Our Upcoming January Event / Click This to View Links

Our biggest event of the year is coming in January!   Register.   Speakers will include: 

Andrew Sorkin, Bill Watkins, Tim Boyle, and Dr. Martin Regalia

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Upcoming Event

The 2012 Central Oregon Forecast – coming … January 18, 2012

Registration and breakfast will start at 7:00 am and the seminar starts at 8:00 am.

The event will be held at the Riverhouse Hotel and Convention Center in Bend, Oregon.

The Central Oregon Association of Realtors and Oregon Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board . . . → Read More: Upcoming Event

Increase Taxes or Cut Spending: Oregon’s Bleak Choice

By my count, and I could be wrong, 36 Oregon economist signed a letter supporting the Legislature’s tax increases in response to the State’s budget problem. These are the key paragraphs:

“ Cutting state spending reduces in-state aggregate demand, virtually dollar-for-dollar. Some forms of state spending, particularly in the area of health care, bring . . . → Read More: Increase Taxes or Cut Spending: Oregon’s Bleak Choice

Baby Boomers Going up the Country

Joel Kotkin forwarded this article in the Oregon Environmental News.  Seems that baby boomers will retire to rural communities in big numbers, for maybe 15 years. This is likely to be particularly important in Central Oregon, and it is a mixed blessing. The baby boomer’s impact on Central Oregon’s economy will persist long after . . . → Read More: Baby Boomers Going up the Country