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Sara Melnicoff, founder of The Solutions, smiles as she shows off the 1989 pickup truck recently donated to her group by Moab Auto Group. Photo by Tom Taylor Auto dealership donates vehicle to local recycling group
A local automobile dealer recently donated a pickup truck to The Solutions, a Moab-based volunteer recycling group. Moab Auto Group presented Solutions founder Sara Melnicoff with the keys to a 1...
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Grand County Treasurer Peggy Taylor (center) poses with her office’s two interns, Logan Morris (left) and Travis Yazzie, during an Oct. 5 social honoring participants in the internship program on Monday, Oct. 5 at the DWS Moab Employment Center. Courtesy photo Internship program provides employment, training opportunities for area youth
The Utah Department of Workforce Services in Moab recently honored employers and interns who participated in the Summer Stimulus Internship Program ( SSIP ). The program, funded through the Ame...
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Fryer reappointed, named vice-chairman of Utah tourism board
Grand County businessman Colin Fryer has been reappointed to serve on the state Board of Tourism Development, according to a news release from Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s office. Fryer, owner of the ...
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Canyonlands Inn receives quality award
The Best Western Canyonlands Inn in Moab has received the Best Western Chairman’s Award, the hotel chain’s highest honor for outstanding quality standards, a news release from the hotel chain anno...
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<b><i>Lunch with the governor…<br></b></i>
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert was in Moab Tuesday, Sept. 29, to discuss the state of Utah’s economy with area business leaders during a luncheon at Moab Valley Inn. About 140 people, including elected officials from southeastern Utah communities attended the event. Herbert told business leaders that his new economic development team will be “very proactive” in working to build the state’s economy while also striving to keep government interference with business at a minimum. Herbert also briefly discussed new filming opportunities that will be occurring in the region, and noted that tourism throughout the state has remained strong even during the nation’s tough economic times. The luncheon was co-sponsored by the Moab Area Chamber of Commerce, Zions Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Frontier, and KCYN Radio. Photo by Cathryn Wilson
Lunch with the governor…
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert was in Moab Tuesday, Sept. 29, to discuss the state of Utah’s economy with area business leaders during a luncheon at Moab Valley Inn. About 140 people, including elected officials from southeastern Utah communities attended the event. Herbert told business leaders that his new economic development team will be “very proactive” in working to build the state’s economy while also striving to keep government interference with business at a minimum. Herbert also briefly discussed new filming opportunities that will be occurring in the region, and noted that tourism throughout the state has remained strong even during the nation’s tough economic times. The luncheon was co-sponsored by the Moab Area Chamber of Commerce, Zions Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Frontier, and KCYN Radio. Photo by Cathryn Wilson
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Preet Bharara, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks at a press conference. Law enforcement officials in New York announced charges against 14 people in a widening probe into the largest ever alleged hedge-fund insider trading scheme on Wall Street.(AFP/Getty Images/Mario Tama)Reuters - As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer.


Fri Nov 06 17:59:07 -0600 2009

A couple listens as a representative from Freddie Mac talks to them about a loan modification for their home at the National Urban League's Economic Empowerment Tour in Dallas, Texas June 13, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - Freddie Mac , the second largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Friday posted a loss of $5 billion in the third quarter and predicted it would need more government support amid a "prolonged deterioration" in housing.


Fri Nov 06 18:00:47 -0600 2009

Billionaire financier and Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Warren Buffett eats ice cream as he walks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska in this May 2, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/FilesReuters - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) on Friday said quarterly earnings tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit.


Fri Nov 06 17:47:41 -0600 2009