A three-story medical and office building will house an expanded Hunsaker Dental when it opens in 2025.
ECONOMY
BUILDING SALEM: Sushi, tacos and new apartments come to Liberty Road
Laike Plaza, a three-building development that includes a new Tony’s Taco Shop and Momiji Sushi, is wrapping up construction across from Sunnyslope Center.
COLUMN: Hiring challenges remain for law enforcement in Salem area
While hiring challenges have eased for many employers, columnist Pamela Ferrara explains local police agencies are still seeing lower applicant numbers and beefing up recruiting efforts.
Salem’s Front Street on the way to a transportation makeover
A $2.7 million federal grant will pay for Salem to craft a plan transforming Front Street north of downtown just as efforts to redevelop the area are kicking off.
La Familia Cider Co. named Manufacturer of the Year for its inventive ciders
The family-run company, operating since 2017, recently expanded its hard cider operations into Portland.
Southeast Salem Home Depot distribution center fined for mislabeling hazardous waste
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined Southeast Salem’s Home Depot warehouse and distribution center over $25,000 for failing to determine whether it was generating hazardous waste over a three year period.
BUILDING SALEM: Former food processing facility comes down, paving way for sale of prime development spot
A large industrial building in west Salem once processed turkeys, then marionberries, and made a brief cameo in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” It’s now demolished and could be a transformative development for the city.
RAM Restaurant & Brewery abruptly closes, searches for new location
After 52 years, the RAM Restaurant & Brewery at 515 12th St. S.E. closed its doors Tuesday, but the restaurant’s owners said they are looking for a new location.
Oregon still fixing state employee payroll system after problems last year
State auditors could not get complete information from the Oregon Department of Administrative Services about the $21 million state payroll system which had an error-laden rollout last year.
Salem gets its first psilocybin service center
A new psilocybin service center, the first for Salem, is now operating at 2585 State Street, and its new owners are working on opening a second location on Southeast Commercial Street.
