Jobs

PLEASANT GROVE – An aromatic manufacuturer plans to expand its Utah operations.

SALT LAKE CITY — Congressman Rob Bishop, R-Utah, during appearances Monday morning in the House and Senate, called on state lawmakers to actively look at options to protect the future of Hill Air Force Base.

Bishop warned that the possibility of sequestration could lead to a loss of as many as one-third of the federal military programs and hit the work line for F-16s at Hill.

He also suggested that another round of Base Realignment and Closure Commission could be in the future.

SYRACUSE — The Ninigret Group, LC, has officially acquired 185 acres in Syracuse in preparation of developing a mixed-used development to be known as Ninigret Park North.

OGDEN — Mike Caldwell’s first year as mayor of Ogden was bookended by two high-profile tragedies involving the city and many of its community members.

A day after he assumed office on Jan. 3, 2012, Ogden police officer Jared Francom was shot and killed in the line of duty during a police narcotics raid.

Near the end of the first year, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut claimed the life of six educators and 20 children, including 6-year-old Emilie Parker, born in Ogden to Robbie and Alissa Parker, both longtime residents of Ogden with deep roots in the city.

NORTH OGDEN — Employees have left this city in record numbers, with 11 employees departing in 2012.

Showing concern and a desire to fix the problem, City Councilman Brent Taylor brought up the issue at a recent city council meeting.

As we approach the new year, there is little doubt 2013 will have a better jobs picture than 2012. We can be grateful that 2012 as much as closed out the Great Recession that began in 2008, but 2013 looks even better, even with the looming fiscal cliff that will surely get resolved once that dust settles.

Looking ahead into the new year, those who have been unemployed for an extended period should be able to muster more optimism and hope than before, as our economy in Utah continues to grow more rapidly than the nation, and, gratefully, the pace is picking up.

One of the greatest influences in successful job search is hope, and one of the greatest deterrents to that success is the lack of hope. A new year offers an opportunity to gather that hope and allow it to spring you into action.

NORTH SALT LAKE — This time, jobs will be coming from China into the United States, specifically Utah, as a local manufacturing company expands using a state incentive program.