by Chamber Comms | Mar 24, 2023 | Chamber Blog
Retired non-profit leader, city volunteer, 2022 Salem mayoral candidate, and all-around Salem champion Chane Griggs will be named Salem’s First Citizen for 2023 at the First Citizen Awards Banquet on Saturday, April 8. Last week, we surprised Chane at Santiam...
by Chamber Comms | Mar 24, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
Another Deadline Looms With the first official scheduling deadline behind us, all eyes are forward. As of last Friday, the 2023 legislature crossed the first major deadline — if a bill was not scheduled for a work session by Friday night, that bill is no longer...
by Chamber Comms | Mar 23, 2023 | Chamber Blog
Former Oregon senator and 55th president of the Oregon Senate Peter Courtney will receive the Legacy of Leadership Award at the First Citizen Awards Banquet on Saturday, April 8. Last week, we surprised the former senator with the help of friend Dick Withnell at the...
by Chamber Comms | Mar 22, 2023 | Chamber Blog
Capital Fútbol Club Executive Director Collin Box will receive a 2023 Outstanding Young Professional award at the First Citizen Awards Banquet on Saturday, April 8. On Monday (March 20), we were joined by Collin’s family and friends to surprise him at his office...
by Chamber Comms | Mar 22, 2023 | Chamber Blog
YMCA of Marion & Polk Counties Board Member and Salem Leadership Foundation Board President Josh Kay will receive one of the two 2023 Outstanding Young Professional awards at the First Citizen Banquet on Saturday, April 8. Last week, we surprised Josh during the...
by Chamber Comms | Mar 21, 2023 | Chamber Blog
Non-profit leader and education, community, and BIPOC advocate Oni Marchbanks will receive a Distinguished Service Award at the First Citizen Banquet on Saturday, April 8. On Monday (March 20), we surprised Oni at Broadway Commons with the news of her award. Join us...
by Chamber Comms | Mar 21, 2023 | Chamber Blog
Entrepreneur, business owner, and consultant Jim Vu will receive a Distinguished Service Award at the First Citizen Banquet on Saturday, April 8. Last week, we surprised Jim at Isaac’s Downtown with the news of his award. Join us at the First Citizen Awards...
by Chamber Comms | Mar 16, 2023 | Chamber Blog
Interested in helping propel Salem and our business community forward? We invite you to apply to join the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, a dynamic and diverse group of 25 volunteer leaders who care deeply about Salem and our business community....
by Chamber Comms | Mar 13, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
Time is Essential We lost an hour over the weekend and the clock is a real consideration as we approach the first major legislative deadline. All bills in policy committees need to be scheduled for a work session by this Friday, March 17 to remain alive. Bill reading...
by Chamber Comms | Mar 13, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Forum Speaker Series
On Monday, March 20, we are hosting a panel of local health experts to discuss the rapid influx of the deadly opioid fentanyl and how the drug is adversely impacting young people, communities, and commerce throughout the Mid-Willamette Valley. Join us as we tackle how...
