Business

Ogden engineer's award-winning invention makes it easier for cyclists

tbright — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:36:01 +0000

OGDEN -- Sam Hunter's thoughts one summer day were only about his frustration that the pedal on his mountain bike had to be in a certain position before he could move through the rough hills above his home near Weber State University.

Unemployment shoots past 10 percent for first time since 1983

tbright — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:34:01 +0000

WASHINGTON -- Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.

Farmington to consider higher impact fees

tbright — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:42:01 +0000

FARMINGTON -- Building in this city could come with much higher impact fees for developers in the near future.

Funding for rockets may save Utah jobs

tbright — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:48:01 +0000

Two recent developments on Capitol Hill may help to ensure continued rocket production at the Top of Utah ATK companies, members of Utah's congressional delegation say.

Layton officials amend zoning ordinance regarding kennel

nleigh — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:46:01 +0000

LAYTON -- In enforcing zoning requirements, Layton city will no longer allow every dog to have their stay at a Layton pet boarding business.

Real estate tax credits extended -- and now available to current homeowners

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:22:01 +0000

WASHINGTON --Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you're a first-time homebuyer get up to $8,000.

Specialists: Mortgage fraud alert

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:22:01 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- Federal authorities are warning homeowners that a growing number of companies that offer foreclosure rescue plans for an upfront fee are failing to deliver on their promises.

Evacuation ordered after construction crews cut into natural gas line; no injuries reported

apickett — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:00:01 +0000

OGDEN — A natural gas leak Tuesday morning forced employees at two businesses to evacuate an area in Business Depot Ogden.

Filming in Utah 'great'

nleigh — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:52:28 +0000

Utah is a pretty great state for shooting a film, according to an online survey conducted by Variety, a show business trade paper.

Family of Ogden lawyers not brief

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:11:01 +0000

OGDEN -- The proliferation of lawyers from the Richards-Allen family continues, with 10 now practicing law, all but one in the Ogden area.

Bicycling boost / Distributor to build facility in Ogden

tbright — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:30:01 +0000

OGDEN -- A leading distributor to the cycling and outdoor industry plans to build an 85,000-square-foot distribution facility in Ogden next year.

Credit-card rates, costs spike before new law takes effect

tbright — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:50:01 +0000

NEW YORK -- Have you checked the interest rates on your credit cards lately? Odds are they're going way up.

Job Corps goes to Forest Service

tbright — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:49:01 +0000

SOUTH WEBER -- Weber Basin Job Corps no longer will be operated by the Bureau of Reclamation come Jan. 3. Instead, the U.S. Forest Service will assume those duties.

Layton's Sill's Cafe receives official moving papers from UDOT

tbright — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:51:01 +0000

LAYTON -- Restaurant owner John Sill received his official moving papers Thursday from the Utah Department of Transportation.

Sill, owner of Sill's Cafe, said he has been waiting for the official 30-day notice to vacate his building and will be using that time to move into his new location just around the corner at 335 E. Gentile St.

Community + Students = Good Times / School and businesses join to raise money for service projects

tbright — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:35:01 +0000

OGDEN -- Mount Ogden Junior High School students, parents and teachers crowded into Wisebird Bookery this week, clutching hot chocolate and listening to students tell tales of ghosts, goblins and witches.

Little static during oversize paper dryer's trip to Procter & Gamble's site in Box Elder

nleigh — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:23:01 +0000

BEAR RIVER CITY -- Procter & Gamble got a big delivery Thursday with the arrival of a 25-foot-wide, 20-foot-long paper dryer at the site of its new Box Elder County plant.

Council awards bid for Wadman Nature Park

nleigh — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:07:01 +0000

PLEASANT VIEW -- Council members voted unanimously to award a development project at Wadman Nature Park to New Age Landscape for $192,646.

New technology could turn coal into liquid fuel

apickett — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:06:01 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- A biomass energy project was awarded $2.5 million in a congressional earmark that Utah Sen. Bob Bennett included in a pending federal budget bill.

Business growth a hot Layton topic

nleigh — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:13:21 +0000

LAYTON — The hot potato topic of economic development being tossed back and forth by Layton mayoral candidates has resulted in the city’s office of Community and Economic Development issuing statistics they hope will clear up the confusion.

Flying J puts Utah refinery up for sale

nleigh — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:14:34 +0000

NORTH SALT LAKE — Bankrupt oil company Flying J Inc. is putting its Utah refinery up for sale. One analyst says it could go for cheap.