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HOT AUGUST FLIGHTS – AUG 1ST MORNING ON KBZY BEST STEAK, BURGER & BREAKFAST AT THE SALEM AIRPORT REPORT DAILY AM 1490 RED LION’S WILLAMETTE VALLEY GRILL Salem Business Journal www.SalemBusinessJournal.com S E R V I N G T H E M I D - W I L L A M E T T E V A L L E Y SALEM, OREGON JULY 2009 VOL. 5, NO 7 Green Award Goes to Capitol Auto Group Capitol Auto Group, owned by plastic, cardboard, glass, metal Scott Casebeer, has recently been and oil. Biodegradable or nontoxic named as one of the Top 100 Green materials are chosen for business companies to work for in Oregon process and facility maintenance through a survey conducted by whenever possible. In addition, Oregon Business Magazine. This employees are encouraged to find survey was part of the respected and new ways to help in waste reduction widely-recognized survey conducted and energy use. by Oregon Business on the Top “Capitol is honored to be recognized 100 Best Companies to Work for for our efforts, and it is a tribute to in Oregon and 372 companies our employees and their dedication participated in this project. to be part of a greener world” says The results of the survey were Scott Casebeer, President and decided by an anonymous Owner of Capitol Auto Group. “We employee survey from over 30,000 are committed to continue our employees across Oregon and an efforts to promote a sustainable independent assessment of the workplace.” specific employers sustainability Capitol Auto Group franchises practices. include Chevrolet, Cadillac, Capitol Auto Group efforts to Subaru, Toyota, Scion and Honda encourage a green workplace of McMinnville. Operations also include the support of a waste include automotive service centers reduction, reuse and recycling at all locations and Capitol Collision program that includes paper, At Capitol Auto Group, it’s a team effort from service to sales. Center. Bagnall Named Interim Miss Maryann’s Salad SBDC Director Dressing is from Salem The Chemeketa Center for Business & Maryann Juran, a long time Salem Industry has named, Marcia Bagnall as resident and her husband Herb Interim Director of the Small Business (formerly part owner of Delon Auto Development Center (SBDC) effective Center for 25 years before retiring) have June 30. Bagnall will replace Jimmie started marketing their own delicious Wilkins who has served as SBDC salad dressing. The label was designed Director since 1998. by Randy Flook of Artwerks Graphic Bagnall has worked at the SBDC Design in Salem and is processed and the Center for Business and through Paradigm Foodworks in Lake Industry (CCBI) for the last decade, Oswego. most recently serving as Program It is something Maryann has wanted Continued on page Continued on page OUR/XL^\ IS ON BX^ +&)#),*#-///mmm$l^f[Yk$eh] The Hometown Experts with a World of Experience® Whether your next move takes you across town or Learn more about RE/MAX today. around the world – RE/MAX® will be there for you. Visit remax.com, or stop by your local With more than 110,000 agents in over 65 RE/MAX office. countries, RE/MAX is the first name in real estate service, no matter where you are. Nobody sells more real estate than RE/MAX. remax.com® Equity Group, Inc. Salem Business Center 1870 Hawthorne Avenue NE Outstanding Agents. 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Business Management (SBM) Program. her husband worked six days a week. She The dressing is a tasty sweet and sour Agricultural She has also served as Director of the had a small hobby farm but with him home dressing, refreshingly light which was the MERIT program, a non-profit program that it took a little twisting of his arm, but not house dressing in the restaurant, The White provides training, advising, and mentoring too much, since they now do this business Coaster back in the 1970’s. It started out Tour - July 31 to residents of Marion, Polk, and Yamhill together. Her favorite quote expresses as a small cafe serving Salem, Willamette counties, and as training coordinator for the sentiment: “Three grand essentials to University and the state workers avocado, SAIF, Oregon State CCBI. She has a background in business happiness in this life are something to do, tomato and sprouts and pineapple and University, Oregon Women and adult education, including holding something to love and something to hope cream cheese sandwiches, as well as huge an MBA and MA in Education. Bagnall for” by Joseph Addison. The couple had creative salads (shrimp and tuna) as well for Agriculture and the Capitol is also a business owner herself; she is fun pulling it all together and everyone as a crisp greens tossed; very creative Press are featured sponsors owner/founder of Bryce Vineyard located fare for the time. The house dressing was for this year’s Salem Chamber in Yamhill County. a unique sweet and sour that was only Bagnall’s diverse experience and as a business owner, Wilkins established served in the early years as Maryann made Agricultural Tour July 31. knowledge of the Chemeketa community the SBDC’s current level of services with a it along with the soups and chowders and Scheduled to be a day of promise to uphold SBDC’s services and passion for business owners’ success. She cheese and carrot education and fun for Salem assistance to businesses in the area. “I’m is retiring to Pendleton to “camp and fish” cakes. She has looking forward to ensuring the continuity and spend time with her family. made the dressing business people, the Ag Tour of the excellent services we provide The Chemeketa SBDC is 1 of 19 SBDCs over the years, includes lunch, transportation business owners in Marion, Polk and throughout Oregon that provide assistance giving it as gifts to and giveaway items. Yamhill counties,” Bagnall said. to new and established small businesses. family and friends. “This is great news for the CCBI, The Chemeketa SBDC offers training, But now she is To register call Jason Brandt for Chemeketa and for the business resources, and advising to small business bringing out for at the Salem Chamber office - community. Marcia’s business education, owners of Marion, Polk, and Yamhill the public to 503-581-1466 extension 304. business ownership and Peace Corps counties. For more information about the enjoy. experience, where you learn to do SBDC, call 503-399-5088, or email sbdc@ It’s offered Learn more about an industry anything with nothing, is an indisputable chemeketa.edu. for sale at Fitts that is so important to Salem. leadership combination.” said Jimmie Chemeketa Community College is a Seafood (it’s Wilkins, current SBDC Director. Wilkins publicly-funded Oregon higher education fabulous on came to Chemeketa from the University institution serving Oregon’s Mid- Shrimp or Crab of Arkansas, where she served as teaching Willamette Valley. Chemeketa is dedicated salad), Life faculty and SBDC Director, and has to improving the lives of its students and Source Natural Salem Business Journal shepherded the Chemeketa SBDC for the strengthening the local workforce. For Food Store, SERVING THE MID-WILLAMETTE VALLEY past 11 years. With 10 years service in more information, visit www.chemeketa. EZ Orchards www.salembusinessjournal.com the Peace Corps and 12 years experience edu. and five of the Roth’s Publisher stores (Vista, Bruce Taylor Columnists & Writers S u n n y s l o p e , Alice Berntson West Salem, Suzi Bicknell Keizer and Kate Brown Hayesville.) David Chandler Gerry Frank Elaine Gesik Linda Harris Bill Isabell Laine Lattimer THE LEADING Rebecca Maitland Patti Milne NAME IN Bo Rushing-Barnes W. 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