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647 stories · Updated automatically as reporting is publishedOregon 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 process...
Salem Business JournalSalem’s next wave of chefs and restaurant leaders will be put to the test March 2 when students from Salem-Keizer’s Career Technical Education Center and South Salem High School compete...
Salem Business JournalCherriots has launched a new cloud-based Transit Signal Priority system designed to make buses more reliable along one of Salem’s busiest corridors. The Salem Area Mass Transit District, in...
Salem Business JournalDrivers can’t cut through Electric Alley right now, and that change is expected to last through May 9, 2026. For the small businesses tucked into the alleyway, the closure isn’t...
Salem Business JournalEllen Yin is taking her next business step south into Benton County. Yin, a Salem-based entrepreneur, recently acquired a clothing resale store in Corvallis with her husband, Dustin Nelson,...
Salem Business JournalBy: 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 Business JournalThe lights go up in the Willamette Ballroom. Boutiques set up pop-up shopping booths. A kids’ runway show kicks off the afternoon, then the main runway follows in two parts...
Salem Business JournalRoger Tofte, the creator of Enchanted Forest, has died, according to a family announcement shared by the park on social media. The post said Tofte died peacefully on Feb. 13,...
Salem Business JournalQuick 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 ta...
Salem Business JournalThe Salem Capitals are expanding a local partnership with Santiam Brewing into a three-drink lineup that connects sponsors and nonprofits through a community-focused collaboration model, acc...
Salem Business JournalSalem 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 deta...
Salem Business JournalSalem City Council voted 7-2 Monday night to approve a $200,000 emergency relief pilot program intended to help families facing urgent needs tied to federal immigration enforcement activity....
Salem Business JournalSalem Mayor Julie Hoy is disputing claims that she refused to sign a Feb. 5 letter from Gov. Tina Kotek and a group of Oregon mayors to the U.S. Department...
Salem Business JournalKeizer officials and community volunteers dedicated Oregon’s first Woody Williams Foundation Gold Star Families Memorial Monument on Feb. 7 at PFC Ryan J. Hill Park, closing out an 18-month...
Salem Business JournalRudy’s Steakhouse is back under new ownership and in a new setting after its downtown collapse ended in an eviction and a City of Salem lawsuit over unpaid rent. The...
Salem Business JournalDan Clem is taking the helm at the Keizer Chamber of Commerce, returning to chamber work at a moment when the organization is looking for stable leadership after an extended...
Salem Business JournalA Salem small business owner told the Salem City Council on Jan. 12 that he was stabbed while cleaning a downtown-area building, a firsthand account that came as city leaders...
Salem Business JournalHave you driven by Bentley’s coffee and wondered why they are pink? Bentley’s Coffee is running an awareness campaign for their “Dollars for Dogs” program that donates $1 to local...
Salem Business JournalSalem is pressing pause on sign code enforcement — a reset City Manager Krishna Namburi says is meant to give businesses breathing room while the city works with the community...
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