Bend high-tech sector has 'momentum to move forward'
Like minds in the growing Bend industry have created a group called COISUG, which meets every month in order for its roughly 100 members to network, share knowledge and listen to software demonstrations from some of computing's biggest vendors, including Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems. more >
A less expensive downtown emerges in Bend
The latest entrants into downtown Bend's restaurant scene say value and a less upscale environment are key to earning customer loyalty during a declining business cycle. more >
Bend solar industry takes hit from Congressional inaction
Bend and Central Oregon's 300 days of sun per year may have led to the growth of a burgeoning solar industry, but several of the region's biggest solar companies are struggling -- and they blame the federal government. more >
A new brew in Sisters
Central Oregon’s reputation as a mecca for craft beer lovers grew last month when Three Creeks Brewing opened its doors on the east edge of Sisters. more >
Oregon creates hot jobs in green energy
Oregon community colleges and the IBEW union are expanding training programs for solar and wind power work, creating jobs along the way. more >
Sisters could get a new downtown
The development, called Black Butte Crossing, would include 32,000 square feet of commercial space and up to 243 apartment units comprising roughly 340,000 square feet when built out over four to seven years. more >
Sales decline prompts Mt. Bachelor shakeup
As the final days of last winter’s ski season wound to a close, Powdr Corp. — which runs the Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort — took the dramatic step of firing the majority of the resort’s top management. more >
Downtown Redmond freed from traffic
After $90 million, a decade of planning and over a year’s worth of construction, a reroute of Highway 97 around downtown Redmond finally is complete more >
Angels arrive in the Gorge
A new angel investing conference will launch in September in Hood River. Christened the Gorge Angel Conference 2008, it’s the creation of the Hood River County Office of Economic Development, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network and several local partners. more >
Finding treasure in The Dalles
What started out as a vast demolition project has turned into an impromptu treasure hunt. Not gold coins or lost royal jewels, but instead precious metals from what was considered mostly scrap and junk. more >
Gorge commission changes rules on development
In a few of its recent decisions, the Columbia River Gorge Commission has approved a home with solar panels, an outdoor light, and a zoning change that could allow an $80 million, 245-unit destination resort. more >
