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Community committees are a great way to get involved with City government. The City has several Council-appointed boards, committees, commissions, and advisory groups that make recommendations to City Council or City administrative staff. There are several openings coming up including openings on the Bend Economic Development Advisory Board, the Core Area Advisory Board, the Human […]

Broken Top Brands [Broken Top Candle Co] announces entrepreneur, musician, and former MLB star pitcher, Jake Peavy as the newest Broken Top Brands business partner. What does a baseball pitcher know about home and body products? Beyond his athletic prowess, Peavy is a serial entrepreneur, boasting ownership of restaurants, bars, and even the award-winning Dauphin […]

Compass Commercial Real Estate Services has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2023 honor by Oregonian Top Workplaces. This is Compass Commercial’s fourth award in the past year, following the 2022 Realtor of the Year Award from the Central Oregon Builders Association (COBA), the 2023 Business Excellence Award for Organizational Growth from the Bend Chamber of […]

OnPoint Community Credit Union has donated a total of $105,603 directed to Latino Network, FACT Oregon and Rebuilding Together Portland. The donations were made as part of the credit union’s seventh annual employee giving campaign. Each year, OnPoint provides every employee with $100 to split however they wish between three nonprofits making a difference in […]

RootedHomes is expanding to the City of Sisters thanks to a unique partnership with the Sisters School District and the Woodlands. The Woodlands, a planned community owned by Sisters Woodlands Development Company, designed by BUILD LLC and built by CS Construction – consists of 168 homes and multi-family and mixed-use structures on 35 acres abutting […]

The 2023 Healing Reins Diamonds & Dust Cline Falls Grand Opening Gala event is Saturday, October 7, 2023. Tickets are available for purchase now for this fundraising event to be held at the new Healing Reins’ site in Tumalo, Oregon. This marks the first return of the Healing Reins gala since 2019. This year’s event […]

A successful pilot project, led by The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project and a number of participating lodging destinations across Deschutes County, wrapped up this summer with lessons learned and a new guide for lodging sites to refer to when implementing sustainability efforts into their operations. The pilot project was carried out in partnership with Deschutes […]

Envision Bend has released the five-year Vision Action Plan, a series of strategic actions designed to guide the greater Bend area into a sustainable and prosperous future. The 44-page Vision Action Plan can be read and downloaded from the Envision Bend website at envisionbend.org. “This community plan is truly more than just a document, a […]

Family and employee-owned Deschutes Brewery once again demonstrated its commitment to crafting exceptional beers receiving several prestigious awards at the renowned Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition, hosted and presented by the Brewers Association® in Denver in September. Tim Gossack, Director of Brewery Operations at Deschutes Brewery stated, “For over 35 years, Deschutes Brewery has […]

High Lakes Urgent Care – Praxis Health announces the grand opening of a new Urgent Care location in Redmond beginning October 4th, 2023. The High Lakes Redmond Urgent Care will share the same facilities as High Lakes Redmond at 645 NW 4th Street in Redmond. This expansion marks the continued growth of Praxis Health, Oregon’s […]