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Archive Home > 2002 > August > 01 > Squeezing downtown

Squeezing downtown

Rent, competition from chains may push some local shops out

By Monica Lee / The Bulletin
August 1, 2002

Higher leases and tepid sales are transforming downtown Bend. Local businesses are cutting back their square footage, dropping business lines and even shutting down in the face of a changing environment.

"I am going to fight and work damn hard to stay here," said Dennis Shaw, owner of....

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