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City outlines Invest Bend strategy; seeks BDAB input on metrics and partnerships
Summary
Economic development officer Katie Brooks presented the Invest Bend framework to BDAB, describing program tasks, partners, and a timeline that includes a stakeholder report and a draft investment plan to council in December.
Katie Brooks, Bend’s newly appointed economic development officer, briefed the BDAB committee on Invest Bend, a city economic development strategy and the broader program the city is building to coordinate urban renewal, business relations, partnerships and housing.
Brooks said the Invest Bend strategy is intended to align internal departments, urban renewal decisions and regional partners to strengthen economic prosperity and to produce an actionable investment plan. She said the program will focus on four buckets: informing urban‑renewal investment choices, supporting destination and recruitment activity, strengthening…
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