Filling the Void
The growth of wind and solar industries brings a critical source of revenue and jobs to rural counties, and the occasional dustup over land use.
- Published in Energy and Environment
Road to Recovery
Millennial- and Gen X-owned businesses inject new life into the remote farming and ranching communities of Burns and Hines.
- Published in Economy and Finance
Opinion: Opportunity Zones Offer Potential for Positive Change
How rural areas can benefit from the new federal tax program that incentivizes investors to develop in low-income communities.
- Published in Opinion
Rural county stakes future on renewable energy
Solar and biofuels come to Lakeview.
- Published in Real Estate
A rural city's aggressive push for more housing
In rural Oregon, a lack of new and good quality housing hampers economic development in communities that are desperate for investment.
- Published in Real Estate
Desert prospector
John Day's city manager envisions a sustainable, high desert city.
- Published in Economy and Finance
Salary increases highest in eastern Oregon
Several counties in eastern Oregon have seen the biggest increases in average private-sector weekly wages across the state, a sign these local economies could be headed for stronger growth.
- Published in Economy and Finance
After the eclipse: Madras takes leisurely approach to growth
A new Daimler track and expanding businesses keep development here moving, slowly.
- Published in Economy and Finance