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Tooele County Chamber of Commerce

Tooele Business News Volume 6, Number 5

Calendar of Events For a complete list of upcoming Chamber and community events, please check out our website www.tooelechamber.com

Chamber Luncheon Wednesday, May 13 • Noon Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Power Tooele County Health Dept. / USU-Extension Auditorium 151 North Main St., Tooele Please RSVP by Monday, May 11th by 5 pm 435-882-0690

Chamber Office Closed Monday, May 25 In observance of Memorial Day

Business After Hours Thursday, May 28 • 5:30 – 7 pm Where: The Purple Cow Bookstore 992 No. Main St., Tooele No charge for this event! Great Networking Opportunity

Chamber Annual Golf Tournament Friday, June 12 Oquirrh Hills Golf Course 1255 E. Vine St., Tooele Teams & Sponsorships still available. Reserve your spot Today! 435-882-0690

Chamber Educational Meeting How to protect your Business from crime! Thursday, June 4 8 to 9 am and 7 to 8 pm Tooele City Hall Council Chamber 90 North Main Presented by Tooele City Police Department Officer Todd Hewitt This is a repeat of the important information shared at our April Meeting, for those who missed out! Choose the morning or evening class.

Ophir Historic District Opening Day Saturday, May 16 • 11 am - 4 pm For more information Please call: 435-882-4256

Tooele County

Chamber of commerce & Tourism

www.tooelechamber.com

May 2009

Rocky Mountain Power to present at Chamber Luncheon The May Chamber of Commerce Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, May 13th at 12:00 noon at the Tooele County Health Dept./Utah State University Extension Auditorium (located at 151 North Main, Tooele). The presenter and sponsor of the luncheon will be Rocky Mountain Power. Rocky Mountain Power is always working to provide safe, reliable and efficient electrical service to our customers and achieve sustainability and affordability, while also protecting the environment. More than 22 percent of the company’s generating capacity is now produced from renewable and non-carbon sources. During the past decade, Utah was one of the fastest-growing states in the nation— and growth remains significant today. This growth produced a significant increase in the demand for energy, especially electricity. In order to serve the growing needs of our customers we are engaged in a regional effort to modernize and increase the capacity of the transmission systems that serve Utah and the West.

The Mona to Oquirrh transmission line, currently proposed in central Utah, is required to ensure that customers now and in the future have access to safe, reliable electricity. Although the exact placement of the line has not yet been determined, the proposed Mona to Oquirrh project will be located in or near the communities

of Mona, Nephi, Eureka, Goshen, Stockton, Tooele, Grantsville, Stansbury Park, West Jordan, South Jordan, Magna and Salt Lake. This project is part of an ambitious investment in transmission that will increase reliability, support the increased needs of customers and ensure delivery of electricity from new and existing generating facilities, including renewable generating sources.

Tooele Valley represents one of the most attractive business locations in the Western U.S. by EDCUtah Just 32 miles southwest of Salt Lake City lies three of Utah’s best kept economic development secrets: Tooele County, Tooele City and Grantsville. While the silver and gold mines that drew settlers there in 1849 have long since been quieted, the area is booming and its future couldn’t look brighter. “If I had a dozen shovel-ready industrial parks I could fill them in no time,” says Tooele County Economic Development Director Nicole Cline. “Tooele County was once a big secret, but we are now inviting the world.” Primed for Growth The positive economic development outlook expressed by Cline is equally felt by Tooele Mayor Patrick Dunlavy and Grantsville Mayor Byron Anderson, both of whom are aggressively pushing economic development initiatives forward in their respective cities. “We think we do economic development really well here,” says Mayor Dunlavy. “We’ve had significant successes over the years and

feel really good about the direction the city is going. After his election, the Mayor made job creation a high priority for his office and the city council bought in. “We’re all on the same page,” he says. Tooele City is home to the Utah Industrial Depot, one of Utah’s premier shovel-ready economic development sites and a prime location for manufacturing and light industrial concerns. Six additional industrial parks are in various stages of development within the area--one in Grantsville, four in the county, and one in Tooele City, being constructed near the Miller Motorsports Park (MMP). Utah Industrial Depot The Utah Industrial Depot is a shovelready park that sits on 1,400 acres of land

formerly used as a military truck refurbishing center for the Tooele Army Depot. The Depot is now a private facility with 2.5 million square feet of competitively priced warehouse and manufacturing space. Some 65 companies currently operate from the Depot, employing approximately 1,100 people. Dunlavy says the Depot is an attractive location because it is comprised of both buildings and improved land with rail service, and can accommodate manufacturing, distribution and light industrial uses. Last April, Cicero, NY-based Syracuse Castings, a manufacturer of steel, aluminum, and cast iron products for the construction industry, announced it would open a manufacturing operation in the Depot. The see edc Utah page 9 ➤

Tooele County Chamber of Commerce

May 2009

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

Tooele County

Chamber of commerce & Tourism

86 S. Main St. • PO Box 460 Tooele, Utah 84074 (435) 882-0690 • Fax (435) 833-0946 www.tooelechamber.com

Chamber Staff Debbie Winn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Director Margie Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office Manager Gloria Kershaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office Assistant Susan Cummings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office Assistant

Board of Directors Joyce Hogan - Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Energy Solutions Jack Bell - Past Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . Quality Automotive Group Tye Hoffman - 1st Vice Chair. . . . . . . Edward Jones Investments Mike Fields - 2nd Vice Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oxygen For You Jeff England - Secretary / Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . Axiom Financial Ken Christensen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christensen & Griffith Kelly Duffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain West Medical Center Chad Fullmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denny’s Marilyn Gillette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooele County Clerk Dr. Michael Griffeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Griffeth Vision Group Vicki Griffith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prudential Utah Real Estate Kris King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain America Credit Union Berna Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Group 1 Real Estate Jolene Thurgood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macey’s Food & Drug Dr. Jed Winder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooele Vision Center Advisory Seats:

Congratulations to Cheryl Adams, Administrative Assistant for Tooele County Commission. Cheryl has been chosen as the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Employee of the Month! Cheryl was nominated by her coworkers and they had this to say about Cheryl. “Cheryl has worked with a number of different Commissioner’s and has seen many changes in the County. She always greets you with a smile when you visit the Commission Office. Cheryl represents the County on a number of committee’s. If she can’t answer your questions, she will find someone who can. Cheryl has served on the Miss Tooele County and Dairy Princess Pageants for many years and has been instrumental in helping many Tooele County girls achieve their goals by working tirelessly with them to improve their interview, their talent, everything they will need during the pageant. She has grown to love each and every one of these girls as her own. Cheryl is a great asset to Tooele County.” Congratulations Cheryl and thanks for going above and beyond your job descrip-

tion to serve others. The Chamber is proud to recognize employees who go above and beyond their job description to make things easier for their co-workers and to provide fantastic customer service. If you would like to nominate a co-worker or employee, please contact the Chamber office at 435882-0690 or send us an email chamber@ tooelechamber.com

Don’t forget the Annual Chamber Charity Golf Tournament! Friday, June 12th!

Information can be found on the Chamber Website at

www.tooelechamber.com

Mayor Byron Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grantsville City

or call the Chamber office at 435-882-0690.

Mayor Patrick Dunlavy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooele City

Sponsored by:

Dr. Gary Gowans . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooele County School District Commisioner Colleen Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooele County

Chamber Ambassadors Shawn Milne – Ambassador Chair . . . . . . . . . Click Audio Video Jill Thomas – Ambassador 1st Vice Chair. . . . . . . . . . . Digidocs Dean Johnson – Ambassador 2nd Vice Chair. . . . . . . Zions Bank Cari Gavin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackrabbit Press Heidi Kroeger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Factory Flooring Direct Chris Sloan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Group 1 Real Estate Adrienne Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lifestyle Tooele Magazine Doris Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D&J Ad-Vantage Embroidery

Start classes any week at our

Tooele County Campus

66 W. Vine St. Tooele, UT

Jim Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D&J Ad-Vantage Embroidery Callie Piper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security Title Insurance Agency

ADVERTISING INFORMATION Advertising in “Business News” is a great way to reach Tooele County business people and residents. Call Debbie Winn at (435) 882-0690 for ad sizes and deadline information.

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Healthcare Programs

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Tooele County Chamber of Commerce

May 2009

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

The Purple Cow Bookstore by Gloria Kershaw In the month of May, we would like to introduce you to The Purple Cow Bookstore and their friendly staff. Isa Ventura is the owner of the local bookstore. She has a degree in Early Childhood Education and has always had a passion for promoting children’s literacy. Mrs. Ventura and her husband Dr. Ventura had spent many years planning

before opening The Purple Cow Bookstore in April of 2008. Her sales team consists of Nicole Geppeldt, the store manager, Julie Busico, a former high school counselor, Louise Hulett, a former high school teacher, Clarisa Douglas, graphic designer and Jeanine McEachern, as well as two high school interns, Amanda Hyer and Emma Robison. The bookstore hosts many activities for

young kids and their family to take part in. To name a few, they have Book Signings with the Authors, Princess In Training, Mommy & Me, Ladies & Gents and Story Time. Story Time is a main event with many locally known people that come and read to the youth, including Commissioner Colleen Johnson, Sheriff Frank Park, and many more. The Purple Cow Bookstore specializes in a huge variety of books for ages ranging from newborns to eighteen years of age, including bilingual books. With over 1800 titles to choose from, your children are sure to find a book they will enjoy. In addition, the staff will help in special ordering any book that they do not have in stock. The Purple Cow Bookstore is a member of the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce, The Association of Children’s Booksellers and the American Booksellers Association.

“We want to instill in people the desire to read,” says Mrs.Ventura. A poster of a purple cow going on amazing adventures sends the message that anything is possible when reading a book. The mind can take you anywhere you want to go. With the Big Letters D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read) on their main wall, it is a positive message that is being heard all over Tooele County, with their main goal of promoting literacy among the youth. The bookstore also offers a copying service, die cuts, a customer designated computer, and much more. Come on down and visit them at 992 North Main, Tooele. Parking is available in the back with a back entrance. For more information or to stay up to date on their weekly activities, visit their blog at purplecowbookstore. blogspot.com. They can also be reached at 435-882-9805.

Healthy Woman Donates to Tooele County Relief Services Start classes any week at our

Tooele County Campus

66 W. Vine St. Tooele, UT

www.SLTATC.edu • 1-888-850-9797

Healthcare Programs

Mountain West Medical Center celebrated the 4th Anniversary of Healthy Woman at an event held April 2, 2009 with over 600 women in attendance. Healthy Woman is guided by an Advisory Council of thirteen women who suggested adding service to the annual event. The council discussed how the economy has affected people in Tooele County and decided to donate a portion of the event ticket sales to Tooele County Relief Services. This agency helps families in crisis with food, clothing and housing. Kelly Duffin, Chief Executive Officer of Mountain West Medical Center, presented a check for $500 to Colleen Johnson, Tooele County Commissioner and Karen

Kuipers of Tooele Relief Services. The celebration began with the Healthy Woman Expo, which featured 41 vendors. Elizabeth’s Catering prepared an island-theme buffet. Women gathered to hear featured speakers Alan and Suzanne Osmond. Alan, the eldest performer of the original Osmond Brothers, and his wife Suzanne spoke about strengthening families. Local businesses donated 57 door prizes which were awarded throughout the event. Healthy Woman, a resource of Mountain West Medical Center, began in 2005 and has since grown to include over 2,000 members.

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Karen Kuipers, Tooele County Relief Services and Tooele County Commissioner Colleen Johnson; accept donation from Kelly Duffin, CEO Mountain West Medical Center and LuAnn Banks, Healthy Women Coordinator for Mountain West Medical Center.

Tooele County Chamber of Commerce

Ridgeline Land Surveying celebrates Chamber membership Ridgeline Land Surveying, LLC, led by Professional Licensed Surveyor John Riddle of Tooele, has been serving clients in the state of Utah with the highest standard of professionalism since its establishment in April, 2007. We are committed to our clients with a fresh and modern sense of business. We are proud of our twenty-one years experience in this field. We have had the opportunity at Ridgeline to experience a wide variety of survey work. These projects include working over much of the state of Utah for government agencies, engineering companies, land developers, home builders, general contractors, and private individuals. We offer a multitude of surveying services that include: ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys, As-Built Surveys, Boundary Surveys, Construction Staking (commercial and residential),

Mining Claims, Right of Way, Subdivision/ Condominium Platting, Topographical Surveys, and more. We are grateful to have our office right here in Tooele County and are proud to serve and be a part of this great community! For any information contact us at: Ridgeline Land Surveying 272 North Broadway Tooele, UT 84074 435-843-0484 John@RidgelineLS.com

May 2009

Making a Difference for Children and Families

Kari Summers, Victim Advocate; Carolyn Jensen, Director; and Jamie Lane, Victim Advocate

Traditionally, investigation of child abuse required multiple interviews of the victim by police, social services, medical personnel, attorneys, and psychologists. Each interview occurred at a different place, and rarely in a setting, to the victim, that was familiar or comfortable. The Children’s Justice Center is a homelike environment that eliminates the need for multiple interviews, and is non-threatening to victims. By utilizing the CJC, investigators can coordinate and begin the investigative process with a minimal amount of trauma to child victims of physical or sexual abuse. The Children’s Justice Center coordinates: • A comprehensive child and family interview process by trained professionals

• Victim/Witness support services

• Audio/Video taped interviews screened for technical optimization, and in a child friendly environment

• Community and professional education on abuse issues

• Screening of cases for prosecution • Counseling and Treatment referrals

• Case progress tracking and monitoring

• Support and informational services for parents and guardians • Case staffing by a team of professionals

As a community, we value children and families. Children in our community are being physically, psychologically, emotionally, and sexually victimized every day. Although we can’t possibly stop every act of abuse, we can make an effort to be aware, and assist as many of these children as we can.

Ridgeline Land Surveying celebrates their one year anniversary and their new membership in the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting ceremony. John Riddle (owner), KaraLee Riddle (co-owner), cut the ribbon with the help of Travis Yazzie (right hand man and Crew chief ) and a few family members. Also joining in the celebration are Chamber members including: James Pugh, Sam’s Club; Joyce Hogan, Energy Solutions; Gloria Kershaw, JackRabbit Press; Steve Smith, American Family Insurance; Shawn Milne, Click Audio Video; Cari Gavin, JackRabbit Press; Vicki Griffith, Prudential Utah Real Estate; Berna Sloan, Group 1 Real Estate; Jill Thomas, Digidocs and Grantsville Business Alliance; Wendy Hertel, Costco; Jolene Thurgood, Macey’s; Tye Hoffman, Edward Jones Investments, Dean Johnson, Zions Bank and Debbie Winn, Chamber Executive Director. Thanks to Macey’s, Sams Club and Costco for bringing such delicious cakes!

County Fair logos chosen Congratulations to Jeff Blosch and Chris Duncan for winning the Tooele County Fair Logo Contest. Jeff ’s design will be the 2009 Tooele County Fair theme. Chris’s design will be the official Tooele County Fair Logo for 2009 and years to come. The

Tooele County Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize Jeff who is employed by the Tooele Transcript Bulletin and Chris who is employed at Digidocs; two businesses who belong to the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce!

The Tooele County Children’s Justice Center 25 South 100 East • Tooele, UT 84074 Telephone: (435) 843-3440 • Fax (435) 843-0050 The Children’s Justice Center Friend’s Board present their 10th Annual Charity

GOLF TOURNAMENT

Oquirrh Hills Golf Course 1255 East Vine Street May 29, 2009 Check in @ 7:00 / Tee Off @ 8:00 SHOTGUN START $75/person $300/team of 4 Includes: Continental Breakfast, Lunch sponsored by Domino’s Pizza, Drawings, Door Prizes and a day of GREAT GOLFING! SIGN UP by Friday, May 15 For more information please call: 843-3440 All proceeds will benefit the Tooele County Children’s Justice Center “A place where small voices can be heard”

Design by Jeff Blosch

Design by Chris Duncan

May 2009

Tooele County Chamber of Commerce

School District and Chamber of Commerce working together to address workforce development by Edward A. Dalton, Ed.D. The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce is an advocate and ally for education in Tooele County. During the past few years, the need for enhanced workforce preparation through Career and Technical Education has become more pronounced. The Tooele County School District has recognized this fact and has persistently attempted to address the changing needs. Growth in the area, a changing educational culture, increased growth in a variety of businesses with tremendous workforce needs, and heightened requests from students, teachers, parents, business leaders, the board of education and community leaders have focused attention on the need for enhanced workforce development through career and technical education. School District leadership responded in a positive and pro-active manner forming the Tooele County CTE Partnership. The Partnership, consisting of a diverse group of Chamber of Commerce member businesses, government and community and educational leaders proceeded in a cooperative manner to create a vision for workforce development and CTE enhancement and established three primary goals. These included growth in multiple CTE programs, establishment of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;sharedâ&#x20AC;? facility, and heightened collaboration with all sec-

tors of higher education. Representatives of the Chamber of Commerce have been a central component of all these discussions. Economic development and the growth of businesses have generated an urgent need for a well trained workforce to fill the growing demand for jobs in Tooele County. Tooele Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population is also extremely young with homes filled with children - children needing a quality education that will prepare them for the workforce or for higher education. Access to engaging programs will keep students in school longer and provide needed educational opportunities. The center will help keep students in school longer because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have more new and exciting reasons to do so. Relevance and rigor will engage students in this new community learning center. The TCSD is committed to achieving the vision of the school district with collaboration from the CTE Partnership and with help from the Chamber of Commerce. The district has taken steps to build a new shared facility that will house the TCSD Adult Education, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Newâ&#x20AC;? South Campus High School, the USU overflow, a testing center, cosmetology center, community multi-purpose center, Salt Lake Community College â&#x20AC;&#x153;custom fitâ&#x20AC;? programs, and be the temporary facility

for the new Tooele Applied Technology College. The new ATC will have a welcomed focus and services regarding a wide range of manufacturing workforce needs. This will expand career and technical education offering for students and adults throughout the county. The district is also planning to increase a variety of CTE programs and maintain its concurrent enrollment offerings. The roles of higher education institutions such as Utah State University, Salt Lake Community College and the new Tooele Applied Technology College have been defined. This should result in improved services for many students and adult learners desiring to enhance their job skills. A recent national study entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tough Choices, Tough Timesâ&#x20AC;? was published by the National Center on Education and the Economy. The study has been a driving force in the formation of Governor Huntsmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Utah blue ribbon task force initiative on preparing the 21st Century Workforce. Interestingly, the school district, the CTE Partnership and the Chamber of Commerce have been doing just that!

Education in Tooele County is not at a standstill - quite the contrary. Thanks to numerous innovative educational, business and community leaders who have had the fortitude and insight to create the plan and bring it to reality. This is an example of something good being done in our community that will help many. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what education is all aboutâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;helping. Doors of education are being opened. Thanks to the Chamber of Commerce for being a key participant and part of the process of creating educational opportunityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;particularly with Chamber of Commerce member workforce needs in mind. Dr. Dalton is a life-long Tooele educator, chair of the CTE Partnership and a former member of the Utah State Board of Education.

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Tooele County Chamber of Commerce

May 2009

To join or not to join Good News in Tooele County O —that is the question N by Luz Robles, Director – Zions Business Resource Center Making the decision on whether or not you should join your local chamber of commerce may be difficult in the current market. Joining a chamber of commerce can be quite beneficial for a small business like yours. The first and most important advantage of joining your local chamber of commerce is that it provides networking opportunities with other business owners. You can showcase your product with companies both large and small. You’re also getting your name out there so at some point, you could become a supplier for another chamber member. Building a relationship is the first step in creating a strong business transaction. Membership in a chamber of commerce could also make special discounts available for you. Some of the largest chambers of commerce have access to less expensive health or business insurance for their members, and this can make a significant difference for small businesses looking to provide more cost-effective benefits for their employees. The chamber of commerce can help you create a calendar of events for selling your

products or services, thus giving you an edge over your competition. Many chambers are equipped with a staff dedicated to promoting the chamber’s community involvement, and this can help you get the word out about what your business has to offer. Most importantly, by joining a chamber of commerce, you have access to experts in many different areas of business development. These experts can help guide you through the growing pains that may come from having a successful company. Keep in mind that you have many different types of chambers of commerce you can choose to join. Depending on your needs, you may need to research to find out which one best accomplishes your purpose. Your decision may be based on your target market, the size of the area where your business is located or your racial/ethnic or gender background. Make sure you budget every year for the annual membership fees from joining a chamber. It’s a great investment for both your company and professional life. Reprinted with Permission from Zions Business Resource Center

ewsmax Magazine (newsmax.com) recently named Tooele City # 23 in their list of the Top 25 Most Uniquely American Cities & Towns. Newsmax magazine commissioned Peter Greenberg, best-selling author and travel editor of NBC’s Today show, to compile a list of the nation’s most uniquely American communities. Greenberg sought out cities and towns that embody America’s core values. In addition to ranking the top 25 American locales, Greenberg graded each town and city on a 1 (low) to 10 (high) scale, for 9 different categories, including Hospitality, Culture, Scenic Beauty, and BusinessFriendliness. Newsmax Magazine had this to say about Tooele City: Low property taxes and enormous job growth are reasons enough to include Tooele City on the list. Though Tooele historically is a mining area, science and technology have boomed in recent years. Still, the population of Tooele is only 29,000, which allows it to maintain its Americana feel. New families are choosing Tooele as their settling ground for the affordable living and job availability. Congratulations Tooele City!

n April 22, 2009, a group of 51 Walmart Logistics managers and associates celebrated Earth Day by volunteering to beautify the City of Tooele. This was a combined effort of four facilities including managers and associates from the Western Regional Operations Center, the Transportation building, and Distribution Centers all located in Grantsville, Utah, and visiting management from the Distribution Center in Hermiston, Oregon. The Grantsville Distribution Center’s General Manager, Jeff Loafman, coordinated with Cathy Bell to find an Earth Day project in the local community. Volunteers arrived at the Red Del Papa Memorial Park in Tooele to clean, scrape, and repaint the baseball field that is home to the Tooele High School Buffaloes Baseball Team. Walmart Distribution Center would like to thank United Rentals for donating the paint sprayer for the afternoon to assist in the Earth Day event. “Walmart is committed to helping address the needs in the communities we serve,” said Jeff Loafman. “Our support for the City of Tooele underscores this commitment, and we are hopeful that through our volunteerism, residents will continue to enjoy recreation at the park from Buffaloes Baseball games to team practices and other events.”

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Tooele County Chamber of Commerce

May 2009

Chamber welcomes Fassio Egg Farms When the Fassio Family emigrated from Italy in 1915 they were happy to settle in Utah. Fassio Egg Farms has experienced and will continue to experience new technologies and new methods of producing the best product, while fostering the mutual respect of employees, neighbors, community, and egg industry leaders alike. Fassio Egg Farms has grown over the years, but its commitment to the local market has never weakened. In fact more than ever, Fassio Egg Farms is committed to producing and supplying fresh eggs at the highest quality. The company now offers organic, cage-free, vegetarian fed, Omega-3 enhanced, brown eggs. When the Fassio Family emigrated from Italy in 1915 they were happy to settle in Utah. Fassio Egg Farms has experienced and will continue to experience new

technologies and new methods of producing the best product, while fostering the mutual respect of employees, neighbors, community, and egg industry leaders alike. Fassio Egg Farms has grown over the years, but its commitment to the local market has never weakened. In fact more than ever, Fassio Egg Farms is committed to producing and supplying fresh eggs at the highest quality. The company now offers organic, cage-free, vegetarian fed, Omega-3 enhanced, brown eggs.

Chamber Business Renewals

La Chic Image Salon & Day Spa

La Chic Image Salon & Day Spa celebrated the grand opening of their new salon and their membership in the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Bonnie Perkins Cosmetologist & owner(center), cut the ribbon with the help of co-workers Lori Fredrickson nail technichian, Vicki Morales nail technichian & cosmetic tattooing, Lorrie Farsworth spa specialist, Christina Jepson massage therapist, Kurtis Richman massage therapist, April Abel Master esthetician, Filomena Munguia Cosmetologist, Jeana Morgan Cosmetologist, Natalie Ellison Cometologist, Brandon Jordan cosmetic tattooing, Elaina Perkins Receptionist. Patricia Wheeler partner, John Perkins owner(not present). Several family members and friends

The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following members for their continued support and for renewing their memberships for 2009:

Sustaining

Comcast Geneva Rock Products

Business

Clar’s Auto Center Dr. Greg Haroutunian, MD Inc. Landscape Construction Supply

Fassio Egg Farm

Tony Fassio 3664 S. 5200 West West Valley City, UT 84120 801-969-9831 Fresh shelled egg producer. They sell white and now organic, cage-free, vegetarian fed, Omega-3 enhanced, brown eggs.

Oquirrh Hills Pro Shop Christian Scott PGA Professional

Non Profit

Tooele Valley Rotary Club

May Specials / SALE

The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce extends a warm welcome to our newest member: Randy Young 474 W. 3460 N. Erda, UT 84074 435-830-4776 Custom home builder, remodels, basement finishing and small commercial building.

were on hand to help celebrate along with Chamber members Jill Thomas, Digidocs and Grantville Business Alliance; Adrienne Wall, Lifestyle Tooele Magazine; Dean Johnson, Zions Bank; Shawn Milne, Click Audio Video; James Pugh, Sam’s Club; Joyce Hogan, Energy Solutions; Cari Gavin, JackRabbit Press; Chris and Berna Sloan, Group 1 Real Estate and Debbie Winn, Chamber Executive Director. La Chic Image Salon & Day Spa specializes in nails, cosmetic tattoo, hair extensions, massage, hair removal. They are a full service salon and day spa located at 1183 North Main Street and can be reached at 435-882-4848. Call Bonnie or one of her co-workers today!

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Rocky Mountain Therapy Services Tunex of Tooele UTA

New Chamber Member Randy Young Construction

Oquirrh Hills Pro Shop

Christian Scott, PGA 1255 E. Vine St. Tooele, UT 84074 435-882-4220 Golf Equipment and Golf Lessons.

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May 2009

Grantsville police officer receives prestigious award

Sergeant Dan Chamberlain, Grantsville City Police Department, recently received a prestigious award from UCASA: Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Chamberlain was nominated by Holly Johnson, Victim Witness Coordinator for Advocate for Tooele County Attorney office for the SAAM Award (Sexual Assault Awareness Month Award). Holly says “I feel like Sgt Chamberlain is truly a champion for the victims he works with. His respect and compassion for the victim is impressive. He puts people at ease and they know they can trust him. He understands how difficult it is to report a sexual violence crime and treats the victim with dignity and respect. Sgt. Chamberlain has been an

Sergeant Dan Chamberlain

officer with the Grantsville Police department for over 10 years. In addition to serving the department as an advocate for crime victims, he currently serves as a detective and investigator. Grantsville City Police Chief Danny Johnson is “proud of Sgt Chamberlain and for the respect and caring that he gives children who are victims of sexual assault and other crimes of abuse. He is very personable and speaks to children on their level.” Grantsville City Mayor Byron Anderson is “proud to have such a competent officer serving the citizens of Grantsville City.” The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce staff and board would like to congratulate Sgt. Chamberlain on this special recognition.

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new 20,000-square-foot facility represents a $2 million investment by the company and could employ upwards of 90 people within the next five years. Other businesses to recently locate at the Depot include Carlisle SynTech and its Hunter Panels subsidiary, which are part of North Carolina-based Carlisle Companies. Carlisle SynTech and Hunter have built adjacent factories on a 50acre parcel. Carlisle SynTech manufactures single-ply roofing products and systems and is opening a facility to manufacture its Sure-Weld TPO membranes and accessories. The 250,000-sq. ft. facility is the company’s fourth roofing membrane plant in the U.S. Retail Development Because a large portion of Tooele Valley residents commute to the Salt Lake City for employment and much of their shopping, both Mayor Dunlavy and Mayor Anderson feel a strong desire to create jobs in their respective cities and both cities are working to build up their retail sectors as well. Tooele City actively participates in the Utah Pavilion at the annual convention of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) in Las Vegas. Typically Mayor Dunlavy and most, if not all, of the Tooele City Council attend, where they meet with selected retailers in pre-arranged meetings and recruit other targeted retailers at the convention. Past efforts at ICSC have been quite successful, Dunlavy says. Through ICSC and a lot of additional follow up, the city recruited Big 5, a sporting goods retailer. Initially the Big 5 corporate office wasn’t interested in the city, but later changed its mind. The store opened in November 2008 and now ranks ninth in gross sales out of the 395 Big 5 stores in operation, according to Dunlavy. The city also recruited a Gold’s Gym, which helped strengthen Tooele’s downtown redevelopment efforts by remodeling an old Albertson’s grocery store. Dunlavy says the gym reached $1 million in membership faster than any other store in the chain’s history. The city also recruited a Sears store, which opened last December, and is pursuing other targeted retailers at the upcoming ICSC convention in May. “We really see the value of ICSC. We go with a pre-set strategy; we have pre-set appointments with targeted companies, and work really hard for three days there.” Randy Sant, economic development director for Tooele, has high praise for Tooele City officials: “The mayor and city council really understand what economic development is all about. They understand the need for incentives and infrastructure in order to be competitive in this market and they have worked hard to be ready for the onslaught of companies coming to the area.” Grantsville City is Open for Business “Any time a business looks like a fit, we go for it,” says Mayor Anderson. “Grantsville

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is an idea place to locate, with close proximity to I-80 and rail lines, attractive land prices, nice people, a rural lifestyle and exceptional recreational opportunities.” Anderson served on the city council before being elected mayor and has developed a strong commitment to economic development in Grantsville. “We are trying to bring in more business and retail development, so that our residents don’t have to look in Tooele and Salt Lake City for their employment or shopping needs. We have two strip malls, but we are looking for something larger, like a hotel and restaurants to locate here.” Tooele Valley offers businesses close and convenient access to Interstate 80 and major rail lines for prodFour years ago Grantsville uct distribution. Plus, Salt Lake International Airport is only 25 minutes away landed a Wal-Mart distribuPhoto: Troy Boman for Tooele Transcript-Bulletin. Used by permission. tion center and approximately and many of Tooele School District’s employs approximately 250 people there. 800 jobs. At full build-out high school graduates earn associate the distribution center could employ 1,000 degrees in conjunction with their high Miller Motorsports Park workers. The city is currently working with school diplomas. Those same amenities helped make Tooele EDCUtah and Tooele County to recruit • Location of an Advanced Technical County an attractive location for the Miller several other large businesses to the area, all Center and Custom Fit Program. Motorsports Park, the $100 million auto, of whom would provide a good mix of jobs, • Large tracts of land available for develmotorcycle and kart racing facility opened investment and opportunity. opment. in 2005 by the late Larry Miller. The MMP Anderson says economic development is • Land use regulations that are pro busicould one day make Tooele County the underway in other parts of his city, as well. ness. motor sports capital of North America. It One property owner is drawing up plans • Accelerated permitting processes. happens to be the largest race track of its to create an industrial park and the city is • Attractive land prices. kind in North America and due to its size actively promoting retail development. • Hub zone designation, giving busiand versatility, is drawing interest from nesses preferential contracting rights more than just race enthusiasts. Cline says Tooele Valley Amenities through the federal system. automotive companies and developers of The amenities that make Tooele County, • Three military bases located in the unmanned vehicles want to utilize the test Tooele City and Grantsville attractive locacounty: Dugway Proving Ground, track for their development purposes. tions for business are lengthy and impresDeseret Chemical and Tooele Army “All in all, the Tooele Valley represents one sive: Depot. of the most attractive locations in the west• Exceptional logistics: easy access to Salt • More enterprise zones in Tooele County ern US. We have had great success working Lake International Airport, rail lines than any other county in the state. with all the communities in the region and leading to Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada, • Location of the Miller Motorsports look forward to continued recruitment and close access to I-80. Park. activity in the area,” says Jeff Edwards, presi• Quick access to the I-215 corridor (and Such amenities drew Pittsburgh-based dent & CEO of EDCUtah. avoidance of I-15 gridlock). Reprinted with Permission of EDCUtah. • A young, skilled workforce. Median age Allegheny Technologies, a manufacturer of specialty metals, to the county in 2008. is 28. The company built a $250 million titanium • An educated workforce--Utah State sponge production facility in Rowley and University’s Tooele campus is booming

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May 2009

Show your support to these local businesses for making our community Easter Egg Hunt a great success.

Special thanks to Walmart DC & Walmart ROC for the bicycles & wagons and to Mountain West Medical Center for co-sponsoring the event! Academy Mortgage Always Perfect Photography Beehive Homes Bobs Garage Childrens Justice Center Deseret Peak Aquatic Center Detroit Diesel Digidocs Edward Jones Investments EG&G Energy Solutions Factory Flooring Direct Grantsville Business Alliance Heritage West Credit Union Holiday Inn Express Holmes Homes Jackrabbit Press Jump-N-Joeys Lifestyle Tooele Magazine Mountain West Medical Center Maceys Purple Cow Bookstore Quality Automotive Group Roni’s Signs Salt Lake/ Tooele Applied Tech. College Southridge Pediatric Dentistry Tate Mortuary Tooele City Corporation—Parks & Rec. Tooele Mommies.com Tooele Trophy Tooele Transcript Bulletin Utah State University - Tooele Valley Mental Health Wal-Mart ROC & DC William Litner Tax Wireless Beehive

Volunteers: Cheryl Adams- Tooele County, Shane Whitney- Clean Harbors, Tooele City Fire Department, Tooele County Royalty, Tooele Dairy Princess Royalty, Tooele High School Honor Society, Wendy Riddle- Clean Harbors, Yes Program Participants and Advisor Cheryl Leach Jolene Thurgood- Maceys, Berna Sloan- Group 1 Real Estate, Staff at Deseret Peak Complex, Joyce HoganEnergy Solutions, Mike Fields- Oxygen For You, Margie Morgan- Ophir Historic District, Marilyn Gillette- Tooele County Clerk, Susan Cummings- Tooele Arts Festival,

The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce would like to express their sincere thanks to these businesses for their generous support of this years Easter Egg Hunt. We’d also like to extend a huge thank you to all the volunteers that were involved. We couldn’t have done it without you!

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Join a Relay For Life Team It’s not too late to join a team or become a team captain for the 2009 Tooele County Relay For Life. For current information about this year’s event, how to be a part of the fight, or how to join a team please visit www.relayforlife.org/ tooeleut or call Stephanie at 882-5532 or Renae at 882-6402. The time has come to FIGHT BACK.

Vicki Griffith- Prudential Utah, Tooele, Jack Bell- Quality Automotive Group

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May 2009

Wonderful little shop full of magnificent home decor Come and visit the best home decor shop in town! The Home Touch is located at 10 North Main Street in Tooele’s downtown area. They are open Monday from 10:30 to 5:00, and Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 to 6:30. Closed on Sunday. This wonderful little shop is full of magnificent home decor decorating items and fantastic gifts for everyone! They offer such a wonderful variety of handmade crafts from local people that live here in Tooele, Grantsville, Erda and Stansbury. Along with popular retail gifts such as Salt City Candles, Lehi Mill Mixes and popular gift catalog items. It is a fun and friendly atmosphere to come and enjoy while looking at unique crafts and decorating ideas and feel at home while you shop. The Home Touch has so much to offer their customers. They do custom orders on just about everything in the store. They offer gift certificates, a layaway plan, a bridal registry, business discounts and the ever popular frequent shopper card. They also offer *free

decorating consulting for home or businesses from an interior decorator. (*with purchase of decorating items from The Home Touch) What makes the Home Touch so unique is they offer people a place to rent space to display and sell their own creations or other gift or decorating items. Our main focus at Home Touch is to offer great quality items while keeping prices affordable to promote more local shopping. The Home Touch is owned and operated by Donna and Jim Haines, and is getting ready to celebrate its 5th year serving Tooele County. They are looking forward to many more years to come. To help celebrate their 5th year anniversary, The Home Touch will be hosting a Craft Fair on June 5th and 6th. We are inviting all crafters who would like to participate to come and display and sell your items. As a part of our celebration, we are offering FREE booth space and free advertising. Call The Home Touch at 435-8430129 and reserve your space now!

Donna and Jim Haines, owners of The Home Touch.

National County Government Week May 3–9, 2009 To see how your tax dollars were utilized in 2008, please go to www.co.tooele.ut.us

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Mountain West Medical Center welcomes its ﬁrst full-time Urologist

Dan Hibbert, MD Urologist

Services Performed: • Prostate health • Voiding difﬁculties

• Kidney stones • Incontinence

• Sexual health • Vasectomy

Now accepting new patients and appointments

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196 E. 2000 North, Ste. 106 in Tooele (behind the hospital)