What is Driving Bend Oregon's Growth?
Primary Reason: Quality of Life
There are not many places where you can ski in the morning, play nine holes of golf and land a trophy trout, all in the same day. For many places "quality of life" is the first thing promoted to new, prospective businesses.
Population growth in the Central Oregon region has greatly outpaced the state, Pacific Northwest, and nation as a whole. Our high technology industry is among the fastest growing in the United States. We have the Northwest's
largest concentration of destination resorts and world class golf courses.
One of 25 Golf Courses in Bend
We have excellent retail shopping opportunities, nationally recognized quality health care, a growing performing and visual arts community, schools producing students that consistently outperform state and national standards, and progressive cities and counties with vision.
Most importantly, Central Oregon is still an affordable place to live, play and operate a business. We think the combination of these things define a high quality of life.
Mt. Bachelor, the Northwest's best ski area, 20
minutes from Mill Quarter. 
The fact that Central Oregon has become a year-round
destination
playground for visitors and tourists worldwide perhaps speaks
the loudest of the quality of our life.
Bend Concerts and Outdoor Events
Les Schwab Ampitheater, Old Mill District, along the banks of the Deschutes River, walking distance from Mill Quarter. Every summer, the legends of Rock, Jazz, Country and Classical music grace Bend's outdoor stages.
