The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $1.2 million contract to a Cody, Wyo.-based company to make improvements to the Deer Creek Dam spillway in Provo Canyon.
Work on the spillway by Moltz Constructors Inc. will include the removal of deteriorating concrete sections and the installation of reinforced concrete and the placement of grouted anchors and dowels in the spillway chute floor slabs and walls.
The Bureau of Reclamation in May 2003 launched a three-phase project to modify the Deer Creek Dam so it could withstand a major earthquake. The Utah Department of Transportation is currently working with the bureau to complete the first phase of that project, which includes the spillway work.
Deer Creek Dam was constructed from 1938 to 1941. The earth embankment dam has a structural height of 235 feet and holds back up to 153,000 acre feet of water in the Deer Creek Reservoir.
- Steve Oberbeck
Software
Utah's Omniture acquires Danish company Instadia
Utah's Omniture Inc. said Thursday it has acquired the Danish Web analytics company, Instadia.
Omniture, an Orem-based online business software company, declined to release details on terms of the transaction.
More than 200 European companies - among them Volvo, Volkswagen and DaimlerChrysler - use Instadia software.
Omniture will continue to support Instadia ClientStep, and plans to integrate Instadia Instant Survey, a Web site customer survey tool, into its own software suite.
- Bob Mims
Farming
USDA assistance
is available for
specialty crops
Utah farmers and other stakeholders may apply for grants to assist them in becoming competitive in specialty crop production, available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service.
Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, and floriculture for landscaping. Eligible projects could be research, promotion, marketing, nutrition, trade enhancement, food safety, plant health, buy-local programs, conservation or developing cooperatives.
The deadline for submitting an application is Feb. 28. Get an application packet and program overview at www.ag.utah.gov or by calling 801-538-7108.
- Dawn House
