Category ECONOMY
Taste, sip Oregon’s newest local food products at Saturday event in Salem
The Oregon Angel Food Marketplace comes to Chemeketa Community College this weekend, highlighting products from 50 food and drink entrepreneurs.
Microloan program for Latino entrepreneurs honored for economic development
Salem’s Strategic Economic Development Corporation held its annual awards ceremony on Sept. 8. Those recognized included a local microenterprise program, a Dallas creamery and a Salem flooring manufacturer.
COLUMN: Why people with criminal histories struggle to find jobs in Oregon
Columnist Pamela Ferrara examines the demographics of Oregon's prison population, and the challenges that keep people unemployed after release.
Oregon economic forecast: Median taxpayer will receive $1,000 from record $5.6 billion kicker
A median income earner in Oregon will receive about $1,000 back on taxes next year in the state's largest kicker ever, state economists said Wednesday.
Avelo reports thousands of bookings in Salem
Two months before launch, Avelo said that it has seen nearly 4,000 itineraries booked for service at the Salem Municipal Airport.
Tourists can get quick help – or get married – at Travel Salem’s new visitor center
A renovated former Chase Bank will give the tourism nonprofit more space to walk visitors through the Willamette Valley’s highlights, and a drive-thru window that could one day be a wedding venue.
Oregon employment officials prep for launch of paid leave program
State officials predict there will be bumps along the way as Oregon rolls out a paid family and medical leave program.
Ironman will return to Salem through 2028
After three years of hosting the triathlon, Travel Salem and Ironman 70.3 have agreed to bring the race back to Salem for another five years, boosting the local economy.
Waitlists open for new affordable housing developments in Salem
Mahonia Crossing, a private affordable housing complex in the South Gateway area, and Sequoia Crossings, a Salem Housing Authority property for chronically homeless people, are both beginning to lease apartments.