A $5 billion commercial and residential development in downtown Salt Lake City is in its final phase of construction. Several key players in the project gathered yesterday at the new Promontory Condominiums to talk about the rise of City Creek. And as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, they had differing ideas on the future of downtown.
As more and more Utahns face the real prospect of foreclosure, they might feel there’s no one to turn to, but a free class in Salt Lake City is changing that. And as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the class was designed to educate homeowners on their options so they can avoid foreclosure.
Utahns who think they can’t afford an energy-efficient home should think again. That’s one of the main themes of this year’s Utah Renewable Energy Conference today at the Salt Palace. Levi Belnap with the Utah Solar Energy Association says he’s committed to making renewable and cleaner energy available to everyone, because he knows people are on a budget.
The Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously, last night to ban electronic billboards. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, some say the vote was unnecessary and outside the city’s jurisdiction.
While a government shutdown has been averted, another major consequential vote is on the horizon: whether or not to raise the federal debt ceiling. And with a divided Congress, the outcome of that vote is up in the air. While freshman Utah Senator Mike Lee has only been in Congress for a matter of months, the Republican is making his voice heard, especially on budgetary matters.
The Salt Lake City Planning Commission wants to ban electronic billboards in the city, as part of the city’s efforts to eventually eliminate billboards altogether. Right now there are six electronic billboards in Salt Lake City, three of which Planning Commission Chairman Michael Fife says the city contends are illegal, because they were erected during an electronic billboard moratorium that was implemented last fall. He says billboards are not something the city wants to promote.
Construction ceased today on parts of the City Creek development in Downtown Salt Lake City as workers formed a picket line on Main Street to protest low wages and few benefits. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
A new law that bans discounted drink specials at bars and taverns is set to take effect July 1st. While “happy hours” are already banned in Utah, many businesses offer discounts on certain drinks at specific times. Michael Garcia, Assistant Manager at Murphy’s, says they’re going to have to re-work a lot of numbers, and it’s not going to be easy. Murphy’s had a monthly beer special that encouraged customers to come in. And now, Garcia isn’t sure they can sustain a permanent price reduction, or going back to full price.
State leaders celebrated last year when Forbes ranked Utah number one in the country for business. But they won’t be celebrating a new ranking from that magazine.
A proposal to increase the tax incentives and rebates given to film and TV producers that shoot in Utah won broad support in the House of Representatives. But a new study by a local conservative think tank says when the state gives out such incentives, it’s pretty much throwing taxpayer money down the drain.
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