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February 26, 2010:

  • Meridian Mixed-Use Project net award for local companies [more]
  • Gene Doll, T. Gerding Construction honored by Department of Energy [more]
  • OSU Federal - Your Community Credit Union names new Centralized Lending Supervisor [more]
  • Sperry Van Ness Advisors Receive National Honors [more]
  • Climax Portable Machine Tools, Inc., launches new line of flange faces [more]

January 28, 2010:

  • Phoenix Grand Hotel, Downtown Salem has changed their name to
    The Grand Hotel in Salem [more]
  • Marquis Spa® moves Salem Retail Store [more]
  • Corban College & Graduate School names new Chief of Security [more]
  • Gwen Graham at Graham Aviation Celebrates 30 years as Pilot [more]
  • Edward Jones Ranked No. 2 by FORTUNE Magazine on Best Companies to Work For List [more]
  • DePaul Industries Named 2009 Food Processor of the Year [more]
  • 11,000 Trees Planted through OSU Federal's e-Statement Promotion [more]
  • Oregon Symphony Association of Salem presents Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 [more]

January 15, 2010:

  • Marion County State of the County Address at SEDCOR's January Forum is online. You can view the entire presentation by visiting CCTV, Channel 21 and selecting "Other Programs 2010". [click here to view]
    • After tough year in '09, Marion County Officials See Progress
      Reprint from Statesman Journal Article [click here to download PDF]

January 4, 2010:

  • Schrader Secures $500,000 for Salem's Mill Creek Corporate Center [more]
  • 2010 Mid-Willamette Valley Green Awards Nominations Sought [more]
  • Sanyo Solar of Oregon LLC Ships First Silicon Batch [more]
  • The Home Depot to Construct Distribution Center at Mill Creek Corporate Center [more]

November 24, 2009:

  • Salem is First Urban Community in Oregon to Issue NSP Funds. Local woman is the first in the Salem-area to receive the funding [more]
  • Jim Edmonds of Fetherston Edmonds, LLP, has been selected for inclusion in Oregon’s Super Lawyers 2009 [more]
  • Mt. Angel distributes grants to many area non-profit organizations from this year’s highly successful Oktoberfest [more]
  • Rogue Ales introduces DIRTOIR BLACK LAGER January 1, 2010 [more]
  • Leading Pinot Noir Producer Launches Willamette Valley Vineyards Wine Center [more]

November 4, 2009: Sanyo Solar of Oregon LLC officially has started making products at its new Salem factory. On Monday, the company dedicated its $80 million manufacturing plant with speeches from VIPs and a toast with Oregon-brewed sake. Article by Michael Rose in the Nov. 3, 2009 Statesman Journal [more]

October 31, 2009:

  • Truitt Bros. Earns Green Designation [more]
  • Oregon Business Development Department Unveils new Website [more]
  • Rogue's St. Rogue Red Ale - Designated the World's Best [more]
  • Fisher, Hayes & Associates, P.C.- James W. Doerfler Earns CVA Designation [more]
  • Silverton Hospital Network's - Business Health Services Safety Conference [more]
  • Garrett Hemann Robertson Attorneys named to Oregon Super Lawyers List [more]
  • Shangri-La CEO received Oregon Rehabilitation Association AL Award [more]

October 12, 2009: SEDCOR's IMOM Program receives 2009 Awards of Excellence in Economic Development from the Oregon Economic Development Association [more]

August 5, 2009: University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators for June 2009 [more]
and information on the October 22nd - 6th Annual Oregon Economic Forum [more]

July 14, 2009: City of Woodburn Officials announced that the City has been awarded a grant through the Oregon Transportation and Growth Management Program intended to benefit the Highway 99 East Corridor Area [more]; Congressman Kurt Schrader Announces Lending Program for Small Businesses [more]

July 2, 2009: SEDCOR’s Construction Alliance has the Mid-Willamette Valley Ready for Development [more]

July 1, 2009: New Fiscal Year – New Functions for City of Salem's Urban Development Department [more]

June 25, 2009:

  • SEDCOR Announces 2009-2010 Executive Board and New Members of the Board of Directors effective June 30, 2009 [more]
  • Oregon's Economic Development Efforts have a new name - "Business Oregon" [more]

June 24, 2009:

  • Garten Services launches community Zero Waste Events Project [more]
  • River Road Park Reopens Saturday with Grand Opening Celebration [more]

June 17, 2009:

  • AmeriTitle Raises over $7,500 for Local Charities [more]
  • Garmin GPS Units Now Available for rent at Travel Salem [more]
  • Capitol Auto Group name one of Oregon's Top 100 Green Companies [more]
  • Rogue Ale Celebrates Oregon's 150th with Historic Bottles for Independence, Newport, Astoria, Eugene and Ashland [more]
  • Chemeketa Center for Business & Industry has named, Marcia Bagnall as Interim Director of the Small Business Development Center [more]
  • West Coast Bank Unveils Memorial Fence at Woodburn West Branch [more]


June 16, 2009: SEDCOR has introduced a new corporate logo which will be integrated into all of our stationary, marketing and other materials by our move in September [more]


Waddell & Reed - Barron's Rankings and Lipper Fund Awards 2009 [more]

Property Taxes and Your Industrial Property Return (IPR) Filing [more]

June 15, 2009: SEDCOR Outstanding Members Honored at Annual Luncheon [more]

June 15, 2009: Statesman Journal Article - High Impact Technology wins SEDCOR Award for Innovation [click here to view PDF]


April 10, 2009: Boise Cascade Redevelopment Project in Salem Moves Forward [more]

April 3, 2009:

  • Union Street Railroad Bridge Opens April 18 [more]
  • Marion Polk Food Share Spring Garden [more]
  • Marquis Spas® Names Top Dealers and Salem People [more]

March 27, 2009: Agri-Plas, Inc., an Oregon-based plastics recycler, is the first company in the nation to convert unwanted and typically unrecyclable agricultural plastics into crude oil and ship it to a refinery for commercial processing. [more]

March 18, 2009:

  • Marion County Announces 150 Miles for 150 Years Salute to Oregon [more]
  • Chemeketa Community College Foundation Announces Student Scholarships [more]
  • 2008-09 Oregon Symphony Association in Salem Announces Dr. Ike Nail as Music Educator of the Year [more]


March 18, 2009: Supreme NW takes on Production of Shuttle Buses - Leaders get a close look at Expansion which will add 18 jobs. Statesman Journal Article [more]


March 16, 2009: Chemeketa and SEDCOR Create Job-Skills Program - The Industrial Maintenance Operator/Mechanic (iMOM), a new employee training program for workforce education. [more]

March 10, 2009: Willamette Valley Vineyards becomes the first winery to launch a cork recycling program with zero increase to its carbon footprint. [more]

March 9, 2009: Press Releases

  • Opening On Marion County Planning Commission [more]
  • Chemeketa Teams with Local Industry to Pursue Federal Funding For Biofuels Training and Production Facility [more]
  • WorkSource Oregon - Salem MSA Jobless Rate and Employment
    [click here for January 09 Info]
  • Willamette Valley Bank announces promotion of Lisa Schrunk [more]
  • Oktoberfest recognized for its Philanthropy [more]

January 29, 2009: Sponsorship Opportunities Available for the
4th Annual - Striking Out Meth in Marion County on July 17, 6:00 pm at Volcanoes Stadium
Organized by the Marion County Public Safety Coordinating Council and Volcanoes Baseball
Promote your business while supporting a great community cause.
Call 503-588-5212 or visit www.strikingoutmeth.org

January 21, 2009: Marion County Board of Commissioners Review Successes, Highlight Challenges in State of the County Presentation [more]

October 15, 2008:

Oregon Economic Development Association (OEDA) announces SANYO's groundbreaking ceremony in Salem. Six solar energy companies within 16 months select Oregon to build new manufacturing plants adding to the state’s growing renewable energy cluster [more]

SANYO North America Corporation, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO)'s regional headquarters for the North American market, broke ground today on its recently announced new factory in Salem's Renewable Energy and Technology Park [more]

October 14, 2008
295 Church Street Project Wins Outstanding Collaborative Partnership Award at Oregon Economic Development Association's 2008 Back to Business Conference. [more]