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 | 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...
by Chamber Comms | Feb 23, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
On February 1, 2024, the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a City of Salem Candidates Forum as part of its monthly Business Advocacy Committee Meeting. Community members heard from seven candidates running for Salem City Council seats and three running for Salem...
by Lena Prine | Feb 6, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
The 2024 legislative session is underway. The session will run through March 10 for a maximum of 35 days. If legislators complete their work in a timely fashion, they could wrap up before the 35-day limit. All of the bills were made public this past week. As of now,...