by Chamber Comms | May 6, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
At our monthly Business Advocacy Meeting on May 2, 2024, we received an update from six volunteer members of the City’s Alternative Revenue Task Force on the progress they have made thus far in identifying new revenue options for the City of Salem. The update...
by Chamber Comms | May 3, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors proudly extends its endorsements to the candidates listed below: Mayor, City of Salem – Julie Hoy Councilor, Ward 3 – Shane Matthews Councilor, Ward 7 – Vanessa Nordyke In the landscape of our local governance,...
by Chamber Comms | Apr 25, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
The following news comes to us from the Cascade Employers Association In January of 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rulemaking that would virtually ban non-compete agreements and supersede all state laws relating to non-compete agreements....
by Chamber Comms | Apr 5, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
At our monthly Business Advocacy Committee meeting on April 4, 2024, the business community learned about Salem’s Community Violence Reduction Initiative, led by the City of Salem and the Salem Police Department. Salem Chief of Police Trevor Womack shared...
by Lena Prine | Mar 18, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
NEWS RELEASEMarch 12, 2024 Media Contact: Elisabeth Shepard, Press Secretary to Governor KotekElisabeth.Shepard@Oregon.Gov Chris Crabb, Public Affairs Officer,Oregon Department of Emergency ManagementChris.Crabb@oem.oregon.gov Legislative Session 2024: Governor Kotek...
by Lena Prine | Mar 18, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
NEWS RELEASEMarch 12, 2024 Media Contact: Anca Matica, Press Secretary to Governor KotekAnca.Matica@Oregon.Gov Oregon Hosts Western Governors Association Decarbonization Workshop The fourth and final WGA workshop explores both natural and technological strategies for...
