REDMOND BUSINESS
“I tell people when you’re in Central
Oregon and have a successful business
that we have going right now, it’s always
great to be wearing the company swag.
People all around will be like, ‘Oh, you
work at BasX?’ It’s fun to know the impact
you have had in the community and being
recognized, which is a different field than
you would have in Portland or some of the
bigger communities where you’re just a
number, not a company or a name that is
recognized.”
— Dave Benson, chairman and cofounder of BasX
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BasX builds HVAC systems in Redmond.
Dean Guernsey/Bulletin file photos
never gave up courting him and his company.
Sande and the economic development group first intro-
duced Benson to the area about 25 years ago. When plans
to locate in the area didn’t come to fruition, Redmond still
kept in touch. The initial pitch stayed in the back of Ben-
son’s mind as a place he would like to be someday.
“I tell people when you’re in Central Oregon and have a
successful business that we have going right now, it’s al-
ways great to be wearing the company swag,” said Benson.
“People all around will be like, ‘Oh, you work at BasX?’ It’s
fun to know the impact you have had in the community and
being recognized, which is a different field than you would