The State of Bend

Marcus and Anthony sit down with realtor Kelly Musgrove to discuss homes in Bend and his view of the real estate market in Central Oregon. 

Marcus and Anthony sit down with Erica Reilly, local restaurateur on the joys and challenges of running one of Bend's favorite small businesses.   

Marcus and Anthony sat down with Damon Runberg this past summer, who at the time of recording was our Regional Economist. Damon has since begun serving as an Economist at Business Oregon.  The three had a great conversation about the Central Oregon economy, housing, workforce, challenges, and opportunities.   

Marcus and Anthony sat down with realtor Brian Ladd for an excellent conversation about Bend and business as part of their ongoing season on business in Bend. 

Marcus and Anthony sit down with Peter Grube, green developer and member of City environment and climate committee. 

Marcus and Anthony sit down with CEO of Bendistillery, Alan Dietrich, to talk business and service in Bend, including the challenges and opportunities we're facing right now.   

The statements made by hosts and guests are in their personal capacity and do not reflect the official position of any other person or government. 

We're back with Season 3 of the State of Bend. This season we'll focus on small businesses in our community, including the challenges and opportunities we're facing right now.  This season preview was recorded before the tragic events of August 28 in Bend.    

The statements made by hosts and guests are in their personal capacity and do not reflect the official position of any other person or government. 

In this episode we interview Oregon's Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tina Kotek, who is running for Governor. We discuss everything from childcare to what the tone and goals of a Kotek administration would look like. 

Thanks for coming on the pod, Speak Kotek!

We have interviewed 4 democratic candidates for governor of the 5 in the primary, and we hope this is a helpful way to get to know the candidates in a welcoming format. 

In this episode, we had the honor of chatting with Maurice Henderson, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Transportation and advisor to Secretary Pete Buttigieg. We are lucky that Maurice and his wife, MaryClare live in Bend. 

This is a meaty episode of what Oregon and specifically Bend will gain from the bipartisan infrastructure bill that was signed on Monday of this week.

Thanks to Maurice for coming on the pod! 

On this episode of The State of Bend, we chat with Morgan Schmidt, founder of Pandemic Partners, former pastor, and candidate for Deschutes County Commissioner. We chat about Morgan's thoughts on the role and extensively about Deschutes County residents experiencing houselessness. 

Thanks for coming on the pod, Morgan!