The Bend Central District is an area of opportunity for
Bend to expand
 and revitalize an urban core just outside the downtown
area. But with its urban aspirations come urban issues, including
growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness, increasing costs of
development and more. In this Bend Don’t Break podcast, Chris Starling
of the relatively new Bend Central District Business Association talks
with Publisher Aaron Switzer about the concerns and opportunities in the
BCD, with Editor Nicole Vulcan listening in.Â
Chris Starling co-owns Arbor Mortgage Group with business
partner Rob Moore and is a Senior Loan Officer of over 17 years. He also
co-owns Commercial Real Estate in the Bend Central District area, and
is a Board Member for the Bend Central District Business Association
since Jan 2022. Starling has served on the Board for Shepherds House for
eight years as well as being the Finance and Property Committee Chair.
He loves to travel, fly fish, waterski and camp and is a foodie who
loves to cook. Married with four kids, Starling has lived in Bend for
over 23 years.
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This article appears in Source Weekly March 10, 2022.
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