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Salem contractor preparing to open office in Bend

Salem-based White Oak Construction is planning to open a Bend office because of increasing opportunities in the area.

Salem-Keizer Public Schools is seeking a Maintenance Worker 3 (HVAC).

Can condos sell in Salem?

Condominiums built a decade ago in downtown Salem mostly sit vacant. But some predict a resurgence of interest in downtown living is in the city's near future .

Salem tackles study to revamp city traffic

Salem city officials are looking at turning one-way streets to two-way streets, adding bike paths and making other changes to make getting around town easier. Salem’s Central Mobility Study will include a list of projects and cost estimates scheduled to go before the Salem City Council and Urban Renewal Agency next spring and summer.

Salem City Council rejects controversial multifamily project

Faced with a massive public outcry, the Salem City Council on Monday denied a zoning request that would have allowed for 150 apartment units to be built on 7.4 acres of land off Liberty Road at the south edge of Salem.

Salem riverboat gets permission to operate without dry inspection

Salem sightseeing riverboat the Willamette Queen will be able to stay in business after the Coast Guard granted its owners an exemption from a required out-of-water inspection.

Lots of talk, no decision on Salem bridge

After six years, $5 million and hours of public testimony, members of the Salem City Council agree that Salem needs a new bridge. Now they just have to decide when and where to build it and how much it will cost.

Developer proposes I-5 exit idea he says is cheaper

Members of the Oregon Transportation Commission will vote on a proposal by developer Chuck Sides Dec 19 on how to update the west side of the Kuebler Road exit off Interstate 5 just south of Salem.

Proposed Salem streetscapes pay homage to landscape architects

Landscape architect Elizabeth Lord died in 1976. Her partner, Edith Schryver, died eight years later. However, their work lives on throughout the Willamette Valley and beyond. It may eventually shape the very nature of downtown Salem and how people drive, bike and walk through the neighborhood.

Apartment complex planned for old Salem paper mill site

Part of the property Boise Cascade executives left behind when they closed their Salem paper mill in 2007 may be the site of a 120-unit, $25-million apartment complex.

Salem riverboat could be immobilized by Coast Guard

The Coast Guard might sink the Willamette Queen. Come Dec. 31, if Willamette Queen Capt. Richard Chesbrough can't find a way to pull his riverboat out of the water in Salem and submit it for inspection, Coast Guard officials will stop the Queen's paddle wheel permanently.

Dixie’s Depot project chugging along with $575,200 grant

The old and largely forgotten Railway Express Agency building in Salem is $575,200 closer to coming back to life after the Oregon Transportation Commission approved funding for the 123-year-old structure Nov. 14.