Our community suggested more than 2,400 businesses, groups, and people who could be the best in the Best of the Willamette Valley. They're all competing to be number one or number two.

We have some great news! This year, we got GOLD in the following categories:

• Best Place to Have a Baby - Salem Health Family Birth Center

Background on the Award:

The Willamette Valley is a special area where we live, shop, eat, and have fun. NERUS Strategies, a company that started right here in the Pacific Northwest, annually runs: "Best of the Willamette Valley." This is a way for all of us to join in and celebrate the places, restaurants, and local businesses that we really enjoy in these counties:

- Marion
- Polk
- Yamhill
- Linn