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Former Ogden mayor to help Morgan lure a hotel, boost economy

Last updated Monday, March 19, 2012 - 8:56pm

MORGAN — Morgan city has accepted a contract with former Ogden Mayor Matthew Godfrey for economic development activities, including grant writing and wooing a hotel developer to the area.

“He has the expertise to pull everything together and bring a hotel to town. He’s done it,” Councilman Ray Little said.

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New regional shopping centers strong indicator of economic recovery

Mayor Steve Curtis, Steve Curtis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 10:46pm

“Being in this business for as long as I’ve been in it, it’s sort of like living in a town or a city before the war and then after the war and then during the reconstruction and then during the time that it sprawls out to the malls.”

— CARLY SIMON

Over the past 20 years, there has been a dynamic shift in the look and feel of the regional shopping center. This truth is emphasized with the completion of the “open-air” City Creek Center in Salt Lake City.

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Candle Warmers' growth started with unexpected gift

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 9:42am

WOODS CROSS -- When Bart Kennington received a mug warmer as a gift nearly 12 years ago, he was a little bit confused.

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Ogden council to hear streetcar input tonight

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 12:42am

OGDEN -- The great Ogden streetcar debate is set to heat up again. The Ogden City Council will hold a special fact-finding work session tonight to discuss the viability of a streetcar project in the city.

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Davis leads Wasatch Front in job growth

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 16, 2011 - 10:49am

LAYTON — Davis County posted a 4.5 percent increase in jobs over the last 12 months to lead Utah’s Wasatch Front metropolitan corridor, according to a state report released Thursday.

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