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Once-bankrupt business makes good on donations to schools

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 11:09pm

OGDEN -- Business students at Utah State University and the University of Utah will have more help when they look for careers or seek money for college.

FJ Management, formerly known as Flying J, is donating a total of $3.5 million to business schools at the two universities.

The company made the announcement Monday morning at the Flying J Museum in Ogden, with company officials, university representatives and students on hand to celebrate the occasion.

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From left, University of Utah Dean of David Eccles School of Business Taylor Randall, Utah State University Dean of Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Douglas Anderson, FJ Management President and CEO Crystal Maggelet talk after a press conference announcing that FJ Management, formerly Flying J, donated a total of $3.5 million to the universities' business schools.

Ogden company donating $3.5 million

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 1:30pm

OGDEN — FJ Management, formerly Flying J, is donating a total of $3.5 million to business schools at the University of Utah and Utah State University.

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Jose Martinez removes a tube from a gas tank after filling it with propane at Mountain States LP Gas Company on Thursday in Ogden.

Niche bank in Ogden serves truckers, businesses only

Scott Schwebke, Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, June 24, 2011 - 4:44pm

OGDEN -- Transportation Alliance Bank doesn't have tellers or an ornate lobby at its Ogden headquarters, but it has quietly carved out a unique national niche by providing working capital and equipment financing to the trucking industry and other businesses.

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