Oregon’s jobless rate falls to 3.4% in July, tying the record low of late 2019
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.4% in July, down from 3.5% in June, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. It’s the sixth…
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C.O.’s outdoor workers taking extra precautions to stay cool amid hot spell, under new state rules
As most High Desert residents know – and feel – this week’s forecast is for more temperatures reaching the triple digits across Central Oregon,…
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New Paid Leave Oregon program starts accepting applications; benefits to start next month
Employees in Oregon started applying for benefits for Paid Leave Oregon Monday in the new system Frances…
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Nearly 1,200 apartments to come online in Bend in coming months; broker expects ‘renters’ market’ to develop
According to Compass Commercial Real Estate, about 1,200 new multi-family housing apartments are set to come online in Bend over the next six to…
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New state law gives Oregon agency new tools to fight securities fraud
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation continues to fight for consumers and investors with the passage of House Bill…
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‘I think it’s great!’: Customers and gas stations react to the changes of allowing self-serve as an option
It’s been almost a week now since Oregonians were given the option of pumping their own gas. Pumping your own gas is now a choice for Oregonians…
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Bend Chamber announces Leadership Bend Class of 2024
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —Selections have been made for the Leadership Bend Class of 2024, a nonprofit civic engagement and leadership development program…
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New report details Oregon’s changing forest protection laws
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Fish and amphibian habitats on private industrial forestlands now receive expanded protection under Oregon law, part of a…
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Bend’s median home sales price hits a record (again), reaches milestone $800K; Redmond rises to $500K, not a record
You might say that record-breaking home sales prices in Bend are getting to be … a broken record. Not every month, but often enough to fuel its…
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Anheuser-Busch sells Bend’s 10 Barrel Brewing, 7 other craft brewers to Canadian ‘cannabis lifestyle’ company
Tilray Brands, Inc., “a leading global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company” based in Leamington, Canada, announced Monday that the…
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Avid Cider says it will move out of their taproom in Bend’s Box Factory on Nov. 1, seek new location
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Avid Cider Co. announced Wednesday that they will be transitioning out of their current taproom in…
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New bar, Whiskey River, opens in Sunriver
Whiskey River, a new Sunriver bar, says it’s the only such establishment open past 9 p.m. in the resort…
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Deschutes River Trail closure during concerts causes frustration for some locals
Hayden Homes Amphitheater is a frequent place for locals and visitors to go enjoy concerts during the summer season. But those who want to enjoy the…
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City of Bend’s Energy Score Program ‘still in early stages’ as first month comes to a close
Lynnea Miller, principal broker at Bend Premier Real Estate, says the city’s new Home Energy Score Program and listing requirement that launched July…
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Tickets now available for EDCO’s 20th annual Bend Venture Conference this fall
Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) will again host the annual Bend Venture Conference on Thursday-Friday, Oct. 19-20 at the iconic Tower…
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Oregon gas prices are back on the rise after weeks of decline amid soaring US, oil prices
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.58 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s…
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Wildfire smoke shifts plans for some C.O. residents and visitors; others stay the course
The wildfire smoke cloaking much of the region is forcing some visitors to Central Oregon to change their plans. But for the most part, people are…
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Bend commercial space sees drop in number of leased buildings; vacancies rise in Q2
According to Compass Real Estate Services, Bend vacancies in all types of commercial space, including office, retail and industrial, rose in the…
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Some Tumalo businesses feeling negative impacts from Hwy. 20 construction, while others are busier than ever
A Tumalo restaurant reached out to NewsChannel 21 this week to express their concerns over how much ODOT’s current Tumalo roundabout project is…
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‘It’s a very rewarding job’: C.O. contract firefighters head out on the front lines of Oregon wildfires
Redmond-based contract firefighting firm PatRick Environmental is, as you might expect, very busy this early, ramped-up fire season, contracting…
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