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Compass Commercial Construction Services announces a change in leadership following the retirement of Managing Partner Steven Hendley. Rich Reese, Vice President of Construction Services, assumed leadership on January 1, 2024. Reese brings over 35 years of experience in the construction industry, with a career completing various development projects worth over $2.1 billion. “We’re very excited […]

The COCC Small Business Development Center presents another session of the SBDC’s series, “Community Building Community.”  Come learn from local marketing professional, Anne-Marie Daggett, who will focus on relationships with customers and the responsibility to be authentic and trustworthy to build customer advocates. In this very digitally focused world where information is inundating us, […]

The Black Butte Ranch board of directors announces the promotion of Kyle Cummings to serve as CEO for the resort. Cummings, chief financial officer and chief operating officer since August 2023 – roles he also served from 2011-2018 acted as Black Butte Ranch’s interim CEO while the resort’s board of directors performed its search to […]

Calling all skiers, backcountry adventurers, thrill seekers, and winter enthusiasts for the 19th Annual Backcountry Film Festival. This celebration of winter wildlands through a collection of short films returns to Central Oregon in person and indoors for the Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival. This year offers three screenings in Bend, Sisters and Sunriver. All […]

Six local businesses in Bend’s Core Area will collectively receive $100,000 after the Bend Urban Renewal Agency voted to approve business assistance grants. The Bend Urban Renewal Agency, which is made up of Bend City Councilors, approved grant awards on Wednesday, Feb. 7 to support both internal and external building improvements. Examples include signage, exterior […]

Bend Dermatology Clinic’s new, modern facility at 440 NW Maple Ave. opened Monday, Feb. 17 and began accepting patients immediately. The new 5,134-square foot facility more than doubles care capacity with an additional two exam rooms and three Mohs Micrographic Surgery rooms, allowing providers to accommodate the ever-increasing need for dermatological care in the Central […]

What do you do when someone (including your peers or boss) doesn’t do the thing, or does it late, or does it poorly? What do you say? How do you say it? What do you listen for? At Bend Young Professionals’ March Expert Lab: The Language of Leadership, you’ll learn what to say, and how […]

Curious about what 2024 holds for the interest rates, access to capital and impacts on your business? Attend Bend Chamber’s What’s Brewing for an engaging conversation about fiscal and monetary policy from the Federal Reserve and lending trends with regional banking partners and community lenders. What’s Brewing: Trends in Business Lending February 22, 5:00pm – […]

Fifty-three organizations have been awarded $5,000 Arts Build Communities grants, totaling $265,000, to address a community issue or opportunity through the arts. The Oregon Arts Commission’s Arts Build Community program is committed to promoting arts access for underserved audiences and targets broad geographic impact throughout the state. Among the many notable organizations and projects to […]

New year, new name. For years Sisters Folk Festival used the tagline, “More than just a festival!” to convey the work they do in the community beyond the nationally recognized Sisters Folk Festival. Now, they’ve taken the effort a step further and have officially renamed the organization SFF Presents. With the advent last June of […]