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Utah stores see increase in Black Friday sales

The National Retail Federation says Black Friday got the holiday shopping season off to an energetic start, with spending up 7 percent from last year. Meanwhile, the Utah Retail Merchant Association reports a 2.5 percent...

Utah index falls to its lowest level in 5 years

Another indication that the local economy slipped in November comes from a monthly survey of corporate supply managers. The Utah Business Conditions Index for November fell to its lowest point in at least 5 1/2 years, according...

Fitch Rates Washington County School District, Utah's $20MM GOs 'AA-'; Outlook Stable (Business...

SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an underlying 'AA-' rating to Washington County School District , Utah's $20 million general obligation school building bonds , series 2009. In addition, these bonds are rated 'AAA' by...

Utah: Prices are down, but what's to come?

Another month's worth of price breaks arrived for Utah consumers — this time, even at the grocery store. Last month, the basket's cost also declined, by 11 percent for the month and 4 percent since April. Gas was down 30...

Hughes to introduce ethics bill in Utah Legislature

State Rep. Greg Hughes, cleared of ethics violations just before the Nov. 4 election, says he will introduce a bill in next month's Legislature that would set up an "independent" inspector general's office in Utah government...

MormonTimes.com: Suggestions for sportsmanship firesides

The Utah Salt Lake City Area sports committee newsletter for December includes a suggestion for stake leaders to hold sportsmanship firesides. "The most-often expressed concern of stake presidents and bishops about church...

Organizations to offer free HIV testing

In recognition of World AIDS Day, some Utah organizations will be providing free HIV testing. The Weber-Morgan Health Department is offering tests to residents of the two counties today. Tests will be offered at its clinic at...

Bush Quietly Passes Dozens of New Rules

Nearly a million hectares of public wildlands in Wyoming and Utah are being opened up to oil shale extraction, the Endangered Species Act is being gutted, as are regulations regarding factory farm operations, the Clean Air Act,...

Utah Likely to Gain 4th Congressional Seat

Along with the District of Columbia. Under a measure that passed the House by a wide margin last year, Norton would receive a vote in the House on behalf of the District’s nearly 600,000 residents. The bill also would give Utah...

Experts provide good and bad news about current economic situation

The financial experts we spoke to today say if you lay out the current economic trends and look at what has happened in the past, you can put together possible scenarios for the future; and they predict both bad and good news.

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