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New Draper company helps launch singing careers

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:13:35 MDT

New Draper company helps launch singing careers

By david burger The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 21, 2013 09:13PM MDT

What happens after “The Voice”? Not much — even if you win the NBC-televised singing competition. But three recent contestants with Utah ties have been selected by a Utah recording company to go on a national tour. In advance of the trip, the singers — Midas Whale, Ryan Innes and Amy Whitcomb — will perform Wednesday, May 22, at an open house for Refinement Records, the new artist development company in Draper. The three Utah-based artists advanced relatively far in “The Voice” competition be...

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Wharton: Draper IFA store retains some of its rural roots

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:55:32 MDT

Wharton: Draper IFA store retains some of its rural roots

By Tom Wharton The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 08:55PM MDT

Draper • Farmers who once tilled hundreds of acres of land and raised thousands of chickens in the southeastern corner of Salt Lake County have found the real-estate values skyrocketing in recent years. Thus the once-rural nature of Draper has been replaced by suburban homes, strip malls and box stores. In addition to a few surviving farms, one constant remains. That would be the historic Intermountain Farmers Association feed mill and store at 1071 E. 12400 South. This landmark still serves as...

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Business news briefs

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:32:49 MDT

Business news briefs

staff and news services

Updated May 13, 2013 11:32PM MDT

Retail sales rise in April on cars, clothing Lower-priced gas allowed Americans to step up their spending at retailers in April, from cars and clothes to electronics and appliances. The rebound from a weak March suggests consumers remain resilient in the face of higher taxes and could continue to drive economic growth this spring. Spending rose despite higher Social Security taxes that have cut into paychecks this year. Breakthroughin mobile speeds for Samsung Samsung Electronics said it has ma...

Draper’s Corner Canyon High will annually reconsider out-of-boundary students

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:53:30 MDT

Draper’s Corner Canyon High will annually reconsider out-of-boundary students

By ray parker The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 10, 2013 10:53PM MDT

Debbie Margo looked forward to her daughter’s freshman year at Draper’s new Corner Canyon High School, but now it’s not going to happen. After an enrollment glitch, the Canyons Board of Education voted this week to continue its policy of evaluating each year, based on enrollment, the number of permits given to out-of-boundary students. The 283 such students admitted this year, and parents such as Margo, thought the permits were guaranteed to remain valid until graduation. “I can’t send her to ...