Suzanne Roig

Visit Central Oregon seeks ideas for tourism-related projects

The sale of BendTel to Vero Broadband LLC has been completed, but must still obtain final regulatory approval from the Federal Communications Commission, according to a company statement. Telecom provider BendTel brought broadband to the region by creating a fiber-optic loop. Vero will become the fiber internet provider in Central Oregon once the sale is […]

Winter has arrived in Central Oregon in every way, except the way that matters most: Snow. At Mt. Bachelor ski area, chairlifts hung motionless under stubborn blue skies Wednesday and the ski runs remain patchy with scrub brush poking out of snow piles. In the past seven days, only about an inch of snow fell […]

Aqua Clear Hot Tubs, a family-owned business based in Sisters, opened a new store in Bend on Robal Lane, near Ulta and Target. The company’s hot tubs are made in the United States and are now on display in the new showroom, which opened in October. The business also sells cold plunges, infrared and traditional […]

Business people on the move

Room tax collections in Bend were up last fiscal year, despite a slight decline in the price of an average hotel stay, a trend that could continue into next year. According to data provided by Visit Bend, hotel occupancy rose 3% in the 2024-2025 fiscal year and room tax collection rose 1.4% in the same […]

Breeze Airways cancels flights from Burbank, California to Redmond

Business people on the move in Central Oregon

McDonald's three locations owned by the same franchisee

Family keeps legacy of service alive through generations of appliance sales