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Old Mill District expansion will add three buildings for restaurants, retail
By MICHAEL KOHN • The Bulletin The Old Mill Shopping District is set to break ground later this ...
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How homelessness became a crisis in Central Oregon
Erin Smith came to Central Oregon in 2001 to escape California’s high cost of living. She and her ...
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Two decades on, education faces funding gaps and other challenges in Central Oregon
As people drive by the rapidly-growing Oregon State University-Cascades campus on Century Drive, the dust flies from construction ...
Growth
Transportation challenges mirror those from two decades ago
As Deschutes County’s population eclipses 200,000 and Bend continues to explode with growth into a small city, the ...
Business
Deschutes County’s population growth strains health care
Over the past quarter of a century, the population in Deschutes County has doubled in size, but the ...
Business
Central Oregon tourism drives economy, but not without negatives
To many, the Mt. Bachelor ski area kick-started tourism in Central Oregon when it was built in the ...
Business
Diversification breeds success but not affordability
When Matt Tobolski moved his business from sunny San Diego, he couldn’t have thought of a better place ...
Bend
Central Oregon growth has provided challenges, opportunities for wildlife advocates
Elk Meadow Elementary School in southwest Bend sits on busy Brookswood Boulevard, surrounded by side streets lined with ...
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Central Oregon groups get creative to manage recreation growth in the region
Easy access to outdoor recreation has long been a key driver for Central Oregon’s rapid growth. People want ...
Bend
Bend overcame air pollution caused by woodstoves, now a new threat has emerged
When wildfire season is at its peak in late summer, Shalee Hanks-Mink is usually up at the crack ...
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