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Bend is what economists call an “amenity rich” city. It’s a place where people love to visit and want to move, do business and work.

In a small office crammed in above Reny’s in Damariscotta, an eight-person regional planning commission called the Midcoast Council of Governments is working to support communities across Midcoast Maine.

More than 600 people from across the nation converged in Cherokee last week for the sixth annual Outdoor Economy Conference, the nation’s leading econ...

We may be loving Montana to death. Literally. A new report, published by Headwaters Economics, which specializes in studying, researching and policies for the western U.S., has recently released, “Amenity

Part of the solution to stressors facing popular outdoors tourism destinations could be as simple as having tourists pay their fair share to communities they visit.

Part of the solution to stressors facing popular outdoors tourism destinations could be as simple as having tourists pay their fair share to communities they visit.

More and more people are visiting and moving to cities and towns around the Mountain West, drawn by access to public lands and other natural amenities. That brings economic growth – and also growing pains. A new report aims to help communities address the challenges.

More and more people are visiting and moving to cities and towns around the Mountain West, drawn by access to public lands and other natural amenities. That brings economic growth – and also growing pains. A new report aims to help communities address the challenges.

Mountain West towns are booming due to their access to public lands and outdoor recreation. A Headwaters Economics report offers solutions to growing pains.