The Enterprise back issues from February 2007:
200 acres in Mapleton to become upscale residential community
Feb 05, 2007; ... A new upscale community has broken ground on 200 acres in Mapleton that will include 60 lots, open space, trails and meandering streams. The Preserve at Mapleton is being developed by David and Nathan Simpson, owners of Landmark Land Development in Springville. Each of the 60 lots being ...
Canada's No. 1-rated casual dining restaurant to enter Utah
Feb 05, 2007; ... Boston's, The Gourmet Pizza, the number one-rated casual dining restaurant in Canada, has broken ground in Layton for its first Utah franchise. Franchisee Morris Pusey, owner of Jason's Deli, along with partners James and Carmen Hardy and Craig Kleinman, plans to open the new ...
Chain of meal preparation stores to open seven to nine locations in Utah
Feb 05, 2007; ... Entrees Made Easy, a Mesa, Ariz.-based chain of "meal facilitation" stores, is preparing to enter the Utah market. Utah natives Michelle Waters and Chantal Dunkley have entered into a development agreement for individually owned and operated Entrees Made Easy franchise locations in Utah ...
Cabinet firms form alliance, lease 292,000 square feet
Feb 05, 2007; ... Classic Cabinets Inc. and Advantage Mill & Cabinet Inc., both Salt Lake City firms, have partnered to form CCAM Enterprises LLC, which has leased the 292,000 square foot former Mervyn's distribution center at 2455 S. 3600 W., West Valley City, as its national headquarters. The ...
North Carolina performance footwear chain opens in Utah
Feb 05, 2007; ... Fleet Feet Sports, a national network of community-oriented specialty retail stores offering technical and performance footwear, apparel and accessories, will open its first Utah store at The Meadows in American Fork. Under the franchise ownership of Don and Ronda Bentley, the 2,000 ...
Fifth Utah Red Robin restaurant under construction in South Jordan
Feb 05, 2007; ... National gourmet burger chain Red Robin will open a new location at The District in South Jordan in mid-July. The firm currently has four other Utah locations, in Murray, West Valley City, Layton and Provo. The South Jordan restaurant will occupy 6,400 square feet and seat 215 patrons, ...
Freight terminal to be built for DATS Trucking in Springville
Feb 05, 2007; ... St. George-based Overland Leasing LLC has received final site plan approval from Springville City to develop an approximately 6.5-acre industrial subdivision that will include a new freight terminal for its parent company, DATS Trucking, also of St. George. The Overland Industrial ...
Food product manufacturer gets OK to move to Midvale City
Feb 05, 2007; ... Sevillo Fine Foods has obtained a conditional use permit from the Midvale City Planning and Zoning Commission to relocate its processing and wholesale operations to 7000 S. 300 W. The new facility will measure 8,500 square feet, more than double the size of the current operation, located ...
Entrepreneur of the Year nominations sought
Feb 05, 2007; ... Ernst & Young LLP has opened the nomination period for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2007 Awards in Utah. The deadline for applications is March 23, with the awards ceremony scheduled for June 7 at the Salt Palace Convention Center Grand Ballroom. To be ...
Confectioneries retailer to move, restructure
Feb 05, 2007; ... The Peppermint Place, the only retail outlet of Dynamic Confections' Kencraft candy making division, is relocating into a new facility that will be reminiscent of a gingerbread house. The move is pan of the company's restructuring of manufacturing operations in Alpine. Since 1969, ...
Downtown Salt Lake seeing huge hike in residential loft construction
Feb 05, 2007; ... Downtown Salt Lake City residential lofts have experienced a huge increase in price and there is a plethora of new loft construction projects pending, according to Babs De Lay, broker/owner of Urban Utah, a Salt Lake City brokerage that tracks the progress of downtown lofts, a category that does ...
Holiday quirk gives taxpayers until April 17 to file 2006 returns
Feb 05, 2007; ... Taxpayers nationwide have until Tuesday, April 17 to file their 2006 returns and pay any taxes due because April 15 falls on a Sunday in 2007, and the following day, Monday, April 16, is Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in the District of Columbia. Previously, the April 17 deadline ...
Sporting goods retailer to enter Utah market with West Jordan store
Feb 12, 2007; ... Utah's plethora of recreational opportunities has prompted California-based sporting goods retailer Sport Chalet to enter the Beehive State. Its first Utah store will be built in the Jordan Landing shopping center in West Jordan. "About two years ago we really started to work hard in the ...
Daylight Savings Time change could cause computer glitch woes
Feb 12, 2007; ... Time is about to change and, on March 11, computers and other time-dependent technology may or may not perform as expected due to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, passed by Congress, which moved Daylight Saving Time forward by three weeks and goes into effect for the first time this ...
96-unit transit-oriented townhome project gets OK from Midvale City
Feb 12, 2007; ... Final approval has been unanimously granted to the Midvalley Station Townhomes master planned development, to be located at 7800 South and State Street in Midvale. The development will sit on a retail space that includes a vacated Smith's grocery store and a half-occupied strip mall ....
Metro Fitness, Sanctuary Day Spa to return to downtown
Feb 12, 2007; ... The Sanctuary Day Spa, which opened the Wasatch Front's first full-service spa in the ZCMI Center in 1985, and the Metro Fitness Club, Salt Lake City's first executive health club, which opened the same year, are joining forces to re-open at The Gateway in downtown Salt Lake ...
Michigan-based commercial laundry to enter Utah market
Feb 12, 2007; ... Elite Cleanroom Services, a Lapeer, Mich.-based firm that launders wiping cloths used in a variety of industries, will enter the Utah market next month with an approximately 5,700 square foot facility at 1772 S. Redwood Road, Salt Lake City. The Utah facility will mark the company's ...
Re-Bath of Utah to expand warehouse, office, showroom
Feb 12, 2007; ... Re-Bath of Utah, a firm that remodels bathtubs and showers in one day, is preparing to expand. The firm has leased 9,000 square feet at 5490 S. Riley Lane, Murray, where it will move its warehouse functions next month, while expanding its office and showroom at 2585 S. State St., Salt ...
Food manufacturer to construct new building
Feb 12, 2007; ... Manuel's Fine Foods, a Salt Lake City manufacturer of tortillas, tortilla chips and related goods, is planning a July move to a new building that will soon be under, construction at 1926 W. 25 S., Woods Cross. The company presently leases approximately 30,000 square feet at 2007 S. 300 ...
Medical firm to build in Pleasant Grove
Feb 12, 2007; ... A company controlled by some of the physicians at Pleasant Grove-based Tri City Medical Inc. has received approval from Lindon City to construct an approximately 50,000 square foot Class A office building at roughly 275 West 200 North. Brigham Latimer of South Jordan-based SIRQ ...
State unemployment rate measured 2.5% in January
Feb 12, 2007; ... The Utah unemployment rate hit an estimated at 2.6 percent in January, unchanged from the prior month. According to Zions Bank, The 2.6 percent rate compares to a jobless rate of 4 percent during the same month a year ago. October's 2.5 percent rate was the lowest ever recorded ...
Anytime Fitness chain continues expanding in Utah market
Feb 12, 2007; ... Anytime Fitness, a St. Paul, Minn.-based chain of more than 300 fitness clubs nationwide, continues to expand in Utah. Franchisees Curtis Peterson and James Udy have opened a 5,000 square foot club at 1330 E. Highway 193 in Layton that complements the Anytime Fitness they launched in May ...
Jerry Seiner to invest $2 million in facelift of Salt Lake City dealership
Feb 19, 2007; ... The Central City Jerry Seiner Chevrolet and Cadillac dealership, located at 1530 W. 500 S. in Salt Lake City, is getting a facelift. "It will be, I think, the first dealership of its sort in the country in a major market," said Jerry Seiner, president of Jerry Seiner ...
740,000 square foot office, retail project planned in Lehi
Feb 19, 2007; ... A pair of Utah businessmen is mapping out plans for a 38acre project in Lehi that would consist of 710,000 square feet of Class A office space and 30,000 square feet of retail uses. Thanksgiving Development LLC, whose managers are Nathan Ricks and Ron Lindorf, has engaged Jory Walker of ...
Outlook bright for real estate market in Utah, Davis, Weber counties
Feb 19, 2007; ... The Salt Lake City commercial real estate brokerage of Commerce CRG has released year-end numbers and projections for Utah, Davis and Weber counties. Highlights and Projections for Utah County For the first time, Utah County issued more residential building permits than Salt Lake ...
Fully automated meeting center opens, another is planned
Feb 19, 2007; ... The first fully automated, high-tech meeting/recreation/ reception center in the country has opened its doors in Lindon and a second is expected to break ground this spring in South Jordan. The concept of the Noah Center, located at 2000 W. 700 N. in Lindon, was developed by Noah Corp ....
Larry H. Miller Group to resurrect one dining concept, establish another
Feb 19, 2007; ... The Larry H. Miller Group is preparing to resurrect an Australian dining concept it briefly operated in 2000 and to launch a Bavarian deli restaurant, both at its Jordan Commons office, entertainment and dining complex at 9400 S. State St., Sandy. Matilda's Fair Dinkum Aussie Outpost and ...
Architectural firm to make expansion move
Feb 19, 2007; ... Renovation Design Group, a Salt Lake City architectural firm specializing in designing residential remodeling projects, will make a significant expansion move next month. Now located in approximately 1,000 square feet at 252 S. 1300 E., the firm has leased 4,300 square feet at 515 S ....
Packaging distributor breaks ground for 62,000 sq. ft. building
Feb 19, 2007; ... Flexpak Inc., a West Valley City-based wholesale distributor of industrial packaging, has broken ground for a new building in Woods Cross. The 62,000 square foot facility, being built by Tom Stuart Construction at 1894 W. 2425 S., will replace the company's existing operations, which ...
Large office park envisioned in Farmington
Feb 19, 2007; ... Roughly 16 acres in Farmington that are under new ownership could become home to a 500,000-plus square foot Class A office park. Located at approximately 1-15 and Park Lane, the property sits just north of the proposed Station Park retail and entertainment project. The acreage has been ...
Southwest Ambulalnce EMTs to vote on unionization Feb. 20
Feb 19, 2007; ... Emergency medical technicians, EMT intermediates and EMT paramedics employed by Southwest Ambulance in Salt Lake City will vote Feb. 20 on whether to join the International Association of EMTs and Paramedics. Matthew Levy, the union's national organization director, said the 60-plus ...
Hair academy to build new 17,000 square foot school
Feb 19, 2007; ... The Francois D. Hair Academy of Sandy is getting a new name and a new look. The 15-year-old hair and beauty school will reopen as the Echelon Edge Academy of Hair in updated and expanded quarters at 11339 S. 700 E. in Sandy. "We're looking to do a more modem, technical, ...
Oregon massage table manufacturer moves to Salt Lake City
Feb 26, 2007; ... Stronglite Inc., a Cottage Grove, Ore.-based manufacturer of portable massage equipment, has been sold to a California firm and moved to Salt Lake City. San Diego-based Earthlite Inc., which also manufactures massage tables and accessories, acquired 20-year-old Stronglite and opted to ...
Supplement to ForbesLife magazine will feature Utah
Feb 26, 2007; ... With Utah having recently been ranked as the fourth best place to do business in the United States by Forbes magazine, the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) is embarking on a never-beforetried method to market the state. "Right now, nationally, there is a lot of buzz going ...
Michigan-based pizzeria chain to enter Utah market
Feb 26, 2007; ... Hungry Howie's, a Michigan-based carry-out and delivery pizzeria, is about to enter the Utah market, having signed an initial franchise agreement for six stores in the southern portion of the state. Partners Don Copus, Brian Plait and Jim Plait, who own 19 Hungry Howie's restaurants in ...
Heavy equipment parts maker doubles plant size
Feb 26, 2007; ... Dura-Tuff Wear Products LLC, a local manufacturer of grouser bars and finishing edges for heavy equipment used in construction and mining, has almost doubled the size of its manufacturing plant. Formerly located at 5079 W. 2100 S., West Valley City, the firm has taken occupancy of ...
SL County multi-family vacancy rate almost half what it was a year ago
Feb 26, 2007; ... The year-end 2006 multi-family vacancy rate in Salt Lake County was 5.1 percent, almost half of what it was three years ago and 150 basis points lower that 12 months prior, according 66 the January 2007 Greater Salt Lake Multi-Family Report published by EquiMark Properties Inc. Utah ...
Sabinsa Corp. expanding Payson plant
Feb 26, 2007; ... Sabinsa Corp., a Payson-based manufacturer and supplier of herbal extracts, cosmeceuticals, minerals and specialty fine chemicals, is completing construction of a 17,000 square foot expansion at its manufacturing and distribution facility. This new facility will include cutting edge ...
Middle Eastern Restaurant to open second location
Feb 26, 2007; ... Mazza, a Middle Eastern restaurant located in Salt Lake City, is hoping to open its second location as early as this week. In operation for a decade at 1515 S. 1500 E., Mazza is completing interior finishes at a new location at 912 E. 900 S., Salt Lake City. Owner Ali Sabbah, a ...
Funds being raised for $11.2 million facility for the homeless in Provo
Feb 26, 2007; ... In an effort to meet the growing needs of the homeless population in Utah County, the Food and Care Coalition (FACC) is working to raise funds to build a new $11 million multi-purpose facility that would give the chronically homeless an opportunity to improve their lives. The new 36,000 ...
HVAC, sheet metal firm to open manufacturing plant
Feb 26, 2007; ... Hercules Industries, the Rocky Mountain region's largest HVAC and sheet metal company, will open a new 95,000 square foot distribution and manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City in March. The company will be relocating from its current facility at 1830 S. 3230 W. to a larger facility ...
Farr West business plaza to expand by 32,500 square feet
Feb 26, 2007; ... Northview Business Plaza, located at 3677 N. Highway 126 in Farr West, just outside Ogden, will soon boast an additional 32,500 square feet of industrial space. Phase one of the project, which is fully leased, includes 12,600 square feet of industrial space divided into 12 suites. Square ...
Family-owned pizzeria will open in Sandy
Feb 26, 2007; ... Little Italy Pizzeria and Restaurant will be opened next month at 9284 S. 700 E., Sandy, by Dominic Galati, a member of a family of restaurateurs. "It was my turn to open a restaurant," Galati said. "I'm very confident in my family's recipes and I know the business." Galati's ...