KBNW Business Briefs For 08/28/14

Business BriefsBEND, OR — Mosaic Medical has named Allison McCormick Chief Operating Officer.  McCormick comes to Mosaic Medical from St. Charles Health System where she was the Senior Director of the Cancer Center.

On Thursday, the eight Dutch Bros. location across Central Oregon will donate $1 from every large drink sold to support the Humane Society of Central Oregon.  Officials say the Dog Dayz of Summer will help the hundreds of animals served each year by HSCO.  Dutch Bros. has locations in Bend, Redmond and Sisters.

Philip Schmidt has been hired as public affairs director at the Oregon Association of Hospital and Health Systems.  In the newly created position, Schmidt will focus on communication efforts with association members, community outreach efforts and media contacts.

The Port of Vancouver has signed a deal to start hauling agricultural goods from North Dakota to the West Coast in rail cars that otherwise would come back empty after transporting supplies for the oil industry. The port signed an agreement Wednesday with North Dakota’s Agriculture commissioner. The deal is meant to help North Dakota farmers get their wheat and other crops to Asian and Latin American markets.

If you see local news happen, call the Horizon Broadcasting Group News Tip Hotline at 541-323-NEWS, or email us.

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Beaver Walk & Beaver Believers Screening

Beaver Natural History Walk & Restoration Site Tour, 4-5 pm Followed by a screening of The Beaver Believers and Q &A Hosted by Maureen Thompson, Beaver Works Program Manager and Kolleen Miller, Education Director for The Upper

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8th Annual Locavore Gala & Fundraiser

We invite you to be a part of something extraordinary – an evening that transcends the ordinary and celebrates the heart of our community. Central Oregon Locavore proudly presents its 8th Annual Gala and Fundraiser, a special