Recently added articles from The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT):
'Our Unsung Heroes' charity.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Harvey Oct. 2--Two Utahns are facing securities fraud allegations for their roles in soliciting funds as part of their defunct "Our Unsung Heroes" charity that proposed to fly veterans to Washington, D.C., to see the World War II memorial. The state ...
Utah native joins international law firm as a strategic adviser.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Harvey Oct. 2--Utah native Tom Korologos, the former U.S. ambassador to Belgium, has joined the international law firm DLA Piper as a strategic adviser. DLA Piper, with 3,400 lawyers in 25 countries, is one of the largest law firms in the United States ....
Utah index falls 1 percent.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Steven Oberbeck Oct. 2--Shares of Orem-based Omniture Inc. jumped 115 percent during the first nine months of 2007 as the software company reported an unexpected second-quarter profit amid continued expansion of its customer base. Omniture's performance was ...
The Salt Lake Tribune Utah briefs column.(Column)
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--Wolf Mountain Resort in Eden will stage its third annual Howl Fest & Chili Cook-off from 10 a.m.-- 4 p.m. Oct. 20. Pumpkin bowling and a ski-boot toss also are part of the free community event. Summer activities at Park City Mountain Resort will cease on Oct. 14th with ...
Utah woman finds rodent head in can of green beans.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Brianna Lange Oct. 2--If Marianne Watson follows Wal-Mart's advice, she might be keeping what could be a rodent head frozen in her freezer for the next two years. The Lehi resident found the remnant Sunday in a can of green beans that she purchased from a ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business digest column.(Column)
Sep 29, 2007 ... Sep. 29--ETHNIC BUSINESS CONFERENCE TO MEET AT THE SALT PALACE: The State Office of Ethnic Affairs and the Governor's Office of Economic Development will host the second annual ethnic business conference, "Success on the Rise," Oct. 10 at 8 a.m., at the Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 ...
Alcohol in restaurants: Panel moves to reshuffle licenses.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Dawn House Sep. 29--The liquor control commission on Friday moved to rearrange licenses to allow more restaurants to sell beer and wine rather than increasing the number of liquor permits. The state has a shortage of liquor licenses, but quotas won't budge until the ...
Liquor control board votes to limit malt beverages to liquor stores.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Dawn House Sep. 29--Liquor control commissioners bypassed the Utah Legislature on Friday and took the first steps to restrict the sale of flavored malt beverages to state liquor stores. The vote by the five-member Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission was ...
IHC shows off its new facility in Murray.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Steven Oberbeck Sep. 29--MURRAY -- Retired copper miner Bill Turnbow grew up within sight of the two massive smokestacks that once jutted skyward on the land now occupied by the new Intermountain Medical Center. As he left the center on Friday morning after ...
The Salt Lake Tribune Utah briefs column.(Column)
Sep 29, 2007 ... Sep. 29--Economic Development Corp. of Utah has named Salt Lake City-based Penna Powers Brian Haynes as its agency of record. Ten attorneys at the law firm of Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough were named "Leaders in Their Field" in the 2007 edition of Chambers USA: America's ...
RAP tax would help finance arts center.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Cathy McKitrick Sep. 28--The rap in Centerville this Saturday will be about RAP -- the recreation, arts and parks tax that four south Davis cities will put to a public vote in November. Centerville Mayor Ronald Russell will help kick off the noon event at 500 ...
Banks urged to ease off in mine communities.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Gorrell Sep. 28--Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. has asked Utah bank owners to be lenient with Emery and Carbon county residents facing financial problems because of coal mine layoffs after the Crandall Canyon mine disaster. "These citizens have suffered greatly ...
Salt Lake County considering half-year moratorium on new check-loan stores.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Jeremiah Stettler Sep. 28--Salt Lake County may put a pinch on the proliferation of payday-loan stores. Officials are considering a six-month ban on new payday lenders in unincorporated Salt Lake County, hoping to buy enough time to bridle what council ...
iProvo subscribers top 10,000, one year behind schedule.
Sep 27, 2007 ... Sep. 27--PROVO -- Finally, iProvo -- the city's plunge into the broadband Internet market -- has reached 10,000 subscribers. Provo city officials say that goal, a year past schedule, was achieved last week. Now, the Daily Herald reports today, iProvo needs to reach 13,000-15,000 ...
Conference aims to educate women on investing, saving.(Conference notes)
Sep 27, 2007 ... Byline: Brianna Lange Sep. 27--Although many women are in charge of household finances, they might need help with investing. So today Zions Bank is sponsoring its fourth annual "Smart Women, Smart Money" seminar, a free conference designed to educate women about ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business briefs column.(Column)
Sep 27, 2007 ... Sep. 27--ALTA LODGE has become a "visionary-level" partner in Rocky Mountain Power's Blue Sky Program, which buys energy from renewable resources, primarily wind. The lodge is buying 12,300 kilowatt-hours of renewable wind energy each month -- 30 percent of its usage. Ogden ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business briefs column.(Column)
Sep 27, 2007 ... Sep. 27--ALTA LODGE has become a "visionary-level" partner in Rocky Mountain Power's Blue Sky Program, which buys energy from renewable resources, primarily wind. The lodge is buying 12,300 kilowatt-hours of renewable wind energy each month -- 30 percent of its usage. OGDEN ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business digest column.(Column)
Sep 27, 2007 ... Sep. 27--THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY TO OPEN AT FASHION PLACE: The Cheesecake Factory will open its first Utah restaurant on Nov. 1 at Fashion Place mall, 6191 S. State St. in Murray. The Cheesecake Factory, known for its extensive menu and wide selection of cheesecakes, will seat ...
Fraud costing Utahns.
Sep 27, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Harvey Sep. 27--The statistics are startling: About 35,000 bogus checks are presented to state banks and credit unions every month, and about half of those are deposited by Utahns who then fall victim to some sort of scam. The average loss for Utahns who ...
Medical expense appeals denied.
Sep 27, 2007 ... Byline: Nathan C. Gonzalez Sep. 27--Injured workers cannot seek reimbursement for medical expenses from the Workers' Compensation Fund, the Utah Court of Appeals has ruled in two cases. The ruling overturns an order in two separate cases in which the Utah Labor ...