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• West Jordan to break ground for a cultural arts facility

  31-10-2017 23:59
  WEST JORDAN — City officials will break ground for a new cultural arts facility in Veterans Memorial Park, 1955 W. 7800 South, at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
  The 20,000-square-foot facility will occupy 2.85 acres in the 100-acre park and include spaces for arts and entertainment, including a 300-seat theater, gallery, multipurpose rooms and concessions.
  The lobby will connect to an open, west-facing plaza and sculpture garden that will be used for art exhibits and outdoor events.
  Funding for the $9.
  
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• Utah consumer attitudes reach record high level

  31-10-2017 22:51
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah consumers are more bullish about the state's economic fortunes than ever before.
  The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index climbed 8.9 points in October to register at 125.4 — the highest level ever recorded in the Beehive State.
  Consumer confidence in Utah has registered above 110 since June last year, indicating that Utahns continue to be optimistic about current economic conditions, as well as upbeat about the economy's future trajectory, said Aaron Anderse
  
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• 'We want them home': Family of missing Orem mother, toddler seek closure

  31-10-2017 22:40
  OREM — Brenda Marsh appreciates the thousands of hours Orem police and the FBI put into the case of her missing daughter and grandson.
  "And now because of their excellent work, we have answers and we can go forward with the purpose of recovering Emily and Gabriel's bodies and bringing them home," she said Tuesday.
  For two years, the community has been praying for Emily "Emma" Quijano Almiron, 23, and her 3-year-old son, Gabriel, Marsh said. Now, she's asking her neighbors to pray for their
  
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• Ex-Carbon County official headed to prison for stealing federal grant money

  31-10-2017 22:30
  SALT LAKE CITY — A former Carbon County emergency services director who used a county credit card to buy thousands of dollars worth of items for his houseboat is going to prison.
  Jason Thomas Llewelyn, 46, who also was a deputy sheriff, was sentenced to six months behind bars and 12 months probation in U.S. District Court. He earlier pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony, meaning he knew he was committing a crime and took steps to hide it.
  Police discovered in July 2015 that Llewelyn ha
  
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• St. George financial adviser headed to prison for $10.8M fraud

  31-10-2017 21:49
  SALT LAKE CITY — A St. George financial adviser has admitted in federal court to selling fraudulent tax-avoidance and investment strategies to clients totaling more than $10.8 million.
  Henry Brock pleaded guilty to tax evasion, securities fraud and wire fraud in U.S. District Court. He faces up to five years in prison for tax evasion, 20 years each for securities fraud and wire fraud. He is scheduled to be sentenced next March.
  Brock promised investors that he could provide a way for them
  
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• More Utah high school seniors drinking alcohol, report shows

  31-10-2017 21:37
  SALT LAKE CITY — Alcohol use among Utah high school seniors is up for the first time in more than a decade, according to a new state report.
  The Student Health and Risk Prevention, or SHARP, survey also showed a slight uptick in drinking among sixth-graders, while alcohol consumption among eighth- and 10th-graders dropped.
  "It's not completely unexpected, just because Utah has very low rates," said Doug Murakami, Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's director of alcohol education
  
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• Utah seeks input on spending Volkswagen settlement funds

  31-10-2017 21:03
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's share of a $15.7 billion settlement with Volkswagen over emission cheats on its vehicles is headed this way, and regulators are seeking public input on how it should be sent.
  The $35 million settlement is to offset nitrogen oxide emissions from the estimated 7,000 VW, Audi and Porsche vehicles in Utah affected by "cheat" devices that vastly undercounted emissions they produced.
  Beginning Wednesday, the public can weigh in with the Utah Department of Environmental Qu
  
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• Plan to manage bighorn sheep herd at Zion OK’d

  31-10-2017 20:57
  ZION NATIONAL PARK — The National Park Service and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources have signed an agreement transplant desert bighorn sheep in the park to mitigate the spread of disease and support other herds around the state.
  The agreement comes after a public comment period ended Sept. 25, and the plan was found to have no significant impact to the park.
  According to a statement from the National Park Service, bighorn sheep were reintroduced to the park in 1973. The population g
  
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• UVU names new vice president for student affairs

  31-10-2017 20:45
  OREM — Utah Valley University has named Kyle A. Reyes as vice president for student affairs, effective Nov. 16.
  Reyes replaces Michelle Taylor, who left UVU in August to accept a position as president of the Institute for Clinical Social Work in Chicago.
  Prior to this new assignment, Reyes served as UVU's chief diversity officer and special assistant to the president for inclusion.
  Over the past three years, Reyes was also an assistant professor in the School of Education. He has taught co
  
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• Police: Suspected gunman in U. student slaying arrested

  31-10-2017 20:41
  SALT LAKE CITY — Police have captured a man suspected of shooting and killing a University of Utah student Monday night.
  Austin Boutain turned himself in to police Tuesday afternoon at the Salt Lake City Main Library, Salt Lake police detective Greg Wilking confirmed.
  Just three hours earlier, authorities had announced that Boutain was also connected to the suspicious death of a Colorado man.
  Boutain is suspected of killing ChenWei Guo, 23, during an attempted carjacking Monday night near
  
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• Police arrest suspected gunman in U. student's death

  31-10-2017 20:41
  SALT LAKE CITY — Police are crediting an observant librarian for the capture of a man suspected of shooting and killing a University of Utah student.
  Shortly after police finished searching the hills above the university Tuesday afternoon, a librarian at the Salt Lake City Main Library spotted a man matching the description of the suspected shooter, Austin Boutain. The librarian notified security in the building, who took Boutain into custody without incident shortly before 1 p.m.
  "In the
  
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• Illinois man booked in Utah in 1988 killing of ex-girlfriend

  31-10-2017 20:36
  SPANISH FORK — The former live-in boyfriend of a Spanish Fork woman missing since 1988 has been booked into the Utah County Jail for investigation of murder.
  Skeletal remains discovered in a backyard concrete cellar were confirmed earlier this year to be that of Peggy Sue Case, 28, who was last seen on July 9, 1988, while leaving a party in Payson with Michael Ignatius Kufrin, 61.
  Spanish Fork police announced Tuesday that an arrest warrant was issued for Kufrin, Case's former live-in boyf
  
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• What you should bring when ice fishing this winter

  31-10-2017 20:23
  
  Lures, jigs, and mousies —oh my! While it may seem hard to break the ice in the ice fishing community, having a basic knowledge of the dos and don'ts of this alluring sport is all you need to drop a line into this fun and satisfying hobby.
  
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• Salt Lake Mayor: City, U. 'strong and united' in wake of shooting

  31-10-2017 20:07
  SALT LAKE CITY — Mayor Jackie Biskupski said Tuesday that Salt Lake City and the University of Utah communities "are strong and united" in the wake of the deadly shooting of a student near campus.
  "Today we mourn together at the loss of one of our own and will work diligently to keep everyone in our community safe," Biskupski said in a Facebook post, calling the death of ChenWei Guo a "senseless and cruel act."
  Guo had come to Salt Lake from China, the mayor said, "to learn, grow and find
  
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• Police extradite former boyfriend of missing woman found in Spanish Fork cellar

  31-10-2017 20:07
  
  Police booked a missing woman's ex-boyfriend into the Utah County Jail Monday, five months after her remains were found in the cellar of her former Spanish Fork residence.
  
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• Police extradite ex-boyfriend of missing woman found in Spanish Fork cellar

  31-10-2017 20:07
  
  Police booked a missing woman's ex-boyfriend into the Utah County Jail Monday, five months after the woman's remains were found in the cellar of her former Spanish Fork residence.
  
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• Family of murdered Orem woman, son to hold press conference

  31-10-2017 19:38
  
  The family of the Orem woman and 3-year-old son who were killed in 2015 are holding a press conference Tuesday afternoon following the arrest of the woman's former boyfriend.
  
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• Hill Aerospace Museum hosts plane talk series in November

  31-10-2017 19:06
  HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The Hill Aerospace Museum is hosting a series of talks on planes featuring speakers related to heritage of the base, the U.S. Air Force, other military branches, and other subjects related to aerospace and the defense industry.
  The series will take place on Saturdays at 1 p.m. in the newly renovated museum auditorium, 7961 Wardleigh Road. Everyone is invited and admission is free.
  On Nov. 4, retired Air Force Col. Don Pantone will discuss the recovery and restoration
  
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• Pedestrian hit, killed while crossing Tooele's Main Street

  31-10-2017 19:01
  TOOELE — A man in his 60s died after being struck by a vehicle in Tooele on Monday evening.
  The man was crossing from the west to the east side of Main Street about 7:30 p.m. An SUV traveling north struck him near the 500 West intersection, said Tooele Police Sgt. Tanya Kalma.
  The man died at the scene from his injuries.
  The driver was not injured and remained at the scene to cooperate with officers. The pedestrian was not crossing at a crosswalk, Kalma said.
  The cause of the accident is s
  
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• Man killed in auto-pedestrian accident in Tooele

  31-10-2017 19:00
  
  A man in his 60s died after being struck by a vehicle in Tooele on Monday evening.
  
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• Idaho couple creates corn maze to help fund daughter's cancer fight

  31-10-2017 18:55
  PRESTON, Idaho — At many corn mazes, visitors have to pay a fee before heading out to have some Halloween fun.
  Here, there's a donation box, with a plea to patrons to help a mother of six fight cancer.
  Nick and Gerry Crookston said they planned to host a corn maze this year on their property near 700 North and 800 West, perhaps make a little money.
  "We thought we'd raise pumpkins and have a small maze," Nick Crookston said.
  Those plans changed in August, the Crookstons said, when they lear
  
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• Utah Gov. Gary Herbert picks Paige Petersen for Utah Supreme Court

  31-10-2017 18:51
  SALT LAKE CITY — An Emery County native who prosecuted Serbian warlords in international courts will take a seat on the Utah Supreme Court, pending confirmation by the state Senate.
  Gov. Gary Herbert tapped 3rd District Judge Paige Petersen to fill the vacancy being created when Justice Christine Durham steps down Nov. 16.
  "Clearly she has great intellectual firepower," Herbert said of Petersen, noting that "she understands the rule of law."
  Petersen has served on the 3rd District Court be
  
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• Friends, officials mourn death of U. student killed in shooting

  31-10-2017 18:32
  
  While police continue their search for a gunman in connection with the shooting death of a University of Utah student Monday night, many expressed their condolences to family of the student after he was identified Tuesday.
  
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• Alleged U. shooter wanted in homicide case in Colorado; still at large

  31-10-2017 18:23
  
  The search continued Tuesday morning for a suspected gunman following an attempted carjacking and shooting that killed an international student at the University of Utah Monday night.
  
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• Mayor: City, U. 'strong and united' in wake of shooting

  31-10-2017 18:09
  SALT LAKE CITY— Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski said Tuesday the city and the University of Utah communities "are strong and united" in the wake of the deadly shooting of a student near campus by a gunman who remains on the run.
  "Today we mourn together at the loss of one of our own and will work diligently to keep everyone in our community safe," the mayor said in a Facebook post, calling the death of ChenWei Guo a "senseless and cruel act."
  He had come to Salt Lake from China, Bisk
  
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• Photos: 2017 Halloween costumes from around Utah

  31-10-2017 18:01
  
  Submit photos of your Halloween costumes, decorations and celebrations, and then browse through our gallery to see the Halloween fun across the state.
  
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• Las Vegas shooting survivors memorialize event with tattoos

  31-10-2017 17:47
  OGDEN — Four Utah women who survived a mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival are memorializing their experiences with matching tattoos.
  Laura Farthing, Shelley Burch, Lori Wilson and Alyssa Hodges took a trip to Las Vegas to enjoy the Route 91 Harvest music festival earlier this month. The four women wound up being witnesses and survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.
  The Route 91 tattoo design they are wearing resembles a poker chip with "10.1.17
  
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• A.M. notes: Shooting at the U., Lindsey Stirling continues run on 'DWTS,' Jazz win for Snyder's birthday

  31-10-2017 17:35
  Here’s a look at the news for Oct. 31.Shooting near the University of UtahOne person was shot and killed Monday night near the University of Utah, according to the Deseret News.The school went into lockdown, as police officials searched for a suspect in the Red Butte Canyon area into the early morning hours, the Deseret News reported.Police said they’re looking for Austin Boutain, 24. Police said they were searching for him at around 9 p.m. after a woman said he assaulted her, adding
  
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• Best Buy offers free shipping for holidays

  31-10-2017 17:33
  
  Best Buy is offering free shipping for the holiday shopping season while expanding its same-day delivery service.
  
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• This Utah town ranks among the top 25 best small cities

  31-10-2017 17:00
  A Davis County town recently ranked among the top 100 small cities in the country.A new WalletHub report placed Kaysville as the 23rd-best small city in the country to live in, ranking ahead of Cedar Park, Texas, and Fair Lawn, New Jersey, which rounded out the top 25.Princeton, New Jersey, led the list, followed by Lexington, Massachusetts; Leawood, Kansas; Milton, Massachusetts, and Brentwood, Tennessee, to make up the top five.Bessemer, Alabama, finished last on the list. Just ahead of Bessem
  
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• Virtual reality, 3-D light sculptures and more at Salt Lake's first light art festival

  31-10-2017 16:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — Singapore, Finland, Holland, you name it — light art festivals have been popping up all over the world in recent years. Wowing spectators with virtual reality, 3-D light sculptures and map projection, the phenomenon brings cities to life in quirky, yet dazzling ways. And for the first time in Utah history, Salt Lake City will hold a festival using the new art form.ILLUMINATE SALT LAKE! Utah’s Light Art and Technology Festival will be held Nov. 10-11 at the Gate
  
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• Classes canceled, search for gunman continues after fatal shooting at U.

  31-10-2017 16:06
  
  The search continued Tuesday morning for a suspected gunman following an attempted carjacking and shooting that killed an international student at the University of Utah Monday night.
  
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• U. mourns student killed in carjacking attempt as search continues for gunman

  31-10-2017 15:44
  SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah has released the name of a student shot and killed near campus Monday night as police continue searching for the man suspected in the attack.
  ChenWei Guo, 23, died after police say was shot in an attempted carjacking in the foothills bordering the university about 9 p.m. Monday. The shooting prompted a lockdown of the campus as a flood of law enforcement officers from multiple agencies responded, searching campus buildings and warning students that t
  
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• 1 killed in auto-pedestrian accident in Tooele

  31-10-2017 15:20
  
  One person died after being struck by a vehicle Monday evening, police said.
  
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• In our opinion: Maintaining free trade is vital to Utah's economic state

  31-10-2017 13:05
  Utah’s political leaders should continue to advocate for policies that allow for the free exchange of goods, ideas and services across international borders. This includes looking to fix the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) rather than scrapping the agreement that has governed trade and investment between Mexico, Canada and the United States for nearly two and a half decades.This week, Gov. Gary Herbert and a cohort of Utah business leaders, including representatives from the De
  
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• 1 dead, U. on lockdown after shots fired near campus

  31-10-2017 10:00
  SALT LAKE CITY — One person was shot dead in an attempted carjacking in the foothills bordering the University of Utah campus Monday evening, police said, forcing a lockdown at the university as police combed Red Butte Canyon for a suspect late into the night.
  "I wouldn't call it an active shooter situation, but there is still a suspect who's armed and dangerous that we would like to take into custody," said Salt Lake City Police Sgt. Brandon Shearer.
  Late Monday, police said they are sear
  
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• 1 dead, classes canceled at U. amid reports of shots fired

  31-10-2017 09:45
  
  Gunshots have been fired on the University of Utah campus, the school said in a tweet Monday about 9 p.m.
  
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• KSL Investigates: Is it time to rethink PhotoCop in Utah?

  31-10-2017 06:26
  
  You've either seen it or you've done it: You push the pedal to the metal to race through a red light. But what if you knew cameras were watching and waiting to ticket you?
  
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• 1 dead, U. on lockdown amid reports of shots fired

  31-10-2017 06:25
  
  One person is dead and campus is on lockdown after a shooting at Red Butte Canyon near the University of Utah campus. Police are searching for a suspect.
  
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• First guilty plea, indictment of Trump aides in Russia probe

  31-10-2017 04:59
  
  On a black Monday for Donald Trump's White House, the special counsel investigating possible coordination between the Kremlin and the Trump presidential campaign announced the first charges, indicting Trump's former campaign chairman and revealing how an adviser lied to the FBI about meetings with Russian intermediaries.
  
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• Utah book publisher Gibbs Smith dies at 77

  31-10-2017 04:39
  LAYTON — Well-known local publisher Gibbs Smith has passed away at age 77.
  Gibbs M. Smith Inc. Monday reported that its president and founder died Saturday with his wife Catherine, family and friends by his side.
  For decades the mission of the publishing house that Smith and his wife established was to publish books that contribute to the positive evolution of the world's culture, with style, wit, intelligence, and taste. The company was originally founded in 1969 under the name Peregrine
  
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• U. on lockdown amid reports of shots fired

  31-10-2017 04:21
  SALT LAKE CITY — Gunshots have been fired on the University of Utah campus at Red Butte Canyon, the school said in a tweet Monday about 9 p.m.
  The university advised people on campus to shelter in place.
  This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
  
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• Utah lawmakers fire gun, sniff pot, take in new tech at crime lab

  31-10-2017 03:49
  TAYLORSVILLE — A handful of Utah lawmakers sniffed a marijuana plant, fired a handgun and glimpsed technology that speeds analysis of bullets and rape kits on Monday during a tour of the Utah State Crime Lab that opened in February.
  Director Jay Henry led the group of four legislators, two staffers and journalists around the $41 million, state-of-the-art laboratories and offices following a legislative criminal justice subcommittee budget discussion that convened on the sprawling Taylorsvi
  
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• Utah's public school enrollment exceeds 650,000 students

  31-10-2017 02:56
  SALT LAKE CITY — Enrollment in Utah public schools has exceeded 650,000 students, according to new figures released by the offices of the Utah State Board of Education.
  The Oct. 1 head count —652,348 students — represents a slight increase over the previous year's enrollment of 644,476. Numbers of Utah students attending public schools, in both traditional schools and charter schools climbed by 7,872 over the previous year, a 1.22 percent increase.
  When compared to Census figur
  
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• Crematory sends wrong remains to Utah family

  31-10-2017 02:16
  MURRAY — As Kim Goodsell left the crematory cradling a small wooden urn, she still wondered if the remains inside were really those of her brother.
  Her brother, Kevin, 49, passed away in Stockton, California, earlier this month.
  After traveling out to say goodbye, Goodsell arranged for a California crematory to send her brother's remains and pieces of his bone and hair to Utah.
  But when the remains arrived last Friday, she discovered the crematory had sent her the wrong person.
  "Nobody can
  
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• Utahns honor Martin Luther and the Reformation

  31-10-2017 02:01
  
  This year, Christians of many denominations are celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation — and this month, the focus is on the faith and courage of Martin Luther. Utahns are honoring both the man and the movement.
  
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• Passenger grazed by bullet in fleeing car cleared by police

  31-10-2017 01:30
  
  A woman grazed in the head by a bullet from officers as the driver of the car she was in attempted to flee Sunday was not involved in the incident, according to police.
  
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• Medicaid expansion campaign to hold public meetings this week on ballot initiative

  31-10-2017 01:26
  SALT LAKE CITY — The campaign supporting full Medicaid expansion will take another step forward this week with public meetings about the proposed ballot initiative.
  Under state law, the Utah Decides Healthcare campaign must hold meetings in several areas around the state in advance of gathering petition signatures to get an initiative on the November 2018 ballot. The meetings will be:
  Wednesday 4 p.m. Salt Lake City Library auditorium 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City
  5 p.m. Price City Hall
  
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• Commercial construction robust in Salt Lake metro area, report says

  31-10-2017 01:01
  SALT LAKE CITY — The strength of the local economy has helped buoy the area's commercial real estate market to historic levels, according to a new report.
  Data from commercial real estate firm CBRE indicated that a decade-high volume of industrial construction activity climbed even higher during the third quarter of 2017. The three-month period saw 5.3 million square feet of industrial space under construction in addition to 1.4 million square feet that had already been completed this year
  
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• Intermountain Healthcare unveils jet built to retrieve organs for transplants

  31-10-2017 00:49
  SALT LAKE CITY — Intermountain Healthcare's first-ever jet is being used to traverse the United States to retrieve organs for use in transplant procedures, marking a significant step forward for the organization's ability to help those on waiting lists, health system executives said.
  Monday marked the first public unveiling of Intermountain's Cessna Citation/CJ4 jet, though it was made fully operational earlier this month. Unlike the organization's helicopters and other planes, the jet was
  
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