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621 stories · Updated automatically as reporting is publishedSALEM, Ore. — Sept. 11, 2025 — The race for Salem’s next mayor is beginning to take shape, with incumbent Mayor Julie Hoy filing for re-election and City Councilor Vanessa...
Salem Business JournalSALEM, Ore. — Sept. 10, 2025. A new French-American bistro opened today on the second floor of The Forge, the redeveloped Liberty Plaza building in downtown Salem. CLINK! is led...
Salem Business JournalIn Salem, doughnuts aren’t just breakfast—they’re a full-blown food adventure. Four shops prove it: Big Wigs, King’s Donuts, Dough Hook, and Donut City. Each offers a different experience, a...
Salem Business JournalWith Oregon facing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid and food benefits under H.R. 1, the federal tax and spending bill, local health providers expressed frustration and concern during....
Salem Business JournalSpecial Session Ain’t Over Til It’s Over. One vote short, session will stay alive with room for intrigue The biggest threat to certainty is uncertainty. Yes, you can quote me...
Salem Business JournalJohn Swanson, Chief of Staff to state Sen. Bruce Starr (R-Dundee) and a small business owner, has announced his candidacy for Polk County Commissioner, Position 2. The seat is currently...
Salem Business JournalSalem’s newest community tradition wasn’t born in a boardroom or a long-planned civic initiative. Instead, it came from a schoolteacher juggling family schedules, entrepreneurial dreams, and...
Salem Business JournalSALEM, Ore. — On Sunday, August 31, 2025, Riverfront Park hosted the fourth annual Punx in the Park festival, drawing over 1,000 attendees. The nonprofit Punx With Purpose hosted the...
Salem Business JournalA new commission designed to give Salem’s Hispanic community direct access to City Hall is one step closer to becoming reality. A city committee voted unanimously this week to back...
Salem Business JournalThe Salem Area Chamber of Commerce is urging Cherriots, the city’s public transit provider, to shelve or send to voters its latest plan to levy a new payroll tax on...
Salem Business JournalWOODBURN — Mental-health clinician and longtime Woodburn community leader Noemi Legaspi has entered the race for the Republican nomination in Oregon’s closely watched House District 22, sett...
Salem Business JournalOn New Year’s Day 10 years ago, Andrea Randall awoke to a world that would never sound the same.Her head ached. The room spun. At the emergency room, doctors diagnosed...
Salem Business JournalA major private donation is set to expand senior services across Marion County, a move that feels both like a victory and a stark reminder of the new reality. Just...
Salem Business JournalA Salem food vendor and former Marion County Fair Board chair, Mike Adams, recently addressed an ethics case that concluded this summer with a letter of education from the Oregon...
Salem Business JournalThe Keizer City Council has formally opposed the proposed Cherriots payroll tax, marking a pivotal moment in the debate over how Salem-Keizer’s transit system should be funded. The decision,...
Salem Business JournalFormer state Rep. Tracy Cramer, a Republican who served one term in the Oregon House, announced Monday she is running for the state Senate in 2026. Cramer is seeking the...
Salem Business JournalSalem, Ore. — August 13, 2025 — At noon yesterday , Salem officials, community leaders, and local artists gathered at the corner of Portland Road and Hyacinth Street NE to...
Salem Business JournalWhen the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced sweeping layoffs earlier this month, the most immediate damage wasn’t evenly distributed. It landed disproportionately on Marion...
Salem Business JournalSALEM, Ore. — On a quiet stretch of Portland Rd NE. where the industrial hum of trucks and forklifts hums steadily in the background, a small company is making a...
Salem Business JournalSALEM, OR — This morning, July 31, 2025 the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce held the Cherriots Employer Paid Transit Tax Forum and had it open to all Salem Chamber...
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