The entrance to an RV park next to the proposed site for a casino being pursued by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians is pushing forward with its effort to build a casino in Salem, setting up a clash with the[Read More…]
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OnPoint Community Credit Union to open Salem area branches
The front entrance to the OnPoint Community Credit Union’s new Keizer branch. (Courtesy/OnPoint Community Credit Union) At OnPoint Community Credit Union’s new Keizer branch, brochures are being put in place, supplies have been put away and desks and workstations for staff are being set up for its Monday opening. The[Read More…]
Ziply Fiber takes over Frontier Communications Northwest telecommunications
Harold Zeitz, CEO of Ziply Fiber (Courtesy/Ziply Fiber). Over 3,000 residents in Marion and Polk counties have a new provider for internet, phone and television services who promises to increase speed and reliability. The $1.35 billion sale of bankrupt Frontier Communications to the newly created Ziply Fiber was finalized on[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem shops say flavored vape ban could put them out of business
A person vaping. (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Before Gov. Kate Brown announced a 6-month ban on flavored vaping products Friday, local vape store employees were holding their breath. After the news was announced, Salem workers said they’re looking ahead to potential lawsuits, and for other lines of work. Jay Gilbert, manager of[Read More…]
Uncategorized Editor of Salem Reporter featured in NPR report on local journalism
Part of the morning crowd at the Lucky Cup coffee shop in Vale, Oregon. (Tom Goldman/NPR) The Malheur Enterprise was founded in 1909, and, like many other newspapers, was languishing. But in the past few years, its circulation has surged and it has won several national awards. Perhaps surprisingly, the weekly paper’s[Read More…]
Uncategorized Winding road ahead for Costco, Kuebler shopping center
The south end of a field where a the Kuebler Gateway Shopping Center is proposed. Oregon white oak trees could pose problems for plans to build a sprawling shopping center on Kuebler Boulevard. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) John Miller says he’s having more trouble getting to work every day, despite his[Read More…]
Uncategorized Former mushroom field could be site of 800-home development
The former site of PictSweet Mushrooms, which closed in 2001, pictured on Friday. A Lake Oswego developer proposes building 800 homes there. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) A former mushroom farm in east Salem could sprout more than 800 homes, as well as apartments and shops, near Amazon’s new fulfillment center. Brownstone[Read More…]
Uncategorized Workers and land in short supply for future growth, SEDCOR’s outgoing president says
Chad Freeman, pictured in his office has one week left as the president of the county’s regional economic development arm. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Like the economy, Chad Freeman has to keep moving. While starting a conversation about his time leading the Strategic Economic Development Corporation, also known as SEDCOR, the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Cherriots, Walmart at odds over potential transit center in south Salem
Walmart on Southeast Commercial Street worries it could lose more than 140 parking spaces if Cherriots pursues its transit station. (Special to Salem Reporter/Moriah Ratner) Update Sept. 12: Cherriots and Walmart have not yet struck a deal. The two sides met and have agreed to extend the window to Oct.[Read More…]
