Recent Trends Winter weather arrived early on the high desert this year and most of the ski resorts were able to open right around Thanksgiving. The November openings provided an early start to winter employment in the leisure and hospitality industry.
November brought the official end to summer seasonal employment as the rafting guide, construction, and landscaping companies parked their trucks and gear for another winter.
The tourism industry in Central Oregon got an extra boost in December as Bend hosted the National Published Jan-1-2010 ...more
