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Volume 12, Issue 34, 2009-11-02
Naegeli Joins Jones Waldo
By Antonio Lima
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ST. GEORGE, UTAH - Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough PC, one of Utah's oldest law firms, continues to bolster its St. George presence by hiring Rachel Naegeli as a paralegal.
Naegeli joins Jones Waldo's St. George office as a paralegal. She specializes in international conflict resolution, international negotiation, international property rights and international business transactions. She is currently a member of...
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Volume 8, Issue 17, 2005-10-03
NAI Reports!
By Marie Madsen
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The Utah Southern Region has sold several large parcels of development acreage and industrial land along with office complexes and investment opportunities in Southern Utah during the past quarter.
John Griffith sold a 626 acre ranch in Otter Creek and put the Utah Trails Resort of 257 acres under contract near Kanab, Utah. John also closed on the 1.61 commercial acres on Convention Center Drive that the Cracker Barrel Country Store purchased for their restaurant here in St. George.
Wes Davis closed on 55 acres and 49 acres of residential development land in Hurricane, and a .89 acre industrial parcel behind the Motel 6 just off the second interchange in Cedar City. He als...
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Volume 9, Issue 9, 2006-06-12
NAI Southern Utah Gains New Associates
Marie Madsen
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St George, UT - NAI Utah has increased their commercial specialist team by three in the Southern Region of the State. One of the new members is Meeja McAllister, who has been working at NAI Utah Southern Region for the past two-and- a-half years as Jason Griffith's Assistant.
She recently completed Stringham Real Estate School, through the satellite office at ERA Brokers Consolidated, and received her real estate license. This license allows Meeja to assist clients more efficiently and effectively.
She now has, as a Commercial Property Specialist, the ability to assist in executing contracts, to show properties and to give detailed information about listings.
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Volume 10, Issue 19, 2007-07-03
NAI to Host Open House
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ST. GEORGE — NAI Southern Utah Regional will hold an open house and tour of its new office at The Boulevard Office Park, on Thursday, July 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The address is 243 E. St. George Blvd., suite 200. A light lunch buffet will be served....
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Volume 11, Issue 37, 2008-10-08
NAI Utah Southern Region Publishes 3rd Quarter Marketing Report
Topic: Recent Trends in Commercial Real Estate
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WASHINGTON/IRON COUNTY - NAI Utah Southern Region released its 3rd Quarter Commercial Real Estate Market Report covering office, retail, and industrial lease rates and vacancy rates for Washington County and Iron County. The report discusses recent trends in commercial real estate as well as the implications of broader economic conditions on commercial real estate in Southern Utah.
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Volume 13, Issue 1, 2010-01-12
Narrations: You Write Your Own Script!
Better Attitudes in the Workplace
By Matt Eschler, Ph.D., LMFT
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“Nothing is confused except the mind.”
– Rene Magritte
I have recently earned a Ph.D. in Psychology. Much of the final hours (months / years) of working toward this degree included an intense study in the ideas behind nature verses nurture and human behaviors. I chose to consider the arena of how we make decisions and what gives us energy to act. I found after several years of study while also assessing my client for keys and principles of the change and motivation process. I assessed through questionnaires and interviews in order to form some interesting...
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Volume 9, Issue 3, 2006-02-20
Nathan Ricks Keynote Speaker at Chamber Awards And Installation Banquet
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ST. GEORGE - The St. George Area Chamber of Commerce will host their annual Awards and Installation Banquet on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at the Dixie State College Gardner Center. This year's Chamber banquet will honor six outstanding businesses and individuals who have made significant contributions to the community.
The new Chamber officers and Board of Directors will also be installed. The evening will begin with a reception sponsored by Cherry Creek Radio from 5:45 until 6:30 pm where guests will have an opportunity to congratulate this year's award winners and meet members of the Chamber's Board of Directors.
Dinner will begin at 6:30 pm. Wells Farg...
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Volume 13, Issue 5, 2010-02-10
National Data Security Issues
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq
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Most states, including Utah, have laws that require businesses to secure and protect employee private data (bank account information, Social Security numbers, etc.) and notify employees when there is a breach of such security.
Now a bill (HR 2221) has been introduced into the United States House of Representatives that would require organizations throughout the country to establish and implement policies and procedures to protect the security of such information. Stay tuned for...
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Volume 11, Issue 23, 2008-07-02
National Economic Fixations Negatively Impact Utah
U.S. economic weakness, decline in home prices cited
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SALT LAKE CITY - According to the Summer 2008 issue of Zions Bank's Insight - Economic News of Utah and the Nation released recently, the Utah economy is being negatively impacted by a national fixation on U.S. economic weakness and home price declines.
Even as it has slowed, however, Utah continues to rank among the top states in the
growth rate of employment. The Utah economy added roughly 25,000 net new jobs during the most recent 12-month period, a 2.0 percent gain.
Such growth currently ranks second nationally to Wyoming. At the same time, however, Utah's employment rise pales versus...
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Volume 10, Issue 10, 2007-04-30
National Labor Law Update
Utah SHRM legal director
By Employment Attorney Michael Patrick O'Brien,
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Congress continues to tinker with the nation's employment laws. All necessary House committees have now approved a bill to prohibit employers from discriminating on the basis of an employee's genetic information (e.g., a genetic predisposition to disease). The bill now goes before the full House. FYI, Utah already prohibits genetic discrimination in employment.
Congressional conference committees are still trying to hammer out a compromised bill raising the minimum wage. Four states (North Dakota, South Dakota, Kentucky and New Mexico) all recently raised their minimum wages so be sure and make necessary adjustments for any employees in those states.
Sev...
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Volume 11, Issue 9, 2008-03-11
National Legislative Update
Utah SHRM legal director
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.,
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Congress is now considering the Civil Rights Act of 2008 (S. 2554/H.R. 2159), which among other things would do the following:
- eliminate the present caps on damages that can be awarded against employers violating the discrimination laws;
- make it more difficult for an employer sued for alleged equal pay violations to show that its actions were based on a legitimate factor other than sex;
- limit the use of mandatory arbitration agreements only to those that are part of a collective bargaining agreement;
- allowing prevailing plaintiffs in employment cases to recover reimbursement of expert witness fees;
- permit b...
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Volume 7, Issue 21, 2004-11-22
National Magazine Names Utah
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The governor and state senate president of Virginia, the mayor of Atlanta, and a Minnesota county judge are among the winners of Governing Magazine's Public Official of the Year awards for 2004, given in recognition of outstanding achievement at the state and local level.
The winners also include the state treasurer of North Carolina, the chief information officer of Utah, the child and family health director of Rhode Island, and the chief facilities executive of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
"Some of these people," said Alan Ehrenhalt, Governing's executive editor, "came into situations that involved almost unbelievable complexity and seemingly endless bureaucratic and political obstacles. Ordinary public officials might have just steered clear. And yet they persevered, and they accomplished remarkable things.
They got budgets balanced, schools built and infrastructure repaired. They are truly deserving of honors and public appreciation."
This year's group of recipients is the eleventh to be honored in Governing's annual awards program, which was launched in 1994. Governing, now 17 years old, is an independent national magazine devoted to coverage of state and local government. It has a circulation of 85,000.
Governing 's 2004 Public Officials of the Year:
Val Oveson, Utah's chief information officer, led a re-engineering of his state's technology systems, giving Utah a citizen-friendly Internet presence that stands far ahead of those virtually everywhere else in the country.
Virginia Governor Mark Warner, a Democrat, and Senate President Pro Tempore John Chichester, a Republican, formed a bipartisan alliance that moved a comprehensive tax reform package through an initially hostile legislature.
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin built alliances at the state and federal level that restored her city to a sound financial footing and arrived at creative solutions to Atlanta's enormous long-term water and sewer costs.
North Carolina Treasurer Richard Moore used the leverage of his office to impose ethical responsibilities on the corporations with which his state does business.
Kevin Burke, as chief judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota, used performance measurement techniques to modernize a sprawling court system that badly needed sweeping change.
Tricia Leddy, the director of child and family health in the Rhode Island Department of Human Services, created a pre-natal care program widely recognized as the most effective of its kind anywhere in the nation.
Jim McConnell, chief facilities executive of the Los Angeles Unified School district, slashed through massive layers of red tape to implement a systematic school building program in a city that had gone decades without one.
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Volume 10, Issue 15, 2007-06-04
National Minimum Wage Increases
Employment Law Update
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq
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Congress and Pres. Bush both have approved new legislation that will increase the federal minimum wage. The new increased rates (the first national changes in ten years) are as follows: as of July 24, 2007 (60 days after President Bush signed the bill into law) - $5.85 an hour; as of July 24, 2008, $6.55 per hour; and as of July 24, 2009, $7.25 an hour.
Remember that if you have employees who work in another state and that state has a higher minimum wage than the federal rate, you must pay the higher minimum wage rate.
Immigration debate intensifies
The debate over how, when and if to reform the American immigration laws has greatly intensified over the l...
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Volume 10, Issue 20, 2007-07-13
National News Media Focus on Southwest Utah
Christian Science Monitor profiles St. George
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ST. GEORGE — The media frenzy continues. Since St. George was named the country's fastest growing metro area a few weeks ago, national media outlets have taken notice of southwest Utah.
The latest is The Christian Science Monitor, which in its July 5 edition called the city a "boomtown for retiring baby boomers."
The Boston-based newspaper sent a writer and photographer here last month to produce a profile of the community. The Monitor article quotes several recent local transplants, who cashed out their equity on either coast to put down roots in Utah's Dixie.
Scenery and recreation are highlighted as features that draw new residents. But ...
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Volume 7, Issue 16, 2004-09-13
National Radio Board Selects New Leadership from Utah
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Bonneville Intermountain Radio Group which manages and operates southern Utah radio stations Sunny 93.5 FM, 890AM KDXU, Star 98FM, and Unforgettable 1210AM, announced recently Bruce Reece, Bonneville International Corporation President and CEO has been elected Chairman of the National Association of Broadcasters' (NAB) Radio Board of Directors.
NAB is a full-service trade association which represents the interests of free, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters. Bonneville International Corporation is a major national and international firm engaged in the commercial broadcast and media communications business.
As president and chief executive officer of Bonneville International Corporation, Reese oversees the operations of 35 radio stations, an NBC-affiliated television station, and related operating divisions. He joined Bonneville International Corporation in 1984 and became general counsel in 1985.
Reese was named executive vice president of Bonneville in 1991 and was appointed to his current position in 1996. Prior to joining Bonneville, Reese practiced law with firms in Washington and Denver after beginning his legal career with the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department in the nation's capitol.
By anyone's measure, the challenges facing radio broadcasters this year are many and varied. Whether it's media ownership rules, broadcast indecency, copyright law, sluggish national ad dollars, Wall Street valuations or emerging technologies, the industry has a full plate.
None of these issues, however, is as pertinent and pressing as remaining relevant to its listeners and advertisers in the local marketplace. "This business has always been about the relationship we have with the people who live in the communities that are covered by our signals -- this is the biggest strength we have," says Reese.
"The system that the government set up in the 1920s and reiterated in the 1934 Communications Act is a system of free, over-the-air local broadcasting. The opportunity to serve local listeners and advertisers is what separates us from satellite, and it is absolutely critical that we remain intensely focused on the communities that we're serving. That's what we absolutely need to capitalize on."
"I really believe that consolidation in radio and television since 1996 has improved the quality of management, sales and programming in the industry," Reese says. "Some policy-makers would differ, but I also think we're doing at least as good a job of serving local communities as we ever have. We need to figure out how to get credit for all we do in our communities, both as providers of news and service and as the vanguard in audio entertainment."
In addition to being the NAB Radio Board Chairman, Reese also serves on the Associated Press Board of Directors and the Radio Advertising Bureau Board of Directors. Additionally, he serves on the boards of the Primary Children's Medical Center, United Way of Salt Lake, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, pioneer Theatre Company, Brigham Young University Alumni Association, and Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Born and raised in West Lafayette, Indiana, Reese attended Brigham Young University, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 and Juris Doctor in 1976. He and his wife, Lu Anne, live in Sandy, Utah, and are the parents of seven children.
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Volume 8, Issue 9, 2005-05-09
National Small Business Week Certain To Be Big On Blather
Commentary by Tony Malandra, NFI
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These days political peacocks will start wrapping one of their beautiful plumes around a small-business owner and safely proclaim him or her of as much importance to the national fabric as motherhood, family barbecues, and cuddly puppies.
This annual preening dance is called National Small Business Week, a time for proclamations, resolutions, photo-ops, drop-bys, and a vigorous pumping of mitts and flashing of capped teeth. The state's largest small-business advocacy organization, NFIB/Utah, urges reporters covering these festivities to shake some of the sticks holding up the carnival tent with some pointed questions.
Small businesses are not smaller versions of big businesses. They are only larger in importance, employing, as they do, more than half of all working Americans, and generating almost all net new jobs. In fact in 2001, when big businesses were brought to the knees under the blows from the 9/11 attacks, corporate scandals, small businesses generated 100 percent of net new jobs for that year.
So why, dear Senators and Congressmen, do you allow a Berlin Wall separating small-business owners from banding together across state lines in order to form large purchasing for health care to remain?
You have no such barriers for big business, big labor, and big government. Why dear State Senator and State Representative do you continue to require health insurers to add more and more medical procedures to their basic plans knowing it will drive the cost of premiums up and coverage away from a growing number of Utahns?
The cost and availability of health care has ranked as a small-business owner's No. 1 concern for the past 18 consecutive years, which is why 27 million working people are uninsured, and 63 percent of them are either self-employed or work for a small business that has less than 100 employees.
Here are two other not-so-little distinctions separating a small business from a large one. Small businesses spend 60 percent more per employee than larger business on complying with the same regulations. And, more than 80 percent of small-business owners are single filers, meaning personal, not business tax rates matter to them. So why ? Plug in any number of a hundred questions here.
If these uncomfortable queries rudely take some of the wind out of this week's sails, NFIB/Utah apologies to all the event planners. It's just that we have to deal with survival issues the 51 other weeks of the year. For information on the state of small business in Utah, please phone NFIB/Utah State Director Ron Casper at 801 485-9005.
Editor's note: The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is the state and nation's largest small-business advocacy group. A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1943, NFIB represents the consensus views of its 600,000 members in Washington and all 50 state capitals. For more information on NFIB/Utah, visit www.NFIB.com/UT.
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Volume 13, Issue 12, 2010-04-22
Natural Talent?
Three Astonishing Yet Simple Steps to Becoming a Super Star in Your Profession
By Matt Eschler, Ph.D., LMFT
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I am interested in being the very best. You have this same vision. We all read about and emulate Titans in our fields and envision the secret to success. Every now and again I wonder how much genetics and luck has to do with...
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Volume 12, Issue 32, 2009-10-19
Nature's Sunshine Trades on NASDAQ
Business Wire
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PROVO, Utah--(Business Wire)--Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc., (NASDAQ:NATR) a manufacturer and marketer of encapsulated herbs and vitamins, and a publicly traded company since 1978, announced today that its common stock began trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market on Monday, October 12, 2009, under the symbol NATR.
"We are pleased that Nature's Sunshine Products common stock has been approved for re-listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market," said Douglas Faggioli, President and CEO of the Company. "This approval represents another important step forward for Nature's Sunshine Products and will enhance liquidity for our shareholders. It is an important acknowledgment of our Company's continuing progress."
Nature's Sunshine Products manufactures and markets through direct sales encapsulated and tableted herbal products, natural vitamins, and other complementary products.
In addition to the United States, the Company has operations in...
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Volume 7, Issue 13, 2004-07-26
NEA Chairman Dana Gioia to Visit Utah Shakespearean Festival
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CEDAR CITY, Utah -Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Dana Gioia, will visit the Utah Shakespearean Festival Aug. 5-7, marking the first time that a sitting NEA chairman has attended the Tony Award-winning theatre festival.
“This is a groundbreaking event for us,”¯ said Fred C. Adams, festival founder and executive producer. “For those of us involved in the arts in Utah and Nevada, it's going to be wonderful to have a chance to meet him and learn of his vision for the NEA and the role we in the rural West play in fulfilling that mission.”¯
As a result, the Utah Shakespearean Festival in cooperation with the Utah Arts Council and th...
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Volume 8, Issue 10, 2005-05-23
Near Miss and Accident Investigation Techniques
More Effective Management
By Linda Baker
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Accident investigations can be extremely valuable and a key component to your safety and loss prevention efforts. Every accident and near-miss can be a learning tool that will enable you to prevent another accident under the same or similar circumstances.
Anytime an accident or near miss occurs, an investigation should be conducted. You should find out what happened, why it happened and how to prevent it from happening again. Near misses are investigated as any other accident because something still went wrong and, if left unchecked could result in an injury the next time.
To complete an investigation, you should gather all relevant facts, identify accident causes, establish and implement corrective action, and monitor changes to assure effectiveness.
Fact-finding should begin as soon as possible following an accident or near miss. Details will be fresh in the memories of the employee(s) and witnesses. Interview the employee(s) and any witnesses involved. Ask for the employee's version of exactly what happened. Avoid leading questions such as, "Did you lift more than you could safely handle?" Ask the employee how the accident could have been prevented. Note the employee's health, clothing, job knowledge, etc. Record all facts and opinions no matter how irrelevant they may appear. Remember and assure the employee(s) and witnesses that the purpose of the investigation is not to affix blame, but to identify responsible causes and prevent future accidents.
Once fact gathering is complete, identify the responsible causes for the accident. The obvious causes should be determined first and then the underlying causes defined. For example, an employee injures a hand in an unguarded punch press. Investigation reveals that the guard was removed. An obvious conclusion is that the missing guard caused the injury and replacing it will prevent future injuries.
Once responsible causes have been identified, implement corrective action to eliminate or control them. Supervisors should take corrective action or, if not within their authority, should make suggestions to the appropriate manager. For corrective actions that are not obvious or, if no ideas come to mind, brainstorm solutions with employees and/or other supervisors. At times, the most effective corrective action can not be implemented immediately. In such cases, temporary measures should be put in place while the more involved methods are studied.
Identifying responsible causes without proposing any corrective action means, in all likelihood, nothing will be corrected. If nothing is corrected, chances are the same or a similar accident will continue to occur.
Once corrective measures are implemented, management should ensure their effectiveness by monitoring the operation and future accident activity. If the measures taken do not prove effective, explore other corrective actions.
Editor's Note: Linda Baker is the Vice President of Workers Compensation Fund's St. George branch. The information in this article was obtained from one of WCF's sixty safety topics found at www.wcfgroup.com
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Volume 9, Issue 9, 2006-06-12
Need to Buy Marbles?
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The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable.
A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the basement shack with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other.
What began as a typical Saturday morning, turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time-to-time. Let me tell you about it.
I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along t...
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Volume 9, Issue 5, 2006-03-20
Neff Takes the Helm at Community Center
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The Southwest Utah Community Health Center, a non-profit, 501c3 Corporation, welcomed Nancy C. Neff as the new CEO in November, upon the retirement of Sheila Finch. Nancy brings over twenty years of experience in private and public health care settings. She most recently was Director of the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program at the Utah Department of Health in Salt Lake City and previously worked with the Salt Lake Community Health Centers and Intermountain Health Care.
Nancy is thoroughly enjoying the outdoor activities offered in the St. George area and the ability to be outside most of the winter! She is anxious to meet members of the business community and to develop col...
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Volume 12, Issue 23, 2009-06-29
Negacholic Thinking
Better Attitudes in the Workplace
By Matt Eschler, LMFTĀ
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One of the greatest feats in Track and Field history was the first time an athlete ran under four minutes in the mile. For many years, sports commentators said that it was inconceivable for an athlete to run under four minutes for the mile. Physiologists thought the body and mind would rebel against the strains they were being forced to endure and thwart the attempt. Everyone began to think that a four minute mile would be a barrier that no human would be capable of breaking.
In the track community, there was an overwhelming doubt that any one would be able to run a sub-four minute mile. Many world class athletes allowed the mythical 4 - minute barrier to rule them. However, a young Roger Bannister was not deterred from his goal to be the first to break the barrier. As others backed down from the challenge, he looked forward for his chance to round the cinder oval and conquer the barrier that had gained control of the world's elite.
He planned to make his attempt at a race on May 6, 1954. In the weeks prior to the meet, his training intensity increased until he was running ten quarter-miles at fifty-nine seconds with only two minutes rest. His workouts were conducted everyday for one-half hour during his...
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Volume 11, Issue 15, 2008-04-29
Neighboring Housing Markets Won't Improve Soon, Economists Say
From Nation's Building News
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In a sobering presentation on how the housing slowdown is playing out across the country, Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Economy.com, said that home price declines will remain significant in the once super-heated markets of California, Arizona, Nevada and Florida, as well as parts of the Eastern seaboard that include the Washington, D.C. and Boston metropolitan areas.
“The only areas of price gain are in Texas, parts of the Southeast and the farm belt, which is benefiting from selling more corn oil for ethanol,” Zandi told the NAHB Spring Construction Forecast Conference in Washington on April 24.
Bernard Markstein, NAHB’s director of forecasting, offered a similar, though slightly more upbeat assessment, noting that quite a few housing markets are experiencing mild price declines and a few are actually posting modest gains.
Between the fourth quarter of this year and the fourth quarter of 2009, Markstein said, housing starts should be up by more than 10 percent in nearly every state, with the notable exceptions of Florida and Nevada, which will still be in the red. He added that the gains will come on top of notably low levels of residential construction in the final quarter of 2008.
Zandi expects housing to begin to rebound in the spring of 2009, and he said that “three-quarters of the nation’s housing market will have experienced a significant decline in price when all is said and done.”
The problem, he said, is that the market is awash in inventory, with 2.25 million homes vacant or for sale, which is 1 million above normal market conditions.
The situation could deteriorate even further, Zandi suggested, because stringent mortgage requirements continue to weigh heavily on demand and foreclosures have reached an all-time high of 2.2 million, adding more inventory to an already bloated marketplace.
“Tighter lending standards have acted as a drag on the housing market,” agreed Markstein. The foreclosure problem, he added, has been primarily centered in the subprime adjustable-rate mortgage market. Foreclosures among prime loans have been showing little upward change, he said, and the subprime fixed-rate loans in foreclosure are actually lower than in past years.
California, Nevada and Florida, which were at the epicenter of the overbuilding during the housing boom in 2003 to 2005, are among the states now experiencing the highest rates of foreclosures. The problem is also particularly pronounced in the Midwest, where the economy has been suffering from a weak manufacturing sector and ongoing layoffs in the auto industry. |
Volume 12, Issue 8, 2009-03-09
Neil Simon Festival Expands Staff
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Cedar City, UT-The Board of Directors of the Neil Simon Festival recently announced that Jim Lord has accepted the position of Managing Director of the company and that Janet Ackart will manage its Marketing Program. Rick Bugg will continue as the Festival's Artistic Director. Kathy Rodreick, Chair of the Board of Directors said, "This is a very exciting moment for us. With these appointments, we are finally able to give our founder, Rick Bugg, the management support he deserves."
Mr. Lord is a graduate of the Southern Utah University Theatre Arts program. He is an audio designer whose credits include ...
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Volume 7, Issue 12, 2004-06-28
Nelson Elected President of the St. George Noon Exchange Club
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Stephen M. Nelson of St. George was recently elected president of the St. George Noon Exchange Club. The installation banquet was held June 24, 2004, at the Paradise Canyon Clubhouse.
As president, he will preside over the Exchange Club Board of Directors. His other responsibilities include working with other club and District Exchange leaders to establish club goals; serve as the liaison between The National Exchange Club, located in Toledo, Ohio, and club members; distribute educational materials provided by the national office to the appropriate club committees; and lead the club toward bettering the community through a variety of projects.
Mr. Nelson, is a CPA and Senior Account Executive for Resource Management Inc., in St. George. He has served as President and CEO of several corporations and has over 15 years of senior management experience.
Other elected officers include: President-Elect Roger Eves, of Federal Express, Treasurer Jason Eyre with Facility Management Engineering, and Secretary, David Mathis with Zions Bank. Newly elected members to the The Board of Directors who will serve for two years include: Brian Hyde with Bonneville Media, Deborah Armstrong with Write Your Congressman, and Jed Hafen with Zions Bank. Continuing members of the Board of Directors include: David Evans with Guardian Life Insurance, David Kilpack with The Spectrum, and Leon Maxwell with Farmers Insurance.
Mr. Nelson stated; “Our goal is to ignite the spirit of service and awareness throughout our community and our nation. The Exchange club is one of the longest standing business clubs in America. The St. George Noon Exchange Club has been actively involved in our community for over 30 years, having been organized in 1974 by some of St. George's finest community leaders.”¯
Exchange, America's Service Club, is a group of men and women working together to make our communities better places to live through programs of service revolving around Americanism, Community Service, Outstanding Youth Recognition, and The Prevention of Child Abuse
For more information please contact David Mathis at (435) 673-2524 or Jason Eyre at (435) 656-3118. Visit our web site at www.nationalexchangelcub.com.
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Volume 10, Issue 26, 2007-08-31
Nevada Town Supports Mesa Air Service Rebid
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ELY, Nev. - Although they claim the same frustrations with Mesa Air Group that Cedar City officials have expressed, the city council in Ely has unanimously endorsed Mesa Air's rebid to provide air service to their rural Nevada community.
On Aug. 23 the Ely council backed Mesa's proposed service plan over that of Great Lakes Aviation, which also has submitted a proposal to provide the community with federally subsidized airline service.
Mesa Air announced earlier this year that it was leaving six markets, including Cedar City and Ely, where it holds the federal Essential Air Service contracts to provide scheduled airline flights. At the time of the announcement...
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Volume 7, Issue 15, 2004-08-30
Nevada's Countersignature Law Unconstitutional
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A federal judge for the District of Nevada ruled Nevada's statute that precludes out-of-state insurance brokers from conducting business in the state without the countersignature of a resident agent is unconstitutional.
The decision by U.S. District Judge James C. Mahan is the latest in a string of legal victories for The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers relating to state countersignature laws. In the past year, The Council has succeeded in striking down statutes in three states where it filed federal lawsuits and is awaiting judgments in the remaining three jurisdictions with countersignature laws on the books.
In a ruling from the bench, Judge Mahan agreed with The Council that the Nevada countersignature statute was “not related to competence.”¯ He said the Nevada statute “presumes that someone who is a nonresident is not competent,”¯ which the Judge said was “untrue”¯.
In addition, Judge Mahan said there was “no rational basis”¯ for the additional requirement in Nevada law that its resident agents receive 5 percent of the commission from the business that is placed as a result of their countersignature.
Judge Mahan's ruling is not final until he issues a written judgment, which is expected relatively soon, said Scott Sinder, The Council's general counsel. Once the ruling is filed, the state has 30 days to appeal to the 9th U.S. circuit Court of Appeals. Source: Insurance Journal
Source: UAIIA (Utah Association of Independent Insurance Agents)
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Volume 10, Issue 26, 2007-08-31
New 'At Home' Service Comes to Southern Utah
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ST. GEORGE - At Home Hair Salon (www.athomehair.com) is a salon concept new to the St. George area, offering hair salon services right in your own home. From haircuts and styles, to hi-lites, lo-lites, updos, and permanent straightening, At Home Hair Salon can service your entire family or wedding party.
Do you have kids? A busy schedule? Are you a stay at home mom? Or just don't want the hassle of going out to a salon to get your hair done? Then At Home Hair Salon is the answer for you. This new service allows clients to stay in the comfort of their own home and receive services previously only available at a salon.
Owner and Lead Stylist Melissa Myers has been...
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Volume 12, Issue 32, 2009-10-19
New ADA Regulations Proposed
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
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As you all know from regularly reading these updates, Congress amended the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) effective on January 1, 2009. The new law retains the traditional and familiar definition of disability (an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity) but now interprets it much more broadly to give the law wider coverage.
Thus, more people will likely now fit within the definition, meaning employers must apply the law's protections (essentially nondiscrimination and reasonable accommodation) to more employees. On September 23, 2009, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued draft regulations to implement the newly-amended ADA.
Among other things, the proposed regulations do the following:
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revise the phrase "substantially limits" so that it no longer means a...
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Volume 11, Issue 24, 2008-07-09
New Agent Joins ERA
Parker to join Hurricane office
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ST. GEORGE - ERA Brokers Consolidated has announced that Bryan Parker has joined the company's Hurricane office.
Parker has earned a bachelor's degree and master's in business administration from the University of Phoenix.
"Bryan brings experience and knowledge that will certainly benefit our company and our clients," said H. Thayne Houston, broker/owner. "We're excited to have them join...
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Volume 11, Issue 17, 2008-05-13
New Agent Joins Office
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ST. GEORGE - ERA Brokers Consolidated welcomes Kaden Feller to our St. George Boulevard office location.
Feller was born and raised in St. George and is attending Dixie State College, but taking a break for summer to pursue his real estate career. He was Academic Vice President for Student Services last year and enjoyed being part of the X-club, a service-oriented club, and will be an Ambassador for Dixie in the coming year.
Feller enjoys many outdoor activities including riding dirt bikes, fishing, hunting, camping and paintball. He has worked construction jobs in the past and is looking forward to working with people in the community and to n...
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Volume 10, Issue 29, 2007-09-21
New Aircraft Project Progressing, Manufacturer Reports
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CEDAR CITY - Metalcraft Technologies, Inc., a vertically integrated manufacturer of aircraft details and assemblies, has announced continued progress toward manufacture and assembly of the Utilicraft Aerospace Industries FF-1080 prototype aircraft at its plant here.
The company announced assembly tooling is progressing well with a significant portion of the tooling required to assemble the center section of the fuselage nearing completion.
‘We are at the final machining stage of the large sub-assembly tooling," said Chuck Taylor, MTI vice president. ‘The tools require precision cut surfaces as well as precision hole placements in order to insure the...
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Volume 7, Issue 11, 2004-06-14
New Alliance Brings New International Connections to St George
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Commerce CRG Invited To Join World's Largest Privately Held Real Estate Services Firm ...
Commerce CRG of Utah (formerly with Colliers International) and its office in St. George have joined the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance and will now be known as Commerce CRG, Member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance. Headquartered in New York and known for its high-profile worldwide commercial real estate services, Cushman & Wakefield is an internationally recognized fully integrated real estate service firm.
Cushman & Wakefield clients include Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, pension funds, small and mid-sized firms, entrepreneurs, real estate investment trus...
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Volume 13, Issue 11, 2010-04-15
New Application Enables Remote Deposit
Small Businesses Can Now Remote Deposit Capture Regardless of Their Banking Relationship
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SALT LAKE CITY – NetDeposit now offers two Web-based capture applications for depositing checks: NetCapture Small Business and NetCapture Business. Both offer merchants the ability to remotely deposit checks, thus eliminating trips to a...
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Volume 11, Issue 4, 2008-01-29
New Bachelor's Degree at DSC
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ST. GEORGE - Students will have another four-year degree option at Dixie State College beginning this fall semester.
The Utah State Board of Regents has approved an integrated studies degree. The new bachelor's degree will consist of common core and select concentrations of nine disciplines including business, communication, computer and information technology, English, biology, mathematical sciences, psychology, fine arts and Spanish.
The program is aimed at any student interested in tailoring a degree to meet their unique interests by combining coursework in two different disciplines.
The new degree is also expected to help Dixie officials prove...
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Volume 11, Issue 8, 2008-03-04
New Bank Holds Grand Opening
Town & Country to feature concierge banking
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ST. GEORGE - Locally headquartered Town & Country Bank held grand opening ceremonies Monday and Tuesday, March 3-4 at the bank's office, 1464 South 1490 East Circle, near the intersection of River Road and 1450 South.
Ceremonies began with a horse color guard performed by Bar 10 Beef, and were followed by performances from recording artist Juice Newton and local artists Phil & Cory Theobald.
Town & Country Bank is the first St. George-based bank to open in more than six years. Its innovative approach includes teller-less Concierge Banking, a discount-laden debit card and the area's first bank-operated business courier service.
The state-chartered...
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Volume 10, Issue 39, 2007-12-11
New Bank to Open
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ST. GEORGE - A new, homegrown community bank is about to open its doors in St. George. The state-chartered bank, to be known as Town and Country Bank, will open first in temporary quarters just west of the Summit Athletic Club near the intersection of River Road and 1450 South until permanent offices near the same site are designed and constructed.
Town & Country Bank will be the first St. George-headquartered bank to open in six years and will join SunFirst Bank and The Village Bank as the only Washington County-based banks.
"The 39 percent increase in St. George's population over the last six years along with projected growth create a need for another financia...
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Volume 9, Issue 12, 2006-09-04
New Bookstore Opens Downtown
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ST. GEORGE - The Book Cellar, a new bookstore now open in St. George, offers used books ranging from antique books, the classics, children's books, fiction, LDS, and much more.
With thousands of books in stock, The Book Cellar caters to book lovers in Washington County. The Book Cellar has sold books on-line for the past three years, building a vast and varied inventory, and feels that the historical district of downtown St. George is the perfect place to be.
“We are very excited to be a part of the community, and offer a diverse collection of thousands of used books for the book lovers and collector,”¯ said owner Margi La Porte.
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Volume 13, Issue 23, 2010-07-29
New Business Starts with Preparation & ...
By Byron Theurer
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The United States has nearly 23 million small businesses owners, and about 500,000 new enterprises launch each year. These run the gamut from engineering firms to bakeries, from high-tech R&D laboratories to home-based accountants, and from fashion design studios to...
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Volume 9, Issue 14, 2006-10-30
New Businesses Open
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Discount Pharmacy
ST. GEORGE - St. George Discount Pharmacy has recently opened at 145 N. 450 West, behind Ace Hardware near the intersection of St. George Boulevard and Bluff Street.
Good Vibrations
ST. GEORGE - Good Vibrations has opened at Professional Park, 321 N. Mall Drive, Suite K101, behind Red Cliffs Mall. Office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday - Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. No appointment is necessary. For more information, call 216-4132.
Harris Design
WASHINGTON - Harris Design Decorative Painting & Faux Finishes recently relocated to 2582 E. Slick Rock Road,Washington. Ken Harris specializes in various finishes suc...
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Volume 11, Issue 15, 2008-04-29
New Cafe and Deli Opens
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CEDAR CITY - City Cafe & Deli is now open at 2002 N. Main, Ste 5, featuring a taste of Spain along with its menu of sandwiches, fresh salads and daily specials. The deli has imported salamis from Spain and Italy, while the café serves paella on Fridays. The owners are Robert and Susanna McGee. You can reach City Cafe & Deli at 435-586-9095.
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Volume 13, Issue 3, 2010-01-26
New COBRA Subsidy Materials
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
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National SHRM is reporting that on Jan. 11, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) posted on its web site updated materials to help individuals, employers and plan administrators understand the eligibility requirements of the recently extended health care premium subsidy under the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA).
These include a...
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Volume 11, Issue 31, 2008-08-27
New Columnist Joins MSBJ
Fred Topalian is owner of Camera Country
By Fred Topalian
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Hello fellow business entrepreneurs. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to you. My name is Fred Topalian and for the past 24 years I have owned and operated Camera Country.
Living in southern Utah since 1984 has given me a lot of insight to the business environment here. I was a member of the Dixie Sunshiners for 12 years and have seen a lot of new businesses come into this area. Now that I am stating a new career in commercial real estate I am very excited to be part of it.
I have joined the Yorktown Company command team, where I'll be working with business owners to meet their...
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Volume 11, Issue 9, 2008-03-11
New Crude Record As Gas Prices Tie High Mark
Commodity Traders Run Up Gas Prices
From AAA Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY - The price of crude oil set a new record price of $109.20 a barrel Tuesday, while the average price of gasoline in the United States tied the highest recorded price at $3.23 a gallon. The previous high mark for gasoline was on May 24, 2007, when the price for a barrel of crude oil was $65.
"With the downward trend in the economy and soft stock and real estate markets, investors are turning to commodities to shore up their investment packages," said Rolayne Fairclough, AAA Utah spokesperson. "These heavy investments push prices to extreme highs. For example, over 700 million barrels are traded each day while only 15 million are actually used."
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Volume 12, Issue 8, 2009-03-09
New Data: One-Fifth of all Mortgages Underwater
St. George Shows 11.9 Percent of Mortgages in Negative Equity
By Lori Guyton
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More than 8.3 million U.S. mortgages, or 20 percent of all properties with a mortgage, were in a negative equity position as of December 31, 2008, according to newly released data from First American CoreLogic. This compares with 7.6 million, or 18 percent, of all mortgages in negative equity as of September 30, 2008. Approximately 700,000 additional borrowers slid into a negative equity position in the last quarter. Negative equity, often referred to as "underwater" or "upside down," means a borrower owes more on their mortgage than the home is worth. In addition, the data shows there are 2.2 million mortgages nationwide that are approaching negative equity. These are defined as...
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Volume 7, Issue 14, 2004-08-16
New Deal
By Voin R Campbell
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The Ins & Outs of Business
The sale of a business a like a marriage, with a built in divorce and a long engagement. Each step must be clearly understood. The engagement is the period of time that precedes the closing. It is often fragile and tenuous. The closing cements the marriage. The period between the marriage and the divorce is often protracted because, most business sales involve seller financing of part of the purchase price. The divorce occurs when the seller has all his money and the buyer is finally absolved of any further obligations to the seller. In business sales, divorce is good!
Since all business started up “from scratch”¯, most sellers...
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Volume 7, Issue 13, 2004-07-26
New Dean of Performing and Visual Arts at SUU
By Renee Ballenger
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After conducting a national search with more than 40 applicants, William J. Byrnes has s emerged as the choice of a Southern Utah University search committee as the new dean of the College of Performing and Visual Arts. The committee was chaired by Rod Decker, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
William Byrnes brings a rich background in teaching and leadership with the arts. For the past decade he has served as a tenured full professor and Associate Dean of Florida State University's School of Theatre which has more than 350 majors, more than 80 graduate students and a faculty and staff of 56. Since 1995 he also served as Director of Theatre Management in the MFA program. His text, "Management and the Arts," now in its third edition, is widely read in arts management courses throughout the world, including China and India.
While at FSU he oversaw the reorganization of an extensive production program, supervised a faculty and administrative staff, and was responsible for supervising the overall marketing for the School's production season. He taught a series of six graduate seminars in arts administration in support of the Theatre Management MFA and other arts administration degree programs. He also served on the planning committee for the local arts festival, titled, "Tallahassee: Seven Days of Opening Night"and he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Southern Shakespeare Festival since its inception.
Prior to his service at Florida State, he served for more than 20 years in a variety of roles at Oberlin College, a first-rate liberal arts college in Ohio. He was production director, technical director, and director of the theatre and dance program, and Oberlin opera.
Mr. Byrnes will work with the faculty and staff of the departments of Art, Music, and Theater Arts and Dance to develop and strengthen the College. In addition, he will have oversight responsibility for the Braithwaite Gallery, the American Folk Ballet and will work with the Tony Award wining Utah Shakespearean Festival.
Mr. Byrnes maintains a strong international presence with his service on the Advisory Board of the Institute for Languages and Economics (ISW), an international culture management training school located in Germany. He regularly lectures at ISW and this summer he will be a guest speaker at the conference, "Mozart, Marketing and Money." He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE), and was president of the U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) in 2000-02. He is a Fellow of the Institute and was given the Founders Award in 1996 for his continued service to USITT and the theatre profession.
In December 2001, Byrnes was inducted into the National Theatre Conference (NTC), an honorary society of theatre professionals and educators. An award-winning lighting designer with more than 150 productions to his credit, he has lit numerous operas for regional companies across the eastern United States.
He holds a bachelor's from the University of New Mexico and an MFA from UCLA. Byrnes new position at SUU took effect July 1, 2004.
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Volume 8, Issue 10, 2005-05-23
New Director Appointed to SUU's Small Business Development Center
Government & Business
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Terry Keyes recently left his position as Regional Director of the Small Business Development Center for Iron, Beaver, and Garfield counties. Craig Isom has been hired to fill the position beginning May 1, 2005.
Craig was a partner at Arthur Andersen for over 26 years where he served smaller and entrepreneurial businesses with audit and consulting services. Since December 2001, Isom has been a faculty member at San Jose State University and Southern Utah University teaching undergraduate accounting courses. Craig received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Accounting from Brigham Young University. He is actively involved with various business associations and local boards.
Also effective May 1, 2005, Joni Anderson has been named Assistant Regional Director of the SUU Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Since 1997, Anderson has worked with the SUU SBDC in the position of Office Manager. Joni received her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Southern Utah University and she is set to graduate next May with her Masters degree in Business Administration from SUU as well. She is actively involved with the Chamber of Commerce and Women in Business Committee.
The purpose of the SUU Small Business Development Center is to assist small business owners in achieving the maximum potential of their business by providing one-on-one counseling and business skills training. SBDC consultation topics cover business planning, market research, marketing strategies, financial statement analysis, financial budgeting, cash flow analysis, etc. The SBDC can also help in some basic valuation methods for people looking at buying or selling a business. We deal with strategic planning, and a wide variety of management issues.
The SBDC also helps potential start-up businesses. Our goal is to help them to understand the steps of setting up a business - not just the administrative and legal steps, but also the feasibility study, business planning, financial projections, and making sure that before someone jumps into a business that it looks as though it has a great probability of success. The SBDC also offers low cost training workshops on a variety of business topics. SUU=s SBDC serves Iron, Beaver and Garfield county businesses.
Co-located with the SBDC is the Procurement Technical Assistance Center, a program that the Federal and State Governments are offering to help local contractors and businesses do business with state, federal, and local government.
Consultation is available on an appointment basis and is free of charge. Please call Joni Anderson and Craig Isom at (435) 586-5400 or e-mail them at andersonjoni@suu.edu or isom@suu.edu to make an appointment.
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Volume 9, Issue 14, 2006-10-30
New Dixie Newspaper Debuts
Weekly covers community news
By Sharon May
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ST. GEORGE - The Dixie Weekly News, a weekly newspaper distributed to over 36,000 homes and businesses from Coral Canyon to Ivins, appeared in mailboxes beginning last month.
As "the new voice of Southern Utah," the paper will be a positive voice reporting on the people, places, and events in Dixie, said owner Derral Eves.
“We're so excited to be part of St. George now,”¯ Eves said. “So much is happening in Dixie, and we're looking forward to being here and serving the community. We hope the community enjoys our newspaper.”¯
As with its sister newspapers - the Hurricane Valley Journal, beginning its tenth ye...
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Volume 11, Issue 22, 2008-06-25
New Doctor Joins Eye Center Staff
Barlow specializes in cataract surgery
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ST. GEORGE - Dixie Ophthalmic Specialists & Laser Eye Center has announced that William R. Barlow Jr., has joined its staff
Dr. Barlow graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin with the highest honors and completed his specialty training in ophthalmology at the University of Utah's Moran Eye Center.
Barlow is a comprehensive ophthalmologist specializing in...
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Volume 13, Issue 14, 2010-05-06
New DOL Guidance on `Interns`
The United States Department of Labor has issued guidance on the hiring of interns on when ...
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
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... such relationships must be paid. The DOL uses the following six criteria to determine that an internship can be unpaid:
- The internship, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to training, which would be given in an education environment;
- The internship experience is for the benefit of...
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Volume 11, Issue 39, 2008-10-22
New eBook From Kanab Chamber of Commerce Member
Ed Meyer Focuses on People's Contributions
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KANAB - Southern Utahns will find a lot of people they know profiled in a new book entitled People of the Plateau- Volume 1. The publication is the first of four eBooks each of which will spotlight nine residents of the Colorado Plateau. People spotlighted in the first volume include an orchestra leader, an animal humanitarian, two art lovers, a schoolgirl, a wagon master, a metal sculptor, a cowboy poet, a star gazer and a man who catered to the needs of Western movie makers.
People of the Plateau - Volume 1 was written by Kanab resident Ed Meyer with photographs by Alton's Gary Kalpakoff. Meyer explains, "Gary and I want to draw attentio...
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Volume 12, Issue 37, 2009-11-23
New EEOC Poser Includes GINA
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
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ST. GEORGE, UTAH - The EEOC has updated the anti-discrimination poster employers are required to post in their workplaces. Here is the language added to the new poster:
"Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 protects applicants and employees from discrimination based on genetic information in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment. GINA also restricts employers' acquisition of genetic information and strictly limits disclosure of genetic information. Genetic information includes information about genetic tests of applicants, employees, or their...
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Volume 12, Issue 14, 2009-04-20
New Employer Guidelines and Forms
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
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1. The United States Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have each issued new guidances to help employers comply with the new COBRA subsidy. Under COBRA, an employer with 20 or more employees that offers health care benefits to an employee must give the employee the option to continue such benefits, at the employee's expense, when coverage ends due to various circumstances, such as termination of employment.
As part of the economic stimulus bill, Congress has enacted an employer/insurer COBRA subsidy for employees (of certain income levels, i.e. below $125,000/year) who are involuntarily terminated from employment and...
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Volume 11, Issue 25, 2008-07-16
New Employment Law Bills in Congress
And other interesting briefs
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
Utah SHRM legal director
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Within the last few weeks, bills have been introduced in Congress that would do the following:
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provide for paid Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave (H.5873);
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make the E-Verify program for Social Security number verification permanent rather than a pilot program (H.6008);
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remove the requirement of...
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Volume 12, Issue 4, 2009-02-02
New Equal Pay Measures About to Become Law
Law Overturns a United States Supreme Court Ruling
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
Utah State SHRM legal director
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President Barack Obama has signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which expands the limitations period for bringing equal pay claims. The new law overturns a United States Supreme Court ruling that held a discrimination claim must be brought within 300 days of when a person allegedly is paid in a discriminatory way for the first time.
With the new law in place, a new claim is possible after each new paycheck that allegedly violates the law and a prevailing plaintiff can go back and collect up to two years of pay. The new law also applies to a "person" affected by a discriminatory pay practice, thus possibly allowing ...
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Volume 11, Issue 21, 2008-06-11
New Franchise Coming to St George
Franchisee remains undisclosed
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Rise & Dine Inc. will be entering Utah for the first time with a new franchise in St George. The corporation considers southern Utah to be one of its key markets.
In addition to the new franchise in Utah, new franchises are also scheduled for Columbus and Dallas. Restaurants already operate in Ohio, Texas and Missouri, with a new restaurant expected to open in Florida later this year. The Florida restaurant will ...
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Volume 8, Issue 13, 2005-07-18
New Gateway To Washington City Opens With Accolades!
By Margo L. Jackson
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On June 23rd this year the new Washington Parkway at Exit 13 off Interstate 15 opened with much fanfare and accolades, marking the completion of a 25-year joint-effort project between the Utah Department of Transportation and the School Institutional Trust Lands Administration.
On hand to hear about the successes, as well as the challenges, were: John Njord, Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation; Kevin Carter, School Institutional Trust Lands Administration; Representatives Brad List and David Clark; Washington City and Washington County officials; Mayor Terrill Clove; Effie Latschkowski, (chair of the interchange committee since 1992); Interstate Rock Construction; design engineers; project engineers; maintenance staff; and members of the Washington City and Hurricane Chambers of Commerce.
The ribbon-cutting and opening of the beautiful four-lane, $12 million interchange provides the infrastructure to handle projected growth, as well as residential and commerce traffic. The new interchange takes traffic directly into Washington City, reducing traffic at Exit 10 to Telegraph Road. Mayor Clove commented that the development, “hasn't always been happy days, but it is an example of a developmental opportunity for economic growth for the City and County. Funding came from Legislative Centennial Highway Funds. The planning, design, engineering, and construction all involved local contractors.”¯
Stunning Anasazi Indian markings stretch along the sides of the interchange overpass. When the “round”¯ that sits on the interchange is finished, it will include spectacular life-size statues of three pioneers, a covered wagon, two oxen, and a waterfall feature commemorating the early pioneers who entered the valley in May of 1857 through Grapevine Pass.
There will also be an attractive Washington City “Welcome”¯ sign for residents, businesses, and visitors alike. In 2007, the City's full pageantry Sesquicentennial celebration of the pioneers arriving in 1857 will take place.
Now that the first step-- proper infrastructure-has been completed, development begins. As you drive down Washington Parkway today, you will see that residential and commercial development has commenced on SITLA's land east of the new interchange, including Sienna Hills, a residential development. This development of the land will put funding into the School Trust Fund.
Thanks to our Utah State Legislature and our representatives for their foresight, for providing the funding for the infrastructure, and for aggressively continuing the planning process. “This is absolutely a dream come true. I just want to say Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!”¯ concluded Mayor Clove.
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Volume 11, Issue 25, 2008-07-16
New Guitar Studio Now Open
Southern Exposure to offer lessons and more
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ST. GEORGE - The Southern Exposure Guitar Studio is now open at 1071 W. 100 North. The Studio is a new business formed by Lisle Crowley, the head of guitar studies at Dixie State College and lead guitar instructor at The Pick Stop music store.
Southern Exposure Guitar Studio will offer private lessons as well as a network to provide opportunities for experience and performance.
Crowley has been active in the Southern Utah music scene for 21 years. After finishing his degree in Guitar Performance at Utah State University, he moved to...
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Volume 6, Issue 21, 2003-11-24
New Hospital Marks Shining Moment in St. George History
DRMC Opens New Medical Campus
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When the new facility opened this week 350 additional jobs were created and the number of DRMC employees rose to a total of more than 1,500. With employment multipliers factored in (these include the other jobs in the community that the two hospitals help sustain) the old hospital and the new facility are responsible for 2,000 jobs and $101 million in household earnings in Washington County. IHC is the largest private employer in Washington County.
This has been the largest construction project in the history of Washington County. The cost is estimated to be more than $100 million. Features include 132 patient rooms, a routine diagnostic center, most imaging services, 31-bed emergenc...
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Volume 10, Issue 37, 2007-11-16
New Hotel Now Open
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ST. GEORGE - A new 60-room Country Inn & Suites by Carlson has opened its doors for business at 974 North 2720 East.
The hotel features a heated indoor swimming pool, whirlpool and 24-hour fitness center. Other amenities include a complimentary deluxe continental breakfast and a 50 person capacity meeting room that provides fax and copy service. The hotel offers a variety of guest rooms including standard rooms, one-bedroom suites and studio suites.
All rooms feature complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access, microwave, refrigerator, and 27" flat screen TV.
Country Inns & Suites provides a Read It & Return Lending Library at its hotels in...
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Volume 11, Issue 10, 2008-03-18
New Hotel to Cut Ribbon
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ST. GEORGE - The new La Quinta Inn & Suites, 91 East 2680 South, will hold a ribbon cutting March 27 at 11 a.m. For more information contact Anthony White at 435-674-2664.
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Volume 11, Issue 40, 2008-10-29
New Hotel Welcomes Guests
Wingate by Wyndham open in St. George
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ST. GEORGE - Southern Utah's newest hotel, The Wingate by Wyndham, is now open for business.
The hotel, owned by Red Rock Hotel Group, is located in the Bloomington Business Park, near Wal-Mart and several restaurants.
The property has 66 rooms and 11 suites. Guests enjoy a number of complimentary services, including hot breakfast, fax and copy service and shuttle service. Free high-speed wired and wireless Internet is also available throughout the building.
Meeting rooms, board room, fitness center and swimming pool round out the property's list of guest amenities.
General manager ...
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Volume 12, Issue 32, 2009-10-19
New I-0 Form Valid Through 2012
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
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Congress continues to consider new employment law initiatives. First, the Senate has approved (and the House is now considering) a provision (S.A. 2588) that would prohibit federal contractors who receive defense funds from requiring employees and independent contractors to sign arbitration agreements. Specifically, such contractors cannot require pre-dispute agreements requiring arbitration for discrimination and...
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Volume 10, Issue 39, 2007-12-11
New I-9 Form for Employers
Utah SHRM legal director
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.,
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The United States Citizen and Immigration Services Agency has released a revised I-9 form and instruction booklet for employers to use in verifying a new hire's identification and employment eligibility. We now know that employers must start using the new form as of Dec. 26 or risk penalties.
You can see the new form at: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf. The form itself has not really changed, but the documents used for verifying work eligibility and identification have changed.
Certain documents no longer acceptable have been eliminated from the document list and others added. Remember that I-9 forms must be filled out for each employee within three ...
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Volume 11, Issue 7, 2008-02-19
New Ice Cream Parlor Takes Familiar Location
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ST. GEORGE - A new ice cream shop,The Real Scoop Cafe, has opened its doors at the same location abandon months earlier by the Blue Bunny ice cream parlor.
The new shop will look similar to Blue Bunny and serve the same Blue Bunny brand ice cream, but new owners have taken over for Wells Dairy, Blue Bunny's parent company.
Real Scoop owners Jairo Nuao, Emmanuel Nuao, and Stephen Dolce, former Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor manager, have hired many former Blue Bunny parlor workers.
They eventually hope to expand by serving pizza and salads....
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Volume 11, Issue 3, 2008-01-22
New IHC Clinic to Open
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HURRICANE - Intermountain Healthcare will celebrate the grand opening of the Hurricane Valley Clinic and InstaCare on Jan. 31 with a ribbon cutting, open house, health fair, and flagpole dedication. Patients began receiving care at the new facility this week.
Intermountain's new, 20,000-square-foot facility is located on a 20-acre site at 75 N. 2260 West. Anchor services in the facility include the InstaCare and the family practice group of Dr. Greg Last, Dr. Danny Worwood, and Penny Emett, CFNP.
Patients with urgent (but not life-threatening) needs may see a physician at the InstaCare -- from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday -- without needing to schedu...
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Volume 8, Issue 9, 2005-05-09
New Law Affecting Real Estate Agents Now on the Books
Exclusive Brokerage Agreement Requirements Implemented
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This past year, the UAR supported the introduction of new legislation that establishes minimum service standards for Utah real estate licensees. The new law, passed during the 2005 legislative session, creates a bright line that determines the minimum level of service required whenever a real estate licensee enters into an exclusive brokerage agreement with a client. In this article, we will outline what the new law requires of real estate licensees, how licensees can comply with the law, and the ramifications for failing to comply.
The new law, carried by Sen. Al Mansell and signed by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., became effective on May 2, 2005.
Now that this new legislation is i...
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Volume 9, Issue 5, 2006-03-20
New Law Firm Comes to Hurricane
By Mindy Hatfield
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The Delta, Utah-born law firm of Waddingham & Peterson, P.C. has expanded its practice to the Southern Utah area. The 54 year-old law firm, which was started by Thorpe Waddingham as a sole practitioner and joined by Warren Peterson in 1980, has chosen Hurricane City as the new location for their Southern Utah practice.
Waddingham & Peterson focuses its practice in the areas of water rights, agriculture law, real estate, land development, zoning, land use, estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, contracts, natural resources, municipal law and civil litigation.
“Waddingham & Peterson has an excellent reputation and a long list of clients, including irrigation companies a...
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Volume 10, Issue 17, 2007-06-18
New Law Firm Opens
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HURRICANE — Roger J. Sanders, attorney at law, has opened a new practice in the Pecan Plaza office complex at 52 S. 850 West, Suite 103. He previously practiced with the Waddingham and Peterson law firm in Hurricane.
The practices focuses on water, real estate, and development law. The new firm will provide clients the same great service they've enjoyed for years, Sanders said. Call 435-635-7737....
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Volume 12, Issue 27, 2009-09-07
New Light Shed On Causes of Disease
Efforts of U of Uā€™s Brain Institute, Yale, and Others May Point Way to Breakthroughs in Treatment of Birth Defects, Congenital Heart Disease, and More
By Michael Oā€™Malley
USTAR
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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - Studying a small group of humans with rare genetic make-ups, researchers hav...
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Volume 9, Issue 10, 2006-07-03
New Local Business Provides Screens for Southwest Utah
Sammie Winslow
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St. George, UT - A new business, The Screen Doctor, has been brought to Southern Utah by Frank Durkin. Screen Doctor is a business that specializes in providing high quality solar screens for both commercial and residential applications.
These screens are comprised of a heavy-duty woven mesh that is pet resistant and blocks 80-90% of the suns rays before they enter windows and doors.
Solar screens have become a staple furnishing for homes and businesses in Las Vegas, Arizona, and Southern California. Placed either inside or outside the window, these screens allow soft light indoors while providing privacy and fewer glares.
Frank Durkin, owner and installer of these ...
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Volume 11, Issue 10, 2008-03-18
New Local TV Station to Launch
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ST. GEORGE - Four Points Media, the owner of KUTV Channel 2 in Salt Lake City, has announced the launch of KUSG, a television station serving southern Utah.
KUSG will broadcast its signal on channel 12, and will be available on to Baja Broadband cable subscribers. Baja Broadband has yet to announce which slot KUSG will occupy in the system's lineup of channels. Four Points hopes to make the channel available to Cedar City cable subscribers as well.
KUSG will be an affiliate of RTN, the Retro Television Network. Programs will include classics from the 1960's and '70's like "Emergency," "Love American Style," "Happy Days," "Rawhide," "Mork and Mindy," "Knight Ride...
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Volume 7, Issue 20, 2004-11-08
New Management Positions at Xetava Gardens
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Xetava Gardens, the popular organic coffee, books and gift shop in the pueblo style development of Kayenta in west Ivins continues to expand its products and services. To better serve its growing popularity and the needs of the shop, Xetava Gardens shop owner Daniel Pettegrew has created two new management positions.
The two positions are for shop maintenance and food/beverage ordering and inventory. The other position is for inventory control as well as merchandising of books and gifts and images for the photo gallery.
Angus Snow, who has worked for Xetava during the past two years will act as the food, beverage and shop maintenance manager which entails ordering coffees and food items and quality control of the shops organic espressos, coffees, and food items as well as maintaining the shops appearance and cleanliness and organizing employee support.
Kai Reed, who has worked Xetava's bookkeeper during the past several months will also act as the merchandising and inventory manager for the shops large selection of books, jewelry, art, photography, pottery and other unique products. Kai will also supervise the shops merchandising of products and displays.
To learn more about this unique shop visit their web site at: www.xetava.com Phone: (435) 656-0165
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Volume 8, Issue 10, 2005-05-23
New Medicare Ruling Allows Seniors Access To Advanced Cataract Surgery
Business Trends
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On May 9, 2005 Medicare announced that its beneficiaries are now eligible for the newest intraocular lens (IOL) technologies. Until now, Medicare patients could not receive advanced IOLs for cataract surgery, but with this new policy, seniors now have access to the most advanced technology for correction of cataracts and presbyopia (the need for reading glasses).
These new and advanced IOLs, such as the Crystalens and Restor lenses are specially designed to give patients clear vision at both distance and near without glasses. In contrast, a traditional IOL would only correct distance vision and patients would have to wear reading glasses after cataract surgery.
The Crystalens is an FDA approved accommodating IOL. It uses the eye's natural focusing mechanism to move forward and backward inside the eye giving patients the ability to see clearly at all distances without glasses. The Restor lens is a multifocal IOL that utilizes advanced apodized diffractive technology to allow patients to see clearly at distance and near without glasses.
Jason A. Ahee, MD is an expert on IOL technology and is certified to implant both the Crystalens and the Restor lens. "The Crystalens and Restor lenses represent revolutionary new visual systems for correction of cataracts and presbyopia. Together they will help us address each patient's specific goals and expectations for cataract and vision correction surgery", said Dr. Ahee. "It's exciting to now be able to offer these new lenses to all of my patients."
And you don't have to have a cataract in order to get this new technology. If you are over age 45 and wear reading glasses or bifocals and are considering vision correction surgery, these advanced IOLs are an excellent alternative to monovision procedures such as CK (conductive keratoplasty) or LASIK.
The new ruling is a step forward for Medicare. With the rising costs of health care and increasing numbers of seniors, this allows Medicare to maintain a standard level of care while shifting some of the cost for newer technology to the patient. "There may be other technologies that come down the road where this approach may make sense", said Leslie Norwalk, deputy administrator at Medicare.
For more information about the new Medicare policy and advanced IOLs, you may contact your local Medicare provider or call Dr. Ahee toll free at 877-841-2020.
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Volume 11, Issue 1, 2008-01-01
New Members Join NAI Team
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ST. GEORGE - Sharee Hale and Terry Salazar joined the NAI team in December. Hale is the firm's new Marketing Director, while Salazar has worked in real estate over 10 years with 20 additional years managing in the retail food industry.
Hale graduated from Utah State University, and has a 15 year work history in networking, managing, art, commercial and portrait photography. She has traveled across the U.S. to photograph on commission, and has taught photography for USU Extension, Ogden Blue art school, Logan City and Dixie College. She's a native of St. George and recently relocated from northern Utah. She has a son, 4 years old, and enjoys hiking, biking, swimming, running, g...
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Volume 11, Issue 24, 2008-07-09
New Mesquite Store Sets Opening
Bealls to be city's first department store
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MESQUITE, Nev. - With the scheduled Aug. 21 grand opening of a new Bealls store at 1165 W. Pioneer Blvd., Mesquite-area residents will have their own department store.
Bealls offers the latest fashions, as well as classics. The store will feature...
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Volume 10, Issue 21, 2007-07-20
New Minimum Wage Poster Available
Utah SHRM Legal Director
By Attorney Michael Patrick O'Brien,
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As we told you recently, the federal hourly minimum wage increases to $5.85 on July 24. Among other things, this means employers must display updated Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage posters in conspicuous places at the worksite.
Not much in life is free, but these posters are. Go to http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/posters/flsa.htm to download one. Remember to update your posters again when the minimum wage increases to $6.55 on July 24, 2008, and to $7.25 on July 24, 2009.
Legislative/Regulatory Update
Congress is considering a bill that would prohibit employers from requiring employees to arbitrate employment-related disputes. The proposed a...
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Volume 7, Issue 22, 2004-12-13
New Name is Piano Gallery -- Same Location
By Chris Chandler
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Before you invest time and money traveling out-of-town to find the “best deal”¯ on a piano, you need to check with expert piano dealers Paul Anderson and Tony Beatty. Whether you're in the market to buy a piano now or “just-thinking-about-it”¯ they have created some new consumer information for prospective piano buyers that will ensure they are getting the best deal - even if you don't buy from them.
The Piano Guys (formerly under Keith Jorgensen's Piano Center management) bought out Keith Jorgensen's and joined forces with The Piano Gallery's in Northern Utah. Paul said they established this relationship in order “to increase our buying power and provide additional savings to consumers looking to buy a new piano.”¯
According to Paul, the biggest concern that most prospective buyers in southern Utah have when buying a high-ticket item like a piano is that they think they could probably get a better price outside of St George. Paul added that “Now, we have effectively merged with the largest piano dealer in the state of Utah to make sure that there is no question about where people in southern Utah can get the best deal in terms of both price and value.”¯
“You know, when people ask where to buy a piano, people just say, Ć¢ā‚¬ĖFrom the piano guys next to The Boulevard”¯ says Tony. “The Piano Guys,”¯ as Paul and Tony are affectionately called by thousands southern Utah piano owners, “is a distinction people have labeled us and now we're combining that respected distinction with the Piano Gallery's volume and buying power.”¯
Education is a unique and important aspect of The Piano Guys service. “Consumers want to know about things before they spend their hard-earned money,”¯ says Paul, “Our goal is to educate consumers on all of the important and relevant things they need to know when buying any piano, whether specific types or brands or even what to look out for, in dealers and products, in order to provide them a pleasant piano purchasing experience.”¯
For more information: Visit The Piano Gallery, 390 North Mall Dr, next door to Boulevard Home Furnishings. Their phone is 435-628-4418
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Volume 10, Issue 33, 2007-10-19
New No Match Regulations Blocked
Utah SHRM Legal Director
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq,
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As you have read here in recent updates, the Department of Homeland Security recently issued new regulations impacting all employers. The new regulations impose stricter burdens (and related penalties) on employers to forcefully deal with employees who give them incorrect Social Security numbers resulting in ‘no-match’¯ letters sent to employers, i.e. letters saying that the given name and SSN do not match.
Undocumented workers seldom have SSNs, so a no-match letter often, but not always, identifies a worker who cannot legally work here. Under the new regulations, an employer can avoid trouble after receiving a no-match letter by fixing the problem if it is a cleri...
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Volume 8, Issue 19, 2005-10-31
New Office for Virgin Valley Dental
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Greg Dumitru and Watts Construction organized and conducted a ground breaking ceremony last Wednesday, October 19, 2005 for a new office building located at 760 West Pioneer Boulevard in Mesquite, Nevada.
The new facility will be located at the Redd Hills Commercial Center, a complex of commercial buildings just east of the new Falcon Ridge Hotel. The exterior will consist of synthetic stucco, stone veneer, a mix of a flat and sloped roof and other special architectural features, which will compliment the look and colors of the existing buildings. The office building will be the new location for Virgin Valley Dental and has up to 6,000 square feet of office space still available for lease.
The owner of the project, Gregory Properties, chose Watts Construction Inc. to manage the project using Design Build concepts. Watts teamed with Studio 8 to provide structural, civil and architectural design. The building shell is scheduled for completion by February of 2006.
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Volume 8, Issue 17, 2005-10-03
New Officers and Trustees to Direct Rotary Bowl through Changes
McLeese Named President
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ST. GEORGE, Utah Ć¢ā‚¬’¯ New officers and trustees were elected at the Dixie Rotary Bowl Association, Inc. annual meeting held Sept. 12, 2005. They will guide the bowl through a changing community landscape that includes the move of Dixie State College Ć¢ā‚¬’¯ a perennial participant in the bowl Ć¢ā‚¬’¯ from the NJCAA to the NCAA Division II.
Jeanne Fenwick-Wall, Ruben Garcia, Royce Jones, Grant Larsen, Byron McLeese, Lee Phillips, and Todd Watts were named to the board of trustees joining returning trustees Jeff Morby and Steve Radmall.
Corporate officers named at the meeting were Byron McLeese, president; Steve Radmall, vice president and treasurer; Sandra...
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Volume 10, Issue 10, 2007-04-30
New Operations Supervisor for University of Phoenix
By Brian Tenney
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ST. GEORGE - Jonathan Noel, Learning Center Manager for the St. George campus of the University of Phoenix, has announced that Gregory Robinson has been promoted to the position of Operations Supervisor for the St. George campus.
Robinson was born in Ontario, Canada. A year later, his family moved Southern California where he grew up in Orange County. Greg met his wife Debi (Nichols) while attending Golden West College in Huntington Beach, Calif.
In 1995, Robinson transferred his customer service skills from the restaurant industry to the University of Phoenix, Southern California Campus. Robinson was hired to open and staff the first Student Resource Center in ...
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Volume 7, Issue 16, 2004-09-13
New Overtime Pay Rules
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If you've heard about the new overtime pay rules issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), you're probably wondering how they affect your business.
The regulations were issued on April 20, 2004 under the Fair Labor Standards Act and will go into effect on August 23, 2004. Here's a summary of the most significant changes:
Definitions (or duties tests) have been revised for determining whether or not white-collar positions (executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees) can be classified as exempt from overtime pay. The duties tests are too detailed to list in this article, but are available on the DOL's Web site (http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/fairpay/main.htm) under “Fact Sheets.”¯
Minimum salaries for exempt white-collar employees have increased. To be classified as exempt from overtime pay, they must receive a minimum salary of at least $455 a week or $23,660 a year. Under the old rules, exempt employees had to be paid a minimum of $155 a week or $8,060 annually.
There's a new classification for “highly compensated”¯ employees (those that earn at least $100,000). They are exempt from overtime pay if they customarily and regularly perform at least one of the duties of an exempt executive, administrative, or professional employee identified in the standard exemption tests on the DOL's Web site.
“Outside sales”¯ employees are not affected by the revised minimum salary requirements. They can still be paid on commission without a guaranteed salary as long as their duties and work location meet the revised outside sales exemption test requirements found on the DOL's Web site.
Non-management employees in production, construction, and similar occupations like carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and laborers are classified as blue-collar workers and are entitled to overtime pay. They are not exempt under the new regulations no matter how skilled they are or how much they earn
For classifying superintendents and project managers, who seem to straddle the blue-collar/white-collar line, these employees must meet salary and duties tests under the executive or the highly compensated employee classifications. Required duties for the executive exemption include the power to hire and fire employees or at least weigh in on recommendations about hiring, firing, promotion, or advancement.
The administrative exemption involves office or non-manual work directly related to management or general business operationsĆ¢ā‚¬’¯a description that normally would not fit a superintendent or project manager.
Source: NAHB
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Volume 11, Issue 28, 2008-08-06
New Owners For Bakery
Business Expands to Offer Catering
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CEDAR CITY - The former Vior's Bakery, 50 W. 400 South, has new owners who want to bring back some old favorites to the traditional Cedar City establishment.
Owning and running his own business was always a dream for Chris Daughton, 24. That dream was fulfilled when he and his family bought the bakery and changed the name to Festival City Occasions.
Daughton said although he may be young, he is excited about his chance to do something he loves. Cris Larsen and her husband Ron owned the bakery for more than 43 years prior to the Vior's ownership, and now have been...
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Volume 11, Issue 8, 2008-03-04
New Ownership for St. George Roadrunners
Local group set to operate team in 2008
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ST. GEORGE - The Golden Baseball League has announced that a new local ownership group of prominent business owners, called the Triple Play Group, has taken over operations of the St. George Roadrunners. The transaction was finalized in December of 2007.
"We are excited about the new ownership group in St. George," said League CEO, Dave Kaval. "They are uniquely positioned to offer affordable family entertainment at Bruce Hurst Field in the summer months."
Rick Berry, one of the owners of the Triple Play Group, will remain as General Manager and Cory Snyder, who is also an owner of the Triple Play Group, will be returning as field manager for the Roadrunners....
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Volume 11, Issue 29, 2008-08-13
New Partner Joins Realty Firm
ERA welcomes Jensen to Mesquite office
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ST. GEORGE - There has been a changing of the guard at the Mesquite branch of ERA Brokers Consolidated. Natalie Hafen, branch broker and a part-owner for the past several years, has sold her share in the branch to her partners in St. George, Thayne Houston and Mark Walter, clearing the way for a new partner, Theron Jensen.
Hafen will remain the Branch Broker for the Company, but Jensen will take the reins as Business Manager. Jensen, who serves as the president of the Mesquite Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, grew up in Mesquite and during his 40 plus years there he has owned ...
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Volume 11, Issue 1, 2008-01-01
New Photo Studio Opens
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HURRICANE - A new photography studio, Hot Shot Images, is now open at 525 W. State St., suite 1A. Photographer Nissa Lamb recently relocated from Roosevelt, Utah.
Lamb comes from a family of photographers. Her father and five of her siblings are professional photographers.
Hot Shot Images does all types of photography, including family portraits, sports teams, commercial work, weddings, and special events.
Hot Shot Images is open by appointment. Lamb can be contacted at (435) 635-4245. For samples of her work, visit her Web site, www.myhotshotimages.photoreflect.com....
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Volume 10, Issue 24, 2007-08-17
New Pizza Factory Now Open
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ST. GEORGE — The Pizza Factory Pineview is now open for business. This is the popular restaurant's third location in Washington County and the tenth store in the state of Utah.
The first Pizza Factory was opened in Cedar City in 1974, by a group of friends. In 1979, a St. George location opened in Ancestor Square, and quickly became a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. The Pizza Factory serves made to order pizzas, calzones, fresh salad bar, create-your-own pasta dishes, and great desserts.
The new Pizza Factory Pineview is located in front of Ashley Furniture and adjacent to the Pineview Stadium 10 Cinemas at 2376 E. Red Cliffs Driv...
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Volume 8, Issue 11, 2005-06-06
New President for UAIIA
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Tom Stanger was recently sworn in as President of the UAIIA state association at their annual convention held in Mesquite, Nevada. Tom has been in the insurance industry over 30 years and has two agency locations. He has received his Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) designation and has been active in NAIFA, IIA of Ogden, PIA and UAIIA.
He is a past recipient of the Professional Insurance Agents of Utah Agent of the Year. Also sworn in were Craig Timothy of Service Insurance Agency of Roosevelt as President-Elect and Marilee Wilson of The Buckner Company as Treasurer.
Clay Jones of Blackburn Jones Company, Ogden, received the Agent of the Year Award, Terry Marshall of Ohio Casualty Group was given the Company Person of the Year Award and Shawn Iverson of The Insurance Center in Ogden received the Young Agent of the Year Award.
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Volume 7, Issue 15, 2004-08-30
New Professional Office Building Complete
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700 South is the new location of a beautiful new professional and medical office building. Jason Griffith and R. Mark Walter of NAI Utah Commercial Real Estate, Southern Region facilitated the sale of this 38,000 sq. ft. 3 story building in August.
NAI Utah Southern Region will be actively leasing the various sizes of office spaces available in this new building. Lease rates will range from $1.25 per sq. ft. to $1.35 per sq. ft. which includes a tenant improvement allowance.
The 3rd story allows for wonderful views of the area especially Pine Valley Mountain and the close proximity to both hospitals make this building a perfect location for a medical office. The 700 South area has become the premier medical and office location.
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Volume 7, Issue 9, 2004-05-10
New Public Web Site Provides Information about Airport
Environmental Impact Study
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David Ulane, St. George Municipal Airport Manager, announced today the debut of a public web site to provide information about the environmental and land use studies currently underway for the proposed St. George replacement airport. This site will provide frequently revised updates on the progress of the proposed project and announcements of upcoming forums and comment periods.
The following project information is included in the web site:
Background information about the 1998 Site Selection and Master Plan Study, 2001 Environmental Assessment, and the 2002 court decision.
Answers to frequently asked questions about the proposed project
Details about the proposed project, including the considered alternatives
Scopes-of-work for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Airport Vicinity Land Use Plan (AVLUP)
Details about upcoming opportunities for public comment on the EIS
Glossary of related terms
Ulane notes that “this website will be an excellent resource for the community to keep up to date as we move forward with our replacement airport project.”¯
The site can be accessed directly from the City of St. George's web site at www.sgcity.org/airport/status.php/.
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Volume 9, Issue 15, 2006-11-20
New Radio Show Debuts
The Ad Rebel on KDXU
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ST. GEORGE - A unique new radio show, The Ad Rebel, focuses on advertising, sales and marketing that will help small businesses grow dramatically and immediately. The show airs each Saturday morning at 7 a.m. on KDXU 890am.
Listeners will hear techniques and strategies for creating ads that sell, improving customer service, developing effective sales tools, and more.
An Ad Rebel is a person who resists traditional advertising and controlling media by seeking advertising and marketing results. It's America's only radio show on small business advertising, sales and marketing that is focused on results.
Ad Rebel radio show host Jon Bing...
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Volume 11, Issue 35, 2008-09-24
New Real Estate Brokerage Opens
Desert Edge to serve buyers, sellers, investors
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ST. GEORGE - Jack and Judi Vandervest are proud to announce the opening of their new brokerage, Desert Edge Realty.
With extensive experience in the field of real estate both as agents and investors, Jack and Judi will offer a broad range of appraisal, commercial and residential expertise to clients who desire assistance in buying or selling their own properties, and to real estate investors looking for an exceptional return on their investments.
Judi Vandervest will serve as the Principal Broker and Jack as the Associate Broker for their new company. Judi Vandervest was previously licensed in ...
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Volume 8, Issue 10, 2005-05-23
New Record Company Promotes Local Musicians
Local Business News
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TSB Record Company is a Washington County-based record company focused on helping the Utah community by promoting local musicians and composers in the Southern Utah area. The company started after some discussions with the local artist in the community.
“The musical talent in Southern Utah is outstanding,”¯ says TSB owner Brad Owen, “but many of the artists simply do not have the time, opportunity, resources, or business initiative to get to the next level of their career. TSB Record Company hopes to fill the gaps through multimedia community events, networking, media distribution, recording, and sharing of information.”¯
Because the music industry is very competitive, TSB has created an aggressive plan to meet niche markets. Instead of “owning”¯ the artist, the company works with the artist to add to their existing marketing plan. By teaching basic marketing strategies, the company can complement the artist in order to distribute their music.
The Company is also an independent record label showcasing local talent this summer at the O.C. Tanner outdoor theater near the mouth of Zion's National Park. “TSB is always looking to assist local talent interested in recording and promoting their music,”¯ added Owen. “It is sad to see such great musicians in this local area be passed over by businesses and fans who look more to talent living in Salt Lake City or Las Vegas,”¯ he continued.
TSB Record Company has recently launched this year's Southern Utah Songwriting Competition. This is an annual musical event aimed at promoting excellence in music and the art of songwriting. Amateur and professional songwriters, musicians and music enthusiasts are encouraged to participate. Entries are accepted from now through June 18, 2005.
Owen says entrants stand to win prize of over $2,500.00 in cash, merchandise, and gift certificates. Additionally, each song will be entered into an online song database, which can be accessed by music professionals worldwide. Songs may be entered under one of 10 categories, such as Pop/ Rock, Country, R&B, Hip-Hop/Rap, Folk, Jazz/New Age, LDS, Children, Latin and others. Entrants may submit as many of their songs as they wish.
Musicians can access the TSB website for more detailed information at. Go to www.tsbrecord.com or by calling Brad Owen at (435) 313-9990
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Volume 10, Issue 35, 2007-11-02
New Recycling Facility to Open
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CEDAR CITY - Cedar City has a new full service recycling drop-off and processing site. Now residents and businesses will have the opportunity to recycle all of their glass, plastics, tin, aluminum, metals, and paper products at one location.
The public is invited to an introduction to the new facility and a demonstration of the glass pulverizer. The Southern Utah Recycling Coalition, along with CMW and Robinson Recycling, are sponsoring the event to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 13 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Robinson Recycling and Pure Recycling facility located at 358 North 220 West.
The event will include an introduction of the SURC, our business partners in acquiring...
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Volume 10, Issue 36, 2007-11-09
New Recycling Facility to Open
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CEDAR CITY - Cedar City has a new full service recycling drop-off and processing site. Now residents and businesses will have the opportunity to recycle all of their glass, plastics, tin, aluminum, metals, and paper products at one location.
The public is invited to an introduction to the new facility and a demonstration of the glass pulverizer. The Southern Utah Recycling Coalition, along with CMW and Robinson Recycling, are sponsoring the event to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 13 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Robinson Recycling and Pure Recycling facility located at 358 North 220 West.
The event will include an introduction of the SURC, our business partners in acquiring...
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Volume 8, Issue 18, 2005-10-17
New Requirements for "Release" Agreements
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
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Many employers use claim waivers or releases when paying severance pay to departing employees. In a waiver or release, a departing employee agrees, in exchange for compensation he/she is not otherwise entitled to receive, not to file any lawsuits against an employer. Releases are commonly used with layoffs and group terminations (a termination affecting more than one employee).
A federal statute, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA), requires that employers include certain provisions in releases in order to obtain an enforceable release of an age discrimination claim (which can only be asserted by employees age 40 or over). For example, these OWBPA provisions require that: (1) releases be written in plain English; (2) employees be told that they can speak to a lawyer before signing; (3) the payment for the release be something in addition to whatever the employer already owes the employee, such as wages; (4) employees be allowed 21 days (45 days in a group termination) to consider before they sign; and (5) in group terminations, that certain disclosures be made about any class, unit, or group of individuals covered by such a severance program, any eligibility factors for such program, and any time limits applicable to such program, the job titles and ages of all individuals eligible or selected for the program, and the ages of all individuals in the same job classification or organizational unit who are not eligible or selected for the program.
The federal appeals court that governs the Rocky Mountain area (Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals) has recently issued an opinion interpreting the phrase "eligibility factors" discussed above. This court has said that in a layoff or reduction in force (RIF) context, this phrase requires employers to also disclose to employees the specific criteria (e.g. seniority, job skills, etc.) used in selecting employees for RIF. This is an important and significant change, because many employers (and their lawyers) had thought the phrase eligibility factors referred to eligibility for severance, not to the layoff selection process.
So in this type of situation, many employers would describe the eligibility factor as being selected for layoff. According to the new court decision, however, this phrase refers to the factors that led to the layoff itself. Make sure you adjust your release disclosures in any situation where you pay severance and require releases in a group termination. If you do not make these adjustments, your releases may not be enforceable.
Releases Must Allow For Suits to Determine Enforceability
Speaking of releases, another federal court has ruled that employment releases are unenforceable if they do not make it clear to an employee that he/she can bring a claim to determine the enforceability of the release under the OWBPA. Thus, a release accompanied by a covenant not to sue for anything might be misinterpreted by an employee that he/she cannot even bring a lawsuit to determine the validity of the release. In such circumstances, the court ruled, the release is invalid. Thus again, make sure you adjust your releases accordingly or they may not be enforceable.
Speaking of releases, given the last two updates, it somehow seems appropriate to recall the lyrics of that great old song (famously sung by Engelbert Humperdink) that so often applies in the employment relationship:
Please release me, let me go
For I don't love you any more
To waste our lives would be a sin
Release me and let me love again.
Please release me, can't you see
You'd be a fool to cling to me
To live a lie would bring us pain - so
Release me and let me love again.
Flex Spending Grace Period Extended
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
According to a new notice from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), employers who provide flexible spending accounts can now allow employees a grace period of 2.5 months after the end of the benefit year to use up flexible spending from the previous year. Thus, for example, an employee can now get reimbursements from the 2005 plan year for expenses incurred during the first 14 weeks of the 2006 plan year. Employers must amend their plans to allow for the new grace periods.
ADA Turns Fifteen
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
The Americans with Disabilities Act is fifteen years old this year. Enacted by Congress and signed into law in 1990 by the first President George Bush, the ADA requires that employers not discriminate against persons with disabilities and that they affirmatively provide reasonable accommodations to persons covered by the law. The ADA is very well intentioned, but continues to evolve and cause confusion and uncertainty for employers. Some recent case law developments highlight this point.
Disability is defined as an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. One federal court has ruled that reading is a major life activity-reading is not identified in the statue or regulations as such an activity. Other courts have not reached the same conclusion about reading. Thus, ADA protection varies depending on which federal court has jurisdiction over you as well as on the specific circumstances of an employee's case.
In another interesting case involving alleged ADA "appearance" discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and a fast food restaurant chain have submitted a proposed consent decree to a federal court for approval. The proposed decree contains the terms for settling a suit in which the EEOC claimed that the employer violated the ADA by refusing to hire an applicant with a malformed cranial bone structure, asymmetrical eye placement, and no ears.
According to the EEOC, the applicant has had such anomalies since birth. Finally, another federal court has ruled that an employer conducted a "medical examination" when it used a personality test to consider employees for promotion. The court concluded that use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) violated the ADA. The ADA allows medical examinations only when an employer can show that they are job-related and consistent with business necessity.
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Volume 11, Issue 26, 2008-07-23
New Restaurant Franchise Opens
Washington El Pollo Loco outlet is second in Utah
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WASHINGTON, Utah - El Pollo Loco, a restaurant specializing in flame-grilled chicken, has opened its doors in Washington. The southern Utah location is the restaurant chain's second franchise in Utah, and another is scheduled to open this fall in St. George.
The new restaurant is located at 745 West Telegraph Street near Greensprings Drive. It is approximately 2,850 square feet and offers bright, comfortable seating for more than 65 guests.
El Pollo Loco, a leading franchise of more than 400 fast-casual restaurants, is famous on the West Coast for its ...
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Volume 8, Issue 22, 2005-12-19
New Retail Concept in Home Decorating and Design Opens
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St. George, UT, - Vellene Taylor, owner of "a sweet secret", a new retail concept in home decorating and design, announced the Grand Opening Celebration of their new store in St. George earlier this month.
Vellene Taylor, co-owns a sweet secret along with her husband, Ron. They have been St. George residents since 2001. a sweet secret is an innovative concept in retail combining both home interior design and decorating concepts under one roof. Until now, similar concepts have been generally available only through the major builders, as long as you have contracted your home building through them.
A sweet secret, located in the new Sandstone Shopping Center by T.J. Maxx, carr...
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Volume 9, Issue 12, 2006-09-04
New Rotary President Installed
Cox Leads New Board
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CEDAR CITY - Mark B. Cox was recently installed as president of the Cedar City Rotary Club. He replaces Sherrie Hansen who completed her one-year term in June.
Cox's 2006 board of directors will include Neal Smith, president elect; Hansen, past president; Caroline Brown, secretary and Steve Wood, treasurer. Robert Cox will lead the Club Service Committee this year and Kathy Johnson will focus on community service.
Steve Allen will oversee international service and Shelly Dansie will oversee youth service. Dave Osborn will serve as sergeant-at-arms.
As Utah Power regional community manager for the Southwest Utah area, Mark Cox is responsible fo...
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Volume 11, Issue 32, 2008-09-03
New Sand Hollow Golf Complex Opens
27 holes on two courses
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HURRICANE - The Sand Hollow Resort golf complex - an 18-hole championship golf course and a nine-hole links-style walking course - opened to public play on Friday.
The championship course measures 7,319 yards but with five tee boxes golfers of all ability levels will be able to play. Two southern Utah chambers of commerce - Hurricane and St. George - have tournaments scheduled on the course this Friday and Saturday.
The golf courses are only a part of what's planned at Sand Hollow Resort, located between Sand Hollow Reservoir and State Route 9 in Hurricane. The resort will eventually include a ...
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Volume 12, Issue 21, 2009-06-15
New SBA Loans Available for Small Business
By Georgia Yoshida
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WASHINGTON - New SBA loans are now available under a temporary new program called America's Recovery Capital. "ARC" loans of up to $35,000 are designed to provide a "bridge" for viable small businesses with immediate financial hardship - to keep their doors open until they get back on track.
"These ARC loans are another tool in the SBA toolkit which will provide critical support to small businesses struggling to make it through these tough economic times," said Administrator Karen G. Mills.
ARC loans are deferred-payment loans of up to $35,000, available to established, viable, for-profit small businesses that need short-term help to make their...
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Volume 11, Issue 29, 2008-08-13
New Scooter Store Opens
Second Utah store for Hard 8 Powersports
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ST. GEORGE- Hard 8 Powersports is a new scooter store located at 176 W. St. George Blvd. The St. George outlet is Hard 8's second Utah store, joining one in Salt Lake City that has been open more than a year.
Hard 8 Powersports specializes in scooters, ATV's and quads. The store also carries AXO gear and FMF clothing. Hard 8 has safety equipment as well, stocking all types of helmets, gloves and protective gear.
A full service department works on all makes and models of dirt bikes, scooters and ATVs. Hard 8 Powersports is open...
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Volume 7, Issue 5, 2004-03-15
New Senior Citizens Center Cuts Ribbon
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The Gayle M. and Mary Aldred Senior Citizens Center located at 245 North 200 West officially opened its doors on Tuesday, February 24th. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held that same morning with an open house throughout the day.
The owner of the building is Washington County and the architect for the project was Randy Smith of MRW Design. Watts Construction provided professional construction management services over a period of approximately eight and a half months for the complex project.
Doug Watts indicated at the ribbon cutting that although the project was a real challenge, he appreciated working with the County Commission including John Willey and Bob Coulter to complete the facility in a first class manner.
The New Senior Citizens Center boasts two stories with a total of 28,000 square feet; 5,000 of which is a dance floor/dining room with an enormous skylight above. The exterior design complements the Historic District architecture with tasteful modern elements.
The facility provides many community services for senior citizens, including educational opportunities, crafts and hobbies, leisure and exercise areas and the highly popular meal service programs. Bob Coulter said, "I'm thrilled to death to have the building finished and appreciate the good attitudes of Watts Construction and the great job they have done."
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Volume 11, Issue 44, 2008-12-03
New Senior Publication Hits the Streets
15,000 Copies Targeted Each Month
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ST GEORGE - Senior Saver Guide recently mailed the first edition of their publication intended to provide senior discounts to Southern Utah home owners age 55 plus. Nearly 15,000 seniors receive the printed savings guide each month. The first issue arrived in mail boxes in mid November. The next issue will be delivered the last week in December for January of 2009.
Publication director and owner Kevin Fry said of the Saver "We are excited to be the exclusive source for Southern Utah seniors to find discounts designed just for them. Seniors we have surveyed say they appreciate publications that are designed to serve their needs and ...
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Volume 10, Issue 29, 2007-09-21
New Sporting Goods Store Open
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CEDAR CUTY - Hillsports is now open at 78 N. Main. The store is the only off-campus retailer in Cedar City licensed to sell authentic Southern Utah University athletic apparel.
Hillsports also carries a variety of styles and brands of athletic shoes and apparel, as well as traditional sporting goods. You can contact the store at 435-867-6402.
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Volume 10, Issue 18, 2007-06-25
New SR-9 Traffic Signal Operational
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HURRICANE - The Utah Department of Transportation has completed construction of a traffic signal at the intersection of State Route 9 and 5300 West.
The intersection is the primary access to Quail Creek State Park, the Washington County Fairgrounds, a new building housing the Utah Department of Motor Vehicles and Drivers License Division, the Washington County sheriff's office complex, and the Purgatory correctional facility.
UDOT officials encourage motorists to use caution when traveling through the intersection for the next week or two as motorists adapt their driving habits to the new traffic signal.
UDOT also has announced a construction pro...
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Volume 9, Issue 12, 2006-09-04
New Standard for Retaliation Claims
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
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The United States Supreme Court recently issued an important ruling on retaliation claims (you can read the full opinion at: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/05pdf/05-259.pdf). Most legal commentators are labeling the new decision trouble for employers.
Recall that the law prohibits not only employment discrimination or harassment based on protected characteristics, it also prohibits retaliation against anyone who complains of or opposes workplace bias or assists in such conduct.
The Supreme Court case involved a railroad employee who complained about harassing, sexist comments made by her foreman. Thereafter, she lost her duties as a forklift operator, wa...
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Volume 12, Issue 30, 2009-10-05
New State library Board Appointed
Governor Herbert reappointments two and names three new to Utah's State Library Board
By Jeri Openshaw
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UTAH! - Utah Governor Gary Herbert has announced two reappointments and three new appointments to the State Library Board. New appointees include Education Specialist for the State Office of Education Georgia Loutensock; Director of the Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center Lorri Quigley; and Founder and President of successful national and international companies Keith Wilson. State Library Board reappointments are Shelley Day with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel and Michael Freeman Utah Valley University Library Director.
"The expertise State Library Board members bring is varied and enables the group to represent the best interests of Wasatch Front's residents and those who live in rural and...
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Volume 10, Issue 23, 2007-08-03
New Stores Coming to Red Cliffs Mall
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ST. GEORGE - The Red Cliffs Mall is expanding, with three new national women's clothing retailers set to open this fall.
Layne Bryant, Coldwater Creek, and Chico's are scheduled to open beginning in September at the mall's new open-air streetscape.Ā
Layne Bryant is a women's plus-size specialty apparel retailer, Coldwater Creek is a national retailer of women's apparel, jewelry and accessories, and Chico's specializes in casual-to-dressy women's clothing and accessories.
All three women's clothing stores selected St. George because of their strong consumer base in southwest Utah. ...
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Volume 11, Issue 45, 2008-12-10
New Study Targets St. George Real Estate
First American CoreLogic Releases Local Data
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FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY
Foreclosure rates in St. George have increased for the month of October over the same period last year, according to First American CoreLogic, the leading collector of national, state and local data on home prices, foreclosure and delinquency activity, real estate sales volume and mortgage loan activity.
According to recent data...
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Volume 7, Issue 4, 2004-02-23
New Surgery Center Opens In St George
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A few years back, a group of St. George physicians shared a dream. They aspired to build a Surgery Center where they could provide the same personal attention for their patients in the surgical setting as they were able to provide in their own offices. Their dream was realized recently, with the grand opening of the new Coral Desert Surgery Center, located just off Foremaster Drive, south of DRMC.
The Coral Desert Surgery Center was built to allow physicians and medical professionals to practice medicine with the latest advanced technology and to provide high quality care in a comfortable environment. Some of the advantages of ambulatory surgery centers are reduced cost to the con...
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Volume 12, Issue 37, 2009-11-23
New Tax Acts Benefit Businesses
Five-Year Carryback of Net Operating Losses Allowed
By Brian Tenney
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ST. GEORGE, UTAH - Recently, Congress passed a new tax act called, "The Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009." According to Brent Hall, partner with HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors, "Two of the most significant provisions within the tax act provide benefit for homeowners and persons or businesses incurring net operating losses". These provisions are as follows:
Five-Year Carryback of Net Operating Losses:
The bill also extends the net operating loss (NOL) carry back period from two years to five years for 2008 or 2009 for all companies. An NOL is defined as the amount by which a company or taxpayer's business deductions are greater than its gross income in a given year. Under the legislation, NOLs that are carried back by businesses to the fifth taxable year would be limited to 50 percent of the...
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Volume 11, Issue 27, 2008-07-30
New Tenants Take office Space
Real Estate Asset Strategies Announces Leases
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ST. GEORGE - Real Estate Asset Strategies has announces new leases with Theurer Orthodontics and Southwest Vision. Both medical service providers will be taking ground floor space in the 700 South Professional building located at 965 E. 700 South.
Southwest Vision will open for service in their new location during August, and Theurer Orthodontics will open for business in September. For more information concerning these new services or leasing space in the 700 South Building, please call Jeff Reber at 435-656-8238. ...
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Volume 10, Issue 6, 2007-04-02
New Therapy Improves Care for Cervical Cancer Patients
By Terri Draper
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ST. GEORGE - You lie on a bed in a sterile, lead-walled room with no windows and a closed door. No visitors are allowed. Every few hours someone comes in only long enough to drop off a tray of food. You are told that if you move, even to go to the bathroom, radioactive material inside your body could shift. Your sentence: 48 hours.
No, this is not a nightmare. Until recently, it was the standard treatment for cervical cancer.
According to Craig Donaldson, MD and medical director of oncology at Dixie Regional Medical Center, the previous method for treating cancer of the cervix called for a radioactive seed to be sutured into the cervix and left for 48 hours....
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Volume 13, Issue 8, 2010-03-11
New Utah Rules on Drug Testing
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
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The Utah State Legislature has passed two new laws regarding employee drug testing, both of which are likely to be signed into law by Governor Gary Herbert. H.B. 23 clarifies the current Utah state law allowing employment drug testing (http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/hbillint/hb0023.htm).
The bill also provides that an employer is not liable for taking a job action based on an inaccurate drug test if the employer complies with the requirements of the statute, acts reasonably and in good faith and relies on a...
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Volume 9, Issue 12, 2006-09-04
New Venture Offers VOIP Service
Intellisys, All-Tell Merge
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ST. GEORGE - Intellisys and All-Tell Communications have merged to provide state of the art Voice Over IP solutions across the state of Utah. Operating under the Intellisys name, the company will provide residential and business grade VOIP dial tone service and IP PBX solutions.
Intellisys has been in business in Salt Lake City since 1970. All-Tell Communications (formerly Bowlers C-Com) of St. George has been in business for 17 years providing local customers with phone and computer solutions for their businesses.
Intellisys provides VOIP telephone service to business and residential customers. VOIP dial tone service can offer many customers significant savin...
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Volume 8, Issue 22, 2005-12-19
New VP Begins Work at DSC
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ST. GEORGE, UT - Dixie State College's new vice president of advancement assumed her new role this month after being named to the position earlier this fall semester. Christina Schultz will oversee the college's advancement division, which includes institutional fundraising, alumni relations, cultural arts, and public relations.
“Christina brings a broad background in all areas of institutional advancement,”¯ said DSC president Dr. Lee Caldwell. “The search committee was especially impressed with her professionalism, her ability to start organizations from the ground up, and her graciousness in dealing with donors. We're excited to have her on the D...
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Volume 9, Issue 8, 2006-05-22
New Website Offers Updates on Intermountain-GE Partnership
Michael-Joshua Griffin
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St. George, UT - A new website offers you updates on the 10-year, $100 million partnership Intermountain Healthcare and GE began last year to develop medical software to create electronic medical records and improve patient care. The site is at https://intermountain.net/portal/site/gepartnership, which you can access from work or from home. It's also accessible from intermountain.net under “Information Systems.”¯ Some of the things you'll find:
1) Current news and information about the GE/Intermountain project
2) An overview of the partnership, including a short video of Intermountain's and GE;s leaders talking about the background and potential ...
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Volume 8, Issue 11, 2005-06-06
New Website Targeted to Commercial and Industrial Enterprises
Energy Efficiency Web-Based Guide for Utah Businesses
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The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) of Boulder, Colorado and etc Group of Salt Lake City announced recently their joint development of an internet-based information resource that will assist Utah businesses in reducing their use of energy and lowering their energy bills.
The Energy Efficiency Guide for Utah Businesses, found online at www.UtahEfficiencyGuide.com, has been developed with funding from the Utah Energy Office and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 office.
“The Energy Efficiency Guide for Utah Businesses is a concise, practical resource for businesses that are interested in pursuing energy efficiency improvements, but may not know what to do or where to go for help,”¯ said Howard Geller, SWEEP's Executive Director. “The Guide will help businesses do the right thing, for both their bottom lines and for our environment.”¯
Targeted to business and facility owners and managers, the aim of the Energy Efficiency Guide for Utah Businesses is to point out opportunities for Utah businesses to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings and operations, and help businesses obtain assistance in identifying and implementing energy efficiency projects.
“We face the constant challenge of informing the public about the variety of energy efficiency programs that are offered,”¯ stated Patty Crow, EPA Region 8 ENERGY STARĆ‚Ā® Program Manager. “The Energy Efficiency Guide for Utah Businesses will fill a real need by connecting the business community to the opportunities that are out there for saving energy.”¯
The primary components of the Guide include:
An introduction to energy efficiency and why business should pursue energy efficiency.
Steps businesses can take to save energy and money.
Energy efficiency recommendations for 13 commercial, industrial, and agricultural business sectors.
Descriptions of the most practical and cost-effective energy efficiency measures and how they can work to reduce energy costs.
Descriptions of government- and utility-sponsored energy efficiency programs that offer technical and/or financial assistance to Utah businesses.
Profiles of the energy service companies (ESCOs) operating in the state. ESCOs design, install, maintain, and in many cases finance energy retrofit and upgrade projects to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and facilities.
Case studies of energy retrofit projects and internet links for more detailed research.
“This combination of information and resources will help all businesses identify effective actions that they can take today to save energyĆ¢ā‚¬’¯and help them get it done,”¯ said Patti Case, vice-president of etc Group. “With the skyrocketing energy bills that businesses are now experiencing, this resource could not be timelier.”¯
A key component of the Energy Efficiency Guide for Utah Businesses are the detailed descriptions of the variety of technical and financial assistance programs that are available to Utah businesses. For example, Utah Power, Utah's primary electricity supplier, offers five programs to businesses that are looking to improve the energy efficiency of their facilities and operations and save on their energy expenses.
“We offer high-quality engineering services and cash incentives to help businesses build energy efficiency into new construction and retrofit projects,”¯ stated Jeff Bumgarner, director of demand side management. “The Energy Efficiency Guide for Utah Businesses will be a valuable resource for reaching our customers and letting them know that their utility is here to help.”¯
“It's a lot easier for me to face increasing energy costs knowing that we've worked hard to make our facility energy-efficient,”¯ said Roger Weir, of ATK Thiokol. “Businesses should be pursuing energy efficiency now more than ever because it makes good business senseĆ¢ā‚¬’¯I don't know of many businesses that can afford to throw money out the window through energy waste, especially in these challenging economic times.”¯
Visit the Energy Efficiency Guide for Utah Businesses at www.UtahEfficiencyGuide.com.
About SWEEP: The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) is a public interest organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. For more information, visit the SWEEP website at www.swenergy.org.
About etc Group: Since its startup in 1988, etc Group has been dedicated to improving the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial businesses and to reducing the impact of energy use on the environment through engineering, analysis, education, and advocacy.
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Volume 12, Issue 4, 2009-02-02
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami & St. George?
Report says New York to lead job losses; St. George however ...
Source: AP
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NEW YORK (AP) — Only five metropolitan areas in the U.S. will escape job losses this year, according to a forecast released Saturday by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. New York is expected to take the biggest hit as thousands of jobs are lost on Wall Street.
Big financial firms are slashing workers as they cope with bad debt. Other companies have gone under, like Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., which filed for bankruptcy in September. The New York area is expected to lose 181,000 jobs in 2009, the report said. Consulting company IHS Global Insight produced the report for the group. The Los Angeles area is expected to see 164,000 lost jobs, in part because of the ...
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Volume 10, Issue 22, 2007-07-27
Newest Office/Retail Center Leasing
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ST. GEORGE - Rio Plaza, one of the newest office/retail centers in St. George has started leasing. The new center is located at 558 East Riverside Dr. Jason Griffith and Meeja McAllister, agents with NAI Utah Southern Region, represented the owner of Rio Plaza in a transaction that will bring a dance studio into one of Rio Plaza's 3,800+ square foot spaces. This will be a second location for the dance studio, opening scheduled for fall....
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Volume 11, Issue 2, 2008-01-15
Newscaster Nourse to Keynote Chamber Gala - Jan. 18
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HURRICANE - The Hurricane Valley Chamber of Commerce has scheduled the organization's 2008 Installation and Awards Gala for Friday, Jan. 18 at the Hurricane Intermediate School. Recently retired KSL newscaster Dick Nourse will be the keynote speaker.
During the event the Chamber will install new officers for 2008, pay tribute to the outgoing officers and recognize the accomplishments of various outstanding citizens and businesses in the community.
Cost for the event is $20 for those who RSVP and $25 at the door. Seating will be limited, so those who would like to attend should RSVP by calling Jeff Borden, US Bank, at 635-5555.
Awards to be present...
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Volume 10, Issue 29, 2007-09-21
Newspaper Celebrates First Anniversary
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ST. GEORGE — The Dixie Weekly News, a weekly publication delivered to homes and businesses from Ivins to Coral Canyon, recently celebrated the first anniversary of its inaugural edition.
The mission of the Weekly News and its sister publications, The Cedar City Review and the Hurricane Valley Journal, is to bring positive, encouraging news about the community to its readers. You can contact the Dixie Weekly News at 435-656-1222 or sharon@dixieweekly.com.
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Volume 12, Issue 35, 2009-11-09
Newspaper Goes Glossy
Source: PI Weekly
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SAN FRANCISCO-The American newspaper has come a long way over the years, but in order for it to have any kind of future, it will need to continue moving in new and bold directions. The San Francisco Chronicle, for one, seems to be taking a leadership position in that respect.
The venerable Bay Area newspaper will become the first significant general interest daily to...
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Volume 8, Issue 4, 2005-02-28
NFIB Foundation Announces Scholarship Application Deadlines
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Utah high school seniors who have an aptitude for business can earn a financial head start on their college studies with a Free Enterprise Scholarship award from the nation's largest small-business advocacy group.
Each year, NFIB's Young Entrepreneur Foundation awards scholarships to high school seniors who have shown the entrepreneurial spirit and initiative that built America. This year, the Foundation will award 300 scholarships around the nation ranging in value from $1,000 to $10,000.
Applicants must be entering their freshman year at an accredited two- or four-year university, college, community college, or vocational or technical institute. They must also be nominated by a Utah NFIB member. The deadline for applying is March 15.
For more information about Free Enterprise Scholarships, call the Utah state office of NFIB at 801 485-9005.
Editor's note: The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is the state and nation's largest small-business advocacy group. A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1943, NFIB represents the consensus views of its 600,000 members in Washington and all 50 state capitals. For more information on NFIB/Utah, visit www.NFIB.com/UT.
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Volume 13, Issue 16, 2010-05-20
NFIB Joins Lawsuit Challenging Healthcare Law
By Melissa Sharp
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WASHINGTON - Dan Danner, president and CEO of The National Federation of Independent Business, America’s leading small business association, issued the following statement last week. For more information visit www.nfib.com/hclawsuit.
“Today the NFIB joined the 20 states in this historic lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The fundamental mission of our organization is to promote and protect the rights of small businesses and the self-employed to own, operate and grow their business, and this healthcare law directly undermines this core value.
“We didn’t enter into the decision to join this lawsuit lightly – we...
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Volume 11, Issue 43, 2008-11-19
NFIB to Poll Utah Small Business Owner Members
Member Vote Designed to Set 2009 Utah Legislative Agenda
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SALT LAKE CITY - Voting is starting for Utah's small business owners, those employers of more workers and generators of more jobs than big business, big labor, and big government.
Each year, the National Federation of Independent Business polls its members on issues vital to their survival as entrepreneurs at both the state and federal levels. The federal ballots will be going out next month. But right now, NFIB/Utah members are mailing, faxing, e-mailing, and one-clicking their responses to four questions on their 2009 State Member Ballot:
Should the state of Utah provide preferential treatment to companies bidding for state contracts that can document that ...
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Volume 8, Issue 10, 2005-05-23
Nichols Joins TenneyClemons Advertising
Local Business News
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Brian J. Tenney, president of TenneyClemons Advertising, a local design and public relations firm, announced today that Julie Nichols has joined the agency as an Account Executive.
Julie will assist with print and production coordination and execution, research gathering and analysis, and media relations assistance for local and regional accounts. Julie brings over 2 years of advertising account services experience to the agency.
Julie attended Dixie State College, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, and recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree with a composite major in Advertising and Interpersonal Communication from Southern Utah University.
Her prior work history includes Account Executive and Creative Teamwork member for Centurium Consulting Group Advertising, multi-tasking in the People Department at SkyWest Airlines - receiving employee of the month, and for several years honing her customer service skills employed in the hospitality industry.
"Julie approached me a number of years ago seeking advise on a career path. I told her the advertising industry had great potential. I am happy to see she studied and worked hard and is now ready to take the next step in a wonderful and exciting career in advertising," said Tenney. "Having known Julie for a number of years, it is a pleasure to have her now work for TenneyClemons. She will be a great addition to our team as she is a dedicated worker and has great people skills."
When not working or studying, Julie has offered countless hours serving as a BYUH activity leader and as a volunteer at local nursing homes. Julie enjoys the outdoors, reading, playing the piano and guitar, traveling and making people laugh.
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Volume 7, Issue 3, 2004-02-09
Nick Belnap Promotion Brings Leadership to IT Services of Utah
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Mark Stauffer, President and CEO of IT Services of Utah announced that Nick Belnap has been promoted to Director of Technology. His responsibilities will include overseeing all desktop computer troubleshooting for Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Linux. His expertise includes Windows 2000 Server, Linux, and Novell Server Operating Systems.
Belnap will also oversee client computer upgrades and repairs, as well as troubleshooting internal and client Internet services including setup, e-mail, and filtering. Belnap will also assist in setting up and monitoring wireless services security.
Nick Belnap has been with the computer industry since 1994. Belnap worked for 2 years as an Information Systems Technician for Strata, Inc. He received his Associates Degree from Dixie College in 1995, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. In 1999, Belnap graduated Summa Cum Laude, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Business Education/Computer Information Systems, with an emphasis in Computer Networking and a minor in Computer Science. Belnap is Novell CNE Certified and a Leviton certified voice/data products installer.
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Volume 12, Issue 16, 2009-05-04
NJCAA Tournament Comes to St. George
Women's Softball National Championship Scheduled from Ma;y 13-16
By Steve Johnson
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ST. GEORGE, Utah - May, 2009 - The City of St. George proudly welcomes the 2009 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women's Fast Pitch Softball National Championship, which will be hosted at The Canyon's Softball Complex this May 13-16. The tournament will bring 16 of the best Division I junior college women's softball teams in the country to St. George to play for the NJCAA national championship, including the champions of the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC), whose women's softball playing members include Salt Lake Community College and Snow College.
This is the first year of a three-year agreement between the City of St. George and the NJCAA to host the annual...
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Volume 10, Issue 40, 2007-12-18
No Chamber Breakfast in December
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CEDAR CITY - The regular Cedar City Chamber of Commerce breakfast will not take place Thursday, Dec. 27, so members can relax and enjoy the holiday season with family and friends. The chamber will meet again for the regularly scheduled breakfast in January....
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Volume 10, Issue 9, 2007-04-23
No Change in Fed Policy Likely
Solid U.S. job growth should hold interest rates steady
Thredgold Economic Associates
By Jeff Thredgold
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SALT LAKE CITY - The Zions Bank Small Business Index for Utah was 104.3 during March 2007, down from a revised 106.3 during February 2007. The Index measures business conditions from the viewpoint of the Utah small business owner or manager.
A lower Index number is associated with less favorable business "conditions" for Utah's small businesses. The Index uses 100.0 for calendar year 1997 as its base year. The Index includes revisions to various historical and new forecast components as they become available.
Note: Because of national bankruptcy reform effective in October 2005, bankruptcies surged in 2005 and plunged in 2006. In order to minimize the impact of ...
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Volume 13, Issue 27, 2010-09-01
No Confidence
By Jeff Thredgold, CSP
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Note the direction of U.S. economic growth during the past few quarters as identified in the quarterly growth chart—from a solid 5.0% real (after inflation) annual rate late last year, to a still respectable 3.7% pace during the winter, to an anemic 1.6% annual rate in the quarter just ended…
Observe that the revised 1.6% real annual growth pace of...
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Volume 12, Issue 15, 2009-04-27
NO FREE LUNCH, ESPECIALLY FOR LAWYERS
By Michael Patrick O'Brien, Esq.
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The General Counsel for a large Midwestern company recently was caught, on company video cameras, stealing food from the company cafeteria.
When asked about it, he lied and denied any misconduct, until he saw the videotape. He was fired. Now the state Bar where he lives has disciplined him too, saying that his conduct reflects poorly on the legal profession.
This proves that in today's tough economy, there is no free lunch. And no, the involved lawyer's name is...
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Volume 12, Issue 20, 2009-06-08
No Government-Run Healthcare Plan!
Hatch and Republican Finance Committee Members Implore Obama
Letter by Orin Hatch
Senator, R-Utah
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Dear Mr. President,
Ensuring access to affordable, quality and portable health care for every American is not a Republican or Democrat issue - it is an American issue. Our nation expects us to solve this challenge in an open, honest and bipartisan manner. Republicans stand ready to work with you on health care reform.
There are many areas of broad agreement about what needs to be done to expand access, improve quality and reduce costs in order to make these efforts successful for millions of Americans. However, there are areas of strong concerns that we are currently in the process of working through in the Senate Finance Committee to ensure that the focus remains on...
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Volume 11, Issue 36, 2008-10-01
No Kanab Chamber Meeting This Week
Social meeting scheduled later in Oct.
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KANAB - The Kanab Area Chamber of Commerce has announced there will be no Chamber meeting this week. Instead of its regular monthly meeting, the Chamber will hold an evening social meeting on Friday, Oct. 24th. For further information check the Chamber calendar at www.kanabchamber.com. ...
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Volume 13, Issue 16, 2010-05-20
No Negaholics Allowed!
Three keys to extinguishing the Negaholism
By Matt Eschler, Ph.D., LMFT
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What is negaholism? It is the chronic use of negativity, gossip, sarcasm, or whining to gain the attention of those within earshot. All of these attributes are destructive to the organizations we belong to! We govern and are governed inside of organizations. The purest and first form of an organization or government is the family. Workplace environments are structured settings like families.
The workplace comes with...
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Volume 11, Issue 19, 2008-05-28
No Prize for Winning Entrepreneur
Guv, contest organizers deny promising Cedar City man $100,000
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CEDAR CITY – A Cedar City entrepreneur whose product idea last year won a statewide business idea contest has apparently been stiffed for $100,000 in prize money by the competition’s organizers.
Chris Culp's Dump-a-matic, a rolling platform that converts a pickup truck into dump truck, beat out 110 business ideas for top prize at last year’s Governor’s Economic Summit in Salt Lake City. A group of angel investors who organized the competition had offered a $100,000 first prize to help the winning entrepreneur get his or her business off the ground....
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Volume 11, Issue 12, 2008-04-08
No Relief at the Pump for Motorists
AAA Utah reports 13 cent increase in a month
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SALT LAKE CITY - The pain at the pump continues for Utah’s motorists as they watch gasoline prices continue to rise. According to AAA Utah, which tracks gasoline prices as a service to consumers, Utah’s average price increased 13 cents from last month’s report to an average $3.26 a gallon for regular, self-serve.
“The price of fuel has increased so dramatically that many motorists now consider anything under $3 to be a bargain,” said Rolayne Fairclough, AAA Utah spokesperson. “This is in stark contrast to last year, w...
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Volume 11, Issue 24, 2008-07-09
No Relief In Gasoline Prices After Holiday
AAA Says Highest Average Price Records Continue
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SALT LAKE CITY - If motorists were looking for some relief at the pumps following the July 4th holiday, they are driving away disappointed. The latest report from AAA Utah finds the state continues to set new all-time record high gas prices nearly every day.
The average price in Utah is $4.14 a gallon for regular self-serve. According to AAA, which tracks gasoline prices as a service to consumers, this is the highest average price ever recorded in Utah. This price is 16 cents higher than last month's AAA report on June 10 and $1.04 higher than a year ago. Only 12 states have average prices higher than Utah's.
All of the Utah cities surveyed by AAA report double-digit increases from last month's report. St. George has the...
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Volume 11, Issue 1, 2008-01-01
No Seats Remain for China Trip
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CEDAR CITY - The Cedar City Area Chamber of Commerce reports that the Chamber's trade mission to China scheduled for next spring is fully booked.
Some 360 local business leaders and residents will make the 9-day China trip, with two charters departing March 25 and 26....
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Volume 10, Issue 19, 2007-07-03
No Surprise! St. George Homes Not So Affordable
Study claims area is one of nation's least affordable home markets
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ST. GEORGE — Washington County is one of the least affordable places in the country to purchase a house, according to a recently released study that compares incomes and home prices.
The St. George metro area, which includes virtually all Washington county, ranked 185 out of 219 U.S. markets in housing affordability, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.
The index reviews local median family income figures and measures the percentage of area homes sold that are affordable to families earning the local median income.
In Washington County, just 19 percent of homes sold during the first ...
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Volume 11, Issue 1, 2008-01-01
No Time to Relax in Booming Utah
Must keep building economy, says state official
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Utah has a puny unemployment rate, huge job growth and a stronger venture capital environment that help make it "the hottest, best-performing economy in the United States," according to Jason Perry, executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development.
Even so, Perry said, Utah still must be vigilant in attracting companies and otherwise continuing economic development, reports the Deseret Morning News.
GOED needs to remain pro-active, he said. "We have to identify the key economic accelerators in the state and then go after those kinds of companies."
"There are some out there that are so concerned about that low unemployment (rate)...
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Volume 7, Issue 5, 2004-03-15
No, You Can't Have the Day Off!
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Steve went into see his supervisor (Rick) at Coral Canyon in the front office. "Boss," he says, "we're doing some heavy house-cleaning at home tomorrow, and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage, moving and hauling stuff." "We're short-handed, Steve," Rick replied. "I can't give you the day off."
"Thanks boss," said Steve, "I knew I could count on you!"
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Volume 6, Issue 21, 2003-11-24
No. 1 vs. No. 2 in Dixie Rotary Bowl
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It's almost like déjÃļæ½ vu all over again. In 1999, No. 3 ranked Butler County CC (Kansas) defeated No. 1 ranked Dixie State College (Utah) for the NJCAA national championship in the Dixie Rotary Bowl.
The 2003 Dixie Rotary Bowl, bowl officials announced recently, will feature the same two teams and will again likely determine the national champion. This time the Butler Grizzlies enter the game 11-0 and ranked No. 1 in the nation, with Dixie State Rebels at No. 2 and a 10-1 record.
The game will be played Saturday, Dec. 6, in St. George, Utah, at noon on the campus of Dixie State College of Utah.
“We were going to try and play whoever ended up ...
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Volume 7, Issue 21, 2004-11-22
No. 4 to play No. 7 in Dixie Rotary Bowl
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The Dixie Rotary Bowl selection committee announced last week the match-up for the annual bowl game, now in its nineteenth year. The Raiders of Grand Rapids Community College (Mich.), currently ranked fourth in the nation, will travel to St. George, Utah, to do battle with the Dixie State College Rebels (Utah), ranked seventh in the NJCAA.
Grand Rapids is 9-1 thus far this season. Dixie State will enter the bowl with a record of 9-2 on the season. The bowl game will be played Saturday, Dec. 4, in St. George, Utah, at noon in Hansen Stadium on the campus of Dixie State College of Utah.
Like Dixie State, Grand Rapids is no stranger to the Dixie Rotary Bowl, having been invited to the bowl on two previous occasions. In 1996, Dixie State defeated the Raiders 34-16. Four years earlier, Grand Rapids defeated Snow College 42-35.
“We've enjoyed a very successful season, and we're as excited as could be to get an opportunity to go to St. George and play in this bowl game,”¯ said second year Grand Rapids head coach Jim Schutte via telephone Tuesday. “I am absolutely ecstatic. Some of our coaches were there last time we played in that bowl, and I've heard nothing but rave reviews about it.”¯
The Rebels currently have a record of 12-5 in the Dixie Rotary Bowl, having appeared in 17 of the 18 bowl games.
“It's a real thrill for us to represent Dixie State College and be a part of the Dixie Rotary Bowl one more time,”¯ said Dixie head coach Greg Croshaw, now in his twenty-third year at the helm of the Rebels. “It's not easy to get there every year, and we're absolutely thrilled to be a part of it. I've been in every one of them but one, and it doesn't get any less exciting the older I get.”¯
The Raiders' lone loss came at the hands of William Rainey Harper College (Ill.). Dixie State's two losses came against Glendale and Pima, both out of Arizona.
Grand Rapids is led by tailback Jimmie Freeman, who is just shy of 1,000 yards rushing on the season. Dixie State is led by freshman running back JT Deiderichs, who rushed for over 1,300 yards this season with 20 touchdowns. Dixie quarterback Danny Southwick has averaged 180 yards per game through the air in 2004.
Kickoff for the Dixie Rotary Bowl is slated for noon at Hansen Stadium located at 700 East 500 South in St. George, Utah. Other events include the Dixie Rotary Bowl Banquet Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Dixie Center, which will feature former BYU head football coach LaVell Edwards as keynote speaker. There will be a golf tournament at Sunbrook Golf Course at 10 a.m. and 23rd Army Band Concert in the DSC Cox Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Dec. 3. And the Dixie Rotary Bowl parade will take place Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. along Tabernacle Street in St. George.
Tickets for the game are $5 and $10 and can be purchased by calling (435) 652-7800. For additional information on all Dixie Rotary Bowl activities, visit www.rotarybowl.com or call (435) 688-9282.
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Volume 10, Issue 22, 2007-07-27
Noble Roman's Schedules Grand Opening
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WASHINGTON, Utah - Noble Roman's Pizza will have its Grand Opening celebration Aug. 4 beginning at noon. The restaurant is located at 568 W. Telegraph, behind the Discount Tire store.
There will be free pizza and lots of fun things for the kids. The Noble Roman's menu includes traditional and specialty pizzas, breadsticks with spicy cheese dip, Buffalo wings, pasta, and salads. Noble Roman's Pizza opened its first location in Bloomington, Ind. back in 1972 on the campus of Indiana University....
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Volume 10, Issue 23, 2007-08-03
Noble Roman's Pizza Now Open
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WASHINGTON, Utah - Noble Roman's Pizza and Tuscano's Subs held their grand opening at the Shoppes at Telegraph on Saturday, Aug. 4. The address is 568 W. Telegraph Road next to Paul Mitchell Hair School and Sonic Drive In.
Noble Roman's and Tuscano's offers pizza, fresh baked pasta, bread sticks, spicy cheese dip, buffalo wings, salads, soup, tortilla wraps, and both hot and cold subs. Noble Roman's and Tuscano's were represented by Jason Griffith and Meeja McAllister at NAI Utah Southern Region....
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Volume 13, Issue 8, 2010-03-11
Noise & Transition
By Jeff Thredgold, CSP
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The February U.S. employment data was subject to wide interpretation in regard to how the labor market is performing, with nasty East Coast weather during much of February greatly impacting the data. Economists refer to such data influence as “noise.”
Still, the overall gist of the data was positive, with a transition to announced employment gains in coming months both expected and exceedingly welcome. My view is that a period of “two steps forward and one step back” could characterize the employment data over the balance of the...
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Volume 11, Issue 3, 2008-01-22
Nominations Open for Innovation Awards
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Nominations are now being accepted through Feb. 7 for the sixth annual Utah Innovation Awards presented by Stoel Rives LLP and the Utah Technology Council.
The program recognizes Utah's best innovations and the companies that created them. Entry forms can be submitted online at www.stoel.com/innovation.
Innovations in all areas of technology will be considered, including:
- Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
- Chemicals/Materials Science
- Clean Technology and Energy
- Computer Hardware/Electrical Devices
- Consumer Software and Web Services
- Enterprise Software and Web-Enabled B2B Solutions
- Mechanical...
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Volume 11, Issue 4, 2008-01-29
Nominations Open for Innovation Awards
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Nominations are now being accepted through Feb. 7 for the sixth annual Utah Innovation Awards presented by Stoel Rives LLP and the Utah Technology Council.
The program recognizes Utah's best innovations and the companies that created them. Entry forms can be submitted online at www.stoel.com/innovation.
Innovations in all areas of technology will be considered, including:
- Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
- Chemicals/Materials Science
- Clean Technology and Energy
- Computer Hardware/Electrical Devices
- Consumer Software and Web Services
- Enterprise Software and Web-Enabled B2B Solutions
- Mechanical...
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Volume 11, Issue 5, 2008-02-05
Nominations Open for Innovation Awards
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Nominations are now being accepted through Feb. 7 for the sixth annual Utah Innovation Awards presented by Stoel Rives LLP and the Utah Technology Council.
The program recognizes Utah's best innovations and the companies that created them. Entry forms can be submitted online at www.stoel.com/innovation.
Innovations in all areas of technology will be considered, including:
- Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
- Chemicals/Materials Science
- Clean Technology and Energy
- Computer Hardware/Electrical Devices
- Consumer Software and Web Services
- Enterprise Software and Web-Enabled B2B Solutions
- Mechanical...
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Volume 10, Issue 21, 2007-07-20
Non-Employers in Washington County
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Non-employers are businesses that have no employees.
To be counted as a nonemployer, businesses must meet the following conditions:
- No paid employees
- If a non-construction business — annual revenue of $1,000 or more; if in construction - at least $1 in revenue.
- Subject to federal income taxes.
For more information on non-employers businesses in Washington County, please see the story "What the Heck is a Nonemployer" in the Economic Trends section of this issue of the Mainstreet Business Journal online....
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Volume 12, Issue 25, 2009-07-13
Non-Medical Home Care Starts Up
By Donna Brown
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ST. GEORGE, UT - Life can be lonely for the elderly and disabled in highly populated areas of Utah. In rural Utah, the challenges are magnified by geographic isolation and limited services.
Compassionate Companions, LLC., a new St. George home-based business, offers non-medical companionship and home care services to the elderly and disabled in the far reaches of the five county areas of Iron, Washington, Kane, Garfield and Beaver Counties. Compassionate Companions is an independent contracted care provider for Five County Association of Governments.
"We're reaching out to seniors and others in rural areas that might otherwise be forced into an institutional nursing home," founder and owner London K. Brown said. "There are so many needed services we can perform at a significantly lower cost than skilled nursing providers. People are happier in their...
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Volume 9, Issue 8, 2006-05-22
Norris Receives Award for Promoting Technology in Utah
Robert M. Merrick
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Salt Lake City, UT - Leslie Norris, managing partner and executive strategic director of leading technology-centric PR agency Snapp Norris Group (SNG), has recently been named one of the Top v|100 Entrepreneurs for 2006 in the state of Utah by vSpring Capital, a venture capital fund.
Members of the v|100 are chosen through a peer-nominated and peer-selected process.
The v|100 list is comprised of individuals with ties to the state of Utah who are most likely to lead a successful startup venture in the next five to seven years in the information technology or biotech industries in a chief executive or chief technical officer role.
The v|100 is currently in its third ye...
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Volume 12, Issue 29, 2009-09-28
Nostalgia Programming Now Airing on KCSG
KCSG Television Launches Fall Program Schedule
By Morgan Skinner
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ST. GEORGE, UTAH - KCSG Television and MyNetworkTV launch their 2009 Fall programming beginning at 7:00PM, Monday, September 28 - Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Tuesday, September 29 - Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader followed by Deal or New Deal; Wednesday, September 30 - The Unit; Thursday Night Movie of The Week and Friday the 10th season of WWE Friday Night SmackDown.
KCSG Television can now be watched in 721,272 TV households in the Salt Lake DMA (Designated Market Area), or 78% of the TV Households located in 39 counties of four (4) states (Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada). The station has increased it's over-the-air Free TV coverage with 24 TV translators in Beaver, Iron, Millard, Sanpete, Sevier, and Washington counties.
"The KCSG Television signal distribution is a key to the...
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Volume 11, Issue 34, 2008-09-17
Not a Pretty Employment Picture
Big jobs losses in August
By Jeff Thredgold, Pres.
Thredgold Economic Assoc.
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August employment data was simply painful, and one of the strongest signals yet that the U.S. economy is very likely in recession.
Jobs Lost
The American economy lost another 84,000 jobs in August, the eighth consecutive month of decline. The August decline was slightly more than the consensus view of a 75,000-job loss. Adding insult to injury was revised data indicating an additional 58,000 jobs were lost in the two prior months.
The U.S. economy has now suffered a net decline of 605,000 jobs during 2008, an average loss of 76,000 jobs monthly. By comparison, the U.S. economy added ...
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Volume 8, Issue 19, 2005-10-31
Noted Designer Makes the Southwest (Utah
By Luana Fennemore
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ST. GEORGE - Miriam Gourley, published designer, has recently moved to the St. George area. She has also taken over the display design position at Roberts Crafts, in St. George. Miriam has worked for Roberts Crafts for a total of six years, and has a free-lance design business as well. Her work has been published in Better Homes and Gardens special-interest publications, Family Circle magazine, Vogue/Butterick's Make It magazine, as well as a total of nine crafting/sewing books which are featured in major bookstores, as well as Amazon.com and crafting book clubs.
Miriam is an expert in quilting, embroidery, furniture and decorative painting, and many other crafts. Her work at Ro...
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Volume 8, Issue 2, 2005-01-31
Noteworthy Utah Real Estate Sales
Business Elsewhere
By Jeri Cartwright
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Commerce CRG agents closed more than $75 million in high-level real estate sales during late December 2004 and early January 2005.
New Walgreens in Sandy
Commerce CRG has successfully brokered the sale of a tract of land in Sandy's Eagle Subdivision. Purchased by Thomas Barlow and Barlow Group of Salt Lake City, a new Walgreens store will be built on the property, located at 2102 East and 9400 South.
A cooperative effort between the developer and nearby neighbors resulted in plans for noise walls, special landscaping and the limitation of any noise-generating activities at the site. The seller, American First Federal Credit Union, originally developed the property in tandem with the construction of one of it's new branches.
New Owner for Layton Market Center
Commerce CRG has negotiated the sale of the Layton Market Center in Layton. Located at 1916 North 700 West, the center is fully leased, and all current tenants will remain, including Lady Fitness, Heston Chiropractic, Mountain View Title, Wheelwright Financial, World Group Financial Cantamar Executive Suites, and Standard Aero.
The new owner is Linda L. Channel Properties LC, a local investment group from Salt Lake City. Layton Market Center Properties was the seller.
Amco Transmission Expands in Utah County
Amco Transmission has a new Provo location as it continues its expansion in Utah County. The company just purchased a 6,500 square foot retail building at 537 South University Avenue in Provo, and will open a new storefront on the site. The seller, Creer Sheet Metal, was represented by Commerce CRG.
Vacant Staker Paving Building Sold
Commerce CRG has successfully negotiated the sale of the old Staker Paving building in North Salt Lake, which has been vacant for 1 Ć‚Ā½ years. Purchased by Runaway Bay Investments LLC of Utah, the facility, located at 1000 West Center Street, will be used for truck maintenance and repair. The seller was Triple S Investments.
New Owner Will Upgrade Valley West Plaza
A Kearns area shopping center has been sold to a buyer from California, Winfield Schey. Commerce CRG handled the sale. The Valley West Plaza will be upgraded by Mr. Schey and current tenants will remain at the location, 4090 West Kearns Boulevard. The retail center was previously owned by Valley West Plaza Investors.
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Volume 12, Issue 19, 2009-06-01
Notice of Trustees Meeting
State of Utah School & Institutional Trust Lands Administration
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Conference Room – Weston Plaza Hotel
1684 West Highway 40
Vernal, Utah 84078
June 4, 2009
AGENDA: 8:00 a.m.
Approval of Minutes of Prior Meeting
Confirmation of Upcoming Meeting Dates
Chairman’s Report
- Beneficiary Report
- Election of Board Chairman and Vice-chairman
- Update by Section 29 Committee
- Report on Five-year Plan
- Report on Completion of FY 2009 Incentive Objectives...
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Volume 7, Issue 15, 2004-08-30
Now what do your do with all your free time?
Defeating Your Paper Dragons
By Cinthanie R. Crenshaw
Professional Organizer
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Defeating Your Paper Dragons
Well we have traveled through the Dragon laden road of disorganization. We have looked at the dragons that can destroy your peace of mind, office morale, and organization of your work space.
Dragons such as the piles on your desk, the files that are never put back, the need for help or the need to actually delegate to others that you already have to help. Along with discussing these Dragons we have looked at different tools to slay them with like tools of computer filing systems, contact managers, binders, calendars and labelers.
Along with tools we have talked about techniques as well like, how to set up a file system, how to es...
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Volume 9, Issue 4, 2006-03-06
NRCS Coordinates Watershed Protection Work Following Washington County Floods
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Washington County, Utah - After one year of work and $60 million in Federal funding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Washington County Government is showing progress toward protecting Washington County residents and their property from future flooding of the magnitude that devastated the area in January, 2005.
The Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program was set up by Congress to respond to emergencies created by natural disasters, such as the floods that occurred in the St. George area. This EWP project is administered by the NRCS state office in Utah, in partnership with the Washington County Government, who steppe...
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Volume 13, Issue 23, 2010-07-29
Numbers for Utah Just Donā€™t Add Up
Healthcare Tax Credit a Big Question Mark for Small Business
By Candace Daly
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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – “We’re from Washington and we’re here to help” never had a more hollow ring or was more factually baseless than in the claims made by some health reform supporters in the number of small businesses that would qualify for the new health insurance tax credit passed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
“Supporters claim 4 million small businesses are eligible for the temporary credit, but the fact is less than 2 million small businesses will receive it,” said NFIB tax counsel Bill Rys. “This recently-released research shows how many small businesses will be eligible, but it doesn’t take into account whether the firms even offer health insurance.”
The research referred to by Rys was put out by...
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Volume 13, Issue 1, 2010-01-12
Numbers on Health Bill: a Mess for Taxpayers
Administrationā€™s Own Actuary Warns About the Democratsā€™ Legislation
By Mark Eddington
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WASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s Chief Actuary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released another stark and sobering reminder about the consequences of the $2.5 trillion tax –and-spend Senate health care bill that was jammed through Congress before Christmas by a rare and divisive partisan vote.
Among other things, the report indicates...
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Volume 12, Issue 12, 2009-04-06
Nursing Programs Earn Recommendation for Accreditation
By Steve Johnson
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ST. GEORGE, Utah - Dixie State College of Utah's nursing program recently received a shot in the arm as the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) recommended that DSC's Practical Nursing (PN) and Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) programs continue with full accreditation.
NLNAC made the determination during its site visit to the DSC campus in February. The site team, consisting of five nurse educator peer evaluators, recommended the continuing accreditation of both programs for eight years, the maximum possible. The site team's recommendation will be evaluated by an NLNAC peer review committee and the Commission, with official notification of ...
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Volume 11, Issue 23, 2008-07-02
Nygaard Named Southwest Region Medical Director
For IHCā€™s Medical Group
By Terri Draper
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ST. GEORGE - Dr. Marty J. Nygaard was recently named the medical director for the Intermountain Medical Group in Intermountain's Southwest Region. He replaces Dr. Dennis Moore, who recently retired from this position after directing the region's medical care for 10 years.
Nygaard has more than 20 years of experience in the medical field. He has been listed with Best Doctors (an independent referral service) since 2000, was the Washington County Medical Alliance 1998 Doctor of the Year, and served as Dixie Regional Medical Center's medical staff president in 2002.
Nygaard earned...
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Volume 7, Issue 8, 2004-04-26
Nygren Promoted within University of Phoenix
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Salt Lake City, UT, March 11, 2004 - Bradley M. Nygren, M.A. has been promoted to the position of program development manager at the Utah campus of the University of Phoenix. He will work to increase student enrollment at campuses in Ogden and Provo as well as at a newly established learning center in St. George. Previously he worked as a business development specialist for the university.
Mr. Nygren is a former business owner and entrepreneur with 27 years of experience in marketing and business management. He earned his master's degree in speech communication from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu and his bachelor's degree in speech and theatre at the University of Utah, whe...
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