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Talk is cheap, reform is happening now.(Editorial)
There's been lots of talk about health care reform lately, mostly because conversations have included price tags that include the word "trillions." "The U.S. spends over $2.4 trillion on health ca . . .

Mark Hendrickson and Krista Black.(Players)(Washington County Utah Economic Development Council)(Brief article)
The Washington County Utah Economic Development Council (WCEDC) appointed MARK HENDRICKSON and KRISTA BLACK to the council's Executive Committee. Hendrickson has been associated with Henriksen/Butle . . .

Nick Mason.(Players)
The Salt Lake City office of CB Richard Ellis announced NICK MASON will join the industrial team of Jim Berry and Doug Scheel. Mason brings several years of experience specializing in industrial lan . . .

OrangeSoda Inc.(Players)
OrangeSoda Inc. named DANIEL HEMMERT chief financial officer and promoted KEITH KLUNDT to chief technology officer. Hemmert comes to OrangeSoda from the international law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Sha . . .

Jeffery D. Lau.(Players)(Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions)(Brief article)
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) appointed JEFFERY D. LAU, to serve as director of clinical education for the entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree program. Lau . . .

The 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America.(Players)
The 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America ranked Parsons Behle & Latimer attorneys MICHAEL LARSEN (commercial litigation). LORNA BURGESS (immigration) and MICHAEL MALMQUIST (energy, environmental, . . .

Spectrum engineers.(Players)
Spectrum Engineers' TERENCE C. LEE and M. TROY SMALLEY have become Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professionals (LEED[TM] APs) as recognized by the United States Green Buil . . .

William M. Adams.(Players)
Mainfreight named WILLIAM M. ADAMS as its new Utah regional sales manager. Adams has worked as an independent management consultant in the field of logistics, served in a managerial capacity with in . . .

Holland & Hart LLP hired.(Players)
Holland & Hart LLP hired MATTHEW G. WELLS, WADE O. BEAN and MATTHEW J. THORNE in the firm's venture capital and emerging growth groups. . . .

Gary Greenfield and Judith Hamilton.
Novell name GARY GREENFIELD and JUDITH HAMILTON to its board of directors. Greenfield has held multiple executive level positions at leading technology organizations, currently serves as chairman an . . .

Jodi Holmgren.(Players)
Snowbasin Resort Company named JODI HOLMGREN director of marketing and public relations. Holmgren brings 25 years of experience in branding and marketing strategy to the year-round resort. . . .

Reed W. Topham.(Players)
Stoel Rives LLP appointed REED W. TOPHAM as practice group leader for the firm's Business Services Group. Topham advises clients on securities law compliance, corporate governance issues and the sal . . .

Clark Pierson.(Players)(iTransact)(Brief article)
iTransact hired CLARK PIERSON as its national sales director. Pierson will be leading the department by building a national outside sales force. Prior to joining iTransact. Pierson spent 17 years as . . .

The Sundance Institute named Trevor Groth director of programming for the Sundance Film Festival.(Players)
The Sundance Institute named TREVOR GROTH director of programming for the Sundance Film Festival. Groth has been with the festival for 16 years. He had been a senior programmer handling both narrati . . .

Scott H. Martin.(Players)(Snow, Christensen and Martineau)(Brief article)
The Utah State Bar named SCOTT H. MARTIN, a shareholder at Snow, Christensen & Martineau, as the 2009 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year. Martin dedicated a significant portion of his legal practice to t . . .

Lauren Yant.(Players)
EDA Architects named LAUREN YANT marketing director. Yant is responsible for the overall marketing efforts of the firm including client prospecting/retention, collateral materials design and product . . .

Jon Paupore.(Players)
Red Ledges hired JON PAUPORE as golf head professional and Courtney Goebel as assistant professional. Paupore comes to Red Ledges from The Bear's Club in Jupiter, Florida, where he opened the Jack N . . .

Steve Griffith.(Players)
STEVE GRIFFITH accepted the position of District Manager overseeing Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI) Salt Lake City operations. He was previously with PSI's Las Vegas operations office. M . . .

Randy Watt.(Players)(Utah Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard)(Bri
Ogden City and the Utah Army National Guard appointed Assistant Chief of Police RANDY WATT to attend the U.S. Army War College resident course at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. Chief Watt, one of . . .

Dr. Lau is a valuable asset to the institution.(Players)
"Dr. Lau is a valuable asset to the institution. We are pleased to have him as a member of our talented staff" - Dr. Richard P. Nielsen, President of RMUoHP . . .

We feel very fortunate that Dan and Keith have joined our leadership team.(Players)
"We feel very fortunate that Dan and Keith have joined our leadership team. I am confident their expertise will help fine-tune the long-term financial vision and leadership in technology we need for . . .

The Living Planet Aquarium.(Around Utah)(Brief article)
Sandy -- THE LIVING PLANET AQUARIUM has seen more than 1 million visitors since opening its doors in 2004. This marks the highest general admission attendance in The Living Planet's history. More . . .

Ogden.(Northern)(Brief article)
Ogden -- OGDEN BIKE COLLECTIVE hosted the first annual fundraising Bike and Gear Swap. Sellers received 90 percent of the selling price while the remaining 10 percent was donated to Ogden Bike colle . . .

Spoon me.(Northern)
Logan -- SPOON ME frozen yogurt will open four new franchise stores in Logan, Riverdale, Layton and Harrisville. These stores will join five other locations as part of the store's franchising throug . . .

Sherwood hills resort.(Northern)
Wellsville -- SHERWOOD HILLS RESORT reopened with a new general manager, Shane DeVibiss, who brings more than 17 years of resort experience, and award-winning chef John Simpson. The resort has more . . .

Advent Systems, Inc.(Northern)
Clearfield -- ADVENT SYSTEMS, INC., a manufacturer of digital surveillance technology, announced the availability of its Advent 7000 high-speed digital video surveillance DVR system. The DVR system . . .

Mandarin.(Northern)
Bountiful -- The MANDARIN restaurant received the Utah Governor's Mansion Artist Series Award for Culinary Arts, the latest accolade given to the family-owned restaurant. . . .

The Governor's Office of Economic Development.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- The GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (GOED) Board has offered post performance incentives to VERISYS CORPORATION and EBAY INC., both leaders in the information technology . . .

XMission.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- XMISSION released its new residential digital phone service, XMission Voice, to TELECOMMUNICATION OPEN INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCY customers in Utah. Features include free nationwide lon . . .

Big-D Construction was named a Certified Green Contractor by the National Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).(Salt Lake A
Salt Lake City -- BIG-D CONSTRUCTION was named a Certified Green Contractor by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATED BUILDERS and CONTRACTORS (ABC). The certification recognizes companies that implement green pra . . .

Deseret first credit union is now open at City Creek center in downtown Salt Lake City.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- DESERET FIRST CREDIT UNION is now open at CITY CREEK CENTER in downtown Salt Lake City. The City Creek branch, 36 S. State St., is located above the food court and is one of the fi . . .

Utah central credit union.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- UTAH CENTRAL CREDIT UNION introduced mobile banking to its members using a system that operates on all cellular phones and is protected with end-to-end security including a 128 bit . . .

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah.(Salt Lake Area)(Brief article)
Salt Lake City -- BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF UTAH is a 2009 Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Gold Standard Pinnacle Award winner. Gold Standard Pinnacle Award winners achieve consecutive year su . . .

The Utah Telecommuncation Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA).(Salt Lake Area)
West Valley City -- The UTAH TELECOMMUNCATION OPEN INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCY (UTOPIA) announced that INTEGRA TELECOM, INC., a facilities-based, integrated communications carrier, will use the UTOPIA net . . .

Cuisine Unlimited.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- CUISINE UNLIMITED has created a special 100-mile menu in response to the growing number of eco-friendly requests it receives. The seasonal menu is designed to support the "Utah Fir . . .

Real estate investors club.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- REAL ESTATE INVESTORS CLUB experienced exponential growth in members, employees and the number of real estate properties owned by clients over the past year. The company was founde . . .

ZAGG Inc.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- ZAGG INC., a leading producer of mobile electronics accessories, announced invisibleSHIELD is now available in all London Drugs stores across Canada. ZAGG also distributes product . . .

Celio corp.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- In order to support its growth and acceptance of the REDFLY Mobile Companion, CELIO CORP has opened an office in Yokahama, Japan, appointing Masahiro Asai as country manager for CE . . .

InnoVentures Capital.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- INNOVENTURES CAPITAL received MountainWest Capital Network's Deal Flow award for investing in nine emerging Utah companies in 2008. InnoVentures Capital increased the amount of fin . . .

I-O Corporation.(Salt Lake Area)(Aqua Connect Inc.)(Brief article)
Salt Lake City -I-O CORPORATION announced a partnership with AQUAT CONNECT that allows l-O's ProEdge thin clients to connect to a Mac Leopard server to run Mac applications as well as provides tradi . . .

Genetree and Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation teamed up to offer 50,000.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- GENETREE and SORENSON MOLECULAR GENEALOGY FOUNDATION teamed up to offer 50,000 Y-DNA participants of SMGF Database a reduced price on their genetic profiles. Participants received . . .

Treehouse interactive.(Salt Lake Area)(Brief article)
Salt Lake City -- TREEHOUSE INTERACTIVE is making available new social media integration for its demand generation solution, Marketing View. The new functionality, called Talk It UpTM, enables custo . . .

Mountain states Fence Company.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- MOUNTAIN STATES FENCE COMPANY received a National Safety Merit Award from Associated Builders and Contractors. Out of 14,939 contractor members, only 46 companies received the awar . . .

Big-D Consruction Corporation.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- BIG-D CONSRUCTION CORPORATION has been ranked among the top 400 contractors in the nation by Engineering News Record magazine. The New York-based publication ranked Big-D Construct . . .

IAT.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- IAT and Sentinel Development Solutions of Dallas, Texas announced a partnership to supply a complete hosted solution for small agencies that can't afford to buy collection software . . .

Comfort systems USA intermountain.(Salt Lake Area)
Salt Lake City -- COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INTERMOUNTAIN recently donated cooling systems maintenance and repairs to YWCA Salt Lake City to help keep YWCA guests and employees comfortable during the summ . . .

Vucci technology solutions unveiled a virtual computer lab at Utah Valley Universtiy (UVU).(Salt Lake Area)(Brief article)
Salt Lake City -- VUCCI TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS unveiled a virtual computer lab at UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSTIY (UVU) which improves CPU efficiency and reduced operating costs and energy uses by as much as 9 . . .

Reckitt Benckiser held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Logistics and Custom Manufacturing Center in Tooele County.(Salt La
Tooele -- RECKITT BENCKISER held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Logistics and Custom Manufacturing Center in Tooele County. Construction will take place over 2009, with the site expected to b . . .

Family first federal credit union.(Central)
Orem -- FAMILY FIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION launched the Credit Rebuilder Loan, designed to assist members who need cash, have poor credit or no credit. The Credit Re-builder Loan has lower fees and i . . .

RBC life sciences.(Central)
Lehi -- RBC LIFE SCIENCES (RBC), a provider of natural health products, selected PROPAY's payment services as the foundation of its new ClearPay Solution payment plan. The RBC ClearPay Solution spee . . .