Economic Development Strategic Plan
Summary
The plan sets five goals — retain and grow businesses, recruit strategically, build resiliency, inclusive prosperity, and growth planning — with heavy emphasis on the 53% of Bend's workforce commuting from outside the city and a 75/25 residential-to-commercial tax imbalance.
At a glance
- Total mentions
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Last discussed Feb 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
A small business grant pilot is planned; the plan aims to rebalance a tax base that is 75% residential.
Local businesses, workers priced out of living in Bend, and the city's long-term revenue balance.
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