by Chamber Comms | Feb 17, 2025 | Chamber Blog
Be-BLAC Foundation Executive Director, Kroc Center Chef, and longtime Salem business owner and restaurateur Gregg Peterson will be named Salem’s 2025 First Citizen at the First Citizen Awards Banquet on Saturday, March 8. On Wednesday, February 12, a group of...
by Chamber Comms | Jun 18, 2024 | Chamber Blog
The Summer 2024 Issue of the Salem Chamber’s 503. Magazine is out! Click here to read the latest edition online. Some highlights from this issue include: A feature on the 73rd Annual First Citizen Awards Banquet Three new Business Spotlights: Chuck E. Cheese,...
by Chamber Comms | Apr 24, 2024 | Chamber Blog
Friends, colleagues, and community leaders talk about the incredible impact made by Salem Leadership Foundation Executive Director Sam Skillern over his life and career as he is honored as Salem’s First Citizen at the 73rd Annual First Citizen Awards Banquet....
by Chamber Comms | Apr 24, 2024 | Chamber Blog
Watch as we surprise Sam Skillern during breakfast with friends at The Sassy Onion with the news that he will be named Salem’s First Citizen for 2024 at the 73rd Annual First Citizen Awards Banquet. Watch Sam accept the award at the 2024 First Citizen Awards...
by Chamber Comms | Apr 18, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Forum Speaker Series
On Saturday, April 13, nearly 500 members of the Salem community joined together in celebration of servant leadership at the Salem Convention Center for the 73rd First Citizen Awards Banquet. This year’s awards banquet recognized and honored four deserving...
