by Chamber Comms | Dec 18, 2025 | Chamber Blog, Forum Speaker Series
At our Forum Speaker Series luncheon on December 8, 2025, economist and Adjunct Professor of Economics (Portland State University) Dr. Eric Fruits presented on the current state of Oregon’s economy, the warning signs legislators need to pay attention to, and his...
by Chamber Comms | Oct 30, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Forum Speaker Series
On Monday, October 16, the 2023-2024 Forum Speaker Series continued with a presentation by Real Estate Broker Jordan Truitt (First Commercial Real Estate, and a fourth-generation member of Salem’s Truitt family) and developer Trent Michels (FuND) on the...
by Salem Chamber | Jun 16, 2016 | Public Policy blog
Proposed Measure’s Tax on Oregon Sales Would Hurt Oregon’s Economy [BEND, MEDFORD, PORTLAND, and SALEM, Ore. – June 15, 2016] – A group of economic development organizations representing a large geographic area and a majority of Oregon’s population base today...