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Salem businesses, event organizers pivot in response to ICE fears
Some Latino-owned grocery stores on Lancaster Drive recently began offering free grocery delivery after seeing fewer customers following a rise in local immigration arrests.
Financial issues, accusations of embezzlement lead downtown preschool to shut down
Ramiro “RJ” Navarro, director of the Amiguitos Family and Child Care Center, is stepping down from his role after multiple employees reported receiving bad checks.
COLUMN: Job growth slows, but Salem fares better than Portland, Eugene
Salem has seen steady job growth from pre-pandemic levels, but local unemployment is ticking up, writes columnist Pamela Ferrara.
Missing federal jobs report leaves Oregon Employment Department, businesses in the dark
Despite delivering in past shutdowns, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said it was unable to provide the September jobs report because of the government shutdown.
Oregon urges banks, insurers to be flexible under government shutdown
State regulators are asking insurance and financial institutions to give people grace periods and postpone foreclosures as a federal government shutdown drags on.
These farmworkers say Oregon’s overtime law isn’t working. Farmers say they can’t afford it
Some farmworkers say a 2022 overtime law intended to bolster their pay is instead cutting their hours and paychecks.
Worker at Kettle Chips plant in Salem wins labor dispute: ‘Fighting for the injustice we lived’
Alejandra Marcos said she was fired from Salem's Kettle chips plant after raising concerns about not having regular access to water and bathroom breaks.
Oregon rent increases capped at 9.5% in 2026
For the first time this year, mobile home rent increases are also capped at 6% for facilities with more than 30 spaces.
The Forge’s transformation nears completion with ‘exciting’ developments still on the horizon
The Forge, a new downtown shopping center replacing the former Liberty Plaza, opened to the public earlier this year with just a few stores in business. Now, the building is nearing capacity in time for the holiday season.