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621 stories · Updated automatically as reporting is publishedOn Halloween night in West Salem, account executive and outreach volunteer Jennifer Benavidez joined a small group outside a Dollar General to talk with people living outside. One of the...
Salem Business JournalAn 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.....
Salem Business JournalSalem has been a sanctuary city for years, but this month city leaders pushed that stance into new territory. On Dec. 1, the Salem City Council voted 6–3 to declare...
Salem Business JournalWest 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...
Salem Business JournalSALEM, 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,...
Salem Business JournalAfter hours of emotional testimony describing ICE raids, the Salem City Council on Nov. 24 voted 7-2 to reaffirm Salem as an inclusive and sanctuary city — then voted 6-3...
Salem Business JournalSalem is rolling out the welcome mat for holiday shoppers with free downtown parking and a full weekend of events aimed at boosting small businesses at the start of the...
Salem Business JournalThe holiday season in Salem and Keizer is busy. Lights, markets and parades fill most weekends from Thanksgiving through mid-December. If you are planning what to do with family or...
Salem Business JournalHey Salem, where can we find the best wings in town? It’s a question that sparks fierce debate, but when we looked at the comments, three names kept rising to...
Salem Business JournalShoppers at Salem Center will soon be sharing the corridors with a new kind of patrol: a semi-autonomous security robot designed in Oregon to watch for problems, support human guards...
Salem Business JournalHomelessness 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...
Salem Business JournalThis December, Salem’s theatre community will have extra reason to celebrate — Bridgetown Musical Theatre is bringing the holiday musical The World According to Snoopy!!! to the Verona Studi...
Salem Business JournalImage for illustrative purposes By Senator Bruce Starr, Representative Ed Diehl, and Jason Williams When politicians stop listening, taxpayers must speak louder. Governor Kotek and her allie...
Salem Business JournalWhen the Salem Capitals take the court next season, they won’t just be playing for another championship — they’ll be helping write a new chapter in basketball history. The Capitals...
Salem Business JournalIt has been a long and winding road, but the year-long effort by the Governor and Democratic Legislature to pass a transportation plan is now nearing the finish line. This...
Salem Business JournalLocal entrepreneurs will take center stage later this month as the Pop Up & Pitch Marketplace returns to downtown Salem on Friday, Nov. 21, offering the public a taste of...
Salem Business JournalWells Fargo & Co. will permanently close its Salem operations center, eliminating 147 positions by the end of the year as part of a broad plan to streamline its nationwide...
Salem Business JournalDowntown Salem will usher in the holiday season with its annual community parade on Black Friday, November 28, marking the official start of the city’s winter festivities.Organized by the Sa...
Salem Business JournalSalem City Council voted Monday to accept a $180,000 private donation to fund two police officers for the city’s Homeless Services Team (HST) for six months, with a possible renewal...
Salem Business JournalSALEM, Ore. — A highly anticipated effort to redevelop the former J.C. Penney building in downtown Salem has been called off, marking a setback for one of the city’s most visible...
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