EDCO’S NEXT PUBTALK SET FOR MARCH 23 AT MCMENAMINS FEATURING TOM GONSER, FOUNDER OF DOCUSIGN BEND, OR (March 1, 2017) – Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) announced the speakers for the next PubTalk to be held Thursday, March 23, 5pm at McMenamins in Downtown Bend. Tickets are on sale now and available here. EDCO’s Central […]

MILKEN INSTITUTE RELEASES NEW STUDY ON THE BEND-REDMOND MSA RECOGNIZING REGION’S SUCCESS, GROWTH BEND, OR (February 27, 2017) – The Los Angeles-based Milken Institute released the findings to its most recent Best Performing Small Cities study, affirming the Bend-Redmond area as number one in the country. The Milken Institute has tracked and evaluated the success of […]

Excerpt from Cascade Business News: “Sunriver, Three Rivers South, and La Pine are poised for growth!  Perhaps now more than ever South County is in a position to grow. Infrastructure is solid and growing, the community united around growth, available property in our 330-acre business park, enterprise zone benefits,  great changes/expansion on the Hwy 97 […]

Outdoor Project Secures Series A Funding — $2M investment will drive nationwide expansion — — Oregon Angel Fund leads the round with Cascade Angels’ support — — Company was awarded $150k as winners of 2016 Bend Venture Conference — BEND, OR (February 23, 2017) – Local startup Outdoor Project—found online at outdoorproject.com—announced this week that it has […]

7Even Dynamics, ColorKitchen, Ripclear in the running to win over $200,000 in funding as part of OEN’s Angel Oregon Program Bend, OR – February 10, 2017 – Oregon Entrepreneurs Network recently announced the 18 early-stage companies to make the quarterfinals of their 2017 Angel Oregon Program, with three of the hopefuls based locally in Bend, […]

Application Period Open February 6-March 6, 2017 via Gust.com BEND, Ore. – February 1, 2017 – Entrepreneurs seeking investment capital have an opportunity to present their early stage businesses for growth to Cascade Angels. Cascade Angels Fund 2017, LLC (“Cascade Angels Fund 2017” or the “Fund”) has opened up its first application period for entrepreneurs […]

BEND, Ore. – January 3, 2016 – Ever wonder how the water flow of the Columbia River is managed? Big agencies like the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) do it, but they don’t do it alone. They are assisted by people like Terry Buchholz, owner of Integrated Water Solutions (IWS) […]

BEND, Ore. – December 22, 2016 – The U.S. economy isn’t exactly booming. While the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since 2007, the economy is still growing at a relatively slow pace. Some places, however, are better off than others. For the third year in a row, SmartAsset took a look at the […]

BEND, Ore. – December 14, 2016 – Bend-Redmond, Oregon, tops the U.S. Best-Performing Small Cities index, rising from eighth the previous year. The metro improves in seven of the nine indicators. The health-care system provides economic stability. The central Oregon economy is vibrant and has been able to diversity its economic base through the new […]