PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The average home price in Oregon is more than $530,000, a $5,000 increase over last year, according to the Regional Multiple Listing Service. With housing prices in Portland and other areas at historic highs, OnPoint Community Credit Union wants first-time homebuyers to know there are opportunities on the horizon. “It’s not all bad
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Edward Markey, D-Mass., requested the Federal Trade Commission investigate major automakers for breaking a pledge to protect their customers’ location data, in a letter to Chair Lina Khan sent Tuesday. The lawmakers say the automakers had deceptively pledged that they would insist on warrants or other court orders
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Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) on Thursday released its 2024 Central Oregon Largest Employers List, complete with breakouts of the top employers in each community.
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Vegetation management will begin next Wednesday, May 1 on about 3.5 miles of existing power line along Forest Service Road 2058, also known as North Pine Street, on the Sisters Ranger District. This section of road connects the City of Sisters with Indian Ford Road to the north.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Business and Industry Research and Education Foundation this week released the inaugural Oregon Competitiveness Book, a collection of more than 50 indicators of economic competitiveness, from per-capita personal income to public school performance. For each indicator, the Oregon Competitiveness Book ranks Oregon among the 50 states. As a companion to the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – EarthCruiser USA, LLC, a leading manufacturer of off-road expedition vehicles, announced Wednesday that it has ceased operations “after 16 years of innovation in the overland travel industry” and said Thursday will be its last day of operations at its facility on American Lane. Here’s their full announcement: Since its founding in
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson announced last week that Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater was chosen to receive the artist’s All At Once Sustainability Award for his 2022-2024 Meet The Moonlight World Tour. The award program acknowledges only a handful of outstanding venues, festivals and promoters around the world who excel in waste reduction
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week’s summer concert announcements by Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater and Live Nation already show quite the contrast, from Neil Young to Megadeth. First on Monday, it was announcement that Neil Young + Crazy Horse are coming to town with their “Love Earth Tour” on Thursday, July 25th. Tuesday brought word
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —As part of Fred Meyer and QFC’s efforts aimed at ending hunger in the communities it serves, the grocer has donated 1,640,000 meals to local food banks in Oregon during 2023. Fred Meyer/QFC stores diverted almost 32,000 tons of product from the landfill during 2023 through the grocery rescue program. The program prevents
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – Sunriver Resort, the Pacific Northwest’s treasured resort destination managed by CoralTree Hospitality, will plant more than 400 Ponderosa Pines around the Woodlands Golf Course on Arbor Day, Friday, April 26. For the second year running, a Ponderosa bare root seedling will be planted in honor of every guest who stays at
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons say they will sell more of their stores in an effort to quell the federal government’s concerns about their proposed merger. The companies said Monday they would now sell 579 Kroger and Albertsons stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers, a New Hampshire-based grocery company, for
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It’s routine, every three years or so – and federally required BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – In today’s high-tech world, meter-readers can be a relatively rarer sight, but Cascade Natural Gas customers in Bend recently learned they’ll be getting a visit, to check their meters for any signs of “atmospheric corrosion.” A card that arrived in
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BEAVERTON, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Nike plans to lay off 740 employees at its world headquarters in Beaverton by June 28, according to a notice the footwear and apparel giant sent to state officials, KGW reported. The company has about 83,000 employees worldwide, including more than 11,000 at its Beaverton headquarters as of last spring, The Oregonian/OregonLive
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Idaho Senator James Risch this week announced the introduction of the bipartisan Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act to promote the utilization of mass timber in federal building projects and military construction. The mass timber industry has become important to Oregon, Idaho, and the entire Pacific Northwest’s economy and environment.
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Mt. Bachelor announced Wednesday that effective immediately, its day care service will be open year-round, catering to both employees and visitors to the resort and the Cascade Lakes area.
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Visit Central Oregon announced Thursday that 15 recipients will be awarded a total of $450,000 in grant money as part of the Central Oregon Future Fund. The grant program to support local tourism projects benefiting both visitors and residents is in its second annual cycle. Visit Central Oregon selected the 15
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In March, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 1,400 jobs, following a revised gain of 2,800 jobs in February, as the state’s jobless rate held steady at 4.2%, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. March’s gains were largest in professional and business services (+2,400 jobs); government (+1,000); and wholesale trade (+600). Monthly declines were largest
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A couple growing wine grapes on Bend’s northern outskirts wants to create a “boutique winery,” with a by-reservation tasting room and some on-site winemaking. But it’s split the neighborhood in a land-use fight that came before Deschutes County commissioners Wednesday – one who stepped away due to long-standing friendships on both sides — and recent campaign donations from the appellant.
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Earth Day is coming up on Monday, April 22, again putting a spotlight on sustainability efforts — including some literally under foot, with many who walk on decks made of recycled plastic likely unaware.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The owners of ConsoliDebt Solutions, LLC, a debt consolidation service that operated in Oregon and other locations for the past five years, have been indicted in federal court for knowingly and intentionally defrauding their customers. Javier Antonio Banuelas Urueta, 54, and Dalia Castilleja Saucedo, 38, both residents of Oregon and Washington state,
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