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Brown signs $200M ‘Future Ready Oregon’ workforce training plan
Gov. Kate Brown signs her $200 million “Future Ready Oregon” workforce spending plan at the Intel campus in Hillsboro, Oregon, on April 5, 2022. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) HILLSBORO – Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday signed into law a $200 million workforce spending plan aimed…
Salem’s mayoral candidates agree on key issues during debate
Mayoral candidates Chane Griggs, left, and Chris Hoy speak at a debate during a Salem City Club meeting on Friday, April 1. (Screenshot) Salem’s two mayoral candidates largely saw eye to eye on the city’s most urgent issues in a debate during Friday’s Salem City…
Office rental space scarce in Salem, but that could shift as some state workers stay remote
Salem’s office buildings remain largely leased despite the shift toward remote work over the past two years, but the full impact of the pandemic on local offices remains to be seen as state agencies sort out their long-term needs. The city’s office rental market has…
Salem City Council approves new subdivision proposal on historic Meyer Farm
The Salem City Council on Monday narrowly approved a scaled-back plan by a developer to build over 100 single family lots on the historic Meyer Farm property in south Salem. The council voted 4-3 in favor of the city planning administrator’s approval of the proposal.…
Volunteers bring native plants to Englewood Park
Volunteers examine a clod of dirt during a work party at Englewood Park on Saturday, March 26, 2022 (Gerald Patrickson/Special to Salem Reporter) More than two dozen pairs of happy hands attacked the invasive growth on the east side of Salem’s Englewood Park Saturday in…
Land use policy, cautious investments could help Oregon weather economic uncertainty
Conservative investments and decades of policies aimed at reducing dependency on cars could insulate Oregon from the worst effects of an economic crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but state leaders and their advisers say much is still uncertain. The state and national economy…
Skyrocketing food prices are pinching budgets of Oregon individuals and agencies
Food service workers prepare wrapped turkey dogs to serve in Salem-Keizer elementary schools in 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Oregonians and some state agencies are grappling with soaring food costs. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, retail food prices have jumped 8.6% in a…
COLUMN: Lower wages, higher barriers to entry among reasons fewer Oregon teens work
Oregon teens’ labor force participation has declined in recent years (Graph by Pamela Ferrara/Special to Salem Reporter) Are youth endangered in the labor force? Labor force participation rates (the percentage of the civilian non-institutionalized population working and looking for work) for young people between the…
Salem Civic Center nominated for National Register of Historic Places
Salem’s Civic Center, which houses City Hall, the library and other city offices, is being nominated for a listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the America’s historic places worthy of preservation but…