Standard-Examiner (Ogden, UT) articles from February 2001

Standard-Examiner (Ogden, UT) archives from February 2001

Corinne, Utah-Area Develops an Agribusiness Industrial Park.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Melisa Ann Wilson Feb. 28--BRIGHAM CITY, Utah--Seeds have been sown for an agribusiness industrial park in Corinne, just east of the Wal-Mart Distribution Center. The Box Elder County Commission and Redevelopment Agency heard...

Companies Offer Milk, Cookies to Centerville, Utah, Residents.
February 28, 2001... Byline: David Troester Feb. 28--CENTERVILLE, Utah--Two mainstay Utah companies are joining forces to bring cookies and milk to Centerville. Bountiful-based Cutler's Cookies and Winder Dairy of West Valley City have entered a joint...

Ogden, Utah, Predicts a Growing Employment Rate.
February 28, 2001... Feb. 28--OGDEN, Utah--Employers in the Ogden area plan to add staff this spring at rates far greater than companies in Salt Lake City. Manpower Inc.'s Employment Outlook Survey for the second quarter of 2001 shows 40 percent of employers...

Utah Pizza Delivery Drivers Weather the Weather.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Beth Young Feb. 28--SYRACUSE, Utah--Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds--mainly because they want a good tip and the pizza will get cold....

Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Business Briefs Column.
February 27, 2001... Feb. 26--CONVERGYS CORP. WAS RECENTLY LISTED as the only billing and customer-care company on Fortune Magazine's list of America's Most Admired Companies. The list is compiled from a survey of 4,000 executives, directors and securities...

Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Business Buzz Column.
February 27, 2001... Byline: David Troester Feb. 27--WAL-MART CAN'T fail. Just ask Bob. He's my writing companion. Bob came from Wal-Mart. He's a goldfish. I bought Bob for 8 cents. He sits on my desk in a glass bowl. He's one of 1,800 feeder fish...

Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Business Calendar Column.
February 27, 2001... Feb. 24--FEBRUARY 27: Ogden - Women in Business Luncheon at the Ogden Marriott, 11:30 a.m. For information or reservations call Nicole at (801) 621-8300. Ogden -- Feb. 27, Mar 6, Seminar on Financial Strategies for Successful...

Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Business People Column.
February 26, 2001... Feb. 25--FOUR SALES ASSOCIATES AT THE OGDEN COLDWELL BANKER Premier Realty office achieved the Coldwell Banker International President's Elite and International President's Circle distinctions. They are Ralph Andersen, Jerold Ivie, John Wayne...

Roy, Utah-Based Tech Firm Ships Its Millionth CD Drive.
February 26, 2001... Feb. 25--ROY, Utah--Iomega Corp. met a milestone by shipping its one millionth CD-RW drive, a lightweight and stylish version of traditional external drives. Iomega is the second-largest seller of the CD-RW drives, achieving the...

Contractors Conference Awards Ogden, Utah Construction Company.
February 26, 2001... Feb. 25--R&O Construction Co. recently received two awards at an Associated Builders and Contractors' meeting held in Nevada. The company won the "Champion of ABC Utah Project of the Year Award 2000" and the "Commercial Project over $5...

Washington Terrace, Utah, Woman Operates a Gift-Basket Business from Home.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Cathy McKitrick Feb. 25--WASHINGTON TERRACE, Utah--Three years ago, Denise Blyn decided to leave her full-time position as a special events coordinator because the hours were killing her. "I needed flex time," Blyn said. ...

Utah Defense Contractors Successfully Test New Motor.
February 26, 2001... Feb. 25--BRIGHAM CITY, Utah--A recent test firing of the Minuteman III Stage 2 motor produced by Thiokol Propulsion and Pratt & Whitney's Chemical Systems Divisions was a success, officials said. Production of the motors began in October...

Salt Lake City-Based Gas Company Adds Territory with Purchases.
February 26, 2001... Feb. 25--Questar Gas is purchasing Utah Gas Service Co. and Wyoming Industrial Gas Co. for an undisclosed amount. The purchase will add 10,500 customers to Questar's gas-service territory, or about half the amount the company adds in any...

Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, New Business Column.
February 26, 2001... Feb. 25--OGDEN, Utah--The Net Room 3679 Harrison Blvd. (801) 394-0097 Owner: Marie Doxey This coffee house offers computer terminals to surf the Internet while "playing in the mud." AUDIO VIDEO OBSESSIONS 397...

Sale Puts Ogden, Utah-Area Gold's Gym Fitness Centers under Same Ownership.
February 21, 2001... Feb. 21--OGDEN, Utah -- All four Gold's Gym health and exercise centers in Weber and Davis counties are now under the same ownership. Total Fitness Center Inc. -- owner of Gold's 25th Street downtown gym and Gold's at 1935 W. 5700 S. in...

Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Regional Briefs Column.
February 21, 2001... Feb. 21--ATLANTA - WAL-MART TO FEATURE WEB KIOSKS: A recent agreement between Atlanta-based NCR and Wal-Mart calls for 3,000 NCR Web Kiosks to be placed in each Wal-Mart store nationwide by the end of May. The Automated Customer Service...

Ogden, Utah, Business Community Seeks to Rezone Area for Warehousing.
February 21, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Buchta Feb. 21--OGDEN, Utah--High interest by companies that want to build at Ogden's new business park is driving a request to rezone 68 acres for warehousing near the Ogden Nature Center. Mike Pavich, director of...

Farmington, Utah, Amusement Park Replaces Speedway with New Thrill Ride.
February 21, 2001... Byline: Bryon Saxton Feb. 21--FARMINGTON, Utah -- Instead of hanging a hard right on what was once thought to be the ageless Motor Speedway, Lagoon patrons this spring will be hanging on to the new $2 million Cliffhanger ride that will...