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Article: Industrial-land prices push Oregon manufacturer to move business to Colorado.
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- May 17, 2006
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Byline: David Fisher
May 17--Tonya and John Rosamond struck out when they looked for land in Bend that was still cheap enough to let them build their own industrial building.
So, after 13 years in business and 19 years in Bend, they're moving their 10-employee manufacturing business, Pacific Accent, to Grand Junction, Colo., as soon as their new building there is built.
"This is my home, you know, so I'm not jazzed about the move," Tonya Rosamond said Thursday. "But this is a business decision."
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