Oregon’s jobless rate falls to 3.8% in March, lowest since pandemic hit 2 years ago
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.8% in March, down from 4.0% in February, continuing its rapid decline of recent months, the state…
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Avian flu sends egg prices soaring — latest challenge for Bend restaurants raising menu prices
A bird flu strain across the country has forced farmers to kill millions of egg-laying hens, in turn reducing the country’s egg supply and prompting…
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Oregon small-business group says state lawmakers made Tax Day ‘a bit more bearable’
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Few are the number of people who face Tax Day with any joy, but in a statement released Monday by the Oregon state director for…
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Bend median home sales price jumps to $773K in March, report says; Redmond soars to $520K
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Bend-Redmond housing market clearly saw a lion-like March, as the median home sales price in both communities soared to…
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Old Mill Inn & Suites on Third Street in Bend sold to become housing
Located on SE 3rd Street in Bend, the Old Mill Inn & Suites motel is permanently closed. However, this is not the end of the line for the…
Continue ReadingWyden, colleagues urge FTC to investigate oil, gas market practices that may be driving up prices
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., this week along with Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., called for federal…
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Thinning can help offset costs of managing mature forests, OSU study finds
Research by the Oregon State University College of Forestry suggests a way for forest managers to reduce the costs associated with managing older…
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Gov. Brown signs $200 million ‘Future Oregon Ready’ workforce investment bill
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown ceremonially signed Senate Bill 1545, known as “Future Ready Oregon,” on Tuesday at Intel’s campus in…
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As water allocations fall amid severe drought, struggling C.O. farmers search for answers
Casad Family Farms manages 360 acres of land in Jefferson County, growing a variety of crops and animals. Operators Kate Havstad-Casad and Chris…
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Oregon gas prices are falling, but still well above a month, year ago
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 4.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.67/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of…
Continue ReadingStarbucks halts stock buybacks as Schultz returns
By MATT OTT and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz returned to the company as interim CEO Monday. Among his…
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See’s Candies opens store in Bend
See’s Candies, which turned 100 last year, opened an outlet Friday at Bend’s Cascade Village Shopping…
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Alaska Airlines cancels 9% of its flights over staffing woes
Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of U.S. West Coast flights Friday as off-duty pilots picketed in several major cities over an impasse in nearly three…
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Mt. Bachelor begins selling 2022-23 season passes, sets early-purchase discount prices
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mt. Bachelor, which boasts natural mountain adventure at the heart of Bend culture and is a POWDR resort,…
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More than just ‘girl power’: Bend Women’s Expo to support small businesses
The effects the pandemic has had on many small businesses have been devastating. We’ve seen hiring shortages, businesses closing for good, and a…
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Despite ‘so many unknowns,’ Redmond saw business growth boom during pandemic
The pandemic’s impacts closed down a lot of businesses across the state, but Redmond actually saw growth, in terms of new businesses popping up.…
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Signs of a busy C.O. tourist summer ahead: ‘No Vacancy’ — and ‘Help Wanted’
As Central Oregon hotels and resorts prepare for what looks to be an extremely busy summer travel season, some say their staffing situations are…
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C.O. job numbers recover from ‘pandemic shock’; unemployment rates again close to record lows
Central Oregon posted modest employment gains on a seasonally adjusted basis in February, but still shows strong job gains over the past year,…
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Redmond’s PCC Schlosser pays $15,000 fine after DEQ, EPA inspection finds hazardous waste violations
The Redmond titanium casting company PCC Schlosser has paid a $15,000 fine levied by the state Department of Environmental Quality and corrected…
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Sunriver Brewing preps to open new Eastside pub, its largest yet
Sunriver Brewing is getting ready to open its third location in Central Oregon, at the former Jackson’s Corner on Bend’s Eastside — its biggest pub…
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