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HOPE Plaza Breaks Ground
SALEM- The Center for Hope and Safety officially broke ground on their ambitious new project, HOPE Plaza in downtown Salem.
HOPE Plaza is a project that will create housing, opportunity, partnerships, and employment at the site of the old Greyhound Bus Terminal.
On the first floor will be businesses that partner with the Center for Hope and Safety and that…
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Capital Cryo Weathers the Storm
SALEM- Capital Cryo began as a business in Salem in 2017 as a form of therapy to reduce pain and inflammation while minimizing recovery time from injury or muscle fatigue.
When it was founded, the business focused on cryotherapy and featured a cryo cold chamber for recovery and as a way to treat sore and injured muscles, fatigue, pain relief, and recovery…
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Salem Chamber Candidates Questionnaire
Salem Mayoral Election
Chris Hoy Chane GriggsChris Hoy, Candidate for Salem Mayor, Chane Griggs, Candidate for Salem Mayor
Question 1: We know homelessness has been identified as Salem residents’ number one issue facing our city today. What three specific actions will you take in the next six months to assist Council in improving this cr…
Emerging Leader Spotlight
Name: David Qualls
Title: Regional Sales Manager - The Parr Company
How do you define leadership?
Serving, listening and learning. Doing these things help me be the best leader I can be. As a leader, I need to understand my people to help them find answers to their problems. Leadership is also bringing people together and maximizing everyone’s potenti…
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5 Steps to Create an Engaging Social Media Business Account
Everyone knows that if you are selling a product or service, you need to have a social media account. What they don’t tell you, is how much time and strategic content planning it can take to simply get someone to just “like” your post.
Many business owners like yourself, feel stressed out about what to post that will gain the most visibility, and ex…
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National Cancer Survivor Day
Nonprofit Organization: Kickin’ Cancer
National Cancer Survivor Day
Sunday, June 5th
The National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation defines a cancer survivor as anyone living with a history of cancer, from diagnosis to remainder of life. Although cancer is the second leading cause of death, there are more than 16.9 million cancer survivors currently in …
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Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization
Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization- You’re already a member!
A neighborhood is a group of residents, businesses, property owners, schools, agencies, and congregations within a designed geographical area. If you live, work, or own property in Salem, you are automatically a member of at least one NA (don’t worry, there aren’t any dues!).…
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Selling Your Business to Retire?
Preparing to Sell Each owner who seeks to sell his or her closely held business needs to be well prepared before attempting to do so. Smart preparation entails advance planning and the assemblage of critical information about the business, its personnel, and its markets. Careful preparations help a business defend its stated value in the marketplace and mitigate against the a…
Scholarship Opportunity for Students of Color in Salem-Keizer
A scholarship opportunity for underrepresented students of color in the Salem-Keizer area is one that may be often overlooked.
The Thompson-Patch Scholarship Fund has been around since 1995 and has assisted more than 250 students who have faced challenges in their lives and have shown the ability to overcome these challenges.
The scholarship was named af…
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Making Sense Of Rules
We’ve all heard the phrase “Rules are meant to be broken,” an expression from 5-star Army General Douglass MacArthur. The rest of the saying goes, “and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.”
At any rate, it’s a rule, not a law (which we are required to keep), and rules can bring out your rebellious side. Doesn’t that mean you don’t …
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