Sunriver Resort suspends all operations through May 15
Due to the “dynamic, rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, Sunriver Resort has decided to suspend all operations through May…
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McMenamins closes Bend, other locations, lays off nearly 3,000
One day after Oregon Gov. Kate Brown limited restaurants to dine-in, takeout or drive-thru for four weeks to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus,…
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Oregon’s jobless rate stayed low in February – but…
Oregon’s jobless rate so far this year has held low at 3.3 percent, state officials reported Tuesday — but the major impact of the COVID-19 outbreak…
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Bend restaurant delivers creative option as Gov. Brown bans dining in
On Monday, Gov. Kate Brown ordered that all restaurants and bars may only offer take-out and delivery services, starting Tuesday. That’s prompting…
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Oregon AG announces T-Mobile/Sprint merger settlement
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Wednesday a settlement with T-Mobile, resolving Oregon’s challenge to the company’s merger…
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Bend restaurants take steps to ease COVID-19 concerns; shoppers stockpiling
Some restaurants in Bend are taking a financial hit because fewer people are eating out, largely out of fear of catching COVID-19, and some are…
Continue Reading C.O. jobs report: Slower growth, still tight job market
Revised 2019 Central Oregon employment data shows the region’s job growth was notably slower than first estimated, though unemployment rates remain…
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Bend-area home prices still on the rise in February
Bend-area home prices continued their steady climb of recent months in February, with the median price rising $11,000 to $460,000, an appraisal…
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COCC: New homes on its Bend land will help offset tuition costs
Central Oregon Community College and its partners held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for a new housing development on college-owned land that…
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Construction contractors join Oregon’s Top 10 consumer complaints list
Construction contractors, from home repairs to cleaning services, have for the first time made the Oregon Department of Justice’s annual list of Top…
Continue Reading Oregon’s jobless rate keeps falling, setting records in 2020
Oregon’s unemployment rate fell to 3.3 percent in January, once again the lowest in comparable records dating back to 1976, the Oregon Employment…
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Oregon labor agency reminds: You have the right to take sick time
All Oregonians get protected time off from work. The law requires it, the state’s top labor official reminded Monday amid rising concerns over the…
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Dow futures drop as coronavirus fears continue
Stock futures plummeted Sunday night — a sign that the markets may be in for another rough week as fears about the novel coronavirus outbreak…
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Bag ban fallout? Shopping baskets disappear from Redmond Safeway
A Redmond Safeway customer told NewsChannel 21 shopping baskets have been disappearing from the store since the plastic bag ban took…
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Bend-Redmond once again named ‘Best Performing Small City’
The Milken Institute has released its yearly findings for the Best Performing Small Cities study, again naming the Bend-Redmond metro area the Best…
Continue ReadingStocks tumble, on pace for worst week since financial crisis
(CNN) — US stocks tumbled once again on Friday, as coronavirus fears continue to mount. Equities are on track for their worst week since the…
Continue ReadingDow falls 1,191 points — the most in history
US stocks again sold off sharply on Thursday as worries about coronavirus mounted. The S&P 500 posted its worst day since August 18, 2011, and the…
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Madras lumber co. cited, fined for job safety violations after accident
Oregon OSHA said Tuesday it has cited Mid-Columbia Lumber Products in Madras for six violations of job safety rules – half of them repeat offenses…
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Medford restaurant sued by feds over alleged sexual harassment
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A civil rights lawsuit filed by a federal agency accuses the owners of a Medford restaurant of subjecting employees to sexual…
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COCC’s Campus Village set to break ground on first home
The first home of Central Oregon Community College’s Campus Village is set to break ground at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, kicking off the…
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