Most Recent Event:
Forum Speaker Series: Business of the Year Awards & Annual All-Member Meeting
WHEN: Monday, June 9, 2025, from 11:30AM to 1:30PM
WHERE: Salem Convention Center, 200 Commercial Street SE
Each summer, at the final Forum Speaker Series Luncheon of the season, the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce recognizes members who went above and beyond to help our community thrive with our Business of the Year Awards & All-Member Meeting!
FEATURING:
- 2025 Salem Chamber Business of the Year Recipients
- Leadership Salem Graduation
- Volunteer Recognition
- & More!
We hope to see representatives from all Salem Chamber members as we recognize and celebrate our organization’s superstar businesses and non-profits that have been doing incredible work over the past year. Come support your favorite Salem businesses and celebrate our shared successes as we find out which member will be named Business of the Year!
This is also our time to recognize our volunteers and the graduates of our 2025 Leadership Salem Class! Join us to cheer on our Leadership Salem grads as they complete their journey through this premier leadership development program.
ADMISSION: $20 for Members (special price!), $35 for Future Members
Lunch is included!
Watch Most Recent Event:
On June 9, 2025, we concluded the 2024-2025 Forum Speaker Series season with our Business of the Year Awards and Annual All-Member Meeting at the Salem Convention Center!
Six exceptional companies and organizations were recognized for their excellence in business, but also for their outstanding community engagement efforts, which have made a lasting impact in the Salem area and beyond.
Join us in congratulating our 2025 Awardees:
Business of the Year – Cascade Tire Pros
Employer of the Year – Pac/West Lobby Group
Small Business of the Year – Azucena’s Cleaning, LLC
Agribusiness of the Year – Marion Ag Service, Inc.
New Business of the Year – Bison Dump Hauling & Junk Removal
Non-Profit of the Year – Oregon State Fair and Exposition Center
In addition, we recognized our key volunteers, including outgoing members of the Board of Directors, and celebrated the 2023-2025 Leadership Salem graduating cohort.
Thank you to Business of the Year Presenting Sponsor, Willamette Valley Bank, and the 2024-2025 Forum Speaker Series Season Sponsor, Hagan Hamilton Insurance Solutions, for helping us continue this great tradition!
About the Series
Hear from business and community leaders who inform inspire, and network with key decision-makers within our community at the Forum Speaker Series luncheons. Featured speakers cover a wide variety of topics designed to build awareness, foster understanding, and spark conversation in the community. The nine-month series runs from September through June.
The Forum Speaker Series’ purpose is to deliver content, at times through controversial speakers, intended to spark conversation in Salem. The inclusion of these speakers does not imply Chamber endorsement or recommendation of any person, political party, idea, or previous action by these individuals.
The views and opinions expressed in any Forum event do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce. The Salem Chamber serves as a host for relevant conversations in town and in the state, and you can be part of these conversations by attending the Forum Speaker Series.
For sponsorship information or questions please contact events@salemchamber.org.