Reporter Abbey McDonald was recently a guest on Oregon Public Broadcasting's "Think Out Loud" to discuss how Salem's core is faring, from recent business closures to optimism about new developments.
"A lot of retailers say that people during the pandemic went out of their way to support local business. So, one was telling me about how she would FaceTime customers, pick out clothing for them, and then bring it to their car," McDonald told host Dave Miller. "Now there’s been a decline in that sort of attention toward local businesses. Also just anecdotally, people believe their customers have less money to spend nowadays. They’re feeling the tensions of inflation. Both business owners are feeling that and people in their households."
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Councilors will vote on authorizing an internal city loan to support medical staffings in preparation for the city’s takeover of ambulance service from private provider Falck in July 2025.
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