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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…
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…
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%…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Salem investment start-up jumps in backing hot sauce, 3-D printing
Hoss Soss owners, Catharine Sutherland and Matt Kuerbis. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) While working as a chef over the years, Matt Kuerbis began making his own hot sauces that he stored in plastic bottles marked as “Hoss Soss,” a reference to his nick-name. Toward the end…