Originally published by Jasen Lee in KSL on June 30, 2018 DRAPER — The state's most traveled freeway is among the first in the nation to go "Live Electric." Rocky Mountain Power, in conjunction with Utah Clean Air Partnership and Maverik, announced Friday the completion of an electric vehicle corridor along I-15 and more than [...]
Originally published by Utah Business on June 29, 2018 Salt Lake City– Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is doing its part to clear the air and has installed 24 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports for public and employee use. The 12 EV charging stations are dual port, Level 2 with standard connectors to accommodate [...]
Originally published by Utah Business on June 29, 2018 Salt Lake City– Staker Parson Materials & Construction won Associated General Contractors’ (AGC) 2018 Highway Project of the Year for their Interstate 215 Renewed; 300 East to State Route-201 project. The Ralph L. Wadsworth joint venture project is owned by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) [...]
Business and community leaders ask senators to safeguard trade relations SALT LAKE CITY (June 29, 2018) – The Salt Lake Chamber, Utah’s largest and longest-standing business association, has signed onto the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s coalition letter urging senators to support Sen. Bob Corker‘s (R-IT) tariff bill, S. 3013, which would require the president to [...]
June 25, 2018 Utah is one of five states to hold its primary election on June 26. But before you cast your vote there is a lot of information to know; from how Utah primaries work and who is running for office, to how you register and how to vote depending on your party affiliation. [...]
Originally published by CNN Wire in Fox 13 on June 28, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY — If you have $10,000 and want to be your own boss, Amazon has a deal for you. Starting Thursday, you can apply to start your very own small business, delivering Amazon Prime packages in Amazon branded vans and uniforms. [...]
Originally published by The Salt Lake Tribune on June 28, 2018 Publishers of the iconic Michelin Guides for travelers have given the entire state of Utah a three-star designation, kudos no other state has ever received, tourism officials announced Thursday. Usually, Michelin stars are awarded to a particular destination, but Utah’s hospitality, accessibility to hidden [...]
Originally published by Ben Lockhart in Deseret News on June 27, 2018 OGDEN — In 2002, Shannon Barnes nervously walked into Weber Human Services to seek a diagnosis to help her understand her pronounced paranoia, hallucinations and depression. Not long after she was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, and began meeting with a therapist and taking [...]
Originally published by Utah Business on June 27, 2018 Salt Lake City–Last week, Derek B. Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber and Downtown Alliance, joined Congressman John Curtis to highlight the success of small businesses in Utah at the U.S. House Small Business Committee’s “Communities That Think Small and Win Big” hearing. [...]
Originally published by Tony Semerad in The Salt Lake Tribune on June 27, 2018 As a one-of-a-kind booster of downtown Salt Lake City, the late real-estate executive Vasilios Priskos should not just get awards posthumously, supporters said. He should have awards named after him. Priskos died last October at age 53 after a long fight with cancer [...]
