Sep 14, 2014
Exports from the Bend-Redmond area rose 27 percent between 2012 and 2013 for a record total of $119 million worth of merchandise, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported recently.
While the Bend Metropolitan Statistical Area registered record export sales in the millions in 2013, other MSAs dwarf it with sales in the billions. The total exports from the largest 387 U.S. metro areas totaled $1.4 trillion. Locally, export-driven firms face challenges ahead as they compete with overseas firms that produce...
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