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Source Weekly Update Podcast 8/29/19

Sustainable Schools, Expansion of Brown Owl and the Left Coast Burger Company Opens Soon.

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 […]

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Brew News: BridgePort Closing; pFriem Expanding

In a crowded market, breweries come and go

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 Oregonโ€™s 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 […]

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An Expanded Vision for Deschutes Public Libraries

Library releases a capital plan outlining renovations, expansions

It’s no secret that Bend is growing bigโ€”fast. 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. […]

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Facebook Data Center Expansion: Keeping It Local

Crook County residents make up 73 percent of employees at Facebookโ€™s Prineville campus

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, […]

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Deschutes Shifts Gears with its Roanoke Brewery

CEO Lalonde shares details about the company’s latest moves

The Deschutes Brewery facility planned for construction in Roanoke, Va. isn’t off the tableโ€”but 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 […]

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Grow, Beer, Grow

From the big boys to one-man operations, Central Oregon beer is expanding

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 […]

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