SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment declined by 4,600 jobs in October, following a revised gain of 5,500 jobs in September, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday, noting a slight uptick in the state’s jobless rate last month, to 3.6% Here’s that report: October’s losses were largest in professional and business services (-1,600 jobs)
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released its latest findings on wildlife-related crashes in of Oregon. It shows that claims for wildlife-related vehicle collisions in the state dropped “mysteriously” in 2022, according to an industry group.
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Thistle & Nest, a Central Oregon-based nonprofit started back in March, has announced the launch of “an ambitious and impactful affordable housing initiative, aimed at addressing the pressing housing crisis in our local communities,” with 160 homes to be made available for purchase in Bend, Madras and Prineville over the next two years.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, introduced legislation Tuesday to help farmers fight through trade barriers and sell more fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops in foreign markets. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., and Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., will introduce the House companion
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 10.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.14/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 37.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 63.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
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Mt. Bachelor is adding a new requirement this year for uphill travelers on the slopes – a free “uphill pass” and armband, to make sure those who do so know and follow the rules, officials said Friday.
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By MELINA WALLING, AMANDA LOMAN and BROOKE HERBERT Associated Press MOUNT ANGEL, Ore. (AP) — On a bright day this fall, tractors crisscrossed Gayle Goschie’s farm about an hour outside Portland, Oregon. Goschie is in the beer business — a fourth-generation hops farmer. Fall is the off-season, when the trellises are bare, but recently, her
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RootedHomes and Housing Works announced Tuesday another joint affordable housing community, with 76 apartments and duplexes that will be developed at 1699 West Antler Avenue in Redmond.
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BEND, Oregon (KTVZ) — You see them at every concert over the summer at Hayden Homes Amphitheater, members of the Green Team roaming the venue picking up trash and manning receptacles to help you figure out your waste. What’s recyclable? What’s compostable? Where’s the food waste go? And what’s just plain ol’ trash? Beyond that,
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(Update: Adding video, interview) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Sustainability Fund, a Visit Bend project, announces the opportunity for the community to help determine funding decisions for this year’s grant cycle by submitting a ballot HERE from Nov. 1-12. Five ballots will be drawn at random, with each of those participants given the opportunity
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SALEM, OR (KTVZ) – The Oregon Housing Stability Council has approved $56.7 million in small projects and Veterans funding to 11 affordable housing developments across the state, including nearly $10 million for a 40-unit workforce housing project in Sisters called Trinity Place. These investments from Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will provide 261 homes in
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Starting Dec. 1, owners of eligible properties can apply for rural Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) permits through Deschutes County Community Development.
Continue Reading Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 6.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.25/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 40.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 57.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Chamber is pleased to announce that four new board members will join the full board of directors on January 1, 2024. The board is an all-volunteer group that guides the mission, policy setting, and governance of the Chamber as they serve the Bend business community. The new board members
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Using a travel agent to buy a plane ticket or a stockbroker to trade equities seem like relics of the past. And yet, every day, people across America hire a real estate agent to help them sell a home. It’s one of the few industries that has been
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Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Thursday major investments passed the Senate to expand affordable, rural and veterans housing options and boost transportation infrastructure, including $1.5 million for Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity to build 15 “permanently affordable’ workforce townhomes.
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Mt. Bachelor announced on Wednesday a new partnership with Bend’s Campfire Hotel, to offer seasonal employee housing for the upcoming winter season.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Kōkua Project is one beer, brewed by many, to support our Maui ‘Ohana who have been affected by the tragic wildfires. More than 700 breweries across the US and internationally have volunteered to brew Kōkua and pledged to donate the proceeds to the Global Empowerment Mission, the nonprofit organization that
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sunriver Resort, the Pacific Northwest’s treasured resort destination, is excited to unveil eight new indoor pickleball courts, completing the Sunriver Resort Indoor-Outdoor Pickleball Complex. The courts join the resort’s 10 outdoor courts, which launched in August, making the 18-court semi-private pickleball complex the most expansive of any resort in the Pacific
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TUMALO, Ore. (KTVZ) — Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, and American Farmland Trust have awarded Jessica Lee in Tumalo $10,000 for her business, Tender Greens. Jessica’s business specializes in growing nutritious microgreens. She plans to use these funds for a climate control system that will improve the quality
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