The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce. Tom Hoffert will take over as CEO starting Jan. 2, the chamber announced Thursday. (Courtesy of Photos By Orion and the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce) The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce has turned to a former employee, now an executive at a Mexican[Read More…]

Oregon white oaks pictured in September at the proposed site of the Kuebler Gateway Shopping Center. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter files) Monday night could be check out time for a proposed shopping center in South Salem that’s drawn objections from neighbors. Salem City Council will hold a hearing Monday on the[Read More…]

UPDATE: This story was updated at 6 p.m. with additional details from the state. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has accused a California winemaker of illegally selling its wine in Oregon and is proposing to revoke its state certificate, a step that would shut off the winemaker’s access to the[Read More…]

The site of the proposed Kuebler Gateway Shopping Center in South Salem. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Costco’s road to a new location in south Salem is not over after neighbors appealed the city’s recent decision to allow the Kuebler Gateway Shopping Center. The appeals trigger what could be months of more[Read More…]

A view over the intersection of Battle Creek Road Southeast and Kuebler Boulevard, near where the Kuebler Gateway Shopping Center is proposed. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Salem city planners on Tuesday approved a plan to build a nearly 200,000-square-foot shopping center along Kuebler Boulevard, but with a bevy of conditions. The[Read More…]

Scott Wolf, a process technician, repairs a station at Garmin’s offices near McNary Field. Garmin has added more than 100 workers since 2013, General Manager Steve VanArsdale said. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) The math was easy for Brian Sheridan. In spring 2014 in Alaska, the database engineer knew what was coming:[Read More…]

The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce. CEO Nick Williams announced Friday he will resign by the end of the year. (Courtesy of the Photos By Orion and the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce) The latest staffer to leave the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce is one of its biggest. CEO[Read More…]

Oregon’s Congressional delegation officially called for an investigation Tuesday into a Napa Valley winery accused of appropriating the state’s reputation for pinot noir. U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden joined Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader, all Democrats, in asking the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and[Read More…]

Willamette Valley Vineyards founder Jim Bernau, left, wife Jen Bernau and Jim Gullo of Oregon Wine Press pack a minivan before driving to southern Oregon. Vineyards in the Rogue Valley are scrambling to offload tons of grapes that were cancelled at the last minute by Napa Valley winery Copper Cane.[Read More…]

Rows of grapes growing at Willamette Valley Vineyards in Turner on Tuesday. The vineyard is part of a fight against what it perceives as misappropriation of the region’s pinot noir by a Napa Valley winery. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) TURNER — Jim Bernau bought a rolling hillside of blackberry vines and[Read More…]