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He moved to Bend in 1904 to explore business opportunities in Central Oregon. Goodwillie became a partner in the Pilot Butte Development Company, serving as the company's secretary. He was an investor in the town's first bank and its first telephone company. He helped organize Bend's first water, power and light utilities.
Bend-La Pine School District: Education 2,300 2.3% 3 Deschutes County: Government 1,284 1.3% 4 Mount Bachelor: Resort 1,081 1.1% 5 City of Bend Government 717 0.7% 6 United States Forest Service: Government 615 0.6% 7 Bend Park and Recreation District: Government 591 0.6% 8 Oregon State University–Cascades: Education 470 0.5% 9 Lonza Group ...
The Old Mill District is a historic area formerly occupied by two lumber mills in Bend, Oregon. Encompassing approximately 270 acres (110 ha) along the Deschutes River , the Old Mill District is now a mixed-use area known for its shops, galleries and restaurants.
The Central Oregon Irrigation District was established in 1918 from the merging of water systems near Bend. Among the earliest was Pilot Butte Development Company , established in 1902 [ 3 ] by Alexander M. Drake , a capitalist who arrived in the area in spring of 1900 by covered wagon, lured by the possibility of irrigating upper Deschutes ...
Oregon electricity production by type. This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Oregon, sorted by type and name.In 2022, Oregon had a total summer capacity of 17,243 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 61,317 GWh. [2]
Total concert-related spending in the Central Oregon area was estimated to be nearly $19 million, spent on dining, shopping, lodging, recreation, groceries, gas stations, and a variety of other services. Total trip-related spending by out-of-town visitors attracted to Bend specifically to attend the concert series was $16 million.
The Swalley Irrigation District supplies water to irrigators through a network of pipes and canals fed by the Deschutes River near Bend in the U.S. state of Oregon.The network, begun in 1899, is a closed system with an intake behind North Canal Dam in Bend and a main canal, the Swalley Canal, that runs north from the city for about 13 miles (21 km).
The county seat is Bend. [2] The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschutes River, which itself was named by French-Canadian trappers of the early 19th century. It is the political and economic hub of Central Oregon. Deschutes comprises the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area [3] and media ...