Category Business
COLUMN: Where the good jobs in the Salem area are and how much education is needed to get them
Obtaining more education can lead to better-paying jobs and being less likely to be unemployed. (Courtesy/Oregon Employment Department) Two of every three Oregonians who had planned post-high school education last fall postponed going, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau survey. The survey’s respondents gave…
Owner of Glamour Salon says she’s closing up shop and moving away
Supporters cheer the opening on Tuesday, May 5, of Glamour Salon at 195 Liberty St. S.E. Owner Lindsey Graham said she opened in defiance of state restrictions to earn an income (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) A downtown Salem salon that’s been a magnet for controversy over…
The pandemic exposed shortcomings in Oregon’s labor laws. A bill would let workers take matters into their own hands
A farm worker toils in a field. (Yadira Lopez/Malheur Enterprise) Beatriz Tapia, a farmworker from Woodburn, phoned into a legislative committee hearing last week to tell lawmakers a story about unsanitary bathrooms, losing her job and how a state agency didn’t have her back. Speaking…
With airlines scrambled by the pandemic, Salem could have a shot at landing commercial flights
Empty seats at Salem Municipal Airport. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) While the pandemic has upended the airline industry, it’s put Salem in a stronger position to attract commercial air service, which could be available as soon as next year. Those are the central takeaways from an…
Salem restaurants prepare to welcome customers back in from the cold
Omar Hernandez, restaurant manager at Adam’s Rib Smoke House, packs up a pick-up order on Wednesday, Feb. 24, as the restaurant readies to re-open later this week. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Mike Adams has tried to make the outdoor seating areas at the two locations of…
Grocery store workers demand their turn for Covid vaccinations
People standing in line to gain access to a Ralphs grocery store in El Segundo, California. Stores are regulating how many people can be inside the store at the same time. March 22, 2020.(David Zaitz/Special to Salem Reporter) A union representing thousands of grocery store…
With small businesses in mind, federal dollars again flow to Salem businesses
Businesses remain boarded up in downtown Salem following unrest in January. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) When a federal program designed to keep workers on the payroll amid the pandemic launched last spring, CJ Nelson, the owner of Salem’s The Coin Jam, recalled being apprehensive about applying…
The former location of the oldest European house in the Pacific Northwest will again be housing
Construction is underway at 990 Broadway N.E., which will produce 23 residential units. Developers worked with historic preservationists to make sure artifacts from Salem’s pioneer era were preserved. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) Typically when a developer begins work on a new building, work crews start digging…
COLUMN: National business survey spells good news and bad for Salem’s economy
Signs on the window at Taproot Lounge and Cafe advertise takeout options while the restaurant is closed to indoor seating due to state restrictions, on Thursday, Dec. 10. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem area unemployment rate ticked up to 6.3% in December with another 1,100…