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Grant Funding Attracts A Mix Of Uses And New Opportunities In North Salem (Photo) - 12/14/20

Salem, Ore. – What does cheese have to do with North Salem’s renaissance? A lot, actually. The landscape of North Salem continues to change thanks to significant investment by the region’s private and public sectors, including the recent opening of a renowned cheese factory – Don Froylan Creamery.

In 1990, the North Gateway Urban Renewal Area (URA) was established, a roughly 900-acre section of north Salem that includes the Portland Road Corridor. In the last 30 years, urban renewal funding has built new roads, improved area intersections, and facilitated the development and redevelopment of public facilities and mixed-use properties. Salem’s North Gateway Urban Renewal Area grant program has assisted businesses establish and grow in this area.

Once-blighted areas are being rebuilt and enhanced, affordable housing inventory and jobs have increased, transportation amenities have been enhanced, and workforce training and educational opportunities for Salem-Keizer high school students have been created.  From July 2018 to June 2020, $2.5 million in urban renewal funding commitments helped leverage $5 million in private investment in the area, including new businesses and business expansions.

Don Froylan Creamery is the most recent company to invest and expand North Salem and utilize the North Gateway URA grant program. They join a series of nationally-recognized manufacturing companies who have chosen to invest in this area including Ventura Foods, Advanced Tower Components (ATC), Don Poncho/Reser’s Foods, Watershed/High Impact Technology (HIT), and Power Equipment Systems (PES).

Recent infrastructure improvements in the area assist existing and future businesses including pedestrian crossings, new sidewalks, and curbs along the Portland Road Corridor. Grant funds through the urban renewal area continue to provide financial assistance for infrastructure projects which accommodate future growth in the Portland Road area.

The Urban Renewal Agency also invested $2 million toward the Salem-Keizer School District’s Career and Technology Education Center (CTEC) . CTEC opened in North Salem to address the need for a trained workforce in the Mid-Willamette region and provides workforce development and educational opportunities for Salem residents including auto mechanics, construction, agricultural science, culinary, and design programs.

In addition industry expansion, infrastructure improvements , and educational opportunities  in the area, North Salem has also experienced an influx of affordable housing construction, including the Cornerstone Apartments on Portland Road. Approximately $2.6 million in affordable housing projects have leveraged approximately $30 million in public and private investment and have brought more than 200 new affordable housing units to the URA.

Learn more about North Salem’s Urban Renewal program on the City’s website.

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Attached Media Files: Aerial of infrastructure improvements at the intersection of Portland and Silverton Roads in North Salem., Don Froylan Creamery creates authentic Mexican cheese in North Salem.,

Grant Funding Attracts A Mix Of Uses And New Opportunities In North Salem (Photo) - 12/14/20

Salem, Ore. – What does cheese have to do with North Salem’s renaissance? A lot, actually. The landscape of North Salem continues to change thanks to significant investment by the region’s private and public sectors, including the recent opening of a renowned cheese factory – Don Froylan Creamery.

In 1990, the North Gateway Urban Renewal Area (URA) was established, a roughly 900-acre section of north Salem that includes the Portland Road Corridor. In the last 30 years, urban renewal funding has built new roads, improved area intersections, and facilitated the development and redevelopment of public facilities and mixed-use properties. Salem’s North Gateway Urban Renewal Area grant program has assisted businesses establish and grow in this area.

Once-blighted areas are being rebuilt and enhanced, affordable housing inventory and jobs have increased, transportation amenities have been enhanced, and workforce training and educational opportunities for Salem-Keizer high school students have been created.  From July 2018 to June 2020, $2.5 million in urban renewal funding commitments helped leverage $5 million in private investment in the area, including new businesses and business expansions.

Don Froylan Creamery is the most recent company to invest and expand North Salem and utilize the North Gateway URA grant program. They join a series of nationally-recognized manufacturing companies who have chosen to invest in this area including Ventura Foods, Advanced Tower Components (ATC), Don Poncho/Reser’s Foods, Watershed/High Impact Technology (HIT), and Power Equipment Systems (PES).

Recent infrastructure improvements in the area assist existing and future businesses including pedestrian crossings, new sidewalks, and curbs along the Portland Road Corridor. Grant funds through the urban renewal area continue to provide financial assistance for infrastructure projects which accommodate future growth in the Portland Road area.

The Urban Renewal Agency also invested $2 million toward the Salem-Keizer School District’s Career and Technology Education Center (CTEC) . CTEC opened in North Salem to address the need for a trained workforce in the Mid-Willamette region and provides workforce development and educational opportunities for Salem residents including auto mechanics, construction, agricultural science, culinary, and design programs.

In addition industry expansion, infrastructure improvements , and educational opportunities  in the area, North Salem has also experienced an influx of affordable housing construction, including the Cornerstone Apartments on Portland Road. Approximately $2.6 million in affordable housing projects have leveraged approximately $30 million in public and private investment and have brought more than 200 new affordable housing units to the URA.

Learn more about North Salem’s Urban Renewal program on the City’s website.

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Attached Media Files: Aerial of infrastructure improvements at the intersection of Portland and Silverton Roads in North Salem., Don Froylan Creamery creates authentic Mexican cheese in North Salem.,