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Who will pay for public art?
• Sculptures in the city's public gallery aren't selling, and the public art commission can't seem to find financial backers — but proponents are optimistic about the program's future
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
None of the six pieces of artwork in Redmond's “Art Around the Clock" public gallery have sold, and it has been a struggle to raise funds for future installations. But that hasn't deterred proponents from seeking a new round of sculptures and planning for the future. The city started the program two years ago, shortly after completing Centennial Park and three refurbished blocks of Sixth....MORE
Bids are in for Murphy Road project
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
The Oregon Department of Transportation is nearing its start date for a major overhaul of U. S. Highway 97, rearranging streets at ....MORE
New-home sales rise in April
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Sales of new U. S. homes edged up in April to the second-highest post-recession level. New-home sales reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 454,000, up 2.3 percent from an upwardly revised level of 444,000 in March, the Commerce Department....MORE
Deschutes home prices soaring
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
The Bend area has once again made the list of the nation's metro areas with the fastest rising housing prices, according to....MORE
Population growth is back
But not past the Deschutes County line
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
Bend seems to be back in growth mode. The city's population grew by an estimated 2,470 residents between 2010 and 2012, according ....MORE
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Green light for U.S. 97 stoplight
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
A bill that will allow Deschutes County to use $200,000 from the sale of county-owned lands to make safety improvements to U. S. Highway 97 in La Pine is on its way to Gov. John Kitzhaber’s desk for his signature, according to Kevin Curry from....MORE
Existing-home sales rise in April
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
Existing-home sales rose in April to hit the highest rate since November 2009, pointing to an ongoing recovery supported by low interest rates and pent-up demand, according to data released Wednesday. Existing-home sales rose 0.6 percent in April to....MORE
Permits
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
City of Bend• Robert A. Seam, 19494 Spencers Crossing, $279,847• NTC & Co., 20033 S. W. Millcrest, $197,624• Wood Hill Enterprises LLC, 2938 N. E. Dogwood, $188,062• Bridges at Shadow Glen, 61148 S. E. Ambassador $246,....MORE
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House OKs foreclosure measure
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
SALEM — A measure aimed at giving homeowners facing foreclosure a chance to speak face-to-face with their lenders before losing their homes sailed through the Oregon House on Wednesday. Senate Bill 558 passed on a 45-12 vote and now heads to....MORE
Bend-La Pine school bond
e'Full speed ahead' for new schools
May 22, 2013 1:06 am
Two new schools are on Bend's horizon after voters approved a $96 million Bend La-Pine Schools bond Tuesday to fund their....MORE
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CTC board delays sale of theater
May 22, 2013 1:06 am
The future of the Cascades Theatrical Company and its building, the Greenwood Playhouse, has been handed off to the members of the nonprofit. The CTC board of governors voted Tuesday to give CTC members a say in whether or not the Greenwood Playhouse,....MORE
Food cart central
May 22, 2013 4:00 am
A Bend resident's vision for a food cart pod near Galveston Avenue on Bend's west side is taking shape. Construction started last....MORE
Deeds
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• Eric M., Megan S., Paul J. and Janice O. Davis to Tanya M. Parsons, Neal Addition, Lot 4, Block 1, $215,000• Michael K. and Dana N. Coffman to Kevin Rueter, Stonegate P. U. D., Phase 1, Lot 39, $425,000• Brett J.....MORE
Deeds
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• Susan Backstrom to Burke W. and Kimberly L. Muggoch, West Hills, Lot 5, Block 7, $421,000• Daniel A. and Rebecca S. Christ to Dennis K. and Carrie R. Detberner, Mt. Vista First Addition, Lots 3 and 4, Block 1, $300,....MORE
Hardest Hit programs hit and miss
• Successes, troubles highlight mixed results in Oregon
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
Three years ago, Dan Patton figured losing his home to foreclosure was a matter of when, not if. The La Pine resident closed his plastering business in 2009 after the housing market went bust. With a family to feed and an increasingly delinquent mortgage to pay, he took odd jobs while bracing for the worst. Today, the Patton family still lives in their home, thanks in part to $5,000 from the....MORE
What s going up?
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
General Contractor: Ray Hayes Construction Co., BendDetails: Crews are wrapping up construction on a nine-unit hangar building at ....MORE
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Greenwood Playhouse to be sold?
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
The board of the Cascades Theatrical Company has arranged a tentative deal to sell the Greenwood Playhouse, which has housed the company since the 1980s. Several board members believe selling the building, located on Northwest Greenwood Avenue, is....MORE
Redmond
ePavement done early on 3-block section of Sixth Street
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
Crews took down the barricades in downtown Redmond this week, opening up three blocks of Sixth Street that had been closed for complete replacement. The stretch between Deschutes and Antler was completed nearly two weeks ahead of schedule.“It....MORE
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Deschutes plans cost cutting in 2014
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County is expected to pay $4.5 million more into the Public Employees Retirement System and $1.5 million more in employee health care costs in fiscal year 2014, according to the proposed budget released last week by County Administrator....MORE
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Ex-loan officer pleads guilty to bank fraud
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
A former Bend loan officer who faked loan applications for Desert Sun Development pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud and conspiracy to make false statements to a financial institution. Jeffrey Sprague, 50, was a loan....MORE
Redmond debates utility billing policy
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
With nearly $500,000 in default accounts on the books, the city of Redmond is considering changing its utility billing policies for what would be the second time in five years.“The current policy really affects our staff workload," said Interim City Manager Sharon Harris. “For a week every month, we have to pull staff from other departments. They're handling an average of 600 accounts ....MORE
Dispatches
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
• GoBend Realty has joined the national franchise network of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and will now do business under the name Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Northwest Living. To learn more, visit www. betternwliving. com.....MORE
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Redmond train depot to lose a tenant
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
The city of Redmond will be losing another tenant at its historic train depot when Red Dog Depot moves out in the coming weeks. The restaurant and bar — owned by Cascade Lakes Brewing Co. — has leased the 1912 stone building from the city ....MORE
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Bend council OKs sewer fixes
• Bigger pump station would accommodate future development
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
The city of Bend is moving ahead with short-term projects to fix bottlenecks in the sewer system, but will also look at options to expand one of the projects into a long-term solution. City Manager Eric King said a larger sewer pump station at....MORE
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OSU space estimate: 41 to 65 acres
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
An expanded Oregon State University-Cascades Campus would need between 41 and 65 acres by 2025, depending on whether officials choose to build an urban campus integrated into the city or one more self-contained, consultants said Wednesday.....MORE
Homebuilders more confident
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
After declining for three months, a gauge of confidence among residential builders rose in May, thanks to rosier views on sales, according to a report released Wednesday. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing-market index....MORE
Permits
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
City of Bend• Hayden Homes LLC, 20567 S. E. Goldenrod, $219,851• Brookswood Bend LLC, 61141 Teton, $199,275• Wade Rogers, 21362 Livingston, $164,867• Long Term Bend Investors LLC, 61182 S. E. Geary, $211,689• James A.....MORE
Old Mill Brew Wërks moves
May 15, 2013 4:00 am
Old Mill Brew Wërks will begin serving today at the new location for its brewpub, 803 S. W. Industrial Way, the former home of the Brickhouse restaurant. Nate Chamber — co-owner of Brew Wërks, which operates the pub and a brewery — said....MORE
Median home prices dip
May 15, 2013 4:00 am
Median home prices in Bend and Redmond dropped a little last month, compared with March, according to a report released Tuesday by the Bratton Appraisal Group. The median price in April for a single-family home in Bend dipped to $261,000, about $9,....MORE
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Bend plans to hire 15 for safety, other jobs
May 14, 2013 4:00 am
The city of Bend plans to hire at least 15 workers during the next biennium, adding police, firefighters, an engineer and other employees. City officials expect to bring in more revenue from property taxes and sewer and water rate increases for the....MORE
Deeds
May 14, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• VRE Crescent LLC to Tim Horvath and Gloria D. Lester, Tetherow, Phase 1, Lot 269, $199,000• Steven E. and Lori L. Nichols to Walter G. and Reah L. Trest, Caldera Springs, Phase 2, Lot 228, $218,000• Cousins....MORE
2nd chance for backers of Madras pool levy
May 12, 2013 4:00 am
On the eve of the November election six months ago, Anita Goodwin, vice chairwoman of the Madras Aquatic Center, was optimistic voters would say yes to an operations levy to help keep the pool running. Today, with voters considering a levy nearly identical to the one they turned down in November, she’s a bit more apprehensive. Another defeat would likely dash any chance of the levy passing a ....MORE
Deeds
May 12, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• Robert P. and Peggy M. Debrum, trustees for Robert P. Debrum and Peggy M. Debrum Family Trust, to Duane T. and Donna V. Wright, RiverRim P. U. D., Phase 1, Lot 60, $260,000• David D. Gilmore and Scott D. Woods to Lawrence ....MORE
What's Going Up?
eRedmond tech center work begins
Construction starts on COCC's $8.3 million two-story building
May 11, 2013 4:00 am
Address: 2324 S. E. College Loop, RedmondOwner: Central Oregon Community CollegeGeneral Contractor: Kirby Nagelhout Construction....MORE
Eugene bankruptcy hits local investors
May 11, 2013 4:00 am
Ronald and Peggy Coffman thought they'd stumbled on a solid, low-risk investment opportunity when they met Michael Holcomb in the ....MORE
Welcome to the Redmond Art Deco Renaissance
Many cities' architectural personalities reflect the tastes prevalent during boom eras of construction. For Redmond, that was the period from the 1920s through the 1940s, when art deco and its machine-age styles dominated new buildings.
May 11, 2013 4:00 am
It took the poster for things to click, an illustrated history highlighting the wealth of art deco architecture in Redmond. City Development Director Heather Richards knew Redmond had some special buildings because she fielded the occasional phone inquiry by architecture buffs, but it was the poster that prompted the “aha" moment.“I saw the poster in Kathy's office (Kathy Clark, then....MORE
Late-payment rate tumbles in 1st quarter
May 11, 2013 4:00 am
LOS ANGELES — A resurgent housing market, rising home values and steady job gains are helping more U. S. homeowners stay on....MORE
Almost ready to walk
• Crane places 160-foot bridge at First Street park; opens early June
May 10, 2013 4:00 am
Installation of a footbridge spanning the Deschutes River at First Street Rapids Park began Thursday, and the bridge is expected to open in early June, said Pat Erwert, Bend Park & Recreation District services director.“We were able to get it installed a day or two earlier than planned," he said. “This installation plays a big part in making it so people don't have to go through....MORE
Reed Market overhaul to begin
May 10, 2013 4:00 am
Construction crews are set to begin work on the rebuilding of Reed Market Road next week. The City of Bend hosted an open house....MORE
Deschutes County
eBuilders’ fees may be falling
May 10, 2013 4:00 am
Homebuilders in Deschutes County may soon pay 20 percent lower fees in the form of system development charges on new construction due to lower-than-expected population growth. SDCs are fees designed to pay for the infrastructure required by new....MORE
Dispatches
May 10, 2013 4:00 am
• Bend Pilates has moved to a new location at 155 S. W. Century Drive, Suite 104. The larger space has an area for group classes and a private room for individual sessions. To learn more, call 541-647-0876 or visit www. bendpilates. net.•....MORE
Double the brew tanks
May 9, 2013 4:00 am
A crane lowers a fermentation tank as R&H Construction workers guide it into place Wednesday at the Deschutes Brewery production facility in Bend. Five fermentation tanks are being added to complete a new, 10-tank system at the brewery. The new system has the potential to increase the brewery's capacity to 460,000 barrels annually, or about 14.2 million gallons. The first five tanks came online....MORE
Foreclosure settlement still coming up short
May 9, 2013 4:00 am
When homeowners discovered that an account that was supposed to compensate them for foreclosure abuses lacked sufficient money to cash their checks, the consulting firm at the center of the mishap promised that the problem was fixed and that the....MORE
Permits
May 9, 2013 4:00 am
City of Bend• Hayden Homes LLC, 61128 S. E. Brown Trout, $230,035• Hayden Homes LLC, 2788 N. E. Springwater, $199,275• Greg Welch Construction Inc., 2192 N. W. Lemhi Pass, $158,724• FC Fund LLC, 619 S. E. Gleneden, $153,....MORE
Central Oregon rentals tight; 1 percent vacant
May 9, 2013 4:00 am
Austin Property Management received 21 messages last weekend from people looking for rentals. Company officials had to give them....MORE
Help for underwater homeowners
eAll 3 counties now eligible for loan refinance program
May 8, 2013 4:00 am
A state program set up to help Deschutes County homeowners refinance their underwater mortgages is expanding into Crook and Jefferson counties. Homeowners at risk of foreclosure throughout Central Oregon now have a chance to modify their loans....MORE
Beer news
eDeschutes to expand here, and into Iowa
May 8, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes Brewery expects to soon be selling its beer in Iowa, and the Bend-based brewer also plans to nearly double its beer-making capacity when it adds five additional fermentation tanks at its Southwest Simpson Avenue brewery. Beginning in July,....MORE
Deeds
May 7, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• Columbia State Bank to Huxtable Holdings LLC, Mill Quarter Industrial Way Phase, Lot 4, $524,000• Columbia State Bank to Danton Wagner, Mill Quarter Industrial Way Phase, Lot 11, $315,000• John W. and Linda I.....MORE
HARP 2.0 hits stride
• Federal refinance program becomes a success — finally
May 5, 2013 4:00 am
The Obama administration’s Home Affordable Refinance Program is at last helping legions of American homeowners with upside-....MORE
Deeds
May 5, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• Patrick and Kimberly McClain to Gene M. Frice, trustee for Gene Merrill and Margaret Antoinette Frice Family Trust, Shevlin Ridge, Phase 4, Lot 76, $572,000• Ronald J. and Joann W. Roberts, trustees for Roberts Family....MORE
43 Bend home lots planned
May 4, 2013 4:00 am
The developers of the Riverhouse Convention Center and River's Edge golf course plan to convert the golf course's former driving range site into 43 lots for new homes. River's Edge Property Development LLC filed a preliminary application with the city of Bend last month to develop lots on the 7.5-acre site. The proposal calls for building in two phases, one with 15 homes and the other with 28.....MORE
Parkway ramp to close Wednesday
May 3, 2013 4:00 am
The Empire Boulevard exit on the Bend Parkway will be closed Wednesday morning while crews repair the road. The ramp will be closed from 8:30 a. m. to 11:30 a. m. During the closure, traffic should continue northbound on U. S. Highway 97 to Robal Road,....MORE
Bend-La Pine superintendent makes case for $96M school bond
May 3, 2013 4:00 am
With $96 million at stake for school expansion projects, Bend-La Pine School District Superintendent Ron Wilkinson outlined the new school bond to about 15 attendees of the monthly League of Women Voters meeting Thursday at Black Bear Diner.“If we don't pass capital construction bonds, then to meet needs we're going to have to dip into the general fund," he said. “And we all know that ....MORE
Area jobs picture gets a boost
• Revised 2012 numbers hint at modest growth in Deschutes County
May 3, 2013 4:00 am
New state data show Deschutes County posted higher job gains to end 2012 than first reported, offering some glimpses of an....MORE
Hoisting a spire to 1,776 feet in New York
May 3, 2013 4:00 am
Adorned with an American flag, the last pieces of a silver spire were hoisted to the top of One World Trade Center on Thursday.....MORE
Habitat seeks families
May 3, 2013 4:00 am
The Bend Area Habitat for Humanity is seeking families to apply for its homeownership program, and has scheduled two information sessions for later this month. Interested families must attend a session to receive a homeownership application,....MORE
Car dealer to consolidate
May 3, 2013 4:00 am
Murray & Holt Motors in Bend will be shrinking the space for its dealership to make room for a new Walgreens pharmacy at the corner of Northeast Third Street and Northeast Franklin Avenue. With its store and parking lot, Walgreens plans to fill....MORE
Tiny apartments have neighbors unhappy
May 3, 2013 4:00 am
SEATTLE — Judy Green was well-suited to move into a 10-by-10-foot apartment in Seattle’s University District. Green....MORE
Dispatches
May 3, 2013 4:00 am
• Steele Associates Architects LLC in Bend is working on the design for a new 65,000 square-foot hangar at the Madras Airport. The hangar will be used to support Erickson Group’s air-tanker fleet operations and also a collection of....MORE
The Sawyers
False promises: a timeline of fraud and deception
May 2, 2013 4:00 am
More than four years after their money was stolen in a case of multimillion-dollar real estate fraud, victims watched Tuesday as....MORE
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South county plan nearing adoption
May 2, 2013 4:00 am
The Deschutes County Commission on Wednesday will hear the first reading of “Newberry Country, A Plan for Southern Deschutes County" after commissioners and planners ironed out details Monday in the 70-page plan.“We needed to get board....MORE
Permits
May 2, 2013 4:00 am
City of Bend• John B. Shelk, 1420 N. W. Ogden, $270,180• West Bend Property Company LLC, 2099 N. W. Lemhi Pass, $195,612• Patricia A. Serbus, 3346 N. W. Bungalow, $293,510• Linda S. Olson, 951 N. E. 11th, $240,000• Central....MORE
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Subdivision plan spurs concerns
• Nearby residents fear traffic congestion at Reed Market and 27th would worsen
May 2, 2013 4:00 am
A proposal to build a 30-lot subdivision at Reed Market Road and Southeast 27th Street has some nearby residents concerned that the new homes would increase traffic congestion in the area. Officials with Watson Development, a firm run by the owner....MORE
Clarification
May 2, 2013 4:00 am
A story headlined “Growing industry," which appeared Sunday, April 28, on Page E1, did not make clear that Ruffwear considered potentially opening a Portland distribution center, but the company shelved the discussions after moving into a new....MORE
Downtown’s newest eats
May 2, 2013 4:00 am
Staff at Drake in downtown Bend serve a pre-opening lunch to friends and family Monday to prepare for today’s official....MORE
* Sentences: 9 years for Tami Sawyer; 2 years, 3 months for Kevin Sawyer * Restitution: Couple ordered to pay $5.82 million in real estate schemes
ePrison time for Sawyers
• Victims, judge and Sawyers speak out at the sentencing
May 1, 2013 4:00 am
EUGENE — More than four years after their money was stolen in a case of multimillion-dollar real estate fraud, victims....MORE
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Bend ready for fight on water project
May 1, 2013 4:00 am
The city of Bend is preparing for the possibility of another legal fight over the Bridge Creek water project. More than a week remains until the public comment period on the Forest Service environmental report on the project ends May 10. In the....MORE
Rise in home prices at 6-year high
May 1, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Signaling continued momentum, an index of home prices for 20 U. S. cities posted the largest year-over-year growth in more than six years, according to data released Tuesday. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite index rose 0.3....MORE
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Sawyers to learn their fate
• Feds seek years in prison, almost $6M in restitution
April 30, 2013 4:00 am
The federal government is asking for prison time and millions of dollars in restitution from a former real estate broker and her husband, a former Bend Police captain, who pleaded guilty in federal court in January to bilking investors out of....MORE
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Madras pool levy is back on ballot
April 30, 2013 4:00 am
Six months after turning down a measure to boost funding for the Madras Aquatic Center, Madras-area residents are being asked to reconsider. The levy on the May 21 ballot is largely identical to the one put before voters in November 2012, requesting....MORE
Shady Pines subdivision Whatever happened to ...
eFinal home is being built
April 30, 2013 4:00 am
Local homebuilders are finishing work this spring on a development in south Bend that bears the marks of the local housing boom,....MORE
Deeds
April 30, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• Hazel Hart, trustee for Hazel McGriff Family Revocable Trust, to St. Charles Health System Inc., Rennolds Acres Subdivision, Lot 6, Block 4, $166,650• Hayden Homes LLC to David and Barbara Gilreath, Aspen Rim, Lot 1,....MORE
Growing industry
• New sales, leases reducing the supply of Bend’s industrial vacancies
April 28, 2013 4:00 am
A recent surge in buying and leasing activity has pushed Bend’s supply of vacant industrial space to its lowest level....MORE
Deeds
April 28, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• John F. and Robin D. Dunbar, trustees for John F. and Robin D. Dunbar Revocable Trust, to John M. and Annette J. Britton, Partition Plat 2004-61, Parcel 2, $200,000• Stanley L. and Julie C. James to Art Lehman and....MORE
Ponderosa Park
eMaking a skatepark — with your help
Skaters share their ideas
April 27, 2013 4:00 am
As part of its renovation of Ponderosa Park on Southeast 15th Street, the Bend Park & Recreation District will build a new....MORE
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Paving project cost spikes nearly $1M
April 27, 2013 4:00 am
The once federally funded Skyliners Road reconstruction project will now cost Deschutes County nearly a million dollars.“We went from owing zero dollars on this project to owing $988,488," said county Road Department engineer George Kolb at a....MORE
Foreclosures to sell at May auction
April 27, 2013 4:00 am
Nearly 400 acres of land in Central Oregon — from High Desert sagebrush to a residential lot in a gated community —....MORE
Group plans development on lot near St. Charles Bend
• Construction could start as soon as late summer if project passes planning process
April 26, 2013 4:00 am
A group of property owners — two Bend physicians, two real estate brokers and a professional dispute mediator — is exploring the development of new retail and medical facilities just south of St. Charles Bend. One of the brokers, Compass Commercial Real Estate Services Principal Broker Stephen Toomey, said the group could start construction late this summer. An architect working with....MORE
Down payment size debated
April 25, 2013 4:00 am
It seemed an easy fix to prevent the excesses of the housing market: Make homebuyers put more money down. As the housing market....MORE
Deschutes
eJail bond OK’d
April 25, 2013 4:00 am
Construction of the Deschutes County jail’s $11 million, 144-bed expansion is scheduled to start as soon as bids are in and a construction firm is selected, said Susan Ross, director of the county Property and Facilities Department.“We....MORE
Looking to Third Street's future
• Bend plans a revitalized 'central district,' possibly with more foot and bike traffic
April 25, 2013 4:00 am
The city of Bend is working on a new plan to redevelop a section of Third Street into a vibrant district for shopping,....MORE
Lecture scheduled for tonight is canceled
April 25, 2013 11:56 am
The lecture “Eight Steps to a Walkable, Wealthier, Healthier City" scheduled for tonight has been canceled, due to an emergency in speaker Jeffrey Tumlin’s family, according to a news release from Building a Better Bend. For more....MORE
Permits
April 25, 2013 4:00 am
City of Bend• Hayden Homes LLC, 20578 S. E. Goldenrod, $245,935• Hayden Homes LLC, 20574 S. E. Goldenrod, $199,275• Mel McDougal Family Foundation, 20776 N. E. Horizon Ridge, $235,464• Hayden Homes LLC, 63769 Hunters, $146,....MORE
Construction to start on new Old Mill hotel
April 25, 2013 4:00 am
Construction could start within weeks on the newest addition to Bend's Old Mill District: a three-story, 114-room Hampton Inn and ....MORE
New-home sales rise in March
April 24, 2013 4:00 am
Sales of new single-family homes rose in March after a substantial drop in the prior month, signaling restarted momentum in the housing market, according to data released Tuesday. The U. S. Department of Commerce reported that the seasonally adjusted....MORE
Region’s jobless rates dip in March
April 24, 2013 4:00 am
Unemployment rates in Central Oregon inched downward in March, according to data released Tuesday by the Oregon Employment....MORE
Whatever happened to ... Desert Rise Industrial Park
eRedmond seeks payment extension
• City has sold only half the parcels it purchased
April 23, 2013 4:00 am
Nine years after the ink dried on a contract to purchase 122 acres for an industrial park from Deschutes County, the city of....MORE
Deeds
April 23, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes Deeds• Gary L. and Roxanne De Jarnatt to Jeffrey S. and Holly K. Hakala, Township 17, Range 12, Section 9, $235,000• Jeffrey E. Michelson to Alan R. and Jacquelyn L. Gustafson, trustees for Gustafson Family Trust, Tanglewood....MORE
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Private utility ills still costing
April 23, 2013 4:00 am
A decade after the city of Bend condemned the private Juniper Utility Co., Dan Ellis still remembers the problems that led to the city takeover.“In my front yard, specifically, they had a water main that had ruptured out in front of our house, ....MORE
Legal notices and the law
eState action opens new front on MERS
April 21, 2013 4:00 am
The housing market is off of life support: Central Oregon foreclosures slowed last year, as Bend home sales jumped and the nation ....MORE
Deeds
April 21, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• Joseph B. and Bonnie I. Emmons to Norman G. and Adrienne L. Graziano, Loe Brothers Town N Country Second Addition, Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, $165,000• Hollis R. and Virginia S. Oliver to Michael and Alice Goeman, Awbrey....MORE
Construction ahead for busy 3rd Street
• Work on the flood-prone underpass will address environmental and traffic-related issues
April 20, 2013 4:00 am
The city of Bend plans to break ground this summer on a project to reduce stormwater runoff around Third Street and prevent the frequent flooding that shuts down the Third Street underpass. City officials say the project will resolve an environmental problem, not just a traffic issue. The Third Street underpass is a high-risk area for pollutant spills, said Bend stormwater program manager Wendy....MORE
Prineville
eNew hospital gets final approval
April 20, 2013 4:00 am
The St. Charles Health System board of directors on Friday approved the construction of a new hospital in Prineville. The board....MORE
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University hot topic at budget meeting
April 20, 2013 4:00 am
Backers of higher education in Central Oregon were out in force Friday evening, making the case to members of the Oregon Legislature for a boost in funding for community colleges and converting OSU Cascades to a four-year university. The....MORE
Dispatches
April 19, 2013 4:00 am
• Jack Schniepp has opened Cascade Financial Strategies LLC as a registered investment advisor with the state of Oregon. Schniepp is a certified financial planner and will offer fee-based financial planning and investment management. The....MORE
Nike to expand near Beaverton
April 19, 2013 4:00 am
Nike Inc. will build two new buildings, expand parking and make other improvements in an expansion of its headquarters near Beaverton, the athletic footwear and apparel maker announced Thursday. The company employs more than 8,000 people including....MORE
Multifamily housing planned
• Bend's strong rental market spurs permits for new development
April 19, 2013 4:00 am
A tight rental market in Bend has developers, and some families, looking to capitalize by building new multifamily homes. That's driving some of the first duplex and apartment construction in the city since the 2008 real estate crash. In January, the city of Bend issued the first building permit for a duplex or multifamily housing, on Southwest Troon Avenue,since 2009, a review of city permits show.....MORE
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