Month: May 2014

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc, parent company to TDS Telecom, announced Thursday an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of a group of companies operating as BendBroadband, headquartered in Bend for a purchase price of $261 million. BendBroadband generated annual revenues of $70 million in 2013 and has approximately 280 employees. The transaction

The Bend Chamber of Commerce has announced its support of Ballot Measure 9-98, also known as the Bend Fire Levy. Below is a copy of a letter submitted to Bend Fire Chief Larry Langston, Bend City Manager Eric King, and the Bend City Council. Dear Chief Langston: The Bend Chamber is supportive of Ballot Measure

Wine connoisseurs have a reason to toast. “You know, with the Ale Trail, it would be so nice to have a Wine Trail — and so we thought, ‘Why not?’” said Cindy Grossmann, who owns and operates Faith Hope and Charity Vineyards in Terrebonne.. She’s also the creator of the Central Oregon Wine Trail. “We’ve

The insurance company for the city of Bend has paid a $40,000 settlement to resolve a 4-year-old lawsuit filed by a former police officer who claimed he was wrongfully fired after complaining about illegal arrests and actions and racial discrimination against Hispanics, the parties confirmed Wednesday. However, city officials said they had rejected any efforts

The Kiwanis Club of Redmond has been appealing to the community for donations to its Sam Johnson Park renovation project. Partnering with the City of Redmond and the club’s foundation, Kiwanis need to raise $225,000 to fund the $700,000 project. In an effort to make the June 1 st deadline, a local donor has agreed

Remember your prom experience? How about when you graduated from high school? The Oregon Liquor Control Commission reminds parents that while some things have changed, other pressures teens face are exactly the same. Prom and graduation should be celebrated as alcohol and substance-free events. However, statistics show that one third of the alcohol-related traffic fatalities