2024 Impact Conference - Cascade Business News
Dec 12, 2024 · (Graphic courtesy of Bend Chamber) Bend’s Business World & a Message from Ron Wyden The 2024 Impact Conference, held in the beautiful Riverhouse Lodge, promised to be a 360-view of the important issues, challenges, and opportunities on the horizon for businesses right now and into the future. That promise was kept with informative and insightfulRead More
SBA Visits Bend - Cascade Business News
Dec 10, 2024 · Five Downtown Businesses Featured on Tour On November 25 and 26 of this year, The Small Business Development Center at Central Oregon Community College (COCC) and the Bend Chamber of Commerce hosted the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Portland District Director Martin Golden in Bend. As part of their annual Small Business …
CEO Focus - Cascade Business News
Dec 17, 2024 · (Photo courtesy of Vistage International) Four Critical Issues for 2025 If you’re a business leader, chances are you are beginning to turn your attention to strategic planning for 2025, like most CEOs around the world. As the world’s largest private advisory program, serving 45,000 CEOs and business leaders worldwide, Vistage International has the best andRead More
The (Mis)Stakes Are High - Cascade Business News
Dec 12, 2024 · Wage & Hour Traps for Employers In my employment litigation defense practice, I’ve noticed a recent proliferation of wage and hour mistakes, which serves as a reminder to Oregon employers to take heed of legal obligations with respect to employee pay before it becomes a costly business expense. Meal Breaks While meal and rest breaksRead More
Council Selects Site for Future Urban Growth Boundary Expansion
Dec 5, 2024 · The Bend City Council considered two site proposals at the Wednesday night Council meeting, selecting a site on the southeastern border of town named the Caldera Ranch site for future inclusion into the City’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). This is the first step in bringing land into the UGB for future affordable and market rateRead More
Business Park Boost for Bend Companies - Cascade Business News
Oct 17, 2024 · Taylor Brooks to Helm New 95-Acre Commercial Development at Juniper Ridge. The announcement of a major new 95-acre industrial and commercial project for Bend’s north side has been welcomed by economic development chiefs as enabling expanding homegrown firms to stay in town, rather than needing to relocate to other communities to accommodate …
Last Call for 2024 Top Projects - Cascade Business News
Dec 3, 2024 · (Leading Edge Jet Center — one of the many Top Projects in 2022/Cascade Business News | Photo courtesy of SunWest Builders) Cascade Business News is looking for commercial, mixed use, infrastructure, multi-family projects with a hard cost of $1 million or more completed in 2024 within the tri county region.. There is no cost to submit your project, and …
New 131-Room Hotel Planned for Bend’s West Side
Dec 12, 2024 · (Rendering | courtesy of Choice Hotels International) Groundbreaking is scheduled soon for a new 131-room Cambria Hotel near Bend’s Old Mill District, one of several new hospitality ventures recently opening or being built by parent company Choice Hotels International around the country. The move is part of Choice Hotels’ continuation of its upscale category …
Accelerated City Growth Development Duel - Cascade Business …
Nov 26, 2024 · (Map | Courtesy of City of Bend) Two Sites Vying for One-Time Fast Track 100-Acre UGB Expansion Opportunity. Two potential large-scale development sites, one on the east side of Bend and the other to the south, are vying to be selected for a one-time accelerated Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) expansion opportunity of up to 100 net residential acres.
‘We Can Move Faster,’ Claims Redmond’s City Manager
Nov 12, 2024 · (A rendering of Redmond’s new Public Safety Facility that is slated for completion next summer | Rendering courtesy of the City of Redmond) “It has been nonstop” this past year,” said City Manager Keith Witcosky, with “a lot of initiatives that need to get done. But our really ambitious city council has a strong appetiteRead More