Walt Reilly’s, a new dining and entertainment venue, opens on Bend’s Westside
Walt Reilly’s, a new entertainment venue on the Westside of Bend, offers virtual golf suites, virtual batting cages, mini-golf aBEND, Ore. (KTVZ)…
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St. Charles Health System, Express Employment co-hosting August 10 job fair to fill 1,000 jobs
St. Charles Health System and Express Employment Professionals are co-hosting a job fair next week to fill over 1,000 jobs here in Central…
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Oregon announces sexual harassment settlement with Victoria’s Secret owner
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Treasurer Tobias Read announced Monday a settlement with L Brands, Inc., owner of Victoria’s Secret,…
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New Italian restaurant in NW Bend offers diverse dishes
If you’re looking for a new Bend restaurant to try explore, Bosa is a neighborhood Italian restaurant that opened this past Friday for limited…
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Dozens of Seattle bars/restaurants require vaccination proof
SEATTLE (AP) — At least 60 Seattle bars and restaurants as of Friday began requiring customers to prove they have been vaccinated as a requirement…
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OSU researchers part of $20M effort to develop artificial intelligence for agriculture
Thirteen researchers from the Oregon State University College of Engineering are part of a $20 million federal effort, known as the AgAID Institute,…
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Unemployed Oregonians to lose pandemic benefits in September
Oregonians could lose more than $70 million in weekly unemployment benefits after Labor Day, when some federal pandemic aid programs expire and the…
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St. Charles Health System offers financial incentives in bid to attract more nurses
St. Charles Medical Center is experiencing a nursing staffing shortage which has limited the scope of care they can provide for…
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Redmond Airport lands $800K federal grant to woo direct flights to Dallas/Fort Worth
An $800,000 federal grant announced Tuesday will help Redmond Airport make a bid for its 13th direct destination – Dallas-Ft. Worth International…
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Gov. Kate Brown signs ambitious energy bill
Oregon’s clean energy bill, which sets one of the most ambitious timelines in the country for moving to 100% clean electricity sources, was signed…
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Bend restaurants make changes to adapt to short-staffing issues
With familiar issues arising due to too few staff, many Bend-area restaurants have adjusted their hours and are struggling to operate as they’d like,…
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Neighbor speaks out against proposed mine NW of Prineville
Bryan Zednick, a hay farmer in Crook County, is upset with the idea of another mining site bordering his farmland — and he says he’s not the only…
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‘Lots of problems’ causing delays at Bend furniture and appliance stores
A foam shortage, along with a combination of other challenges, is causing a big backlog for furniture and appliance stores — and their waiting…
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State audit finds poor transparency, biased info from Oregon Forest Resources Institute
An audit released Wednesday by the Secretary of State’s Office finds that the Oregon Forest Resources Institute publicly presents itself as an…
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COCC president Chesley appointed to state Workforce Development Board
Central Oregon Community College’s president, Dr. Laurie Chesley, was recently appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to a three-year post on the…
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Crunch: Bend auto body shops struggle with issues; customers face long delays
Several bodyshop managers in Bend say they are currently backed-up and having trouble getting parts. …
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Texas firm, RealPage, acquires Bend-based G5 Search Marketing
RealPage, Inc., a leading global provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry, announced Tuesday that it has entered into a…
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OLCC, Dept. of Agriculture to begin hemp field inspections to confirm THC levels are legal
At a special meeting on Monday, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved temporary rules allowing the agency to work with the Oregon Department…
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As C.O. jobs picture improves, number getting jobless benefits drops 60% since January
Unemployment rates dropped across Central Oregon in June following moderate job gains, the Oregon Employment Department reported…
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Some frustrated Bend restaurants say Uber Eats has led to many unhappy customers
Two restaurants in Bend say the Uber Eats food-delivery platform, which is supposed to bring more business their way, has been hurting their…
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