The West Coast is seeing the most extreme increase in gas prices in the country as several refineries in California undergo planned or unplanned maintenance, putting a severe crimp in supplies for the region, AAA Oregon/Idaho said Tuesday.
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Cascade Lakes Brewing Co. announced Tuesday it will operate as a not-for-profit company, allowing the Central Oregon brewery to donate the entirety of its net profits to support causes that will strengthen the community.
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Nearly two-thirds of Oregon’s hospitals lost money in the second quarter of 2022, with margins plunging to depths below the lockdown phase of 2020, when all but basic operations ceased, according to a new analysis released by Apprise Health Insights and made public Friday by the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Public Utility Commission recently approved rule revisions intended to strengthen protections for low-income energy customers at risk of service disconnection due to nonpayment. These rules are specific to Oregon’s investor-owned energy utilities, including Portland General Electric, PacifiCorp, Idaho Power, NW Natural, Cascade Natural, and Avista. The PUC approved the following: Changes
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After 14 weeks of declines, gas prices are on the rise, soaring on the West Coast and in the Midwest, with more moderate increases in other parts of the country, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Economic Development for Central Oregon announces the five finalists advancing in the Early Stage competition for the 19th annual Bend Venture Conference on Thursday, October 20 – Friday, October 21. These companies will compete for a minimum investment of $30,000 from Portland Seed Fund. Nine Early Stage companies took the stage
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The national and Oregon gas prices averages have fallen for 14 weeks in a row and are at their cheapest prices since early March, AAA Oregon/Idaho said Tuesday.
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Oregon State University has been awarded a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work with farmers and Native American Tribes on cropping practices that can enhance soil health and reduce the carbon footprint of the Pacific Northwest potato industry.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) announced the semifinalist companies advancing in the Growth and Impact Stage competitions for the 19th Annual Bend Venture Conference on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 20-21. The nine semifinalists in the Early Stage competition category were announced earlier this week. Each year, new BVC Growth and
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Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 3.7% in August from 3.5% in July, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. It’s the first increase in Oregon’s unemployment rate since April 2020 and mirrors the national picture.
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The vast, 33,000-acre Bull Springs Skyline Forest west of Bend has been on the sales block for close to three years, at a daunting price. So the private owners announced Monday a dramatic, 25% price drop — to “just” $95 million.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Monday the nine semifinalist companies advancing in the Early-Stage competition for the 19th annual Bend Venture Conference on Thursday-Friday, Oct. 20-21. This group of companies is one step closer to presenting at BVC. The following Early-Stage semifinalists will pitch against each other at the Thursday,
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Real estate markets have their ups and downs, but amid recent-record inflation and interest rate hikes, the median home sales price in Bend and Redmond went in opposite directions last month, the Beacon Appraisal Group reported Friday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Economic Development for Central Oregon is pleased to announce the addition of three team members. Kelly Michel, Nicole Mcnew, and Bre Wilkins bring a diverse set of economic development, marketing, and program management skills that will be critical to growing EDCO’s impact and mission. EDCO was supported by their partners at
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – In 2023, Oregon employers, on average, will pay less for workers’ compensation coverage, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced Wednesday. The decline in costs marks 10 years of average decreases in the pure premium rate – the base rate insurers use to determine how much employers must pay for
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Employment Department announced Tuesday that its new online portal, Frances Online, is now available to employers. “This marks the first rollout in a complex, multi-year effort to modernize the department’s business processes and core technology systems and make them more flexible, adaptable and efficient,” the department said in a news
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Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states, including Oregon, into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.
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Summer is coming to a close, and that brings some ‘end of summer’ sales while stores clear the way for fall clothing and merchandise. As clothing stores get ready for their fall collections, they’re ready to clear out their summer gear with end of the season sales. We talked with a couple of downtown Bend
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The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition $41.4 million to develop and expand Oregon’s emerging mass timber industry.
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After several theft cases and recent shootings across Central Oregon, the question of security is in heavy focus.
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