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A 400-unit apartment complex is under construction next to Northgate Marketplace, a project that will put a significant dent in Medford’s housing shortage. “Our goal is to have the first units availab... → Read More
More affordable housing could be on the way next year once a new manufactured home factory seeded by a state grant begins operations. “It will provide some housing for the 2020 wildfire survivors in o... → Read More
Drab columns that support Interstate 5 through Medford will be reimagined with an artist’s touch this summer. The Medford Arts Commission has sent out a request for proposals to create murals on six c... → Read More
Bear Creek, Donahue-Frohnmayer and Midway parks are the top contenders for a long-awaited disc golf course in Medford. A $15,000 city-commissioned study by Terrain Landscape Architecture that will be ... → Read More
A public hearing will be held next week for a proposed apartment building and market redevelopment project in the economically depressed Liberty Park neighborhood. The Medford Urban Renewal Advisory C... → Read More
A proposed regional bike park along Bear Creek is starting to take shape on a 30-acre property in north Medford. The off-road bike park would offer a number of trails and skill levels on both sides of... → Read More
A dozen projects in the pipeline could help transform Medford, create more housing and spark a revitalization of the downtown and surrounding areas. In total, projects now on the drawing board could p... → Read More
Medford City Council Thursday night agreed to temporarily eliminate property taxes on a property north of downtown to help secure a $48 million low-income housing project. The proposed four-story comp... → Read More
Medford City Council moved Thursday night to increase police presence downtown after businesses pleaded for help with an alarming spike in criminal activity. “I frequently find feces outside our build... → Read More
Children exposed to lead-contaminated homes will get relief from a $2.2 million Medford effort to remove the poison. Medford City Council Thursday night approved the program, which will be managed by ... → Read More
A Medford sports complex hit with cost overruns will receive another $3 million in support from Salem. State Rep. Kim Wallan, R-Medford, helped secure the funding during the short legislative session ... → Read More
A proposed statue that ignited community controversy is no longer destined for downtown Medford. Instead a subcommittee is being formed with members of the Downtown Medford Association, Medford Arts C... → Read More
The Medford City Council has approved a “guaranteed maximum price” for a new sports park and two indoor pools. With Thursday night’s approval in place, Pence Construction hopes to substantially finish... → Read More
The latest cost estimate to build the “Rogue X” sports complex with two pools, a splash pad and an events center is 25% higher than original estimates. The $75,781,036 price tag is $15.18 million more... → Read More
The Rogue Valley has gone through a rough patch for the past couple of years but is ready to ring in the new year with a surge of economic activity. Pacific Retirement Systems is gearing up to start n... → Read More
A local company is on track to build a flagship low-income housing project in the Liberty Park neighborhood north of downtown Medford. The Medford Urban Renewal Agency Board gave the green light to be... → Read More
For most of Medford’s history, it’s turned its back on Bear Creek. In 2001, the city created the Bear Creek Master Plan, which proposed 66 projects that sought to convert the neglected and polluted wa... → Read More
Medford City Council is on track to award a $2 million contract to S&B James Construction to create a centralized, one-stop center for homeless services. At its Thursday night meeting, the council... → Read More
A supply-chain crunch and a reduced pear crop shouldn’t prevent Harry & David from delivering its famous baskets of goodies in time for the holidays, as long as people order on time. The company ... → Read More
Medford has found two companies competing to build a flagship low-income housing project for the Liberty Park neighborhood. Rubicon Investments of Medford has formed a partnership with Edlen and Comp... → Read More