Larry Alexander, of Salem, places an order with server Jessica Strong at Wild Pear Restaurant on Wednesday, September 30. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) For restaurant owners like Riley Vannoy, one of the co-owners of Noble Wave in downtown, 2020 has been marked by pivots. Specializing in po’ boy sandwiches, fried chicken[Read More…]
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BUSINESS ROUNDUP: Grants go around, wildfire recovery presentation, networking event
The beloved Gingerbread House in Mehama survived a firestorm that tore through the Santiam Canyon community Monday, Sept. 8. Other businesses in the area were destroyed. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on business. To help keep you up to speed, the Salem Reporter has launched a semi-regular roundup[Read More…]
The pandemic brings a side effect: increased cannabis sales
Jared DeCamp pours out marijuana buds from Gadsden Gardens at Herbal Remedies Dispensary on Thursday, September 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Alicia Smith said that as the pandemic struck, her cannabis stores have gotten busier with new customers looking for relief from the strain of uncertain times. Smith is the founder[Read More…]
BUSINESS ROUNDUP: Disaster unemployment, free PPE, culture grants, new LEGO store, working while claiming
A woman in personal protective equipment walks in to Prestige Senior Living Orchard Heights on May 15, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on business. To help keep you up to speed, the Salem Reporter has launched a semi-regular roundup of business-related items that includes new business[Read More…]
The Salem area continues its return to work
Each of Oregon’s 36 counties saw gains in employment in August. (Courtesy/Oregon Employment Department) In a sign that the local economy is recovering from the pandemic, the Salem area saw its unemployment rate drop for the fourth straight month. The Salem area’s unemployment was 7.3% for August, according to numbers[Read More…]
BUSINESS ROUNDUP: Chances to network and learn about the economy, extra cash for unemployed, OLCC approves curbside rules and another business to close
Jim Smiley, co-owner of Santiam Brewing, flips through upcoming delivery orders on Friday, April 10. The brewery currently has two vans delivering food and drink orders directly to customers homes. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on business. To help keep you up to speed, the Salem Reporter is[Read More…]
Easy solutions are few as employers and working parents prepare for online school
School hallway at Stevens Middle School (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) When schools closed in March due to the Covid pandemic, Trish Straw was one of the luckier parents. A mental health associate at Marion County who serves as president of the employees’ union, Straw had six weeks of paid leave she[Read More…]
BUSINESS ROUND UP: More cash for unemployed. New restaurant. Theater closes. Future of work.
Oregon Employment Department. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) EXTRA CASH. An additional $300 a week is on its way to Oregonians collecting unemployment benefits. The Oregon Employment Department announced on Friday that its application was approved for a federal program intended to help make up the gap between what Oregonians’ are getting[Read More…]
BUSINESS ROUNDUP: A brewer taps out, cash available for business and free safety training
A construction worker stands on scaffolding at the new, upcoming wing to care for residents with dementia. PHOTO CREDIT: (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on business. To help keep you up to speed, the Salem Reporter is launching a semi-regular roundup of business-related items including new business openings,[Read More…]
A Salem legacy business gets an unexpected boost from the pandemic
Chris Sarles, the president and CEO of Oregon Fruit Products LLC, standing next to some of his company’s canned fruits waiting to be shipped. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) With stacked pallets of tin cans towering above him and the smell of cooking fruit wafting through the cavernous building, Chris Sarles described[Read More…]
