A Montana-based nonprofit is studying why Deschutes County has struggled more during this recession than other similarly populated areas that, like Deschutes, saw strong growth before the economic downturn. Headwaters Economics’ study aims to provide an analysis about how the county can better diversify its economy, how it has done so in the past and how it can become more resilient to recessions. The information gathered by Bozeman-based Headwaters will be used to learn why businesses come to Deschutes County, what keeps them here and the pros and cons of operating a business in the area.
Headwaters is interviewing people from a county in Idaho and another in Utah, which had pre-recession growth rates and economic environments similar to Deschutes County, to try to determine why those two counties have suffered less than Deschutes during the recession.…
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