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April 27, 2016

Oregon town hopes rehabs and trees will attract new business

  • The Eastern Oregon town of Echo has a “hidden gem” reputation, with vineyards, golf course, a museum, restaurants and a historic downtown.
    • By JADE McDOWELL
    East Oregonian

    ECHO, Ore. — As small towns test strategies to attract economic development, Echo's approach might best be described as “Plant it and they will come.”

    It's a sort of reversal of many cities' strategy: Instead of focusing on attracting businesses in order to grow the tax base and have money to beautify the city, Echo is focused on beautifying the city to attract more growth.


     
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