OREGON – Pacific Power has proposed another energy rate increase for customers. The rate increase would raise energy costs by 16.9% per customer, an average increase of just over $29 per household each month. Pacific Power says this increase will ...
Ashland, Ore. – The Office of Economic Analysis presented the quarterly revenue forecast which confirmed the state continues to bring in record revenue. Governor Kotek said “Oregon’s economy continues to stabilize. Now we need to keep our economy moving in ...
WEED, Calif. – After four years of discussion and planning, the City of Weed is in the process of installing 16 brand new electric vehicle charging stations. A few years ago, the city contacted a local business owner who had ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The award-winning Heart of the Rogue Festival is returning to Southern Oregon. Today (October 13) and Saturday (October 14). The event has tons in store from wine tastings to the Boston qualifying Rogue Marathon to live music ...
SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Employment Department says it is prepared for an increase in unemployment claims related to Gov. Kate Brown’s freeze and projects as many as 51,000 people could be affected. Meanwhile, the state is now confident ...
ASHLAND, Ore. *UPDATE* — Things will be quiet this summer in Ashland as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival puts its season on hold. The announcement was made Friday morning that along with the delay, hundreds of employees would be laid off. ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– A day after the announcement Country Crossings 2019 was canceled, businesses in the Rogue Valley are looking at what implications this could have for the local economy. The hospitality sector, one of the major beneficiaries of the festival, will be ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– Medford Comic-Con wrapped up this weekend but it’s having a lasting impact on the local economy. According to The Chamber of Medford/Jackson County, tourism is becoming a major economic driver in the area and Comic-Con is just one of ...
Medford, Ore. — Saturday is Small Business Saturday, but that didn’t keep local stores from trying to get a piece of the Black Friday sales. For the most part, Black Friday has always been an event for the big box stores, ...
Medford, Ore.- The smoke that filled the region over the last few weeks had a major impact on the economy. Job numbers are in for August and two industries clearly took a hit, those being leisure and hospitality. Regional economists ...