The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT) back issues from September 2007:
The Salt Lake Tribune business digest column.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--LAST CHANCE TO STOCK THE BAR FOR LABOR DAY: On Monday, all 38 state liquor stores and 100 package agencies in resorts and small towns will be closed. For those wanting to buy heavy beer, wine or spirits, today will be the last day to do so before the Labor Day holiday. A list of ...
Gasoline prices are lower than last year's.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Steven Oberbeck Sep. 1--Utahns bent on hitting the highways and byways of the state this Labor Day weekend will find filling up their automobiles costs a lot less than last year. The average price for self-serve regular unleaded gasoline in Utah now is $2.76 ...
The Salt Lake Tribune Utah briefs column.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--RPM Investments has purchased three multi-tenant buildings in the Metro Business Park, 1127 W. 2320 South, West Valley City. The buildings total 87,157 square feet and will include the following tenants: Applied Signal Technology, James Grant Clarke America Checks, Imaging ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business digest column.(Column)
Sep 05, 2007 ... Sep. 5--SLC TO HOST 2010 MEETING, WHICH MAY YIELD $5.2M: The YMCA's annual convention is coming to Salt Lake City in 2010. Nearly 6,000 attendees are expected to generate $5.2 million for the state's economy when the convention is staged July 7-11 at the Salt Palace Convention ...
Shell boss stumps for off-shore drilling.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Steven Oberbeck Sep. 5--Shell Oil president John Hofmeister says it is possible for this country to approach energy independence but to do so it must embrace new fuel technologies and rethink existing policies preventing additional oil and gas development. ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business digest column.(Column)
Sep 06, 2007 ... Sep. 6--STATE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO LURE TOURISTS TO COURSES: State officials on Wednesday launched a marketing campaign they hope will expose out-of-state tourists to Utah's abundance of high-quality golf courses. The program, to be known as PlayUtahGolf, is a joint venture ...
Sugar House plans unveiled.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Lesley Mitchell Sep. 6--Two companies that plan to redevelop Sugar House's beloved Granite Block unveiled their plans Wednesday to transform aging warehouses and storefronts into a mixed-use development much like The Gateway shopping center in downtown Salt Lake City. ...
Another 'pyramid' suit hits Usana.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Harvey Sep. 6--A shareholder has filed a fourth lawsuit in federal court in Utah against Usana Health Sciences based on allegations the publicly traded company is operating an unsustainable pyramid scheme. Robert Keith Larson alleges that the board of ...
SkyWest suit is denied class-action status.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Beebe Sep. 6--A federal court in California has rejected a former SkyWest Airlines customer service agent's request to convert her claims against the company into a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 4,000 employees. In a ruling handed down Aug. 30, the ...
Fiscal '07 earnings drop for iMergent.(Financial report)
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Harvey Sep. 6--Orem-based iMergent, a seller of Web-based business software, reported significantly lower earnings Wednesday for its 2007 fiscal year over 2006 but officers pointed to a strong fourth quarter in looking ahead to next year. Still, company ...
The Salt Lake Tribune Utah briefs column.(Column)
Sep 06, 2007 ... Sep. 6--One building in Ninigret Technology Park, 4517 W. 1730 South, West Valley, has been purchased by Windmill 1, a local investment company. The building totals 82,465 square feet and houses WorkflowOne, a company that provides print and promotional products, and Shaw ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business briefs column.(Column)
Sep 07, 2007 ... Sep. 7--STUDENT ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES WILL BE CHOSEN FOR BEIJING PARALYMPICS: Utah student athletes with physical disabilities have a chance to attend the 2008 Summer Paralympics a year from now in Beijing. The National Ability Center, based in Park City, is teaming up with ...
VesCor Capital owner ordered to produce records for trustee.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Harvey Sep. 7--A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday ordered VesCor Capital Corp. owner Val E. Southwick of Ogden to produce all business records for a trustee overseeing the company. Bankruptcy Judge Glen E. Clark ruled that Southwick and VesCor Capital ...
Trib, MediaOne roll out info site.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Beebe Sep. 7--The Salt Lake Tribune and MediaOne of Utah have launched a Web site that gathers in a single place facts about court cases, campaign contributions and other public information that previously was scattered across the Internet or unavailable. ...
Utah defies mortgage trend as foreclosures decrease.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Byline: Lesley Mitchell Sep. 7--Record numbers of homeowners nationally are receiving foreclosure notices, but in Utah fewer people this year than last are on the brink of losing their homes. The percentage of Utah home loans in the foreclosure process at the end of ...
N.Y. Times to be printed in WVC.
Sep 08, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Beebe Sep. 8--MediaOne, which publishes The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret Morning News, has agreed to print the national edition of The New York Times on its new presses in West Valley City. Financial terms of the five-year deal weren't revealed. ...
Utah reigns in Ski rankings.
Sep 08, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Gorrell Sep. 8--For the third time in seven years, Ski magazine readers selected Deer Valley Resort as North America's top ski resort. The Park City-area resort was judged to have the best service, grooming and on-mountain dining by nearly 7,000 ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business digest column.(Column)
Sep 08, 2007 ... Sep. 8--THE JUNCTION MALL SIGNS UP RESTAURANTS: Two more restaurants have signed leases in The Junction, the new multiuse mall in downtown Ogden. Iggy's Sports Grill and MacCool's Public House are to be completed by spring, according to a statement issued by Ogden City. ...
Concert to benefit homeless.
Sep 08, 2007 ... Byline: Dawn House Sep. 8--SUNDAY CONCERT FOR THE HOMELESS: The Gallivan Center will rumble with rock, reggae and hip-hop Sunday during an all-day concert to raise money for Salt Lake County's homeless. The homeless advocacy group Wasatch United Front will host a ...
Liquor board comes through in a pinch.
Sep 08, 2007 ... Sep. 8--In the space of a single week, a second group has gotten tripped up over Utah's rigorous liquor laws. On Friday, volunteers raising money for the homeless were granted a temporary permit to sell beer at a benefit on Sunday -- after soliciting the help of some heavy ...
The Salt Lake Tribune Utah briefs column.(Column)
Sep 08, 2007 ... Sep. 8--Utah-based companies Granite Transformations, Greystokes International and Rocky Mountain Wood Art will be among the companies at the Log Home and Timber Frame Expo. The expo continues today through Sunday at the South Towne Expo Center, 9575 S. State St., Sandy. Tickets are $15 ...
Safer work sites mean dividend for WCF clients.
Sep 10, 2007 ... Byline: Steven Oberbeck Sep. 10--Utah businesses that buy insurance from the Workers Compensation Fund to cover their employees against on-the-job injuries are getting rewarded for their efforts to make their job sites safer. The nonprofit fund that provides workers ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business briefs column.(Column)
Sep 11, 2007 ... Sep. 11--COMMUNICATIONS FIRM MOVES: Utah-based Politis Communications has moved to a new office at 392 E. 12300 South, Suite J, Draper. HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS: Big-D Construction Corp. has started construction on the Bear River Valley Hospital at 905 N. 1000 West, ...
A Fed rate cut could help Utah businesses.
Sep 12, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Beebe Sep. 12--Small businesses in Utah stand to profit from lower borrowing costs if the Federal Reserve cuts its benchmark interest rate next week, economist Jeff Thredgold said Tuesday. Thredgold, who prepares a monthly measure of small business ...
U. business school receives funds for innovation center.
Sep 12, 2007 ... Byline: Roxana Orellana Sep. 12--The Sorenson Legacy Foundation hopes a new hands-on center for the study of discovery and innovation at University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business will inspire new inventors. The foundation is expected today to announce a $6 ...
The Salt Lake Tribune Utah briefs column.(Column)
Sep 12, 2007 ... Sep. 12--Michael Nelson, owner of Utah-based wedding video company Remember When Videos, was inducted into The Wedding and Event Videographers Association International. Inductees are nominated by their peers, and the award is given to a member who has made contributions to the development ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business digest column.(Column)
Sep 13, 2007 ... Sep. 13--LATIN CHAMBER HONORS TOP CIVIC, BUSINESS LEADERS: The Latin American Chamber of Commerce celebrated eight companies and individuals at the group's annual gala in Salt Lake City on Saturday. The awards and winners were: Founders Award, given to Alex Collantes ...
S. Utah listed in top 100 bus tours.
Sep 13, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Gorrell Sep. 13--For people who take bus tours, Kanab and Cedar City are two "must-stop" destinations next year. The American Bus Association recently designated Kanab's Western Legends Round Up and Cedar City's Utah Shakespearean Festival as two of the ...
Group wants coal facility construction postponed over permits.
Sep 13, 2007 ... Byline: Patty Henetz Sep. 13--No road or surface facility construction should be allowed in Lila Canyon until UtahAmerican Energy gets its coal permits in order, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance said Wednesday. The conservation organization has filed a complaint ...
Former owner of The Canyons officially dissolves.
Sep 13, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Gorrell Sep. 13--American Skiing Co. is no more. The one-time ski industry goliath went out of existence at 12:01 a.m. today, when its certificate of dissolution went into effect in Delaware, where the company was registered. Wednesday was the final day ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business briefs column.(Column)
Sep 13, 2007 ... Sep. 13--SOLTIS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, a Utah-based independent investment advisory firm, announced it will provide 401(k) services to two Utah-based companies: Kiddie Kandids, a photography studio, and SCO Group, a software technology company. THE LAW FIRM PARSONS BEHLE AND ...
More Utahns defaulting on student loans.
Sep 13, 2007 ... Byline: Lisa Schencker Sep. 13--The percentage of Utahns struggling to pay back federal student loans grew even as default rates nationwide dropped. Five percent of Utahns who began repaying certain federal student loans between Oct. 1, 2004, and Sept. 30, 2005, ...
Lawmakers mull extending child-care subsidies.
Sep 13, 2007 ... Byline: Kirsten Stewart Sep. 13--Rep. Jim Dunnigan, an insurance broker, was shocked two years ago when one of his two employees rejected a pay raise because it would put her above the income threshold for child care vouchers. "I would have liked her to take the ...
Legislature sets Sept. 19 hearing on property tax issues.
Sep 13, 2007 ... Byline: Sheena McFarland Sep. 13--The Utah State Legislature will hold a public meeting on tax issues to hear from Utah residents about recent property tax issues. The meeting, on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 3:30 p.m., will specifically address the increase in property ...
Kane County wins rights to Bald Knoll Road from BLM.
Sep 13, 2007 ... Byline: Patty Henetz Sep. 13--The contentious battle over who owns the backroads in rural Utah has taken a new twist. The Bureau of Land Management is handing over a road to Kane County. The agency's Tuesday announcement that it is turning ownership of a ...
Residents oppose street plan.
Sep 13, 2007 ... Byline: Rosemary Winters Sep. 13--West-side Salt Lake City residents packed a Planning Commission meeting Wednesday night to demand that commissioners not let the airport TRAX line run by their front doors on 600 West. Standing room was scarce as more than 70 people ...
Transit officials soliciting comment from fast-growth areas.
Sep 13, 2007 ... Byline: Cathy McKitrick Sep. 13--Speak up! That's the message the Utah Transit Authority and state Department of Transportation hope to get out to south Davis County residents. Specifically, Utah's major people-movers want folks in certain fast-growth ...
Mount Holly saga heats up.
Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Havnes Sep. 14--CEDAR CITY -- Developers with plans to build an exclusive resort east of Beaver are threatening to sue residents for "millions" for opposing their multibillion-dollar dream. In an Aug. 7 letter, Stephen R. Jenson, chief executive officer ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business briefs column.(Column)
Sep 14, 2007 ... Sep. 14--TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES will present a Haitian artist, Jhonson Augustin, in the store's Sugar House location from 3-6 p.m. today at 1941 S. 1100 East, Salt Lake City. He will discuss the cut-metal art form and the impact that fair trade has had on his family. Ten Thousand Villages ...
Coal states' Guvs huddle on clean energy.
Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Patty Henetz Sep. 14--Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. on Thursday joined governors of three other coal-producing states to call for changes in federal energy development policy that will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming. In ...
Ogden couple await Delta game results.
Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Beebe Sep. 14--Clarence and Margaret Waterfall vowed when they married that they would travel the world. A half-century later, the Ogden duo is about to learn if they have won the grand prize in Delta Air Lines' travel adventure contest. The Waterfalls, ...
Education: One key measure of school funding rises.
Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Julia Lyon Sep. 14--The Legislature's efforts to increase education funding appear to be working, according to a new report. Utah's education spending per $1,000 of personal income is increasing, according to an analysis released this week by the Utah ...
Garn opposes proposal on how FAA is funded.
Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Beebe Sep. 14--A proposal to change how the Federal Aviation Administration is funded would hurt small businesses and rural communities that rely on small aircraft for important services, former Utah Sen. Jake Garn said Thursday. The Senate Commerce ...
Alcohol panel weighs pros, cons of moving malt-drink sales to liquor stores.
Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Dawn House Sep. 14--A liquor industry representative assured state officials on Thursday that he does not have horns despite concerns his clients' flavored malt beverages are enticing children to drink. Greg Altschuh, spokesman for the Flavored Malt Beverage ...
Are the beverages a menace to kids?
Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Dawn House Sep. 14--A liquor industry representative assured state officials on Thursday that he does not have horns despite concerns his clients' flavored malt beverages are enticing children to drink. Greg Altschuh, spokesman for the Flavored Malt Beverage ...
$300K pours in for miners' kin.
Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Judy Fahys Sep. 14--HUNTINGTON -- More than $300,000 has poured in for the families of the nine miners who died in the Crandall Canyon cave-ins last month. Some donations came in $5 and $10 at a time, said Huntington Mayor Hilary Gordon. One anonymous donor ...
School at center of mine rescue effort to honor victims Saturday.
Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Judy Fahys Sep. 14--HUNTINGTON -- For two weeks in August, cots lined one hall in Canyon View Junior High and food services another. The gym transformed into a child care center, and the library became a chapel as friends and family members of six miners trapped in the ...
The Salt Lake Tribune Paul Rolly column.(Column)
Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Rolly Sep. 14--VOUCHER WAR BRINGS IN BIG GUNS: Voucher advocates who arm-twisted their bill through the Legislature last winter and now seem increasingly nervous the voting public will repeal it, apparently have a two-pronged approach to squelching the repeal ...
South Jordan, Utah, to study feasibility of forming own school district.
Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Rosemary Winters Sep. 14--Yet another Salt Lake County city is lining up to see if it can be dismissed from the Jordan School District. The South Jordan City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to take the first step in crafting its own school district: ...
Officials seek south Davis County residents' input on transit issues.
Sep 14, 2007 ... Byline: Cathy McKitrick Sep. 14--Speak up! That's the message the Utah Transit Authority and state Department of Transportation hope to get out to south Davis County residents. Specifically, Utah's major people-movers want folks in certain fast-growth ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business briefs column.(Column)
Sep 15, 2007 ... Sep. 15--WOLF MOUNTAIN RESORT in Eden will stage a free mountain bike race from the top of the Ogden Valley resort to the bottom on Sept. 22. The race begins at 10 a.m., following registration that starts at 8 a.m. SILVERADO SENIOR LIVING has been listed on Inc. magazine's Inc ....
The Salt Lake Tribune business digest column.(Column)
Sep 15, 2007 ... Sep. 15--DONATIONS FOR UTAH GUARDSMEN BEING TAKEN TODAY: People can drop off items at local businesses today that will be sent on to the more than 700 deployed Utah National Guard soldiers. Items include toothbrushes, phone cards, snacks, DVDs, books, magazines and games. ...
Delectable down home cook off.
Sep 15, 2007 ... Byline: Dawn House Sep. 15--Utah farmers have a slice of hope in a time when thousands of acres are being plowed under for housing tracts: It starts with a chicken dinner, crisp salad, warm rolls and a peach pie. On Friday, grocers Randy and Bob Harmon selected sour ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business insight column.(Column)
Sep 18, 2007 ... Byline: Dawn House Sep. 18--LAYOFFS ARE WRONG WAY TO SOLVE POOR PLANNING: Ken Siegel, president of The Impact Group Inc., a Los Angeles-based group of psychologists who consult for managers, says supervisors can overreact to economic or market downturns. Many layoffs have a ...
Bid to name convention center for late Utah governor sparks partisan conflict.
Sep 18, 2007 ... Byline: Derek P. Jensen Sep. 18--Calvin Rampton spent an unprecedented three terms building Utah's brand through a centrist approach. Now an effort to honor the late Democratic governor may be running into a partisan blockade. Democrats are lining up behind a plan to ...
State audit finds Utah city can keep $900,000 technology center grant.
Sep 18, 2007 ... Byline: Kristen Moulton Sep. 18--A new state audit concludes that Ogden City, Utah, does not have to return a $900,000 grant for a high-tech center. But the report criticizes the city for its handling of a foundation that, for a short time, owned the buildings ...
Utah planners hope to unite 14 cities in bid to spruce up Jordan River.
Sep 18, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Gehrke Sep. 18--The Jordan River's 44-mile stretch provides open space and recreation for thousands of Wasatch Front residents. But, because the river snakes through 14 cities and touches three counties, it also makes for a coordination nightmare. ...
Out-of-state donors are paying big bucks for Utah's school voucher program.
Sep 18, 2007 ... Sep. 18--Utah's school voucher referendum decision has escalated into a $2.6 million battle, with most of the cash being raised and spent by voucher opponents. With less than two months before the referendum election Nov. 6, voucher supporters, led by Parents for Choice in ...
Former DABC chief calls for end to quotas.
Sep 18, 2007 ... Byline: Dawn House Sep. 18--The former director of the agency that controls liquor sales in Utah is calling for quotas to be abolished so that local municipalities can decide whether restaurants can serve wine and beer. The state has two "limited" licenses it can ...
More fuel for wildfires?
Sep 18, 2007 ... Byline: Dawn House Sep. 18--Federal land managers are planning to reseed central Utah's charred rangelands with grasses that can perish in wildfires, while shelving the one species that can protect plants from flames. The decision by the Bureau of Land Management ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business briefs column.(Column)
Sep 18, 2007 ... Sep. 18--My Girlfriend's Kitchen, which offers ready-to-make meals, is expanding its store hours along the Wasatch Front from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, although some Saturday hours may vary. RIVERTON REHABILITATION CENTER, a 35,000-square-foot orthopedic ...
The Salt Lake Tribune business digest column.(Column)
Sep 18, 2007 ... Sep. 18--SMALL BUSINESS: SCORE offers free spanish-language version of popular workbook: SCORE, which offers advice and assistance to small businesses, is offering a Spanish-language version of its popular workbook, Small Business Basics, which can be picked up at no cost from ...
The Salt Lake Tribune Tradewinds column.(Column)
Sep 18, 2007 ... Byline: Brianna Lange Sep. 18--PROMONTORY has announced the appointment of Val B. Hardcastle as director of club operations. Promontory is a luxury second-home community in Park City. MACY'S NORTHWEST, the division of the Macy's department store chain that operates ...
South Jordan, Utah, company's niche is managing customer feedback.
Sep 18, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Harvey Sep. 18--During talks with Allegiance, of South Jordan, Utah, about the customer feedback-management software it offers, a chief executive wondered how many comments his company was receiving. "They ended up checking and they had a contact desk and ...
Land restoration conference in Utah focuses on opinion survey.(Conference news)
Sep 18, 2007 ... Byline: Dawn House Sep. 18--LOGAN, Utah -- Against a backdrop of increasingly large wildfires, most rural and urban residents in four Western states believe that government agencies are driven by politics rather than science and that land mangers are focused on short-term ...