Tag SALEM ECONOMY
Owner of Glamour Salon says she’s closing up shop and moving away
Supporters cheer the opening on Tuesday, May 5, of Glamour Salon at 195 Liberty St. S.E. Owner Lindsey Graham said she opened in defiance of state restrictions to earn an income (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) A downtown Salem salon that’s been a magnet for controversy over…
The pandemic exposed shortcomings in Oregon’s labor laws. A bill would let workers take matters into their own hands
A farm worker toils in a field. (Yadira Lopez/Malheur Enterprise) Beatriz Tapia, a farmworker from Woodburn, phoned into a legislative committee hearing last week to tell lawmakers a story about unsanitary bathrooms, losing her job and how a state agency didn’t have her back. Speaking…
With airlines scrambled by the pandemic, Salem could have a shot at landing commercial flights
Empty seats at Salem Municipal Airport. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) While the pandemic has upended the airline industry, it’s put Salem in a stronger position to attract commercial air service, which could be available as soon as next year. Those are the central takeaways from an…
Salem restaurants prepare to welcome customers back in from the cold
Omar Hernandez, restaurant manager at Adam’s Rib Smoke House, packs up a pick-up order on Wednesday, Feb. 24, as the restaurant readies to re-open later this week. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Mike Adams has tried to make the outdoor seating areas at the two locations of…
Grocery store workers demand their turn for Covid vaccinations
People standing in line to gain access to a Ralphs grocery store in El Segundo, California. Stores are regulating how many people can be inside the store at the same time. March 22, 2020.(David Zaitz/Special to Salem Reporter) A union representing thousands of grocery store…
With small businesses in mind, federal dollars again flow to Salem businesses
Businesses remain boarded up in downtown Salem following unrest in January. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) When a federal program designed to keep workers on the payroll amid the pandemic launched last spring, CJ Nelson, the owner of Salem’s The Coin Jam, recalled being apprehensive about applying…
COLUMN: National business survey spells good news and bad for Salem’s economy
Signs on the window at Taproot Lounge and Cafe advertise takeout options while the restaurant is closed to indoor seating due to state restrictions, on Thursday, Dec. 10. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem area unemployment rate ticked up to 6.3% in December with another 1,100…
COLUMN: What the local economy might bring in 2021
The employment picture in the Salem area during the pandemic has differed by sector. (Pam Ferrara) As the new year begins, let’s look back at the Salem economy since the pandemic began and then ahead to see how and when a return to normal might…
AGENDA: Urban Renewal Agency board to get update on cleanup, wetland mitigation and other projects
The Saffron Supply Co. building, which the city of Salem officially acquired March 2019. The retailer has operated out of the building since 1935. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) The board for Salem’s Urban Renewal Agency on Monday will review $372,725 worth of purchases made by the…