The Source Weekly Update Podcast! Back to School! Tune in this week on what schools are doing to become more sustainable, the Expansion of Brown Owl in the Box Factory and an update on the Left Coast Burger Company opening soon โ in the August 29, 2019 edition of the podcast. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple […]
Expansion
Brew News: BridgePort Closing; pFriem Expanding
Beer enthusiasts often rejoice at the opening of new breweries; but those announcements can sometimes come with a downside: more competition. In the case of one of Oregonโs most established breweries, that competition proved to be too much to handle. BridgePort Brewing Company announced on its Facebook page Tuesday that it would be closing its […]
An Expanded Vision for Deschutes Public Libraries
It’s no secret that Bend is growing bigโfast. As businesses, contractors, and schools are rushing to keep up, the Deschutes Public Library is no exception, launching its new expansion plan for the libraries in Bend, Redmond, Sisters and La Pine. DPL has an average of 2,300 people visiting its locations every day, making it the third-largest service population for libraries in Oregon. […]
Facebook Data Center Expansion: Keeping It Local
Facebook is growing its presence in Prineville and adding more jobs for local people. Late last month, the company announced an expansion of its data center in Crook County, from 1.2 million square feet to more than 3.2 million square feet. Facebook will invest an additional $750 million into the community and 100 new jobs, […]
Deschutes Shifts Gears with its Roanoke Brewery
The Deschutes Brewery facility planned for construction in Roanoke, Va. isn’t off the tableโbut plans have changed a bit. Instead of striking a deal with the City of Roanoke to get its land for free, the Bend-based company is going to buy the land outright. In 2016, the craft brewer announced that it would build […]
Grow, Beer, Grow
The old saw makes the rounds every time we hear some piece of good news about Bend beer: Surely, surely, there’s no way this region can support yet another brewery. But, despite a couple of closings in recent years—and let’s face it, the beer they were producing has not been missed—Central Oregon’s breweries never seem […]

