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Bend-Redmond fifth in US for people working from home

December 18, 2019 11:15 am KTVZ news sources

The Bend-Redmond metro area (defined as all of Deschutes County) has slid a bit in a ranking of places where many folks work from home, but is still…

Bend-Redmond’s GDP growth slowed markedly last year, new data shows

December 18, 2019 11:27 pm KTVZ news sources

Some newly released figures show the Bend-Redmond Metro Area (Deschutes County) saw a notable drop in the growth of its gross domestic product in…

Taylor NW chosen for COID’s Pilot Butte Canal piping project

December 19, 2019 10:06 am KTVZ News Team

Central Oregon Irrigation District said Thursday it has selected Taylor Northwest, LLC of Bend as the construction manager/general contractor for the…

49 journalists were murdered in 2019, the lowest death toll in 16 years

December 17, 2019 4:41 am CNN

Forty-nine journalists were killed this year, 57 are being held hostage and 389 are currently in prison, nonprofit group Reporters Without Borders…

Bend home prices cool markedly in November

December 6, 2019 1:59 pm Barney Lerten

Bend home prices took a decided downturn from near-record levels in November, recording the lowest median price, at $431,000, since last winter,…

Bend’s Chick-fil-A expects to open next month

December 4, 2019 1:20 pm Barney Lerten

Central Oregon’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant expects to open next month on Bend’s north end and has begun hiring…

Visit Central Oregon awards $226K in non-profit matching grants

December 2, 2019 4:32 pm KTVZ News Team

Visit Central Oregon is pleased to announce the Fiscal Year 2019-20 recipients of the Central Oregon Regional Matching Grant…

Black Friday shoppers hunt for deals in Bend

November 29, 2019 3:20 pm Arielle Brumfield

Black Friday is one of the most anticipated days of the year because of the countless deals and sales offered by a variety of stores.…

Gold mine proposed in Malheur County

November 25, 2019 9:46 pm KTVZ News Team

The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries said Monday it received a Consolidated Permit Application on Nov. 15 for a proposed gold mine…

Downtown Bend merchants urge you to ‘Shop Small Saturday’

November 25, 2019 1:28 pm KTVZ News Team

The holiday season is just days away, and the Downtown Bend Business Association is kicking it off with Shop Small Saturday on Nov.…

Historic New Redmond Hotel reopens Dec. 6 after 2-year renovation

November 21, 2019 11:50 pm KTVZ News Team

Soul Community Planet (SCP) announced Thursday the newly renovated New Redmond Hotel will reopen Friday, Dec. 6 as the SCP Redmond.…

Mt. Bachelor sets Black Friday ‘Hopening Day,’ snow or not

November 21, 2019 11:49 am Jordan Williams

The lifts at Mt. Bachelor are moving, the ramps and trails are ready — but none of that matters, if there isn’t any snow.…

Report: Clean energy jobs booming part of Ore. economy

November 20, 2019 11:27 pm KTVZ News Team

The clean energy sector is a major jobs provider in Oregon, according to a new…

Good news: C.O. job growth was stronger than thought

November 19, 2019 11:31 am KTVZ News Team

Recent revisions from payroll records through June revealed that employment growth was significantly stronger than initially estimated, the state…

Redmond eyes land swap with county to lure jobs

November 18, 2019 11:44 pm Jacob Larsen

The city of Redmond is working toward making changes to its urban growth boundary to attract more business jobs to the…

Sunriver seeks to ease employee housing crunch

November 14, 2019 9:30 pm Max Goldwasser

About 1,000 resort employees work in Sunriver during the summer, according to officials. A major problem the community continues to face is finding a…