue Place|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/1996/06/17/story1.html?page=all|accessdate=January 3, 2013|newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal|date=June 16, 1996}}
11. ^{{cite news|last=Lindblom|first=Mike|title=Kemper Freeman loses latest bid to stop light rail over I-90 bridge|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2017712926_soundtransit0m.html|accessdate=December 26, 2012|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=March 9, 2012}}
12. ^{{cite news|last=Levy|first=Nat|title=Light-rail opponents appeal I-90 lawsuit to State Supreme Court|url=http://www.bellevuereporter.com/news/150623835.html|accessdate=December 26, 2012|newspaper=Bellevue Reporter|date=May 9, 2012}}
13. ^http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-Supreme-Court-Light-rail-OK-on-I-90-bridge-223504111.html
14. ^{{cite web|title=Tateuchi Center Campaign Co-Chairs|url=http://your.kingcounty.gov/dnrp/library/parks-and-recreation/documents/task_force/meeting_materials/Tateuchi_Center_09.2012.pdf|work=Tateuchi Center: A King County Cultural Asset|publisher=King County, Washington Government|accessdate=December 12, 2012}}
15. ^{{cite news|last=Staff|title=Overlake Service League names 8 to Advisory Council|url=http://www.bellevuereporter.com/community/89331492.html|accessdate=January 3, 2013|newspaper=Bellevue Reporter|date=March 27, 2010}}

External links

  • The Bellevue Collection
  • Kemper Development Company
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