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2 hotels to be built in downtown Salt Lake City

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:01:34 MDT

2 hotels to be built in downtown Salt Lake City

by Jennifer Napier-pearce The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 15, 2013 10:01AM MDT

Two new hotels in Salt Lake City will be erected south of EnergySolutions Arena, and although they won’t fulfill the need for a convention hotel, they are being touted as a welcome addition to downtown. U.S. Bank announced Tuesday it had closed on a $19.4 million construction loan for the project. Alex. Brown Realty, PEG Development and Blue Diamond Capital have partnered to develop the properties. The $65 million mixed-use development will include a 159-room extended-stay Hyatt House, a 175-r...

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Moab-Salt Lake bus route on hold

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:39:21 MDT

Moab-Salt Lake bus route on hold

by Jennifer Napier-pearce The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 10, 2013 09:39PM MDT

The feds are putting the brakes on a Moab-to-Salt Lake express bus, for now. Last year Pocatello, Idaho-based shuttle service Salt Lake Express won a federal grant to provide twice-a-day shuttle service from Moab to Salt Lake City, with stops in Price and Blanding. But the funding has been withdrawn because the company did not meet requirements outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), according to Kathy Pope, sales grant manager for Salt Lake Express. “I was devastated [by the de...

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Outdoor Retailer’s parent company sold to Onex

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:35:48 MDT

Outdoor Retailer’s parent company sold to Onex

by Mike Gorrell The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 10, 2013 07:35AM MDT

Nielsen Expositions, which twice a year puts on Outdoor Retailer trade shows in Salt Lake City, has been sold to Onex Corp. for $950 million. Onex, which trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange, is a private equity firm whose businesses have assets of $44 billion, generate annual revenues of $37 billion and employ 243,000 people worldwide. The ownership change does not concern Scott Beck, president and CEO of Visit Salt Lake, which oversees the meeting business at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace ...

U.S. ski resort visitation up 10 percent over 2011-12

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:19:12 MDT

U.S. ski resort visitation up 10 percent over 2011-12

by Mike Gorrell The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 6, 2013 11:19AM MDT

It was a good bounceback season for the U.S. ski industry, with Brighton Resort’s parent company matching the national rebound from the worst winter in decades. The National Ski Areas Association said last week that resorts across the country logged 56.6 million visits by skiers and snowboarders this past season (although Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort is still open through May 27). That represents an 11 percent increase over the pitiful winter of 2011-12, when low snow in most parts of the count...