Business Attractions

Location, location, location...

Located on the banks of the Willamette River, Salem hugs the I-5 freeway, the primary link between the major cities of Oregon, Washington, and California. Salem is a city of exciting new neighborhoods, comfortable old communities, and carefully preserved historic buildings. Salem receives high marks for a culture in which business and the community are close partners and the best of neighbors.

Land

Salem has assembled one of the largest inventories of shovel-ready land on the West Coast.

People

Salem is a city of exciting new neighborhoods, comfortable old communities, and carefully preserved historic buildings. It’s a city people are drawn to – to drop by, to visit, and to stay.

Support

Salem receives high marks for a culture in which business and the community are close partners and the best of neighbors. This is consistently reflected in government services that work hard to make doing business in Salem easy.

Taxes

Salem's tax structure is business friendly: no retail sales tax; no business license fee. Combined, these features reduce the cost of doing business, or starting a business, in Salem significantly.