• Natural Grocers, a family-run organic grocer based out of Colorado, will open a store in Bend on Aug. 27 at 3188 U.S. Highway 97. The grocery will offer only natural and organic products along with free nutritional counseling, cooking demonstrations and classes and seminars.

• Birtola Garmyn Real Estate Consultants has been named the top real estate team in Oregon by REAL Trends’ Best Real Estate Agents in America. It was ranked first in the state based on team transaction sides and team sales volumes. It also ranked 62nd in the nation in team transaction sides and 126th in sales volume in REAL Trends and The Wall Street Journal’s The Thousand report.

• The Buccola Team for Hasson Company Realtors has been ranked seventh in Oregon teams by volume and tenth in Oregon teams by sides by REAL Trends and The Wall Street Journal’s The Thousand report.