1 in 5 Companies Have No Plans to Increase Pay Latest Results from The Harris Poll Expectations for wage increases have jumped roughly 20% since 2020 as 70% of companies plan to offer higher salary adjustments through the end of the year. Benefits, however,...
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Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening for Prime IV Hydration and Wellness
The Bend Chamber is pleased to showcase the ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration at Prime IV Hydration and Wellness at 1288 SW Simpson Ave, Ste K, in Bend on September 30. Congratulations on the opening of your new business in the Westside Yard and thank you...
Bend Young Professionals Adds a New YP Passport Option
Business Flex Passport Allows More Flexibility for Employers The Bend Chamber’s Young Professionals (YP) Program, sponsored by US Bank, announces a new enhancement to its YP Passport offering for 2023. First introduced in 2020, the YP Passport...
Bend 101 Seasonal Topic Focuses on Land Use and Our Rapid Growth
Insights into how state, county, and city policies have shaped the process will be shared. The goal of Bend 101 is to provide a channel for helping new(ish) residents better understand where Bend has come from, what it’s facing today, how to get involved and make new...
Faster Internet Oregon Speed Test Campaign
The Faster Internet Oregon speed test campaign is a statewide broadband mapping effort for Oregonians to report Internet speeds or a lack of connection at home. The Faster Internet Oregon project will provide decision-makers with data that will: Identify Oregon homes...
Addressing Oregon’s Housing Shortage, Workforce Needs
Oregon Office of Economic AnalysisSeptember 2022 Article by Josh Lehner We know Oregon has underbuilt housing by about 5 years' worth of new construction in recent decades. The household formation boom during the pandemic likely pushes that to more like 6...
Ribbon Cutting at Total Real Estate Group
The Bend Chamber is pleased to showcase the ribbon cutting celebration at Total Real Estate Group at 2900 NW Clearwater Drive, Suite 320 in Bend on September 15. Congratulations on the opening of your new location in the Clearwater Crossing building and thank you to...
Candidates, Employers Should Engage Over Nagging Business Issues
Our ask of candidates this election season is — to seek us out and engage in discussion. Employers in Bend are facing many challenges that look much like those of other citizens that can be aided by policy and legislation.
NewsChannel 21 Hosts and Airs a Series of Six Debates
NewsChannel 21 has begun hosting and airing a series of six live debates to help voters cast an informed ballot. All of the events, including the first televised debate of the fall between the three leading candidates for governor, also will be live-streamed on...
Furnish Hope is Excited to Launch First Storefront, Furnish Hope & Home
Storefront Grand Opening Friday, September 23, 2022 10:00am-5:00pm 50 SE Scott St Bend, OR 97702 Shop with purpose at Furnish Hope & Home! Furnish Hope is excited to launch our first storefront, Furnish Hope & Home. An upscale resale boutique generating...
Get ‘Uncorked’ in Sunriver
Wine lovers rejoice! Uncorked, Sunriver Style is returning following a two-year, pandemic-induced hiatus. What a better way to celebrate the end of summer’s hustle and bustle with wine, chocolate and cheese? Join the Sunriver Owners Association for two days of...
New Date for Thrilla Cyclocross
The MBSEF Thrilla Cyclocross Series presented by Bowen Sports Performance, will take place Thursdays, September 8, 15, 22 and 29 at the Athletic Club of Bend. Originally scheduled to begin on September 1st. We pushed the starting date to September 8th due to the...
There’s Still Six Weeks Left to Join The Big Butte Challenge
All the Central Oregon attri-buttes we love: views, brews, swag and sunshine! In its second year, the self-paced Big Butte Challenge kicked off May 30 and runs through October 5 with a myriad of added fun, including three additional Butte Challenges, more breweries,...
Endless Summer Nights Tickets are on Sale Now
Fundraising event featuring food trucks, bounce houses, Cycle Pub races, cornhole, and more with your favorite Central Oregon businesses. After a two-year hiatus, Heart of Oregon Corps is excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for Endless Summer...
Mosaic Medical Marks 20 Years of Providing Quality Care For All
Community Invited to 20th Anniversary Jamboree on Sept. 23 Founded by Prineville community members in September of 2002, Mosaic Medical—a nonprofit community health center—is celebrating their 20th anniversary. From the original clinic in Prineville, Mosaic...
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