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 Lift Truck Chain Salem - Salem City, Oregon is the capital of the state and is situated along the Pacific Coast. Salem is situated within the Willamette Valley with the Willamette River running directly through it. It serves as the county seat of Marion County. Salem is in both Polk and Marion counties, with the river functioning as the boundary between counties. Salem is a mid-sized city - with 154,637 residents, it is the 3rd biggest in Oregon State after Portland and Eugene.
Salem is the main city of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has an approximate population of approximately 396,103. The bigger city of Portland is less than one hour away.
In a decade after its founding in the year 1842, the city of Salem was named the capital of the Oregon Territory, usurping Oregon City for that title. Some years later, the city of Salem was replaced for almost a year as capital by the neighboring Corvallis City, before being restored once again to its former status. Salem was incorporated as a city during the year 1857, making it one of the oldest communities in Oregon. The original name of the region was Chemeketa, a Native American word that translates to "resting place" or "meeting".
The city's first two Capitol buildings were destroyed by fire. One of these was modeled partially after the U.S. Capitol building and had a dome made of copper. The existing Oregon State Capitol building was completed in the year 1938. Its capital dome is surmounted by a gold-plated pioneer statue, called the Oregon Pioneer.
Educational institutions within Salem include Corban University, Willamette University, Chemeketa Community College, Chemawa Indian School and Oregon School for the Deaf. The largest public employer of Salem is the State of Oregon. Salem Hospital is the largest private employer with nearly 3,000 workers.
As a main agricultural food processing center, the city of Salem serves as a focal point for the neighboring farming communities. Correctional facilities provide a huge number of jobs. Along with being the home of Oregon State Penitentiary, the only maximum security facility within Oregon, Salem City has the head office of the Oregon Department of Corrections and four state correctional facilities.
Companies which operate in the city comprise GE Security, the T-Mobile Calling Center, NORPAC Foods, Inc., Wells Fargo Customer Contact Center, Sanyo and Roth's Family Market. The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde run the Spirit Mountain Casino west of Salem.
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