by Lena Prine | Sep 3, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
On August 28 the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis released the latest quarterly economic and revenue forecast. For the full document, slides, and forecast data, click here. The following is the blog post from Josh Lehner, Senior Economist. The economy has...
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 | 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 Chamber Comms | Apr 1, 2024 | Chamber Blog
On March 20, 2024, Salem Mayor Chris Hoy delivered his second annual State of the City address at the Salem Convention Center. During the event, which was hosted by the City of Salem in partnership with Salem City Club and the Rotary Club of Salem, Mayor Hoy touched...
by Chamber Comms | Mar 14, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
At our monthly Business Advocacy Committee meeting on March 7, 2024, the business community received updates on four important and timely topics with major local impacts. First, Bark Boys, Inc. Owner and volunteer Salem Revenue Task Force Member Bill Riecke joined us...
