What does the future hold for 2013? Tuesday, the Salt Lake Chamber and CBRE, the world’s largest real estate company delivered their economic outlook for the new year. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on why they say Utah residents should be optimistic but cautious.
Salt Lake City residents are getting a first look at a PBS documentary that airs next year. Age of Champions, a film about the National Senior Olympics, will preview at the Salt Lake City Main Library on Wednesday with appearances by a local senior athlete as well as the 28-year-old filmmaker Keith Ochwat. Ochwat says the documentary follows several athletes as they train, compete and return home.
Segment 1: When you think of Salt Lake City’s downtown, what comes to mind? What stories or memories do you have of downtown? Those bits and pieces are just what Salt Lake City planners are looking for as they prepare to launch an update of the city’s 17-year-old master plan. On Wednesday, we’ll learn more…
The Utah Geological Survey has been awarded more than $1.6 million dollars from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the state’s expanding oil and gas industry. Petroleum Section Chief Thomas Chidsey says one study will examine the disposal of the saline water produced from gas wells in the in the eastern part of Uinta…
Segment 1: The fear that somehow homosexuality is contagious or that children can be persuaded or seduced into being gay has been around for a millennia and remains alive and well. Gay rights advocates have long argued that the data shows it’s more nature than nurture when it comes to sexuality. But a University…
Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the disappearance of Susan Cox Powell, the West Valley City woman who went missing 3-years ago. West Valley Police Sergeant Mike Powell says police are still actively working on the case. “It’s been a large scale investigation most definitely so, and it’s important for the public to be aware…
Segment 1: A warming climate will devastate the bottom line of the nation’s ski industry. That’s according to an economic study released by the Natural Resource Defense Council and Protect Our Winters. The study states the $12 billion winter tourism industry is in jeopardy by rising temperatures and less snowpack. On Monday, we’ll talk…
Republican U.S. Senator Jim DeMint is on his way out of the U.S. Senate. The Tea Party lawmaker announced his resignation yesterday, leaving to become president of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. So what does the move mean for Utah Senator Mike Lee? KCPW’S Jessica Gail posed that question to Thomas Burr, Washington correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily online round-up of Utah politics.
It’s bigger, safer, and more energy efficient’ and now, Salt Lake City’s new Public Safety Building is inching closer to being complete. Thursday, KCPW’s Jessica Gail took a tour of the city’s $125 million dollar project and reports on what residents can expect when it’s complete in the spring.
Utah home sales are on the rise. According to Utah Association of Realtors, the housing market has been improving for the past 7 months. Association President Cal Musselman says home sales have risen nearly 12 percent since last October. “It’s the law of supply and demand and that’s what we are finally seeing in our…
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