(Update: Adding video and comments from parent volunteer at Redmond TNT fireworks stand) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firework sales have been underway in Redmond for a week now, and sales are varying between days. There are several TNT firework tents in Redmond in locations such as Safeway, Fred Meyer, and Walmart. The city of Bend
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Developer has land-lease arrangement with the college BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Salem-based Neighborly Development begins site work Wednesday on The Veridian Apartments, a 186-unit development in Northwest Bend. The Veridian is located on the north side of Shevlin Park Road and across Campus Village Way from the Cascade Culinary Institute at Central Oregon Community College.
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Homebuyers will have an easier time finding out how much they’ll be spending for a home’s energy use.
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Computer chip shortages are still a major factor challenging Central Oregon car dealerships, and overseas COVID-19 issues also are still having an impact.
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A federal investigation at 10 Jersey Mike’s Subs locations, including two in Bend, found the popular chain of sandwich shops allowed 14- and 15-year-old employees to work beyond and outside hours permitted by child labor laws. The company has paid a nearly $25,000 fine as a result.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a competitive process, the Oregon Department of Agriculture chose six Oregon meat processing business to receive a portion of the $2 million allocated by the Oregon Legislature. The purpose of the Oregon Meat Processing Infrastructure and Capacity Building Grant is to expand meat processing capacity statewide for Oregon-raised livestock. “The
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Changes to OLCC regulations on hemp products sold in Oregon go into effect a week from Friday, but one Central Oregon hemp grower says the new rules might cause more consumer confusion.
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Employment growth is beginning to slow across Central Oregon, as all three counties have recovered from the pandemic shock, a state Employment Department regional economist said Wednesday.
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and 45 other attorneys general announced Wednesday a $1.25 million multistate settlement with Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line stemming from a 2019 data breach.
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The Redmond butcher shop We’re the Würst posted a message to its Facebook page on Friday, making claims about the reasoning and legitimacy of the holiday Juneteenth that triggered an online backlash, a canceled partnership with a brewpub and prompted a Bend grocery store to pull its products from their shelves.
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A notice on the door at the Bend Westside Croutons says it’s closed permanently due to staffing challenges. It still operates at two other locations and could open a new Westside spot if the situation improves.
Continue Reading Oregon’s jobless rate edged downward to 3.6% last month, the lowest level in more than two years and near the record low seen for several months just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday.
Continue ReadingMADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — NeighborImpact has over $25,000 available for small businesses and/or microenterprises that were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds were provided by a Community Development Block Grant awarded to the City of Madras by Business Oregon. NeighborImpact submitted the Community Development Block Grant application and administers the program on behalf
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden is still debating whether to lift some tariffs on China put in place by his predecessor as he mines his authorities for ways to bring down skyrocketing prices that have caused his approval ratings to plummet. Biden is on track to announce a decision on tariffs within a
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is drawing up a surtax on Big Oil that would seek to rein in the industry’s skyrocketing profits at a time when gasoline prices are at record highs. Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, is floating a 21% surtax on the excess profits
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Emotions ran high among the packed crowd at Powell Butte Community Center Tuesday evening on topics such as traffic and water. Residents expressed concerns and criticism about the substantially revised destination resort possibly coming to their community, called Crossing Trails.
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The Simply Mac store in Bend’s Old Mill District suddenly closed Thursday morning, surprising workers and customers, including store Manager Skipp Hopkins.
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It’s not a dramatic turnaround, but Bend and Redmond’s home prices did something a bit unusual in May — they fell, the Beacon Appraisal Group reported Tuesday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) Board of Directors’ Executive Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Stark as CEO, effective June 1st. Stark has been with EDCO and Redmond Economic Development Inc. (REDI) for 13 years and took over as Interim CEO of the organization on January 3rd. EDCO’s Executive Committee, on
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Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 21.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $5.38/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon.
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