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Herbert says liquor license shortage hurting Utah

SALT LAKE CITY -- Gov. Gary Herbert says a lack of liquor licenses available to restaurants is hindering business growth in Utah.

Utah authorities probe claim jumping allegations

SALT LAKE CITY -- Authorities are investigating allegations that a Utah company is claim jumping and selling fraudulent mining claims on eBay.

Oil sands company raises $11M for Utah project

SALT LAKE CITY -- A tiny Canadian company says it has raised enough money from a stock offering to start producing oil from Utah's tar sands for a first-of-its kind project in the U.S.

FILE -- In an April 12, 2012 file photo New York Stock Exchange Governor Nicholas Briganti, center, works with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. markets are expected to open lower ahead of the release of weekly jobless claims and durable goods orders for April. (AP Photo/Richard Drew/file)

Stocks open weaker as Europe summit disappoints

 

NEW YORK — Stocks edged lower in early trading Thursday after a European economic summit delivered no concrete solutions for the region’s debt troubles.

FILE - This August 2006 file photo shows a natural gas drilling site atop the Roan Plateau near Rifle, Colo. A federal judge in Denver is hearing arguments on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in a lawsuit by environmentalists challenging the federal government's plans for natural gas development on Colorado's Roan Plateau. (AP Photo/Peter M. Fredin, File)

Natural gas price plummets

CAPER, Wyo. -- An unusually mild winter and big inventories conspired to help drive down natural gas prices in recent months, even as the oil market tightened among speculation and ongoing demand from booming economies elsewhere in the world.

Pizzeria opens at Station Park

FARMINGTON — Residents of Northern Utah will soon be able to experience the fresh flavors of Naples, Italy, with the opening of Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana at Station Park.

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The warehouse area at Wayfair in Ogden. The Boston-based company opened its Westen region customer care and distribution center in Ogden last year and is planning on expanding its warehouse, hiring about 100 more employees before the end of 2012.

Wayfair booming, expanding Ogden center

OGDEN -- After just one year in the city, Wayfair LLC is expanding its Ogden warehouse and looking to hire more than 100 employees before the year is out.

One of the largest online retailers of home furnishings in the U.S., Wayfair sells and ships home products, including items such as furniture, cookware and lighting.

Formerly known as CSN stores, the Boston-based company opened its Western region customer care and distribution center in Ogden on May 23, 2011.

Better start planning now for your ideal retirement

One of the reasons we work so hard is so we can retire some day. Your retirement years can be a third of your life. However, many people spend more time planning a two-week vacation than they do for their own retirement. Everyone retires at some point so planning early is crucial.

It's a bad idea to retire and then ... start thinking about retirement. Don't walk away from your work thinking all will be great because it is a difficult adjustment for many. Take time to think about the pros and cons of walking out that door.

Commercial space race gets crowded behind SpaceX

WASHINGTON -- A privately built space capsule that's zipping its way to the International Space Station has also launched something else: A new for-profit space race.

In an April 16, 2012 photo trader Richard Newman, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Wall Street headed for another day of losses, Wednesday May 23, 2012 with Dow Jones industrial futures down 0.5 percent to 12,410 and S&P 500 futures 0.6 percent lower at 1,306.50. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks open lower as European leaders meet

NEW YORK -- Stocks fell on Wall Street Wednesday as leaders of the 27 European Union countries gather in Brussels to debate how best to spur growth there.

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Proposed wind farm a threat to bald eagles

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A wind farm proposed near the Pocosin Lakes Wildlife Refuge in eastern North Carolina could kill up to 20 bald eagles a year, according to a preliminary estimate by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Did insiders know ahead of time of Facebook IPO flop?

NEW YORK -- As Facebook shares continued their slide, regulators launched inquiries into whether privileged Wall Street insiders were alerted to the company's weakening financial projections, leading them to shun the stock or dump shares just as buying was opened to the public.

Morgan Stanley, which led the Wall Street effort to bring the social network public, came under fire following reports that the bank had told some favored clients that the bank was cutting its revenue estimates for Facebook. The lowered expectations came after the tech giant expressed caution in a public filing about its advertising sales on mobile devices.

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Layton approves liquor license bid

LAYTON — The city council has granted local consent for the liquor license request for Texas Roadhouse.

Branding the mental drawer companies send to consumers

Skilled entrepreneurs craft a memorable brand that captures the imagination and continuing interest of targeted consumers. A brand is defined as a cluster of experiences that connect with customers at an emotional and personal level. A logo, a tag line or even advertising messages are manifestations of the brand and what a company promises its customers.

The SpaceX launch of its Falcon 9 rocket and a unmanned Dragan capsule lights up the sky during liftoff from a Cape Canaveral launch pad early Tuesday, May 22, 2012 as it streaks over a model of NASA's space shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center, heading for a rendezvous with the International Space Station, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight.  (AP Photo/Florida Today,Craig Rubadoux)

NASA hails SpaceX launch as 'a new era' for spaceflight

In a pivotal moment for private spaceflight, a towering white rocket lifted a cone-shaped capsule into space early Tuesday on a mission to the International Space Station.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carried the unmanned Dragon capsule into space after a 3:44 a.m. EDT launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., marking the first time a private company has sent a spacecraft to the space station.

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