A company started by an Oregon State University–Cascades researcher is a semifinalist in a $4 million federal competition to develop green, economically viable methods for extracting from geothermal brine a chemical element important for electric vehicles.
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Recent revisions to the employment situation using payroll records through June revealed a much stronger job market for most of Central Oregon than was initially estimated, the Oregon Employment Department’s regional economist said Tuesday.
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The winners of Sunset Magazine’s 2021 Sunset Travel Awards were recently announced, and Central Oregon — including nine regional businesses — is featured prominently as the magazine’s “Desirable Destination.”
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BasX Solutions new owners, AAON of Tulsa, Oklahoma, plans to continue growing the company in Redmond, the founder of BasX said Friday.
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“For Sale” signs are hard to miss in the empty lot across from the Brosterhous and Murphy roads roundabout in Southeast Bend. The land has already been bought by developer GP Energy, which has plans to build a gas station and two drive-thru restaurants.
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Food 4 Less is a locally owned grocery store preparing for the holiday season, but there are some items it’s prepared to run out of.
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Epic Aircraft announced Friday that it is hosting an onsite manufacturing job fair on Saturday, Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to noon at its south campus location at 22550 Nelson Road, near the Bend Airport.
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The Old Mill District in Bend recently unveiled this year’s submission to its annual Winter Art Series collection, an original painting by local artist Sheila Dunn that takes a bird’s-eye view of landmarks familiar to most Central Oregonians.
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Thursday that the state has joined a nationwide investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for promoting Instagram to children and young adults.
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Staff at Mt. Bachelor are actively training for ski season, but they’ll have at least an extra week to prepare.
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The Economic Development for Central Oregon Board of Directors’ Executive Committee announced Wednesday the appointment of Jon Stark as interim CEO, effective Jan. 3, as Roger Lee ends more than 20 years at the helm of the organization.
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The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission approved two new rules Wednesday that officials said will reduce pollution on roadways and protect the health of Oregon’s most vulnerable communities. The new “Clean Trucks Rule” requires manufacturers of medium and heavy-duty vehicles, like large pickup trucks, buses and tractor-trailer cabs, to sell a certain percentage of zero-emissions electric vehicles, starting with the 2025 model year.
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A magazine called the CEO Publication is publishing a profile of Steve Elwell, CEO of a Bend business that makes specialized phone and tablet cases called the WingoCase.
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of 24 Oregon women for the Farm2Food Accelerator program, which kicked off Nov. 3.
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Live Nation announced Tuesday that local area partner Hayden Homes will be the new name-in-title sponsor of Bend’s 20-year-old, popular Old Mill District riverfront concert venue formerly known as the Les Schwab Amphitheater.
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Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.4% in October, down from 4.7% in September, “an unusually low unemployment rate” matched or exceeded only in the years of economic expansion before the pandemic impacts hit in the spring of 2020, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday.
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Oregon Housing and Community Services said Friday it estimates that nearly all the $289 million in federal emergency rental assistance allocated by the U.S. Department of Treasury to the state of Oregon has been requested, and the program will be fully subscribed in the coming weeks.
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Central Oregon farmers and ranchers met Friday with Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., and fellow freshman Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, to share their struggles and hardships over the past year amid severe drought and what they’d like to see the federal government do.
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Redmond Economic Development, Inc. is pleased to announce the first annual THRIVE award winner, Redmond Rallies, a COVID-19 relief initiative created in 2020 by the City of Redmond and the Redmond Chamber & Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fourteen Oregon companies that work with the Oregon Employment Department are being recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday with the HIRE Vets Medallion Award for their investment in recruiting, employing, and providing long-term career opportunities to our nation’s veterans. “We are pleased to see the result of our employees’ efforts to help businesses
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