By Stephen Floyd Marion County has extended a recently-expired tax incentive program that allows rural industrial businesses to delay paying property taxes on facility improvements that create jobs. During the March 6 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, the Rural Industrial Property Tax Exemption Program was extended to 2030 after it expired Jan. 2. The program was first established […]
John Gooley, board vice president of the Mt. Angel Foundation and longtime executive with Withers Lumber, has been honored for his volunteer work. Gooley received the 2023 Community Service Award from SEDCOR, the Strategic Economic Development Corporation of Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties. The award was presented at SEDCOR’s annual membership luncheon Sept. 8 at the Salem Convention Center. The […]
It takes a lot to stump an engineer. Bob Topping, director of Industry Partnerships at the Chemeketa Center for Business and Industry, recalls the time he went with engineers on a visit to a local school to assess and rehabilitate its vocational training program. Because of budget cuts the school hadn’t used any of its drill presses or lathes in seven years.
