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 years, appraiser Donnie Montagner reported in the July Beacon Report out Tuesday.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pump prices continue to fall in the heart of the summer driving season. But the lower pump prices are not enticing drivers to fuel up, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. The seasonally low demand for gas, along with declining crude oil prices, are putting downward pressure on pump prices. For the week,
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Jefferson County announced Monday it has awarded $750,000 of federal funding to three projects aimed at expanding the availability of industrial space across the county, where the volume of business has grown an estimated 30% over the past decade, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Oregon’s Housing Stability Council awarded Woodhaven Community Housing more than $1.9 million on Friday as part of their 2022 LIFT Homeownership funding allocation for 19 deed-restricted, affordable owner-occupied housing units in southeast Bend, the start of a planned 95-unit development.
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Bend-La Pine Schools is hiring for dozens of support staff positions, including custodians and part-time Nutrition Services staff members and many more. And it’s making the Bend Senior High School hiring events a fun visit, — pizza included.
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Avelo Airlines, which debuted in Redmond with flights to Burbank last year, announced Thursday it will offer new nonstop service from Redmond to Palm Springs, Calif., this fall. The low-cost airline will fly the route twice weekly, on Fridays and Mondays, beginning Nov. 11.
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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 safety and health, network with workplace safety and health professionals, and share best practices. Topics at the Central Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Conference include providing fall protection, identifying hazards and
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 11.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $5.05/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 42.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.34/g higher than a year ago. The national average price
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The cost of housing continues to rise in Deschutes County, while wages are not keeping up.
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The developer of the controversial Thornburgh Resort west of Redmond said Monday he has withdrawn a much-criticized request to buy 400 acres of public land held in trust by the state School Fund – because he doesn’t need to, having already leased the property for 17 years.
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The era of turboprop planes flying in and out of Redmond Municipal Airport ends over the next several months, as part of Alaska Airlines’ changeover to all jets, in RDM’s case primarily the 76-seat Embraer E175.
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PORTLAND Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission said it has grown tired of “bad actors” gaming the system when they’re caught breaking the law or violating OLCC rules, so commissioners plan to crack down on that group of licensees by limiting their ability to monetize their license. At their regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday,
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Nurses at St. Charles are voicing frustration over how the hospital system is handling an ongoing staffing shortage, after it was learned of a recently declared, then withdrawn “crisis standards of care” emergency.
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The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Friday it has approved Cascade Natural Gas Corporation’s program to offer income-qualifying residential customers an ongoing discount to their monthly bills.
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Oregon on Thursday became the first state on the West Coast approved to operate a state meat inspection program.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Selections have been made for the Leadership Bend Class of 2023, a non-profit civic engagement and leadership development program of the Bend Chamber. Leadership Bend exists to identify, develop, educate and connect diverse leaders who impact the Central Oregon region through committed service to the community. Participants are chosen from a
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The Crook County Planning Commission held a public hearing Wednesday evening on a controversial proposed Powell Butte destination resort that also drew a sizable crowd and concerns at an informal meeting last month.
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The heat is picking up, but not everyone has the convenience of working in the air-conditioned indoors.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College’s Jim Wilcox, small business adviser and program manager for the college’s Small Business Development Center, recently was named Oregon’s “State Star” for outstanding service by the state office of the national SBDC network. Wilcox will be honored this September at the association’s national conference in San Diego.
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Hiring in Central Oregon was largely consistent with seasonal patterns in June, the state Employment Department reported Tuesday. Unemployment rates were unchanged from May, holding at near record low levels.
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