Press release

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Thousands of kids across the nation are already burning the midnight oil, learning complex words in the hope of being crowned the 2011 Spelling Bee champion. But, for the first time ever, America's most-beloved competition will be in Spanish as well as English.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Small Business Administration is urging disaster victims seeking federal aid to be alert to scam artists posing as federal officials and to be cautious about any solicitations for fees to perform services that are available from federal agency staff for free.

In the wake of widespread flooding, wildfires and tornados in many areas across the country over the past few months, the SBA is particularly concerned about flyers that have appeared in tornado-damaged areas asking for non-refundable fees of up to $450 to help disaster victims fill out their loan applications and as much as $1,000 to verify losses and file loan applications.

SANDY  — Kairos Autonomi, a manufacturer of the Pronto4 Agnostic Autonomy System and located in Sandy, Utah, has been awarded a contract by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, Maryland, for the Navy Moving Land Target Program.

SALT LAKE CITY – Areas on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest continue to be affected by high water and lingering snowpack. The areas affected are Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, Millcreek Canyon, American Fork Canyon, North Slope of the High Uintas, Mirror Lake Highway, Stansbury Mountain Range, Weber River area near Kamas and Blacksmith Fork in the Logan area.

Forest visitors need to adhere to road closure signage or blockades. Travelers should not attempt to cross roads where water is flowing across. Parents should keep children and pets away from rivers, streams, and riverbanks. Fast-moving rivers and streams are extremely powerful and dangerous.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Just in time for Father's Day get the man in your life the world's first handheld extendable tripod, the Quik Pod(R), by Fromm Works Inc. He can photograph himself shirtless and be properly centered in each photo. Great for Twitter feeds. Converts to a tabletop tripod stand when hands are not available to hold the camera.

Quik Pod Inventor Wayne Fromm says "I'm proud to be of assistance to members of the government."

Available for point and shoot cameras, iPhones and DSLRs. Visit http://www.quikpod.com for full details.

Fromm Works, Inc.

SALT LAKE CITY -- The David Eccles School of Business today announced that it has named Robert H. Garff as the newest inductee into the college's Hall of Fame.

Garff, an MBA graduate from the University of Utah, is the second-generation owner of Ken Garff Automotive Group, having succeeded his father Ken Garff, also a recipient of the Hall of Fame award.