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3:15 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

Suburban Poverty More than Doubles in Utah’s Major Metro Areas

Poverty in US suburbs is on the rise, but especially in Utah. A new book released Monday shows that the number of people living in suburbs below the federal poverty line has more than doubled in three major metropolitan areas in Utah over an 11-year span. In fact, the Salt Lake City area ranked number 3 in the nation for fastest growth in suburban poverty. 

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Business & Labor
4:22 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Utah Jobless Rate Drops to 4.7; Governor Declares Recession Over

Utah Department of Workforce Services

Unemployment in Utah dipped to 4.7 percent last month, the state’s lowest rate since November 2008. Utah also added more jobs, prompting Governor Gary Herbert to declare the recession over in the state. 

Utah’s job growth in April was 3.5 percent, more than double the national average. Over one year, 43,000 jobs have been added. Juliette Tennert is Chief Economist in the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget. 

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Business & Labor
4:53 pm
Tue May 14, 2013

Utah’s Business Deals Topped $11B in 2012

Todd Pedersen will stay on as CEO of Vivint which was sold to Blackstone for more than 2 billion dollars.

Utah’s business mergers and acquisitions reached an all-time high last year. That’s according to a report from the MountainWest Capitol Network to be released on Thursday this week. 

The 2012 Deal Flow Report shows that there were 292 deals, topping 11 billion dollars.  Of those, 110 were mergers and acquisitions of Utah companies. Devin Thorpe is President of the MountainWest Capitol Network, and he says 2012 deals increased more than 60% over the year before.

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Business & Labor
11:48 pm
Tue May 7, 2013

City Okays 1100 East Streetcar Route

Councilman Charlie Luke talks to residents who are upset over the council's decision to adopt the 1300 east streetcar alignment.

In a four-to-three decision the Salt Lake City council adopted the Sugar House Streetcar alignment recommended by a consulting firm the city hired to study the project. In other words, the second phase of the streetcar will be routed north on 1100 east despite fierce opposition. But members of the council who favor that route say it’s in the best interest of the city as a whole to move forward.

Sugar House resident Mark Unruh says he doesn’t understand the council’s decision.

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Business & Labor
4:24 pm
Tue May 7, 2013

Senator Hatch Files 24 Amendments to Immigration Bill

Senator Orrin Hatch on Tuesday filed 24 amendments to the comprehensive immigration bill put forward by a group of Senators known as the Gang of 8. Hatch’s amendments focus on law enforcement, high-skilled work, health benefits, and back taxes. 

Speaking in Salt Lake City last week, Hatch told KUER the immigration bill would substantially improve border security, but he said there’s more work to be done. 

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Business & Labor
3:19 pm
Mon May 6, 2013

Governor Appoints New UDOT Director

New UDOT Director Carlos Braceras

After a nationwide search Governor Gary Herbert has appointed Carlos Braceras as the new director of the Utah Department of Transportation.

Braceras has worked for UDOT for almost 27 years and until today’s appointment had spent the past 12 as UDOT’s deputy director working directly under former director, John Njord. Braceras says as the new head of UDOT one of his main focuses will be to create better relationships with local communities.

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Business & Labor
4:43 pm
Wed May 1, 2013

Senator Hatch Says Immigration Bill Could be Improved

Credit Andrea Smardon
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) talks with Zions Bank clients and business community about immigration reform.

Senator Orrin Hatch spoke about immigration reform in Salt Lake City Wednesday at a Zions Bank client event. He praised the 844-page comprehensive legislation put forward by the group of Senators known as the Gang of 8, but stopped short of supporting it. 

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Business & Labor
5:08 pm
Fri April 26, 2013

Medical Device Company for Children Relocates to Salt Lake City

Credit Andrea Smardon
Kurt Vedder demonstrates new device designed to improve how elbow fractures are treated in children.

A pediatric medical device company has relocated from Silicon Valley to Salt Lake City. It’s called Fixes 4 Kids, and it recently launched its first device, designed to improve how elbow fractures are treated in children.

Once upon a time, a broken arm meant a bulky white cast covered in classmates signatures. But in the future, it will be a sleek, black customized orthosis. 

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Business & Labor
3:02 pm
Thu April 25, 2013

Kennecott Plans to Put Mine Back in Operation

Credit Kennecott Utah Copper
A huge landslide closed the Bingham Canyon copper mine April 10, 2013

  Kennecott Utah Copper is making plans to get the Bingham Canyon mine back in operation after a huge landslide two weeks ago.  Company spokesperson Kyle Bennett says they have a 40-day plan to look at containing costs but also keeping the ore moving to the smelting and refining facilities.

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Business & Labor
1:30 pm
Tue April 23, 2013

Borrower Advocacy Groups Present Resolution at Wells Fargo Shareholder Meeting

Credit Bob Nelson
Josh Zinner of NEDAP at the podium near Wells Fargo Bank at the corner of 300 South 400 East in Salt Lake City. Zinner is pictured with advocates for owners of foreclosed homes and other financially disadvantaged groups.
Business & Labor
5:12 pm
Thu April 18, 2013

Dep Commerce Secretary Talks Manufacturing in Utah

Credit http://www.commerce.gov/

One of the nation’s top commerce officials was in Utah today admiring the state’s economic development strategies and touting the president’s new initiative designed to bring high-tech manufacturing and clean energy jobs to communities across the country. 

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank toured Hexcel, a company in West Valley that produces structural materials for aircraft and space vehicles. Blank says Utah has explicitly built the infrastructure necessary to attract this type of industry and create jobs.

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