This article was in Wednesday’s (December 4th, 2019) Herald and NewsWritten By: Francisca Benitez, H&N Staff Reporter  The Klamath Falls City Council Monday voted to enter into a development agreement with Confluence Klamath Falls, for the Balsiger block property at the corner of Main and Esplanade streets. “Currently, the developer envisions a hotel, rooftop restaurant, […]

A new partnership between Klamath Community College and Lithia Motors will place nine KCC students at three Klamath Falls dealerships, according to a KCC news release. Students who are accepted in the internship program will gain hands-on, real-world experience working as automotive technicians at the Lithia Toyota, Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge, and Lithia Ford dealerships. […]

This article was in Tuesday’s (November 5th, 2019) Herald and NewsWritten By: Holly Dillemuth, H&N Staff Reporter Klamath Falls could be equipped for helping residents on the Interstate 5 corridor recover once the Cascadia earthquake hits. That was the message heard by about 650 people who attended a TEDx-style presentation Saturday night at the Ross […]

Klamath Falls, OR (October 25th, 2019) – Off the corner of Esplanade and Spring Street, “imagine” no more – Today, the Klamath County Economic Development Association (KCEDA) announced that the ownership of General Duffy’s Waterhole (Redmond, OR) has entered into an agreement with the Klamath County Board of Commissioners to purchase the former MedoBel site. […]

Klamath Basin Oktoberfest is the Start of a Special Community Tradition In their first annual event, KCEDA knocks it out of the park (September 24th, 2019 – Klamath Falls, OR) — It’s official – this last Saturday it quickly became clear that Bill Collier Ice Arena was the place to be if you were in […]

This article was in Sunday’s (September 1st, 2019) Herald and NewsWritten By: Francisca Benitez  Klamath County Economic Development Association is all about making things happen in Klamath County. KCEDA is present at nearly every ribbon-cutting, ground-breaking and behind-the-scenes meeting for business in the county, yet many still don’t know of its existence and its purpose. […]

Written By: Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian  MKS Instruments says it plans to maintain Oregon operations of roughly 300 employees it acquired when it paid $1 billion for Electro Scientific Industries last year. MKS agreed last week to sell three buildings that comprised ESI’s Washington County headquarters to Columbia Sportswear. The $33 million deal gives Columbia […]

This article was in Wednesday’s (August 28th, 2019) Herald and NewsWritten By: Francisca Benitez  Community members, as well as officers and directors of People’s Bank, came out to TimberMill Shores in Klamath Falls for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the bank’s sixth branch location. A canopy with refreshments and seating was set up in the downtown […]

This article was in Friday’s (August 23rd, 2019) Herald and NewsWritten By: Francisca Benitez  Klamath County Public Works is taking advantage of a rare opportunity to save a lot of money on bridge construction over the next decade. A large bridge construction project in Eugene by the Oregon Department Transportation employed a temporary bridge to […]

This article was in Wednesday’s (August 21st, 2019) Herald and NewsWritten By: Francisa Benitez  The Bealls location in Klamath Falls will soon be converted to a Gordmans, another store under Stage, the same umbrella company as Bealls. “Gordmans is an off-price retailer, which means that it has a wide array of merchandise for the entire […]