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...
