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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 17 > A baseball bat, a business pitch

A baseball bat, a business pitch

When a Bend builder couldn’t find work, he decided to pursue an idea to create, sell a more durable bat

By Andrew Moore / The Bulletin
September 17, 2009

In early 2007, as Central Oregon’s housing boom collapsed, Bend resident John MacDougall — who had worked in construction for 30 years — found himself jobless.

He was out of work for roughly 18 months. Then, one day in June 2008, MacDougall heard a story on his car radio about a rash of....

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