Older, larger companies benefit from not investing in worker safety, study finds
Companies best equipped to provide safe workplaces are the least likely to do so, because they benefit financially from forgoing the cost of…
Continue ReadingCompanies best equipped to provide safe workplaces are the least likely to do so, because they benefit financially from forgoing the cost of…
Continue ReadingMany businesses here in Bend are gearing up for a reopening and that includes McMenamins, but like many of these businesses they will also be…
Continue ReadingIn response to growing need, a group of Oregon Community Foundation donors has supported the creation of the Boost Up Bend Fund to help local small…
Continue ReadingWhile some stores are still waiting for the governor’s order to fully reopen, the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store in La Pine reopened its doors…
Continue ReadingSeeking to increase job safety awareness and to help protect workers against the COVID-19 pandemic, a joint task force has published free resources…
Continue ReadingWith businesses eager to reopen following Governor Kate Brown’s three-phase plan, the challenge businesses face now is how to reopen safely and as…
Continue ReadingDowntown Bend is home to many festivals and fundraisers, but with many of these events canceled because of COVID 19, the Downtown Bend Business…
Continue ReadingMother’s Day weekend is one of the busiest times of the year for flower shops. And running out of the flowers most in demand is never a good thing,…
Continue ReadingOregon OSHA has fined a Canby-based general contractor nearly $235,000 for multiple job site safety violations in Bend, Aumsville and…
Continue ReadingHOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — Outdoor gear maker Dakine is closing its Hood River office and laying off 39 employees, officials said “The current…
Continue ReadingEconomic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) is pleased to welcome the addition of Don Myll as Bend Area Director, effective immediately. …
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon’s new home listings fell markedly in April, compared to a year ago, and sales were down somewhat as well, Realtors reported Monday.…
Continue ReadingMany Central Oregon businesses are having trouble getting federal assistance amid lengthy business closures, and one in Bend is now requesting and…
Continue ReadingThe cities of Bend and Redmond, working with the two cities’ chambers, held listening sessions with business sectors for feedback on what’s needed…
Continue ReadingOregon is planning to allow its famed microbreweries and wine tasting rooms to reopen when it starts loosening stay-home orders, rejecting a federal…
Continue ReadingDuring the week of April 19 to April 25, the Oregon Employment Department received 28,500 initial claims for unemployment benefits, the agency said…
Continue ReadingSummertime is prime vacation season, and as states encouraged people to cancel travel abroad due to COVID 19, people who scheduled trips using a…
Continue ReadingThe Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and Community Lending Works have come together with regional partners to create an emergency loan fund…
Continue ReadingExperts at MoneyGeek are looking at numbers reported by the U.S. Department of Labor to forecast the peak unemployment rates for several places…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Wednesday a $4.4 million settlement with the nonprofit Ecotrust and its…
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