The Downtown Bend Business Association said the occupancy rate in the district dropped 1 percentage point in the first quarter of this year to 96 percent. The rate is based on the number of leased street-level retail and restaurant spaces, the association stated in a news release.

New businesses downtown will include a restaurant moving into 744 Bond St., two dealers in locally made jewelery at 841 Bond St., a video arcade at 111 Oregon Ave. and The Capitol, a live music venue underneath Patagonia, at 1000 Wall St., the association reported.