Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity announced Tuesday that a $60,000 grant from All Points North Foundation will supply solar power to its new homes in SE Bend. The 27th St Townhomes will provide sustainable, affordable homeownership to 12 hard-working local families.
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Federal regulators’ approval Thursday of a controversial natural gas pipeline expansion whose route extends through Central Oregon brought reactions of dismay and vows to challenge the decision from environmentalists and lawmakers, and applause from Rep. Chavez DeRemer, R-O5.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Thursday that they and Senate colleagues have introduced a resolution supporting the 150,000 members of United Auto Workers bargaining for a better contract with automakers. The resolution calls on the “Big Three” automakers to negotiate in good faith and offer workers a fair contract.
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– Professional brewers and judges from across the Pacific Northwest descended upon Central Oregon and the hop region of Yakima, Wash., recently to judge super fresh Wet Hop beers from as far away as Texas, Virginia, New Jersey and Saskatchewan, Canada.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — PacifiCorp announced Wednesday it has been selected for award negotiations on two major, competitive infrastructure grants by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office. “These Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships grants, funded by the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, support wildfire mitigation projects that will greatly benefit our customers
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) on Wednesday urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a proposal from TC Energy for a major expansion of methane gas infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest, as FERC is scheduled to take up the proposal at
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(Update: Adding settlement with state financial agencies) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined 50 attorneys general Tuesday in announcing a $20 million settlement with payment processor ACI Worldwide. Oregon will receive approximately $200,000 from the settlement, which resolves a 2021 testing error that led to processing $2.3 billion in unauthorized mortgage
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Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 8,100 jobs in September, following a revised decline of 700 jobs in August, with construction adding 3,200 jobs to reach another record-high level, the state Employment Department reported Wednesday.
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There have been outdoor shooting sports facilities in the area for many years, but now you have the option to experience an indoor shooting range at Redmond’s Liberation Firearms Training.
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Housing Works, Central Oregon’s regional housing authority, held a groundbreaking event Monday to celebrate the start of construction of a 33-unit permanent supportive housing community in southeast Bend that will mean much more than just a place to call home, but provide needed help and a new start in life.
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RootedHomes and Housing Works held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for their joint Simpson Community on Bend’s west side. The public was invited to attend the launch of a project that will provide 99 units of affordable rental and ownership.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Community Bank Week is this week, Oct. 16-20, honoring local banks and their employees for their economic and civic contributions in communities across the state. Community Bank Week was founded in 2014 by the Community Banks of Oregon. Oregon is home to 15 community banks headquartered here, employing more than 5,800
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Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 8.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.51/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon.
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WASHINGTON – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, with Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined a fishery disaster for 2018, 2019, and 2020 Oregon Chinook salmon ocean commercial fisheries in the state. This determination, championed by the Oregon delegation,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Filing a homeowners insurance claim and repairing your damaged home can be a complicated and overwhelming process. To help answer homeowner questions about managing an insurance claim and performing related home repairs, Oregon’s Construction Contractors Board has teamed with insurance regulators at the Division of Financial Regulation to put on a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new farm-to-table restaurant, the Hook and Plow, is now open at Westside Yard, located at 210 SW Century Drive in Bend. Here’s a look at the restaurant project and how it came to life, from Lauren Evans at Compass Commercial: Compass Commercial Construction Services recently completed the build-out of the space
Continue Reading Lawmakers say increased use of natural gas in power production has reduced greenhouse gas emissions WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and several colleagues have urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to act on a natural gas expansion project, GTN XPress, which has been stalled at the commission after receiving its Final Environmental Impact Statement almost
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Tuesday the finalist companies advancing in the Growth Stage and Impact Track competitions for the 20th annual Bend Venture Conference on Thursday, October 19 – Friday, October 20. The five finalists in the Early Stage competition category were announced last week. In just a few
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Housing Works, Central Oregon’s regional housing authority, has announced a groundbreaking event next week to celebrate the start of construction on a 60-unit modern affordable housing community in southwest Redmond.
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Despite interest rates topping 7% and close to the highest levels in a quarter-century, among other economic winds buffeting the nation’s real estate market, Central Oregon housing prices held relatively stable in September, a new report shows.
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