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Oregon Demographics Continue To Shift, Poses Economic/Business Challenges

As a part of July's Public Policy Session at the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, consultant Richard Bjelland shared factual data about how population and demographic data continues to evolve in the State of Oregon and in Marion County specifically. "There are some significant changes that are taking place these days," said Bjelland. Bjelland's powerpoint presentation provided a great deal of statistical information from sources including the U.S. Census Bureau to paint a picture for the Chambe… Continue

Added by Public Policy on July 2, 2009 at 11:40am — No Comments

Schrader Announces Lending Program for Small Business

WASHINGTON D.C., – Oregon small businesses may be eligible for interest-free loans under a new program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), announced by Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) today. The newly launched “America’s Recovery Capital” (ARC) program will allow small businesses to take interest free loans of $35,000 to reduce their debt. “As a small business owner I understand how crippling debt can be for small companies,” said Schrader. “In this economy, lenders a… Continue

Added by Public Policy on July 1, 2009 at 2:05pm — No Comments

VIDA FAMILY MEDICINE JOINS PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATION PROGRAM -- VIDA Family Medicine: Committed to Safety, Invested in Community

HeartLINK Health Services is happy to announce that VIDA Family Medicine has installed an automated external defibrillator (AED) at its Owens Street office. VIDA understands the importance of providing community access to this lifesaving technology. Their commitment to safety is part of the Public Access Defibrillation Program (PAD), which aims to provide public access to AEDs and also to notify the community of AED locations. HeartLINK Health Services has trained VIDA Family Medicine employe… Continue

Added by Jenee Bader on June 30, 2009 at 4:17pm — No Comments

Connect for Coffee with Chamber staff

Jason and I had a great visit with several chamber members this morning at our monthly ‘let’s do coffee’. It’s an opportunity for chamber members to connect with staff in a casual atmosphere to ask questions, provide feedback and hear the latest of how we’re advocating for business and our members, plus share with us the latest update on your business! It’s a different mix of staff every month, with two locations in town for you to choose from-join us next month-we’d love to talk with you! Watch… Continue

Added by Sue Bloom on June 30, 2009 at 12:52pm — No Comments

Ten Reasons Why Every Business Needs a Website

This is a question that I get asked once or twice a week. Here are 10 Reasons why you should have a website and how it can help your business grow and prosper! 1. A website with your own domain gives you credibility with your customers and prospective clients. Your website represents the professionalism of your business in many ways. For example, you will have an email address ending with your own domain name. Business e-mail addresses that end in hotmail.com, yahoo.com, or gmail.com gives the… Continue

Added by Brad Brunhaver on June 29, 2009 at 3:51pm — 1 Comment

State Farm is there for Business Owners.....

There are many ways that State Farm is there for you, a business owner. We provide a one-stop shop for our customers by providing competitive APRs and diverse products that meet your needs…whether you are looking for rewards, a competitive purchase rate, help running your business or are new to credit. For more information or to apply, visit www.BobCegon.com, call (503) 364-7752 or stop by our office. Business Credit Card: The Business Visa® Credit Card is designed for business… Continue

Added by Micki Goodeill on June 29, 2009 at 12:52pm — No Comments

25 Graduate from Leadership Salem

Congratulations to the Leadership Salem class of 2009 (my class!) There was a nice write up in the Statesman Journal on Saturday. Chamber of commerce graduates 25 from leadership program SJ Chamber of comme… Continue

Added by Jessica Chambers on June 29, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

U.S. House passes "Climate" bill, fate in Senate uncertain

The Union Agenda Senate working on card check compromise that includes “mail-in” ballot and maintains arbitration The San Diego Union-Tribune reports on organized labor's highest legislative priority in Congress, the Employee Free Choice Act (card check) bill under which a union would be certified if 50 percent of the workers sign cards. Currently, a majority vote in a secret-ballot election is required in most cases. The article notes that Sen. Dianne Feinstein is getting squeezed… Continue

Added by Public Policy on June 29, 2009 at 11:23am — No Comments

Job well done Kimberly Zahr!

Congratulations and thank you for the wonderful job you did as our Greeters Chair this year! Continue

Added by Sue Bloom on June 29, 2009 at 10:52am — 1 Comment

Cash for Clunkers Program is moving forward

Check out this website! http://www.cars.gov to see if your old vehicle qualifies for this new government program that is soon to take effect. Eligible vehicles will get an allowance of $3500-$4500. Call Lisa @ Withnell Motor Company @ 503.589.9150 with any questions Continue

Added by Lisa Franceschi on June 25, 2009 at 1:32pm — No Comments

4th of July Celebration

Celebrate the 4th of July with a dozen "Simply Sugar Cookies" all dressed up in red, white & blue. Buy one dozen large flags and stars and receive second box at 1/2 off. (second box includes 24 mini stars) That's 36 cookies for only $25.00. Great for backyard BBQ or to share with co-workers. Call 971-388-3884 or order online at order@simplysugarcookies.com Continue

Added by Debi Graham on June 25, 2009 at 7:35am — No Comments

E-Update from Salem-Keizer Public Schools for June 24, 2009

First ... the State Legislature has not approved a funding level yet for public schools; however, we are required by law to have an adopted budget by June 30. This means the adopted budget approved on Tuesday night is based on our best estimate of the upcoming state public education funding level. With that said ... Salem-Keizer School Board approved the district's budget for 2009-10 last night. This adopted budget includes about $27 million in cuts. To balance the budget, reductions were made… Continue

Added by Kyle J. Sexton on June 24, 2009 at 4:11pm — No Comments

Salem-Keizer Volcanoes' Community Night for Salem is Thursday, June 25th

Volcanoes setup a Series of Special Nights as 'Stimulus' for Local Fans/Communities The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes have created a series of Community Nights to help make Volcanoes Baseball even more attractive for residents of Salem, Keizer and the surrounding communities -- 30 communities in all ! The Volcanoes are rolling back the pricing for outfield general admission tickets, on 'Your Night', to the prices when the Stadium opened 13 seasons ago to just $5.00 per seat*! Fans simply need to show… Continue

Added by Kyle J. Sexton on June 24, 2009 at 4:06pm — No Comments

Health Care Reform, Financial Services Overhaul get attention in D.C.

Campaign for Free Enterprise According to the Washington Post, “Business has been on the ropes since last fall's financial collapse, but the first glimmerings of recovery are calling forth a capitalist counteroffensive. It's one thing for President Obama to face off against Fox News, the right-wing radio empire and Republican congressional leaders whose names are unfamiliar to much of the public. It's quite another to confront organized business. That's why last week's announcement… Continue

Added by Public Policy on June 23, 2009 at 9:26am — No Comments

Council approves Industrial Partition; Considers additional staffing at West Salem Fire Station 11

Salem City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June 22nd -- the final meeting of the 2008-2009 fiscal year. As a part of the meeting, Councilor Dan Clem of West Salem continued to advocate for increased funding for Station 11. Earlier in June, Clem advocated for additional funding to be added to the budget to allow for increased staffing levels at the new West Salem Fire Station. Monday evening's motion by Clem included an amendment to move $425,000 from the City's EMS… Continue

Added by Public Policy on June 22, 2009 at 9:54pm — No Comments

Wedding Fallout!

Happy Fathersday! I hope this adds a little more enjoyment to your day! Everyone is familiar with the traditions that we all enjoy at weddings. One such tradition is tying things to the bumper, like cans, to make alot of noise and make it almost impossible for the bride and groom to slip away unnoticed! Well recently a young couple pulled into the shop complaining about a noise coming from the rear of their vehicle. We immediately noticed the shoe polish sign across the back window "JUST MARRIE… Continue

Added by Harold Wood, Harold's Quality Auto on June 21, 2009 at 5:33pm — 4 Comments

See it Because You Are Curious ~ Tell Someone About It Because It Is Really, Well See For Yourself

Urban living in the heart of downtown Salem. A few years ago that was unheard of in this town. Today, the face of downtown Salem is changing. Urban living is here and it has much to offer. Two blocks from Bush Park and across the stree from Pringle Park is 295 Church Street Condominiums. Does $139,900 for a one bedroom, one bath, spacious with lots of natural light sound like a good deal? There are two bedrooms, two bathroom units, some with fireplaces, all with granite countertops and stainles… Continue

Added by Gerry Stewart on June 21, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Oregon will soon boast the second highest income tax rate in the nation, moving ahead of California!

"Last week the legislature approved a $2 billion tax hike on personal income and small businesses..." WSJ commentary You have to ask yourself, whose side the Oregon legislature is really on. Continue

Added by Jamie Wyant on June 21, 2009 at 9:32am — No Comments

Is your web site lost on the information superhighway?

Do you feel like your web site is lost out in the middle of nowhere on the information superhighway? This article will give you a few pointers to drive more traffic to your site. Plan your marketing and traffic strategies Unlike the baseball movie “Field of Dreams”, just because you “build it” doesn’t mean people are going to come to your web site. In fact, this is one of the biggest misconcep… Continue

Added by Tim Fahndrich on June 20, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

The Salem Chamber is on Twitter

Creating one more way the Salem Chamber promotes your member-business, we're putting your news on Twitter, FaceBook and LinkedIn. RSS feed technology allows us to send the news about your business through a variety of channels. To utilize this great benefit of your chamber membership - the first of its kind in for any chamber of commerce - all you need to do is Sign Up for a Face2Face profile, click on Quick Add in the box near the top of the column on the right --> and select NewsShare Post… Continue

Added by Kyle J. Sexton on June 18, 2009 at 4:04pm — 2 Comments