Business

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 – […]

The City of Bend in partnership with Art in Public Places (AiPP) seeks to commission a large-scale work of art for the new Headquarters Building on the Public Works Campus in Bend. The commission is for a large-scale work of art on three prominent walls in the public lobbies and outdoor terrace of the main […]

Openings are available to community members for confidential in-person and telehealth mental health counseling through the Community Counseling Clinic at Oregon State University-Cascades. The clinic is housed within OSU-Cascades’ Master of Counseling program and allows graduate students to develop expertise in cognitive-behavorial therapies under the close supervision of faculty and clinical supervisors. Sessions are facilitated […]

The front cover of the 2023-2024 Oregon Blue Book showcases a hillside covered in beautiful balsam root and lupine flowers at Rowena Crest, captured by Oregon photographer Micah Lundsted of Eugene. The book’s back cover shows an image of three rockfish made at the Oregon Coast Aquarium by Dale George of Grants Pass. Which images […]

This February, Redmond School District joins schools nationwide in celebrating Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, shining a spotlight on the invaluable opportunities CTE programs provide for students. CTE courses are designed to create an educational environment which integrates core academics with real-world relevance in various career pathways. Redmond boasts 10 different CTE specialty programs […]

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 […]