Mike Gorrell
Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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Alta’s Onno Wieringa gets skiing’s national lifetime achievement award
Onno Wieringa, who ran Alta Ski Area for 29 years before retiring after the 2016-17 season, received a lifetime achievement award last weekend from the National Ski Areas Association. → Read More
Utah’s 3.3 percent job-growth rate in March was the nation’s best, fueled by businesses like the new AC Hotel in Salt Lake City
When the AC Hotel opened its doors March 21 in downtown Salt Lake City, 45 newly hired people were on staff to handle the needs of guests at the Marriott brand with its minimalist, European style. → Read More
Independent toy stores in Utah flourishing with or without Toys R Us
Independent Utah toy-store owners aren’t preparing for any customer stampedes. → Read More
Utah resorts made do, out-of-state guests came through, to salvage a low-snow ski season
The snow didn’t get good until way late in the season, prompting many powder-spoiled Utahns to steer clear of the ski slopes this winter. → Read More
Pleasant Grove ‘virtual reality’ entertainment center on track to open this summer or fall
First, entrepreneur Ken Bretschneider came up with plans to develop The Void, a “virtual entertainment center” scheduled to open this summer or fall in Utah County. → Read More
Invitation coming soon for businesses eager to operate in concession-friendly new Salt Lake City International Airport
Concessions were an afterthought when Salt Lake City International Airport opened in 1961. → Read More
Utah’s construction industry leads another month of solid employment growth in February
Utah’s economy supported 45,700 more jobs last month than it did the previous February, an annual growth rate of 3.2 percent. → Read More
While Outdoor Retailer is in Denver, the Salt Palace will become a forum for small ski shops to buy goods
It’s not Outdoor Retailer, but a trade show has been booked for Salt Lake City next January that is designed to bolster the state’s connections to the ski industry. → Read More
Hey, Utahns, do you like where you work? Nominate your company as a Top Workplace
Ryan Anderson’s goal as one of the bosses at Fluid Advertising in West Bountiful has been to “create a work culture that gets people engaged in their jobs, gets people moving forward in their careers.” → Read More
Seeing is believing — SheTech shows girls there's a future for women in Utah's tech industry
When Nadia Diaz and Abbi Rogers were students at American Fork High School, “inspirational” chemistry teacher Whitney Beckstead took them to SheTech Explorer Day three years running. → Read More
‘We expect the skyline to change’ — Utah County’s tech boom is fueling new growth in Lindon
Lindon • Utah County’s high-tech revolution is spreading down Interstate 15. → Read More
Rebuffed developers of Cottonwood Mall site are deciding whether changes sought by critics would kill the project
Holladay • An embattled proposal to redevelop the old Cottonwood Mall site is on hold. → Read More
Officials try to get ‘a handle on the height’ of office tower in Cottonwood Mall replacement plan
As the Holladay Planning Commission weighs a revised development plan for the old Cottonwood Mall site, the height of the proposed live-and-work community’s centerpiece office tower remains the focal point of dispute. → Read More
Limited snow putting a crimp on visits to Vail's ski resorts, including Park City Mountain
Visits are down almost 11 percent to Vail Resorts’ 13 North American ski areas, including Park City Mountain, due to the limited snow so far this winter, the company reported Friday. → Read More
What will GOP tax plan mean for Utahns? Experts try to break it down
With the opening of the Utah Legislature looming and tax-preparation season underway, there’s still considerable uncertainty about what the $1.5 trillion tax reform bill passed by Congress late last year will mean for individual Utahns’ pocketbooks and overall state revenues. → Read More
Utah companies get to the top — and stay there — by being good to their workers
And, at Experticity, a marketing and branding company in downtown Salt Lake City, a drive to collect coats for the needy is just one of many “little things” undertaken to build employee morale in ways that encourage contributions to community well-being. → Read More
Utah's ski resorts hoping for a third record year in a row
After the seismic shock of the summer — the unforeseen sale of Deer Valley Resort — Utah’s upcoming ski season is shaping up a lot like last year. → Read More
USTAR Innovation Center opens, 7 organizations get Boeing grants
Boeing has given grants totaling $300,000 to seven Utah organizations that provide help for veterans and their families, advance STEM programs or boost the environment. → Read More
Sloths rescued from deforestation will debut Friday at Draper aquarium
Actually, they were sleeping. → Read More
Utah’s three largest coal mines have been sold to a group led by Murray Energy
The largest coal company in Utah, which employs about 840 people at three central Utah mines, has been sold for an undisclosed price to a consortium led by Murray Energy Corp. → Read More