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SALEM, OR -- A former Bend loan officer has pleaded guilty multiple charges for his role in over $2.6 million of fraudule...
BEND, OR -- The Bend Park and Recreation is moving ahead with general obligation bonds, this week and it may cost taxpayers l...
BEND, OR -- Buildermagazine has ranked Redmond-based Hayden Homes #42 on their Builder 100 list. The list of America’s ...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon's unemployment rate has edged down again, hitting 8.0% in April. The state Employment Department said...
BEND, OR -- Anticipating additional revenue through property taxes as well as water and sewer rates for the next two years, t...
BEND, OR -- Oregon’s Economic Forecast for the second quarter of 2013 will be released Tuesday morning. Produced by Cal...
BEND, OR -- Cascade Bancorp reported a 1st quarter net income of $1.7 million, a 60% year-over-year increase. Deposits be...
BEND, OR -- COCC’s Small Business Development Center has created a new scholarship to help owners and entrepreneurs sta...
SALEM, OR -- On Thursday the state Senate voted in favor of a measure aimed at limiting the potential loss from a high-stakes...
BEND, OR -- Travel Oregon says recreational bicycle travel is becoming big business in the state. According to the Oregon Bic...
PORTLAND, OR -- A developer has dropped plans for a coal export terminal along the Columbia River and will look for another s...
BEND, OR -- After weeks of decline, gas prices across the region and across the county are moving higher. AAA-Oregon said the...
BEND, OR -- Vancouver, WA-based Nautilus, Inc., reported a 15.5% increase in first quarter sales Monday. Sales during the fir...
SALEM, OR -- The state is trying to crack down on those that commit unemployment fraud. The Employment Department mailed 14,0...
BEND, OR -- FEI reported Thursday 1.7% sales grow in the 1st quarter of 2013, the slowest growth rate reported since 2009. Of...
BEND, OR -- Nick Lelack has bee appointed Deschutes County Community Development Department Director. He replaces Tom Anderso...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes Brewery has started an Employee Stock Ownership program. The first contribution for the Bend-based busi...
BEND, OR -- It appears a poorly functioning furnace lead to Carbon Monoxide poisoning of two Bend residents.Firefighters were...
SALEM, OR -- Tami and Kevin Sawyer have been sentenced to prison for a scheme that bilked Central Oregon real estate investor...
BEND, OR -- AAA-Oregon said the average price for gasoline statewide has dropped again. The Oregon price per gallon is now &#...
BEND, OR -- Dick Sharp has been named human resources director for Mosaic Medical. He will start May 13th Sharp hasserved in ...
DETROIT, MI -- Nissan is recalling over 123,308 Altima sedans because their spare tires may be over- or underinflated. The re...
BEND, OR --Columbia Sportswear Company officials announced Thursday the Oregon-based business set a record for 1st Quarter re...
SALEM, OR -- Democrats in the Oregon House have significantly scaled back their plan to raise taxes on corporations and the w...
BEND, OR -- The 15th annual Central Oregon Business expo is set for Thursday. The one-day business-to-business event will tak...
COOS BAY, OR -- A Seattle-based company intends to moor five wind turbines off the Oregon coast, and hopes the project doveta...
BEND, OR -- Nike said Thursday it plans to expand its Washington County headquarters, turning down offers to build office spa...
SALEM, OR -- The House Revenue committee has approved aDemocratic plan to raise more tax revenue from corporations and wealth...
SALEM, OR -- Bank of America will pay $500 million to settle lawsuits by investors nationwide, including the Oregon Publi...
PORTLAND, OR -- According to the latest University of Oregon Index, the gap between Oregon's metro area economies widened...
SALEM, OR -- The statewide unemployment rate continues to slowly drop. March's unemployment rate decreased to 8.2%, the l...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon voters have rejected a sales tax nine times in the past eight decades. But,some in the state Legislature ...
BEND, OR -- A new audit of the state’s University System reveals the need for some significant changes to better serve ...
BEND, OR -- Dish Network has made a nearly $26 billion cash and stock deal to acquire Sprint Nextel. Dish is currently th...
BEND, OR -- The number of Central Oregon residents who lost their home or filed for bankruptcy as a result of job loss, medic...
BEND, OR -- Consumer Cellular will hold a job fair Monday. The company is looking to hire 60 new employees per month, for the...
REDMOND, OR -- During Wednesday’s State of the City Address, Redmond Mayor George Endicott said the budget is stable, g...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon Democrats are trying to build support for a tax plan that would raise $ 275 million in new state reve...
BEND, OR -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will hold a job fair in Bend Thursday, geared for veterans and military s...
SALEM, OR -- A plan by Oregon House Democrats to raise more tax revenue from corporations and wealthy individuals is evoking ...
BEND, OR -- AAA-Oregon says the statewide gas price fell in the last week. A gallon of gas now costs $3.69, down two cent...
SALEM, OR -- On Monday, Democratic leaders in the state House unveiled a plan they claim would raise more tax revenue by targ...
BEND, OR -- The Deschutes County Commissioners have appointed Tom Anderson as County Administrator. On behalf of Deschutes Co...
BEND, OR -- Schnitzer Steel says sales increased 12% last quarter. However, the Portland-based company said year-over-year nu...
BEND, OR -- Bend-based AmeriTitle has been acquired by Boise, ID-based Futura Title & Escrow Corp. The AmeriTitle name is exp...
REDMOND, OR -- HomeSource of NeighborImpact is offering a free financial planning and money management workshop in Redmond We...
BEND, OR -- Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Monday that$350,000 in pre-paid travel has been generated, ...
BEND, OR -- Mid Oregon Credit Union Board of Directors has named Janet Uffelman of Prineville as its new Chairman. The announ...
MEDFORD, OR -- Investigators said thieves who took cable from electrical poles for the copper knocked out phone and internet ...
BEND, OR -- Construction is scheduled to begin this summer on Bend's first Walgreens. The pharmacy will be built on NE Fr...
SALEM, OR -- The statewide unemployment rate did not change between January and February. However, the Employment Department ...
BEND, OR -- The national and Oregon averages for unleaded gasoline are down slightly this week. The U.S. average slipped a pe...
BEND, OR -- According to CoreLogic, 18.9% of Oregon homeowners are underwater. Nationwide, 10.4 million homeowners are underw...
DETROIT, MI -- Chrysler is telling owners of about 2,500 Dodge Challenger muscle cars not to drive them because they can catc...
BEND, OR -- Nike announced 3rd quarter 2013 results last week, and many analysts have lowered year-over-year expectations. Co...
BEND, OR -- Precision Castpats Corp. is purchasing SKF Group for $52 million. The Sweden-based company makes precision me...
BEND, OR -- The Bend Chamber voted this week to pledge $10,000 towards the revenue guarantee for a direct service flight ...
SALEM, OR -- An analysis of state finances released Tuesday presents a mixed picture for Oregon. According to Secretary of St...
TOKYO -- Honda has recalled nearly 250,000 vehicles worldwide for brakes that can suddenly kick in even when the driver isn&#...
BEND, OR -- Saving Grace announced Monday a $10,000 contribution from Lay It Out Events. The donations are proceeds from ...
BEND, OR -- H&R Block customers claiming education tax credits say the recently received a notice from the IRS, saying their ...
BEND, OR -- Bank of the Cascades announced Thursday that FDIC and Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities regulat...
BEND, OR --McDonald's said a key sales figure fell 1.5% in February, its third decline in the past five months. Company o...
BEND, OR -- Pat Ackley has been elected Preside of the Bethlehem Inn's Board of Directors. A retired organization develop...
BEND, OR -- The Economic Development for Central Oregon is working to bring a direct flight between Roberts Field and Los Ang...
BEND, OR -- Due to a glitch at the State Department of Revenue, some taxpayers may need to resend their information. Oregon&r...
BEND, OR -- Redmond-based Rocky Mountain Products has closed its doors and filed for bankruptcy. The Bend Bulletin says the o...
DETROIT, MI -- Subaru of America is recalling more than 47,000 cars and SUVs with remote starters because the engines can sta...
BEND, OR -- The statewide unemployment rate was essentially unchanged in the first month of the New Year. The Employment Depa...
BEND, OR -- The Blacksmith in Bend is set to reopen this week. The NW Greenwood Ave. location has undergone renovations since...
BEND, OR -- With tax season here, some filers are already thinking about what to do with that return. But, before you sign an...
BEND, OR -- The Bank of the Cascades announced Monday plans to offer additional ATM and banking options nationwide. The Bend-...
SALEM, OR -- According to the state Employment Department, weekly jobless benefits for Oregonians will drop an estimated 10.7...
BEND, OR -- Prospective homebuyers in Bend are encouraged to apply for Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding. The federa...
BEND, OR -- A study from Portland State University concludes that Oregon public employees pay less for better retirement bene...
SALEM, OR -- The Oregon Legislature's chief budget writers are expected to release their proposed two-year spending plan ...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon’s governor is traveling in Europe to promote Oregon products and investment opportunities. Oregonia...
BEND, OR -- Nike announced Thursday the Beaverton-based companywill give $50 million over five yearsto increase exercise ...
BEND, OR -- According to the Federal Housing Finances Agency, housing prices in Deschutes County increased in each of the fou...
BEND, OR -- According to the Federal Housing Finances Agency, housing prices in Deschutes County increased in each of the fou...
BEND, OR -- The U.S. Forest Service has proposed an over 16-thousand acre timber sale for the Crater Lake area that has some ...
BEND, OR -- Fred Meyer has recalled five types of wheat bread because of the possibility of pieces of plastic in the loves. T...
BEND, OR -- Portland General Electric missed Wall Street's 4th quarter earnings expectations Friday and also reported low...
BEND, OR -- Tetherow Golf Clubhas been named one of Golf Digest“Top 100 Greatest Public Courses”. The Bend course...
BEND, OR -- After a decade of service to Central Oregon’s most vulnerable citizens, the Partnership to End Poverty anno...
BEND, OR -- Owners of Step & Spine Physical Therapy announced Thursday they will open the doors on a new Sisters facility Mar...
BEND, OR -- William “Skip” James has been named director of Sales and Marketing at AAA Four-Diamond Central Orego...
BEND, OR -- Technology company Oracle announced Tuesday it will use $1.4 million in loans from the state to expand its Hi...
BEND, OR -- The March Revenue Forecast was released late last week, and state economists said Oregon will have an additional ...
BEND, OR -- Now through the end of the month, Webfoot Painting is looking for a local charity in need of a fresh coat of pain...
BEND, OR -- In late January, Dish Network announced it would close about 300 under performing Blockbuster locations across th...
SALEM, OR -- In its first six months, the Celebrate Oregon Agriculture campaign reached parents and caregivers of school-aged...
BEND, OR -- Alaska Airlines announced Tuesday it would add a daily, nonstop flight between Portland and Fairbanks, AK, this s...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has been awarded the Green Jobs and the New Economy Subcommittee chairmanship. ...
BEND, OR -- According to a University of Oregon report, the state’s economy improved slightly in December. The Oregon M...
BEND, OR -- A new report from the Corporation for Enterprise Development says 35% of Oregon residents have very little, if an...
BEND, OR -- Feeling hamstrung by an appellate-court ruling that is itself being appealed, as well as a new state foreclosure-...
BEND, OR -- NE Bend could soon have additional town homes. The Bend Bulletin said Brian Ladd and Pahlisch Homes plan to const...
PORTLAND, OR -- A new report estimates that $190 billion in revenue is lost each year to offshore tax havens. That's ...
BEND, OR -- Central Oregonians have reported receiving a text scam this morning from an outfit claiming to be the Bank of the...
BEND, OR --Deschutes County room tax collations increased roughly 14% from December 2011 to December 2012. Lodging generated ...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber has given members of Congress a menu of options for increasing logging on the so-called ...
BEND, OR -- Citing a divide in the local lodging and tourism industry, the Bend City Council decided Wednesday to delay putti...
BEND, OR -- An expansion of Bend's NorthWest Crossing is currently in the planning phase. West Bend Property Company is c...
BEND, OR -- Homes across Deschutes County increased in value throughout 2012, and did so at a rate higher than the national a...
BEND, OR -- Gas prices are a mixed bag for Oregon drivers. The good news, the statewide average remains lower than the nation...
BEND, OR -- U.S. home prices jumped by the most in 6 ½ years in December, spurred by a low supply of available homes a...
DETROIT, MI -- Mitsubishi is recalling about 1,400 of its i-MiEV electric cars in the U.S. because a brake pump can fail. The...
BEND, OR -- Oregon ranks near the bottom nationally for housing affordability and the rate of home ownership. According to a ...
BEND, OR -- According to a report released Thursday, Oregon's unemployed used jobless benefits for a longer period of tim...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon will receive $3 million in a national settlement against a mortgage processing company. 46 states, al...
HERMISTON, OR -- It's a massive operational expansion in northeast Oregon and it will translate into more jobs. The Hermi...
BEND, OR -- The California Lutheran University Center for Economic Research will release its 2013 Oregon Economic Forecast Th...
BEND, OR -- Bank of the Cascades President and CEO Terry Zink said they are ahead of pace on a $1 billion credit and loan...
BEND, OR -- According to a union official, Daimler Trucks North Americaplans to lay off 250 workers at its Portland factory i...
BEND, OR -- StanCorpFinancial Group Inc. reported Tuesday its net fourth-quarter revenue slipped 1.3% and income changed very...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act Tuesday. Oreg...
SALEM, OR -- The most recent Census of Agriculture shows the actual number of minority farmers and ranchers in Oregon is extr...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Toyota is recalling 907,000 vehicles worldwide, mostly Corolla models, for faulty air bags as well as anoth...
BEND, OR -- Barnes & Nobel CEO Mitchel Kilpper told The Wall Street Journal Monday they plan to close roughly 200 locations o...
BEND, OR -- The Central Oregon Builders’ Association has named Greg Welch Construction the 2012 Green Builder of the Ye...
BEND, OR -- A New York restaurant owner plans to open a tapas and cocktail lounge in the Franklin Crossing in downtown Bend. ...
BEND, OR -- Much like the national and statewide unemployment figures, Central Oregon's jobless rate in December was esse...
BEND, OR -- The Regal Pilot Butte 6 Movie Theater on the eastside of Bend may be redeveloped into retail shops. The Bend Bull...
WASHINGTON, DC -- House Republicans continue to promote a proposal they say will temporarily resolve the debt-ceiling standof...
BEND, OR -- PacificSource Health Plans announced Monday it will add 40 new jobs to help manage new business. Sixteen of those...
BEND, OR -- Dish Network plans to close about 300 Blockbuster stores across the country, cutting about 3,000 employees. Compa...
REDMOND, OR -- Redmond High School’s Junior ROTC program has received a sizeable donation in support of the rifle team....
BEND, OR -- The battery that caught fire in a Japan Airlines 787 in Boston earlier this month was not overcharged, but govern...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes Brewery has filled the newly created technical director with an executive from Anheuser-Busch. Kris Sch...
BEND, OR -- The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell to a five-year low last week, a hopeful sign the job market...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate didn't move much to wrap up 2012. The state's Employm...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Prineville's new Chamber of Commerce leader says she's excited about helping the Crook County econo...
BEND, OR -- Lower gas costs offset more expensive food and higher rents to keep a measure of U.S. consumer prices flat last m...
BEND, OR -- Four years after an investigation started into what prosecutors call a real estate scheme, Tami and Kevin Sawyer ...
BEND, OR -- Radisys announced Monday that 4th quarter sales were on the high end of their forecast. The Oregon-based wireless...
BEND, OR -- Starting Monday, Ray's Food Place will stop bagging groceries in plastic bags. C&K Markets said customers wil...
BEND, OR -- The three-month Oregon Measure of Economic Activity fell in November to -0.58, down from -0.37 in October. That m...
BEND, OR -- Redmond-based Hayden Homes has purchased the South Point subdivision in Bend. The community, near the intersectio...
PORTLAND, OR -- The Madras Pioneer is one of six small town Oregon newspapers moving under the Pamplin Media Group umbrella. ...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon’s Supreme Court is hearing arguments about an electronic mortgage system central to many banks&rsqu...
BEND, OR -- AAA-Oregon said 2012 will go down as the most expensive year for gas prices. The 12-month statewide average for a...
BEND, OR -- It appears the last quarter of 2012 was kind to downtown Bend.“The occupancy rate is holing steady downtown...
BEND, OR -- Following the meltdowns in 2008 and 2009, many of the nation's biggest banks are touting their charitable con...
SALEM, OR -- Lawmakers barely averted the fiscal cliff with their last minute deal earlier this week, preserving tax rates fo...
SALEM, OR -- In the upcoming session, Oregon lawmakers will consider a bill to impose a per-mile charge on super-efficient or...
SALEM, OR -- The state Department of Agriculture says in many ways, 2012 was a banner year for Oregon, which has set up a pot...
BEND, OR -- It’s not too late to make resolutions for 2013, and when you do, one expert suggests making resolutions a &...
BEND, OR -- As Democrats and Republicans debate over the taxes, spending and what to do about the averting the so-called &ldq...
SALEM, OR -- State Treasurer Ted Wheeler will ask lawmakers for authority to hire more investment managers. The Democrat said...
BEND, OR -- While Christmas and holiday spending may be good for the economy, it can be detrimental for an individual or fami...
SALEM, OR -- The Oregon Legislature and Supreme Court have at least one definite topic on their agendas in the New Year: find...
BEND, OR -- An Orlando-based resort management company has purchased Seventh Mountain Resort's 60 lodging units and comme...
ASHLAND, OR -- Despite a recent lawsuit filed by environmental groups, the group that operates the Mt Ashland Ski Area is mov...
SALEM, OR -- The state’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in November, down to 8.4% The state Employment Department s...
BEND, OR -- AAA released its holiday travel projections Thursday. It's anticipated 93.3 million Americans will travel 50 ...
REDMOND, OR -- The Redmond School District voted this week to sell general obligation bonds. The hope is to sell $53.8 mi...
BEND, OR -- As we prepare to close 2012, Republicans and Democrats in Washington DC are no closer to a deal that would help t...
BEND, OR -- The price for a gallon of gas in Oregon is now at the lowest level of the year. AAA-Oregon said the statewide ave...
SALEM, OR -- A legislative committee will hear public testimony Thursday morning on a bill sought by Nike. The full Legislatu...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber announced Monday Nike is expanding its operations in Oregon, but before the Beaverton-ba...
ASHLAND, OR -- An Oregon defense contractor that has been the focus of a bribery investigation has won a new government contr...
SALEM, OR -- The state Department of Agriculture is reminding Oregonians they don’t have to wait until next spring to e...
BEND, OR -- While shoppers enjoy hunting for holiday gifts in stores or on-line this time of year, the Better Business Bureau...
PORTLAND, OR -- Oregon business leaders and Governor John Kitzhaber are calling on the Legislature to approve funding for a n...
BEND, OR -- A planned Central Oregon resort that went bankrupt two years ago is back on the market at a reduced price. The 2,...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Senators from all three west-coast states are joining forces, demanding an investigation into what caused t...
ALBANY, OR -- One thing that the Beavers and Ducks can agree on: Green or orange, there's a lot of cash to be had selling...
BEND, OR -- WorkSource says the unemployment rates for all three Central Oregon counties decreased slightly in October. In De...
BEND, OR -- According to the Bratton Appraisal Group, the median price for a single family home in Bend increase $10,000 ...
BEAVERTON, OR -- Nike is boosting its dividend payment and planning a two-for-one stock split. The Beaverton-based company sa...
BEND, OR -- Central Oregonians can help the Bethlehem Inn meet local needs by simply grocery shopping this weekend. Friday th...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Citing concerns over anti-leak provisions that would inhibit free speech and damage the news media’s ...
BEND, OR -- According to AAA's Travel Forecast released Tuesday, 43.6 millionAmericans will travel 50 miles of more from ...
SALEM, OR -- Warning that tens of thousands of jobs are at stake, governors in windenergy states are calling on Congress to r...
PORTLAND, OR -- According to Standards & Poor’s Ratings Service, Precision Castparts Corp. spent $1.4 billion buyin...
WARRENTON, OR --The National Park Service has expressed concerns about a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at the mouth...
REDMOND, OR -- The Redmond City Council will change very little following Tuesday’s election. Councilors Joe Centanni a...
BEND, OR -- Wednesday was Halloween, but it was also World Savings Day, a time set aside to promote personal and family budge...
BEND, OR -- Natrual gas rates are going down statewide. Cascade Natural Gas customers will see the biggest savings, with rate...
BEND, OR -- A $5,000 reward has been offered for information on the man who has successfully robbed two Bend banks. Inves...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber has returned from his latest trade mission in Asia, confident that the region will inves...
PORTLAND, OR -- Schnitzer Steel Industries announced Thursday a 77% net income loss year over year. Revenues dropped 29.5% in...
ASTORIA, OR -- The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday Clatsop County can change its mind and block a pipeline that would...
PORTLAND, OR -- The former Nike executive who admitted to trying to kill his wife and four children earlier this year pleaded...
SALEM, OR -- Distressed Oregon homeowners can now apply for up to $20,000 to pay off past-due bills and become current on...
HILLSBORO, OR -- Intel plans to expand a $3 billion research factory under construction at its campus in Hillsboro. A sec...
BEND, OR -- Unemployment numbers across Central Oregon were headed down in September. Crook County showed the greatest employ...
BEND, OR -- After weeks of near record high figures, prices at the pump are dropping for Central Oregon and the state. AAA-Or...
BEND, OR -- Those supporting Measure 79 say a Real Estate Transfer Tax would hurt Oregon's already fragile housing econom...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County Commissioners will resume recruitment for an administrator, but the position most likely will no...
SALEM, OR -- It was announced during a bankruptcy proceeding this week the Salem-based Sunwest Management will sell assisted ...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber left the state Sunday on a 10-day trade mission throughout Asia. The governor will focus...
BEND, OR -- Ginny McPhersontold KBNW Newsher involvement with various city committees has encouraged her to run for Redmond C...
BEND, OR -- The number of businesses calling downtown Bend home dropped slightly in the 3rd Quarter. The Downtown Bend Busine...
EUGENE, OR -- Harry & David is restarting its winter-season call center in downtown Eugene. The Medford-based mail-order food...
BEND, OR -- The seven judges in Deschutes County Circuit Court say they have seen a sharp up tick in their foreclosure worklo...
BEND, OR -- The Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Wednesday that Janet Brown has been hired to lead efforts i...
BEND, OR -- AAA-Oregon said the statewide average for a gallon of gas jumped eight cents in the past week. At $4.08 a gal...
BEND, OR -- It's estimated that by the end of this decade, more than 50 billion devices will be connected worldwide. Is C...
BEND, OR -- Bank of the Cascades' Executive Vice President and Oregon Regional Manager Julie A. Miller has joined the Eco...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County Planning Director Nick Lelack has been appointed to the University of Oregon’s Department ...
BEAVERTON, OR -- Nike officials said Thursday their fiscal first-quarter net income fell 12%, as higher clothing and footwear...
PORTLAND, OR -- The union contract between longshoremen and the companies that operate six grain terminals in the Northwest e...
BEND, OR -- Ryan Patrick has been selected to lead Cascade Bancorp's board of directors. Patrick, a native Central Oregon...
BEND, OR -- Local emergency officials will work with personnel from TransCanada Corporation Wednesday morning during a joint ...
BEND, OR -- AAA-Oregon said gas prices across the state and region have dropped in the past week. The statewide average is no...
BEND, OR -- With strained federal and state budgets continuing, local non-profits are discovering they need to coordinate the...
WARM SPRINGS, OR -- The 93 Warm Springs Forest Products Employees set to be laid off in November could be back on the job ear...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Starting October 1st, Russell Deboodt will head Economic Development for Central Oregon’s efforts in ...
REDMOND, OR -- The state and HomeSource of NeighborImpact have launched a new resource to help Central Oregonians facing fore...
WARM SPRINGS, OR -- Warm Springs Forest Products announced Tuesday plans to lay off 93 full-time employees in mid-November. A...
SALEM, OR -- The statewide unemployment rate increased last month. Oregon’s jobless rate increased from 8.7% in July, t...
BEND, OR -- Cascade Natural Gas Corp. has filed a request calling for a significant decrease in rates for natural gas consume...
BEND, OR -- The September 2012 Economic and Revenue Forecast released Wednesday indicates a mixed bag for Oregon. Figuresshow...
BEND, OR -- Mt. Bachelor officials announced Wednesday prices for the upcoming ski season will not change for 2012-13. All wi...
ASHLAND, OR -- The Ashland Community Hospital said it lost $2.5 million in the last fiscal year. The loss was reportedly ...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Jason Carr announced Thursday he’ll run for a seat on the Prineville City Council this fall. Carr has...
PENDLETON, OR -- The headquarters of the Umatilla National Forest has finished its move to a new 15,400-square-foot location ...
BEND, OR -- The vacancy rate of industrial properties around Bend has dropped over the past year, while office and retail fig...
BEND, OR -- According to the Employment Department, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July increased to...
SISTERS, OR -- The Sisters City Council hired Patti Cordoni as interim economic development manager. She’ll take over f...
BEND, OR -- Carolyn Eagan has been named the new Bend Business Advocate. Assistant City manager Jon Skidmoretold KBNW NewsEag...
SALEM, OR -- A consumer group said Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon has not justified its proposal to raise rates for 5...
BEND, OR -- Gas prices across Oregon and the nation are on the way up. And that was before a fire stopped production at a Ric...
REDMOND, OR -- Jason Carr has been tapped to lead the Partnership to End Poverty. The Prineville resident will become executi...
REDMOND, OR -- After being laid off in June, some T-Mobile workers are back at work at the Redmond call center. When T-Mobile...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- The Ochoco National Forest building and parking lot in Prineville will close for remodeling Saturday. The w...
BEND, OR -- Economic Development for Central Oregon’s new Business Development Manager says he wants to help traded sec...
SALEM, OR -- n top of the Presidential and local election, Oregon voters will be asked to decide on nine statewide measures o...
MADRAS, OR -- After nearly four years as Jefferson County Manager for Economic Development for Central Oregon, Wayne Pearson ...
PORTLAND, OR -- The group behind an effort to eliminate "kicker" tax rebates for corporations will not participate ...
BEND, OR -- Officials with Oregon State University-Cascades announced Monday a local researcher will lead a new initiative on...
MEDFORD, OR -- It appears the Medford man found alive after spending four days at the bottom of a remote ravine suffered a st...
BEND, OR -- Following last week’s announcement that tens of thousands of individuals associated with Oregon State Unive...
SALEM, OR -- The Salem-Keizer School District has a unique challenge in these times of fiscal austerity. District officials a...
BEND, OR -- It was announced BendBroadband has agreed to purchase the Chambers Cable System. The transaction, which is expect...
BEND, OR -- As crude oil prices move higher, so does the price at the pump. AAA-Oregon says the statewide average jumped nine...
BEND, OR -- Oregon's new Foreclosure Mediation law went into effect earlier this month, and the AARP said it maybe just i...
PORTLAND, OR -- According to a developer, a 310-turbine project proposed on 61,000 acres near Heppner in Morrow County would ...
BOISE, ID -- The AmeriTel Inn in Bend’s Old Mill District is now a Hilton Garden Inn. On it’s company website, th...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly in June to 8.5%. That compares with 8.4%...
SALEM, OR -- With Senate Bill 1552 now law, the state Department of Justice says more than 1,000 Oregon homeowners will quali...
BEND, OR -- The Downtown Bend Business Association reported Tuesday a 94% occupancy rate during the second quarter of this ye...
SALEM, OR -- State officials reported Tuesday log exports helped boost Oregon's timber harvest to increase for the second...
BEND, OR -- After months of decline, the national average for a gallon of gas has increased. The U.S. average moved higher by...
BEND, OR -- 31 former clients of former lawyer Bryan Gruetter have filed claims with the Oregon State Bar. It has a fund desi...
BEND, OR -- Saving Grace announced Tuesday that Carrie Herbert has been added to the Board of Directors. Hebert, a Licensed B...
BEND, OR -- The Rotary Club of Bend Foundation has been awarded $5,000 from Pacific Power. The funds will be used to help...
EUGENE, OR -- Nearly 100 Lane County Jail inmates will be freed before they’ve completed their sentence as a result of ...
BEND, OR -- Clean energy companies in Oregon are finding lawmakers more reluctant to give them tax credits. The Bend Bulletin...
BEND, OR -- The Deschutes County Commissioners have given the owners of a portion of Tetherow resort six more months to compl...
DEARBORN, IL -- Walgreens’ parent company announced plans Monday to spend $6.7 billion to buy a stake in health and...
REDMOND, OR -- Redmond firefighters were called to NW Canyon Dr. Sunday after a homeowner reportedly broke a natural gas pipe...
BEND, OR -- Compass Commercial Real Estate Services announced a pledge Thursday of $25,000 to help support the establishm...
SALEM, OR -- A Salem woman was formal charged Wednesday, after investigators said she fraudulently received a $2.1 millio...
BEND, OR -- Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped slightly in May to 8.4%, down from 8.5%in April. Sinc...
SISTERS, OR -- On Friday, we told you about the ground breaking of the new Sisters School Based Health Center. But, by the ti...
SALEM, OR -- The state Department of Transportation said a driver’s smartphone may someday be used to compute how much ...
PENDLETON, OR -- Pendleton Tourism officials are preparing to lobby the City to extend a tourism promotion tax. The Tourism P...
BEND, OR -- Several City of Bend water customers recently reported that they had been mailed information about insurance for ...
SISTERS, OR -- The Sisters School District will present it’s upcoming budget Tuesday night; a budget that could result ...
SALEM, OR -- More help is on the way for struggling Oregon homeowners facing foreclosure, thanks to emergency funding from th...
BEND, OR -- AAA projects 34.8 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weeken...
BEND, OR -- National and regional leaders will be in Bend Friday morning, presenting case studies supporting the need for a f...
SALEM, OR -- While the state’s unemployment rate has dropped a full percentage point over the past year, the jobless ra...
SALEM, OR -- A state program intended to help prevent Oregonians facing foreclosure has struggled to efficiently distribute m...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon's expected drop in fuel tax revenue is sending officials into new directions for assessing road user ...
BEND, OR -- Bank of the Cascades officials announced Monday a return to profitability. During the first quarter of 2012, Casc...
OLYMPIA, WA -- Someday in the future, if you visit the Evergreen State, you might be able to take a drive on the Boeing Bridg...
REDMOND, OR -- According to the Partnership to End Poverty, over 3,900 federal tax returns were prepared and electronically s...
SALEM, OR -- The Governor has named a new director for Oregon’s tax collecting agency. Governor JohnKitzhaber announced...
SALEM, OR -- A judge recently said the state should deny a company's request for a permit to pump more than 21 million ga...
BEND, OR -- The Taxpayer’s Association of Oregon recently endorsed Tim Knopp in the Republican primary for state Senate...
BEND, OR -- Bend has seen an increase in land sales in the last six months. According to Compass Commercial Real Estate Servi...
PORTLAND, OR -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended the government's response to the financial crisis during a s...
BEND, OR -- City officials said historically low interest rates will allow Bend to significantly reduce the borrowing costs o...
BEND, OR -- The Bend-La Pine School District will receive roughly the same amount of money from the state as it did last year...
BEND, OR -- Jon Skidmore has been appointed Bend Assistant City Manager. The City originally hired Skidmore in April 2011 as ...
SALEM, OR -- The state’s unemployment rate is slowly improving. Figures released Tuesday indicate the jobless rate in M...
BEND, OR -- Gas prices around Oregon and the rest of the nation continue to slowly move down, leading some to believe the pri...
BEND, OR -- Whether the Central Oregon real estate market is rebounding or not, the President of Home Federal Bank said it&rs...
PORTLAND, OR -- Lumber Products Inc., a Tualatin-based supplier of lumber and plywood products, has filed for Chapter 11 bank...
BEND, OR -- Consumers with tax refund checks may have noticed numerous offers and incentives to spend cash right away. Intern...
BEND, OR -- The Central Oregon Rental Owners Association says Bend rental prices are moving higher to start 2012. Figures ind...
BEND, OR -- AAA-Oregon said the statewide gas price decreased very slightly in the past week. Oregon’s average price dr...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon farm sales grossed a record $5.2 billion last year, a 19% increase over 2010. The Oregonian reports t...
BEND, OR -- The occupancy rate in the heart of Bend did not change to start 2012. According to the Downtown Bend Business Ass...
BEND, OR -- The Central Oregon real estate market may be improving. The Thursday Bend Bulletin reported 1st quarter default n...
BEND, OR -- Despite a very slight decrease late Tuesday, gas prices increased another week. AAA-Oregon said the statewide ave...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber designated the Columbia River Water Supply Program as an Oregon Solutions Project Tuesda...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon Attorney General John Kroger announced Tuesday the filing of an amicus, or “friend of the court,&rd...
BEND, OR -- Boondocks Bar and Grill is set to close Saturday. The reason behind the closure has not been released. Chuck Arno...
REDMOND, OR -- Fred Meyer has announced plans to build a gas station on land adjacent to the Redmond store. The Wednesday Ben...
SALEM, OR -- The statewide unemployment rate did not move from January to February, holding steady at 8.8%. Nick Beleiciks wi...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber and Google announced in partnership with businesses statewide to offer a free two-day pr...
LA PINE, OR -- The La Pine Park & Recreation District is currently looking for two volunteers to serve on the budget committe...
PORTLAND, OR -- Columbia Sportswear Co. blames a mild winter for a low sales forecast that led to 80 layoffs at the company. ...
BEND, OR -- Despite a small decrease Friday, national and Oregon gasoline prices moved higher in the past week. AAA-Oregon sa...
BEND, OR -- The Energy Trust of Oregon is encouraging low to mediaum income homeowners to signup for their new “Savings...
BEND, OR -- While growth may be slow, Economic Development for Central Oregon leaderssay they see reason for optimism moving ...
BEND, OR -- The 2012 session wrapped up Tuesday evening, and both political parties are claiming success, while blaming the o...
REDMOND, OR -- The Redmond Chamber of Commerce has awarded the Deschutes Fair & Expo the 2011 Excellence in Customer Service ...
BEND, OR -- A Russian aviation maintenance and repair company has acquired Bend-based Epic Aircraft. The Wednesday Bend Bulle...
BEND, OR -- For the first time in 39 days, the national average for gas has decreased. However, Tuesday’s one-day dip w...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Jeff Merkley has cosponsored legislation he said will help communities hard hit by a high number of...
BEND, OR -- Lodging tax revenue fell toughly 2% in Bend from January 2011 to January this year.That marks two consecutive mon...
SALEM, OR -- The Oregon House approved a measure Monday intended to give relief to struggling homeowners facing foreclosure. ...
SALEM, OR -- Legislation supporters said would help homeowners facing foreclosure appears to have stalled. Both Republicans a...
EUGENE, OR -- The University of Oregon's new basketball arena isn't bringing in as much revenues as officials had hop...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Wednesday, the Obama Administration proposed reform to the corporate tax code that would lower the rate fro...
SPOKANE, WA -- A northwest bank will lay-off 6% of its workforce over the next month or two, in an effort to re-organize. Ste...
BEND, OR -- State Senator Chris Telfer said she and other lawmakers are looking at ways to tweak the current kicker tax refun...
SALEM, OR -- State Representatives Gene Whisnant and Matt Wand briefed House and Senate Leaders Tuesday on an amendment to pe...
BEND, OR -- AAA says retail gas prices in many states, including Oregon, are soaring. The national average for a gallon of re...
SALEM, OR -- The state Senate passed two bills Thursday supporters said will help Oregon homeowners facing foreclosure. One b...
BEND, OR -- A bill that received a hearing in a U.S. House subcommittee Thursday would mandate commercial timber harvests on ...
MEDFORD, OR -- The Christmas sales season was good to Oregon-based gift and gourmet retailer Harry & David Holdings. The comp...
REDMOND, OR -- NeighborImpact has been awarded $115,500 in flexible grants to help support the affordable housing and com...
SALEM, OR -- An Oregon Senate committee advanced two measures Monday supporters said will help homeowners facing foreclosure....
BEND, OR -- Cascade Bancorp President & CEO Terry Zink announced this week efforts to loan $1 billion over the next three...
BEND, OR -- Bend Chamber of Commerce, the second largest in the state, continues effort to promote local job growth in Centra...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon Attorney General John Kroger said underwater homeowners will receive between $100 million and $20...
SALEM, OR -- State House Democrats said Thursday it has been a good week for jobs legislation as a series of bills designed t...
BEND OR -- Clean Energy Works Oregon (CEWO) officially launched its successful home energy remodel program in Central Oregon&...
BEND, OR -- Crude oil prices have settled below $100 per barrel for two consecutive weeks for the first time since early ...
BEND, OR -- The state Employment Department estimates that, as of 2010, green jobs made up 3% of Oregon’s combined priv...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County Sheriff Larry Blanton said he will ask for a three cent tax increase to help pay for sheriff&rsq...
SALEM, OR -- More help may soon be on the way for troubled homeowners in Oregon, thanks to the state legislature. Several mea...
SALEM, OR -- Help is on the way for thousands of struggling Oregon homeowners. Oregon Attorney General John Kroger said he wi...
BEND, OR -- The Bend City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to terminate its lease with Arts Central for the Allen/Rademach...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Jeff Merkley said Wednesdayit’s time for members of Congress to stop using insider trading to...
REDMOND, OR -- Starting Wednesday, Partnership To End Poverty will offer free tax preparation clinics across Central Oregon. ...
BEND, OR -- According to a new report from the Corporation for Enterprise Development, the risk of poverty is still a big iss...
EUGENE, OR -- The University of Oregon was ranked #10 on the 2012 Peace Corps Top Colleges list, a nine spot move from last y...
BEND, OR -- Bend attorney and business owner Phil Henderson announced Thursday plans to run for the Deschutes County Commissi...
BEND, OR -- The state Department of Transportation announced Thursday they are proceeding with construction of a new major of...
BEND, OR -- The unemployment rates for all three Central Oregon counties dropped again. Crook County’s December unemplo...
BEND, OR -- AAA-Oregon says gas prices didn’t chance much in the past week. The national average for a gallon of regula...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Political leaders and business owners from around Crook County will be in Prineville Wednesday evening disc...
BEND, OR -- State house Republicans say they will focus on a two-part agenda during next month’s session that will impr...
BEND, OR -- The state Department of Justice is warning Oregonians to be on the lookout for a foreclosure review scam. In Nove...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon taxpayers will have to bail out a state energy loan program due to a series of delinquent loans to renewa...
WASHINGTON, DC --Following the Obama Administration’s decision not to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, Senator Ron Wyd...
MEDFORD, OR -- PremierWest Bank said it will be closing 11 branches in Oregon and California by the end of April. The Medford...
BEND, OR -- The Oregon Department of Agriculture said production and marketing may be on the top of many minds this yearin th...
BEND, OR -- Gas prices started 2012 at record highs and continue to climb. AAA-Oregon said the national average for a gallon ...
BEND, OR -- According to the state's Future Hire Survey, 33% of companies that responded plan to hire workers between October...
MADRAS, OR -- The state Department of Environmental Quality has issued a $734,821 loan to the City of Madras to install a...
BEND, OR -- It appears that travel will increase in 2012. According to the AAA Travel Trends, increased travel in late 2011 a...
GREEN BAY, WI-- Shopko Stores and Pamida announced Wednesday they will merge, creating one of the largest U.S. retailers with...
BEND, OR -- BendBroadband will increase rates, starting February 1st. According to the Wednesday Bend Bulletin, the increase ...
BEND, OR -- 10 Barrel Brewing Co. has announced plans to open a second brewpub in Boise, ID. The Bend-based company posted on...
BEND, OR -- On Tuesday, Sears announced it would close anywhere from 100 to 120 underperforming locations nationwide. On Frid...
EUGENE, OR -- The latest indexes of regional economic growth indicates the Portlandarea isoutperforming the rest of the state...
BEND, OR -- With Christmas just a few days away and budgets stretched thin, Central Oregonians may struggle to find that perf...
BEND, OR -- According to a new state report, Oregon farmlands have long-term value that includes economic and environmental b...
BEND, OR -- The Oregon Employment Department projects modest job growth during this decade. Senior Analyst Charlie Johnson, a...
BEND, OR -- AAA said drivers are enjoying a little holiday gift has gas prices continue to decline just before Christmas. The...
SALEM, OR -- Leaders from counties dependent upon federal timber payments to pay for things like roads and police said they a...
BEND, OR -- A new report said the subsidies and tax breaks given to businesses in Oregon are not translating into living-wage...
SALEM, OR -- The state Department of Consumer and Business Services has revoked Fuqua Homes license to produce or sell homes....
BEND, OR -- AAA projects 91.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more during the Christmas and New Year's holiday peri...
BEND, OR -- AAA-Oregon said gas prices are at the lowest level commuters have seen in 10-months, but still remain at record ...
PORTLAND, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber and 1,000 business, community and political leaders gathered in Portland Monday to di...
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