Unemployment rates continued to decline throughout Central Oregon last month as the region registered modest employment gains, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday.
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TUALATIN, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities’ members annual economic impact to the state of Oregon is $3.5 billion for Fiscal Year 2020-21, according to a new report by Lightcast. Additionally, students’ average annual rate of return is 12.5%. The Alliance’s twelve member colleges and universities are committed to providing high-quality education
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Nearly 1,000 nurses represented by the Oregon Nurses Association at St. Charles Bend have voted overwhelmingly and in record-breaking numbers to authorize a strike at the hospital, the union announced Monday. A hospital official called it “no surprise” and expressed confidence a deal can be reached.
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Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 4.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.14/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon.
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The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission Board approved a policy Thursday restricting agency employee access to rare and hard-to-find liquor products to prevent a repeat of a recent scandal involving the agency.
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Doug Maragas, winemaker and vineyard manager at Maragas Winery in Culver, said Tuesday he’s alarmed that for the first time since beginning their agricultural endeavor in Central Oregon, he has yet to see any bees pollinating the many flowering fruit trees at their estate vineyard.
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Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.0% in April, down from 4.4% in March. For the past 21 months since August 2021, Oregon’s unemployment rate has remained relatively steady and near historic lows. The unemployment rate averaged 4.2% in that time, while ranging between 3.5% and 4.8%.
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The Redmond City Council returned to the controversial topic of whether to allow marijuana dispensaries at a two-hour workshop Tuesday evening at City Hall, hearing from members of the public and some invited guests.
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Gov. Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she is directing the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to make state tax compliance a requirement for the agency to issue or renew cannabis retail licenses.
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Nestled in the upper end of the Blitzen Valley with Steens Mountain in the distance, the Frenchglen Hotel awaits its perfect match – a concessionaire with business savvy to run its hotel and restaurant. Are you the one?
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power customers in Central Oregon will have an opportunity to learn about ways to save more energy at home and enjoy a complimentary meal during a series of free workshops this month. Hosted by Pacific Power, in collaboration with Energy Trust of Oregon, four workshops will be held May 23-25 in
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Redmond Airport lost its direct flights to and from Portland in recent years, and one frequent flier attests that it can get mighty expensive to fly there via Seattle.
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The Oregon FAIR Plan Association board of directors recently approved an increase in coverage limits for personal and commercial dwellings in the face of statewide increased wildfire risk and increased housing values and construction costs. The board also hired Stephen Steinbeck as executive director.
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A new development in the heart of Bend cleared a significant hurdle earlier this week, as the city Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the Timber Yards project by the City Council.
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Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Wednesday the approval of funding for 34 new homeownership development projects that will lead to the creation of 337 new affordable homes, including several projects in Central Oregon.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02), David Valadao (CA-22) and a bipartisan group of her colleagues Tuesday in urging U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work with their Japanese counterparts to ensure equal market access for U.S. farmers by eliminating Japan’s damaging frozen
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As negotiations between the St. Charles Bend nurses and the hospital continue, nurses filed multiple unsafe staffing complaints against the hospital on Friday, the Oregon Nurses Association reported Monday.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University has been selected to co-lead a $30 million U.S. Department of Agriculture regional food business center that will support farmers, ranchers and other food-related businesses to access new markets and navigate federal, state and local resources. The Northwest and Rocky Mountain Regional Food Business Center, which Oregon State
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Central Oregon’s real estate market continued to show fairly stable signs in April, with the Bend median home sales price down somewhat while Redmond’s increased, according to a monthly report released Sunday.
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Doug Maragas, winemaker and vineyard manager at Maragas Winery in Culver, said Sunday he is very happy to finally see bud break at their vineyards in Culver and Warm Springs.
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