JULY 2007: AROUND THE STATE, DISPATCHES
BEND
Doorjamb manufacturer Oregon Woodworking Co. is shutting down
its Bend plant, citing international competition
specifically from China as a growing threat to the local
lumber industry. The plant laid off about 30 workers since
January and is fighting to stay above water, says Lisa
Coats-Taylor, the company’s human resources director. The
plant’s exact closing date is contingent upon exhausting
all remaining lumber inventory.
Deschutes County has been ordered to review its approval of
the Thornburg destination resort, a 1,000-home development 20
miles north of Bend. The state Land Use Board of Appeals’
decision focused on two areas: whether the county had
appropriately addressed the resort’s ability to maintain
the state-mandated ratio of overnight lodging to residential
units, and whether the project provided adequate roads both of
which are concerns that critics have voiced about other
destination resorts projects under construction in Central
Oregon. The county is not expected to appeal the ruling.
Thornburg’s developers have said minor changes would be
required but that the project would continue.
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