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Unemployment Numbers Spike from 800 to 18,500 in Two Days

As small businesses seek relief, Chamber, state and federal legislators work on bolstering an economy in freefall
Laurel Brauns

Numbers released Wednesday from the Oregon Employment Department show an economy in freefall due to COVID-19. OED had 800 new unemployment claims on Sunday. By Tuesday, that number was 18,500. The sharp uptick came after Gov. Kate Brown’s announcement that all bars and food service establishments would need to go to take-out or delivery only […]

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Congrats to All the Nominees in our Women of the Year Awards!

Five women took home awards. But over 50 women were nominated.
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It’s been a huge honor participating in the Women of the Year awards, a partnership this year between the Source and the Bend Chamber. What a ride! After being nominated, each nominee was asked to submit a personal statement and other information about them. They then participated in a “meet and greet” with the panel […]

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2020 Women’s Issue

Celebrating our Women of the Year, inclusion in the outdoors, female chefs and brewers and so much more
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The Source Weekly has had a Women’s Issue for as long as we can remember. It’s our place to highlight some of the many stories of Central Oregon women doing important work—but this year, a new partnership sought to amplify women’s voices even further.  The Source partnered with the Bend Chamber—which has had its own […]

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Let’s Nominate Some Awesome Women of the Year

A note from our editor about a new partnership with the Bend Chamber
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Our Women’s Issue is an annual tradition we’ve honored in all the years I’ve been editor of this publication, and long before that, too.    Elevating the stories of women in our community is important for so many reasons—not least of which are the facts that women continue to earn less than their male counterparts, […]

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Bend to hold first mayoral debate

‘What’s Brewing’ event to field questions from candidates and audience
Hannah Williford

Update: Candidate Brian Douglass, advocate for Disabled Americans and Pacific Crest Trail Angel Program manager, will also take part in the debate. Douglass has been a disability rights advocate in Central Oregon since 1990, according to Bend Chamber. Bend will hold its first mayoral debate on Aug. 14, as candidates begin their campaigns for the November […]

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Side Notes

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There are currently more than 10 active fires in Oregon, according to InciWeb, a government incident information system. Of those, the Canyon Creek Complex Fire is the largest, at 105,684 acres and 49 percent contained as of press time. More than 900 firefighters are currently working on that blaze, include six National Guard units. In […]

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Smoke Signals 6/10-6/17

The Final Countdown
Leah Chatterjee

On June 2, the Bend Chamber set out to clear up some confusion about Measure 91 (the law making recreational cannabis use legal beginning July 1) at Bend’s Town Hall meeting. The panel included members of different parts of the community, including representatives from the legal community, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (tasked with regulating […]

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