Economy
172 articles · Page 3 of 18
Oregon Bets on “One-Stop” Support for Food and Ag Businesses as Farm Bill Fight Drags On
Oregon officials used a Feb. 13 agriculture gathering in Salem to preview a new approach to supporting food and agriculture businesses: a pilot network designed to help producers and processors...
Commercial Market Defined by Discipline
By: Curt Arthur & Deanna Gwyn The Mid-Valley real estate picture in 2026 is being shaped less by fast growth and more by restraint — tighter deal standards on the...
Salem Economic Forum- Steady Multifamily, Small-Shop Retail Momentum, And A Longer Permitting Clock
Quick Summary- Click here! Retail leasing picked up in 2025 as smaller-format deals drove volume, while landlords and tenants paid closer attention to pass-through costs like security and taxes. Salem’s...
Salem City Council backs broad renter-protection research plan after narrower proposal collapses
Salem City Council voted Monday night to direct city staff to begin researching ways the city could help keep renters housed, approving a broad information-gathering motion after a more detailed...
City Council Moves Forward with Repealing the Downtown Business Parking Tax
Salem City Council voted unanimously Monday night to advance the repeal of the Downtown Parking District Tax, a long-running assessment paid by businesses in the downtown core to help fund...
Oregon petition campaign submits nearly 200,000 signatures to challenge transportation tax hikes
A Republican-led campaign seeking to roll back parts of Oregon’s new transportation funding law turned in 194,000 voter signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Elections Division on Friday, a...
Church at the Park spends 91% of budget on services amid salary scrutiny
An independent fiscal review of Church at the Park, one of Salem’s main shelter providers, says the nonprofit directs about 91% of its funding to program services, challenging social media...
West Salem Trash Rate Increase Approved by Salem City Council
West Salem residents will see higher garbage bills over the next two years after the Salem City Council approved new solid waste collection rates, while most Salem customers in Marion...
CO.STARTERS Accelerator Backed by WaFd Bank and FINSYNC Helps Salem and Keizer Entrepreneurs Launch Businesses
SALEM, Ore. — A new small-business accelerator in the Salem-Keizer area is helping first-time founders turn ideas into viable companies, backed by a three-way partnership between WaFd Bank, the Keizer...
A System Under Strain: The Expanding Cost of Homelessness in Oregon’s Mid-Willamette Valley
Homelessness in the Mid-Willamette Valley has reached record levels, exposing the limits of Oregon’s current response and the financial weight of maintaining it. The 2025 Point-in-Time count identified 2,154 individuals...