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…
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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…
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Stocks 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 Reading Dow 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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Chinese, sushi restaurant moving to former McGrath’s spot
A prominent dining spot on Bend’s North Highway that’s stood empty since McGrath’s Fish House closed over three years ago will soon come alive again,…
Continue Reading The Hill criticizes John Solomon’s Ukraine columns, implements new policies after lengthy review
The Hill on Wednesday released the findings of its months-long review into the work of John Solomon, the former executive at the outlet whose columns…
Continue Reading Companies warn they might not have enough workers under new UK immigration system
Companies in Britain are warning that a new immigration system that prioritizes skilled workers could lead to labor shortages in industries including…
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Sunriver Resort begins $40 million upgrade, new aquatic center
Sunriver Resort announced Tuesday that it has committed $40 million over the next five years to new and refreshed facilities and enhancements that…
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Pacific Power: ‘Green’ energy move will trim 2021 rate hike
Pacific Power on Friday asked state energy regulators for a 2021 rate hike, expected to raise the average homeowner’s bill by 1.6%, or $4.03 monthly.…
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