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BDAB recommends four target economic sectors for council; asks council to adopt visioning timeline
Summary
The Bend Economic Development Advisory Board voted to recommend the adoption of four target-sector groupings proposed by consultant Echo Northwest and asked council to establish a timeline and visioning process to guide an economic development strategy, with a follow-up work plan requested for use in the urban renewal investment strategy.
On March 3 the Bend Economic Development Advisory Board voted to recommend that the city council adopt the four target economic-sector groupings presented by Echo Northwest and to ask council to establish a timeline and visioning process to guide a city economic development strategy.
Echo Northwest consultants Beth Goodman and Natalie Walker presented the final target-sector analysis. Goodman said the analysis was designed to inform the city's upcoming economic-development strategy and economic-opportunities analysis by identifying cross-sector groupings that align with Bend's existing strengths and future opportunities.
The proposed cross-sector groupings presented to BDAB were: recreation and tourism (including outdoor-product manufacturing, food and beverage manufacturing, food services and accommodations, and entertainment and recreation); health systems; building…
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