Jessica Ramey (left), the new owner of the Art Department, with Katy and Jim Vigeland who sold the business to her. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) After spending decades working jobs to pay the bills, Jessica Ramey has found her happy ending. On Sept. 30, Katy and Jim Vigeland handed her the[Read More…]
Tag: SALEM BUSINESS
BUSINESS ROUNDUP: A second look at workers’ comp, Electric Alley and agricultural grants
Electric Alley in downtown Salem on Thursday, September 3. (Amanda Loman/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, locations, grant opportunities and others. To suggest an item, reach[Read More…]
For Konditorei, pandemic layers on challenges as business opens and closes
Gerry Frank’s Konditorei plans to open again on Monday, Aug. 17 – the pandemic willing. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] “I’m getting a little irritated by this whole thing,” said Linae Sielicky, co-owner[Read More…]
For those in Salem with depression, new clinic provides another resource for treatment
Dr. Jonathan Horey, cofounder and chief medical officer, Active Recovery TMS. (Submitted photo) People with depression that isn’t easily treated soon won’t have to drive for hours to access an innovative, FDA-approved therapy option. On Aug. 3, Active Recovery TMS will open a new clinic in south Salem. The Boulder[Read More…]
Get out of the house – go visit the Tour of Homes to see Salem’s latest
Guests tour the New Product Showcase Home in south Salem that is part of this year’s Tour of Homes. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) The beauty of the Tour of Homes put on by the Home Builders Association of Marion and Polk Counties is that potential house buyers can[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem will have another big, empty building in downtown after JCPenney announces departure
Downtown Salem. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) The city of Salem is now pondering what to do with a big empty space in downtown after JCPenney announced Thursday that it would end its run in the city as part of a nationwide closure of 154 stores. The closures follow the[Read More…]
Salem Health builds financial muscle, anticipating future growth
Salem Hospital (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem Health’s latest expansion sounds ambitious: building a $235 million, seven-story, 150-bed tower at its centerpiece facility, Salem Hospital. A decade or two ago, such a project would have seemed gargantuan for the nonprofit Salem-based health system formally named Salem Health Hospitals &[Read More…]
On Salem Reporter’s anniversary, thoughts of more local news coverage to come
Les Zaitz, editor and CEO, Salem Reporter (Photo by David Zaitz) In its first year, Salem Reporter delivered on its promise to the community. That’s my assessment as I pause to reflect on our anniversary. We promised in-depth news coverage. Salem Reporter delivered. You got Rachel Alexander’s deep look at[Read More…]
Uncategorized Neighbors of proposed Costco, shopping center file with Oregon Court of Appeals
The site of the proposed Kuebler Gateway Shopping Center in South Salem pictured September 2018. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) The fate of a proposed Costco-anchored shopping center in south Salem will be decided a little bit later than previously thought. Three neighbors in the South Gateway Neighborhood Association announced Wednesday they[Read More…]
Uncategorized New York firm appears to be reviving shuttered Salem solar panel plant
An excavator drops dirt into a truck at Panasonic Corp.’s former solar panel plant in east Salem on Aug. 29. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Construction workers have been busy at a closed solar panel factory in east Salem, but mystery shrouds their work. Sources in the know declined to tell Salem[Read More…]
