Salem’s Latino Business Alliance has been steadily growing, and will host its biggest event Thursday when the bilingual networking event Expo Negocio returns.
ECONOMY
COLUMN: Local government grows, but population grows much faster in Salem
Over the past two decades, the Salem area’s population has grown 24%. Paying for employees to keep up with growth is a challenge, columnist Pamela Ferrara writes.
Homeowners see modest tax increases as Salem property values rise quickly
The tax break for Amazon’s Salem distribution center is up this year, meaning the company owes $1.6 million in property taxes to fund local government and schools.
Salem Health absorbs Hope Orthopedics
Salem’s largest health care provider is a little bigger after hiring nearly all the providers and employees from three former Hope Orthopedics clinics in Salem, Keizer and Dallas.
With fanfare, Salem’s first commercial flight in over a decade takes off for Vegas
A jet full of travelers and local dignitaries departed Salem Municipal Airport on Avelo Airlines Flight 220 Thursday morning following a years-long effort to return commercial air service to the city.
COLUMN: More job training needed to raise Oregon workforce participation
The share of Oregonians either working or looking for work is back to pre-pandemic levels, but remains low. Columnist Pamela Ferrara breaks down what the numbers mean.
Here’s how Salem officials calculated how much tax they’d raise from workers
Voters will decide in November whether the city of Salem can implement a tax to keep police, fire, libraries and homeless services running. City projections show the tax would bring in about $28 million a year — but that’s an estimate based on limited data.
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.