Bend’s population in 1990: 20,469 Bend’s population in 2010: 52,029 In 2007, Bend’s population was estimated by 2015 to grow to: 91,158 Bend’s current population: 78,280 Median age of Bend’s current population: 37.7 years Median age of Sisters’ current population: 46.6 years Bend’s rank in June 2006 Money magazine as most overpriced real estate market in the United […]
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OSU-Cascades expansion brings construction jobs
That college campuses have an economic impact on their neighboring communities is undeniable. But while that impact is most frequently measured in terms of expenditures—an increase, for example, in the quantity of coffees or school supplies purchased—the effects begin to be felt even before the first student arrives. That’s because building a college campus is […]
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What in the World: Porch Shooter Convicted, Economic Recovery Stalls, Drones Crashes at Yellowstone
GUNS: The 55-year-old Michigan man accused of shooting 19-year-old Renisha McBride in the face when she knocked on his door late at night seeking help after a car accident has been convicted of second-degree murder, among other charges. Theodore Wafer, who alternately claimed the shooting was self-defense and an accident, faces the possibility of life […]
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What in the World: Trouble at Tinder, Dutchies at the Daycare, Getting Lucky in Kentucky
MISOGYNY: Tinder cofounder and former VP of Marketing Whitney Wolfe is suing the company, alleging “atrocious sexual harassment and sex discrimination.” Among her claims: that Chief Marketing Officer Justin Mateen (with whom she was once romantically involved) called her a “slut” and a “whore” in front of the CEO Sean Rad, that the two men tried to strip her […]