Category Business
COLUMN: With food prices climbing, not all are feeling the impact of rising wages
COLUMN: Economic signs are improving but those on the lower wage scale still aren't feeling optimistic. What the numbers show about why that may be.
A tale of two workers: Heat deaths on the job provoke differing responses in Oregon, Idaho
After a migrant farmworker died of heat-related illness in Marion County during the 2021 heat dome, Oregon made stricter workplace safety rules. Idaho has done little following a similar death.
Rep. Salinas pitches farmworker relief bill to her district’s agricultural community
U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, is backing a bill that would provide assistance to farmworkers when natural disasters limit their ability to earn a living.
Oregon legislative Democrats join governor, Republicans in opposing rebate ballot measure
Measure 118 would hike taxes on corporations to send checks to all Oregonians.
BUILDING SALEM: Veterans housing opens in Grant Neighborhood
After a yearslong development effort, veterans experiencing homelessness will begin moving into new apartments at the historic Evergreen Church this month.
Solar projects on Salem-area farms get federal backing
Nearly $4 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund solar infrastructure in Marion and Polk counties including a 12-acre solar array on Zena Road.
Worker put at risk of falling off roof leads to $90,000 state penalty against roofing supplier
ABC Supply Co. Inc. of Wisconsin was cited by Oregon OSHA for repeatedly subjecting employees to falling hazards at a Salem worksite. The agency fined the company $92,226, and the company has appealed.
Oregon regulators trim proposed health insurance rates
Individuals who buy health insurance on exchanges will likely see rate hikes of 5% to 11% next year.
Avelo cuts Salem flights to Sonoma, extends Las Vegas and Burbank routes
The budget airline serving Salem said demand on its new route was low.