Category Business
Oregon Democrats mull options to divorce state tax code from GOP cuts
Oregon taxpayers would pay about $400 million less in state income tax under the GOP megabill, because federal income tax changes automatically roll down to the state level.
Roth’s workers call off strike after reaching tentative agreement
The union representing about 60 Roth's meat and deli workers said late Wednesday they had reached a deal providing "substantial wage increases."
Roth’s meat, deli workers set to strike Thursday over wages
The union representing over 60 Roth’s employees announced Wednesday they will strike at all nine stores if their demands are not met today during ongoing contract negotiations.
Santiam Bicycle, a fixture in Salem’s cycling community, closes shop downtown
Santiam Bicycle, a bicycle shop that has operated downtown for decades, announced in a Sept. 2 Facebook post it is permanently closed. The shop cited online shopping and big box stores as contributing factors to the closure. The shop sold bikes and offered repairs, but also served Salem’s cycling community by supporting local bike trails and putting together group rides.
Dreamies Creamery opens a second location in new downtown shopping center, The Forge
A family-run business selling ice cream made from sheep’s milk sets up in Salem after start in Dallas.
Paid parking in downtown Salem is a moneymaker. Businesses wonder what’s next.
The first month of downtown Salem’s new paid parking program brought in around double what city officials expected, and nearly as much as an annual parking tax on downtown businesses brought in last year.
Union representing Roth’s employees spearheads boycott, billboards say “Don’t Shop Roth’s”
A union representing dozens of Roth’s Fresh Markets employees has launched a boycott campaign amid ongoing contract negotiations with the company.
Feds cut millions from OSU extension, jeopardizing early nutrition and agriculture education programs
A now-cut federal grant provided most of the budget for Oregon State University Extension's nutrition and agriculture education programs. Those funds went toward programs like Elementary AgFest and farm field trips.
Oregon government will take $888 million revenue hit in next two years amid federal spending and tax cuts
The $472 million that Oregon lawmakers set aside to help buffer losses from the federal tax and spending cut law will not be enough, state forecasters said, as Republicans blamed state policies for the slowing economy.