‘Dream Up’: CO high school students are taught through a game how to pitch a business
Several Central Oregon high school students gathered Thursday morning for a chance to pitch business ideas to a nationally known educational…
Continue ReadingBusiness
‘Bad fit’ or ‘short-sighted’? Residents voice opinions on proposed 4-story apartments on Bend’s Westside
A proposed 42 unit apartment building on the corner of Mt. Washington Drive and Awbrey Road. in Bend, is in the city land-use process and accepting…
Continue Reading
As operating expenses soar, more than half of Oregon’s hospitals report Q1 operating losses
Data released Tuesday by the Oregon Health Authority show hospitals across the state are struggling with sharp growth in operating expenses. This has…
Continue Reading
Bend-Redmond median home prices still close to record levels; inventory, days on market grow a bit
A two-month supply of housing stock as seen in the Bend-Redmond area last month might not sound like a lot, but it’s the highest level in two…
Continue ReadingC.O., Oregon, US gas prices are falling, but not enough to lure drivers to fill up, AAA reports
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pump prices continue to fall in the heart of the summer driving season. But the lower pump prices are not enticing drivers…
Continue Reading
Jefferson County directing $750,000 in ARPA funds to 3 projects that will boost industrial space
Jefferson County announced Monday it has awarded $750,000 of federal funding to three projects aimed at expanding the availability of industrial…
Continue Reading
State funds 19 new affordable owner-occupied homes in SE Bend, start of 95-unit development
Oregon’s Housing Stability Council awarded Woodhaven Community Housing more than $1.9 million on Friday as part of their 2022 LIFT Homeownership…
Continue Reading
‘Your superhero cape awaits!’: Bend-La Pine Schools holding fun job hiring events in search for new heroes
Bend-La Pine Schools is hiring for dozens of support staff positions, including custodians and part-time Nutrition Services staff members and many…
Continue Reading
Avelo Airlines to offer Redmond-Palm Springs twice-weekly nonstop flights, starting Nov. 11
Avelo Airlines, which debuted in Redmond with flights to Burbank last year, announced Thursday it will offer new nonstop service from Redmond to…
Continue Reading
Oregon OSHA to hold two-day workplace safety, health conference in Bend
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A two-day event in Bend will offer employers and workers a variety of opportunities to learn new skills to improve on-the-job…
Continue ReadingAverage Oregon gas prices drop another 11.3 cents in past week; up $1.34 from a year ago
CHICAGO (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 11.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $5.05/gallon Monday, according to…
Continue Reading
‘Terrible’: C.O. workers spending close to 60% of income on housing as wages not meeting inflation
The cost of housing continues to rise in Deschutes County, while wages are not keeping…
Continue Reading
Developer of disputed Thornburgh Resort withdraws request to buy 400 acres of state land
The developer of the controversial Thornburgh Resort west of Redmond said Monday he has withdrawn a much-criticized request to buy 400 acres of…
Continue Reading
Give props to Redmond Airport: The last turboprop planes depart soon, replaced by jets
The era of turboprop planes flying in and out of Redmond Municipal Airport ends over the next several months, as part of Alaska Airlines’…
Continue Reading
OLCC commissioners plan to tighten cannabis ‘change of ownership’ option, targeting ‘bad actors’
PORTLAND Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission said it has grown tired of “bad actors” gaming the system when they’re…
Continue Reading
St. Charles nurses voice frustration after hospital declares, later withdraws ‘crisis standards of care’
Nurses at St. Charles are voicing frustration over how the hospital system is handling an ongoing staffing shortage, after it was learned of a…
Continue Reading
Oregon PUC approves Cascade Natural Gas billing discounts for low-income customers
The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Friday it has approved Cascade Natural Gas Corporation’s program to offer income-qualifying residential…
Continue Reading
Oregon gets USDA OK to operate its own meat inspection program
Oregon on Thursday became the first state on the West Coast approved to operate a state meat inspection program.…
Continue Reading
Bend Chamber announces Leadership Bend Class of 2023
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Selections have been made for the Leadership Bend Class of 2023, a non-profit civic engagement and leadership development…
Continue Reading
Larger venue, loud crowd at Crook County hearing on proposed Powell Butte destination resort
The Crook County Planning Commission held a public hearing Wednesday evening on a controversial proposed Powell Butte destination resort that also…
Continue Reading