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Comment sought on green waste recycling plan

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:57:52 MDT

Comment sought on green waste recycling plan

By Mike Gorrell The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 12:57PM MDT

Curbside green-waste recycling is scheduled to begin next year on a subscription basis in Salt Lake Valley communities served by the Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District. But before the plan is finalized, the district’s board wants to hear what customers have to say about that idea and three other proposals, including one that lets people rent bulk waste disposal trailers again, albeit for a higher fee. A public hearing on those matters will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at district offices in ...

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Natural gas rate hike would cost typical Utah user $50 more a year

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:04:03 MDT

Natural gas rate hike would cost typical Utah user $50 more a year

By Steven Oberbeck The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 11:04PM MDT

For most of the past five years, Utahns have enjoyed the benefits of an abundance of natural gas that has kept the lid on monthly bills for the fuel used to keep their homes warm and their water hot. But a recent rebound in the price from a five-year low means that’s likely about to change to the tune of about $50 a year for the typical residential customer. Questar Gas is asking state utility regulators for permission to increase the amount it collects by $61 million. If the state’s Public Serv...

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Judge reinstates Wells Fargo fine tied to overdraft fees

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:21:02 MDT

Judge reinstates Wells Fargo fine tied to overdraft fees

REUTERS

Updated May 15, 2013 05:21PM MDT

A federal judge has again ordered Wells Fargo to pay $203 million to settle class-action litigation accusing it of imposing excessive overdraft fees on checking account customers, reviving an award that had been thrown out last year. U.S. District Judge William Alsup reinstated a penalty he first imposed in August 2010, saying the fourth-largest U.S. bank violated a California law that protects consumers against fraudulent misrepresentations. “Wells Fargo was profiting off its most vulnerable cu...

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Salt Lake Postal Service customers savvy about mail technology

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:08:06 MDT

Salt Lake Postal Service customers savvy about mail technology

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 07:08PM MDT

A lot of Utahns are perfectly happy to bypass the post office when they want to buy stamps or take other steps to use the mail. Almost 64 percent of all postal retail sales in the Salt Lake District of the Postal Service now take place other than a post office retail counter, according to the U.S. Postal Service. The Salt Lake District includes all of Utah and southern Idaho. The percentage puts the district at No. 1 in the U.S., ahead of Santa Ana, Calif.; Los Angeles; the Triboro district of N...

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McDonald’s adding 3 new Quarter Pounders to menu

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:35:35 MDT

McDonald’s adding 3 new Quarter Pounders to menu

By CANDICE CHOI The Associated Press

Updated May 13, 2013 04:35PM MDT

NEW YORK • McDonald’s is adding three new Quarter Pounders to its menu as the fast-food chain looks to offer cheaper premium burgers while capitalizing on one of its most popular brands. The company, based in Oak Brook, Ill., says the new burgers will replace its meatier Angus Third Pounders, which were among the most expensive items on its menu at around $4 to $5. The Quarter Pounders will come in two of the same varieties as the Angus burgers — Bacon and Cheese and Deluxe. The third option wil...

Wharton: A new bookstore in a digital age

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:39:26 MDT

Wharton: A new bookstore in a digital age

By Tom Wharton The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 11, 2013 11:39AM MDT

Murray • Patrons who wander into Marissa’s Books inside a strip mall at 5664 S. 900 East often look at owner Cindy Dumas and wonder whether she is crazy to open such a store in the digital era. “We get numerous comments and thank-yous for opening a bookstore here along with five or six people a day who look at me and say ‘What are you thinking?’ ” said Dumas, whose store opened March 15 after a trial holiday run at a warehouse. Marissa’s sells new, used, rare and vintage paperback, hard-cover a...