The move to a larger restaurant gives Salemites more lunchtime choices in the heart of downtown.
ECONOMY
Oregon’s latest economic forecast predicts a record $3.4 billion kicker to taxpayers
The economy is booming but recession fears loom amid surging wages and jobs.
Biden to wipe out $10,000 in student loan debt for many borrowers
The administration will cancel $20,000 in federal student loans for Pell Grant borrowers and pause all loan repayments until Dec. 31.
Business leaders urge faster timeline on airport improvements to allow flights in 2023
A recent bankruptcy filing by the parent company of Aha! airlines won’t change the timeline for potential Salem air service, city and business leaders said, as other larger airlines are also in talks about beginning flights in 2023.
COLUMN: American women still doing the bulk of household work, latest Census finds
Columnist Pamela Ferrara dives into the relatively low labor force participation of U.S. women compared to women in other industrialized countries.
City moves forward with demolition of former UGM block
Salem’s Urban Renewal Agency seeks to have the downtown block demolished by the end of the year to make way for redevelopment.
Low wages drive resignations in Salem area, poll finds
About one quarter of WIllamette Valley residents have quit a job in the past two years, most frequently because of low wages. The data comes from a sample of 260 people in the valley as part of a larger survey given by Oregon Values and Beliefs Center–a nonpartisan organization that[Read More…]
Salem lands federal grant to help attract commercial air service
The $850,000 from the Department of Transportation can be used for revenue guarantees for airlines and marketing of local flights, but leaves unresolved the issue of how the city would pay for major terminal upgrades and ongoing staffing needed to support flights.
Southeast Commercial site chosen as potential south Salem transit center
Salem’s transit agency is hoping a largely vacant piece of land on Southeast Commercial Street will be the city’s next transit hub. The Salem Area Mass Transit District’s Board of Directors last week voted to move forward with an environmental study of the site at the northeast corner of Wiltsey[Read More…]
Salem councilors want air service back, but who pays remains unclear
One commercial airline, Aha!, wrote a letter to the TSA in March expressing interest in serving Salem with a 50-seat plane. But a recent assessment by the agency found that would require a minimum $3.9 million in renovations.