From empty field to Pioneer Market Place

A fallow field in west Medford is due for a major change.

Batzer Construction has submitted plans to transform the former Moose Lodge property into a 40,000-square-foot commercial center known as Pioneer Market Place on the southeast corner of Ross Lane and West McAndrews Road.

The majority of the 7.6-acre parcel, owned by several Batzer partners, was acquired in March 2008 for $2.7 million from the Rogue Valley Children’s Discovery Museum, which operates Kid Time! Discovery Experience.