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Archive Home > 2003 > October > 01 > Fairgrounds making strides

Fairgrounds making strides

In three years, Dan Despotopulos has helped the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center get out of financial trouble and into more money

By Hear Strang Wooten / The Bulletin
October 1, 2003

Three years ago, the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center found itself in a bind. It was a half million dollars in debt and the fair association was scrambling to figure out what to do next.

The county, fair board and fair association met to try and resolve the situation. From that meeting came....

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