$60,000 state grant

Movie production company HaleÂStorm Entertainment received a state grant of at least $60,000 Thursday as an enticement to produce a film called "Mobsters and Mormons" in Utah.

The grant is the fifth and last installment of a $1 million trial incentive program created by the state this year to help Utah compete against other states - and other countries - that offer incentives to entice filmmakers.

The money, from the state's Industrial Assistance Fund, will be paid if the company meets specific criteria relating to the amount of money it spends while filming in Utah.

HaleStorm's other movies include "The Book of Mormon Movie" and "The Home Teachers."

In August, the state pledged up to $453,219 to Cameo FJ Entertainment to use Utah as a backdrop for much of a feature-length movie, "The World's Fastest Indian," about a land-speed record set at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the 1960s.

Another film received a commitment for up to $159,804, while a third project was granted up to $48,000.

- Lesley Mitchell

Qwest plans seminar

to fight identity theft

With teens and young adults particularly susceptible to identity theft because they frequent Internet sites and use wireless phones, Qwest Communications International unveiled a three-pronged program Thursday to combat this growing form of fraud.

The Denver-based company, which provides local telephone service for most Utahns, will stage a "Summit on Protecting Teens from Identity Theft" on Wednesday at the Denver Marriott City Center.

Qwest has developed two Web sites - www.qwest.com/identitytheft and www.highwayqwest.com/identitytheft - to provide consumers with information helpful for avoiding fraud.

The phone company also teamed up with the Denver District Attorney's Office to create a video, "Identity Theft - Don't Be a Victim," that is available to businesses, civic groups and government agencies in Utah and 13 other states served by Qwest.

- Mike Gorrell