Huntsman goal for governors: a national energy policy
The Western Governors' Association's new chairman, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., on Tuesday announced the ambitious goal of putting together a proposed national energy policy. For more…

Ogden offers $20K to best outdoor innovator
Ogden City announced yesterday the “Concept to Company” contest, which aims to attract new product ideas and new companies to Ogden’s burgeoning outdoor recreation business environment. For more…

Costly gas prices forcing Utah drivers to shift gears for the Fourth
For the first time in a decade, the number of Utahns who are traveling 50 or more miles over the Fourth of July weekend has dropped a bit — down 0.8 percent from last year. For more…

Utah's largest public firms buck national trend
As a group, Utah's leading publicly held companies in the first six months of 2008 outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index. For more…

GOP, Big Oil push shale in Utah
Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett of Utah locked arms with Big Oil and its smaller cousins at the state Capitol on Tuesday to showcase who would develop vast amounts of oil locked in shale and tar sands throughout the state, as petroleum prices reach record highs. For more…