Previous owners of Orchard Park Apartments began charging market rate rents in 2022 after an initial affordability agreement expired. The Salem Housing Authority recently partnered with a private investment company to buy the property and stop steep rent increases.
ECONOMY
Oregonians can start to apply for paid work leave next month
State officials are prepping for the rollout of Paid Leave Oregon program, which will give workers paid family and medical leave.
Wanted: a vision for Salem’s vacant north downtown block
Salem’s urban renewal agency wants developers to weigh in with a plan for the vacant lots that once housed the Union Gospel Mission and Saffron Supply Co.
Avelo will begin flying from Salem to Las Vegas, Los Angeles in October
A budget airline carrier will begin twice weekly flights out of Salem in October following a years-long effort to bring commercial air service back to the city.
COLUMN: Why health care providers in Salem still struggle to hire
High stress levels, low pay and higher rates of illness from Covid have contributed to hiring challenges in crucial health care fields, columnist Pamela Ferrara writes.
Salem business leaders oppose city plan to tax workers without a vote
The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce has asked that the Salem City Council take a proposed payroll tax to the voters in November, while the statewide chamber opposes the tax entirely.
Returning from chemo, state worker has gone months without accurate pay
Weeks after state officials say they’ve resolved systemic errors that kept workers from being paid accurately, state employees are still waiting for money they’re owed.
Oregon state workers warn of possible strike in fight for raises
More than 1,000 state government employees joined a union rally at the state Capitol Thursday, urging state officials to pay better wages.
COLUMN: Salem is adding jobs, but unemployment is rising. Why?
Columnist Pamela Ferrara explains how two different surveys are used to give a snapshot of the Salem economy and available jobs.
State employee union warns of staffing ‘crisis’ as contract nears end
As the union representing about half of Oregon’s state workforce negotiates its contract, union leaders say vacant positions and mandatory overtime are hampering services to Oregonians