Business Turning gold into art: Immigrant finds better life as jeweler Jose Meijia's hands are stained a shiny, smooth black from the tiny shavings of gold, like the stains on the hand of a left-handed school boy with a No. 2 pencil. His hands are callused and word from decades of work, yet they are still delicate despite their large size and obvious strength. The tough calluses are useful as, with bare fingers, he works a tiny gold and diamond ring across a polishing machine that is spinning at high speeds. With each pass across the machine, friction brings the precious metal closer to scalding temperatures.
Feds grant $20 million to buy, refurbish foreclosed homes The federal government offered Utah a $19.6 million injection of cash on Friday to buy and restore foreclosed properties across the state. Executive summit held at Sundance Sex offenses by children against other children in Utah Valley are disturbingly on the rise because of the easy availability of Internet pornography, 4th District Juvenile Court Judge Kay A. Lindsay told a gathering of community leaders at Sundance Resort on Thursday. Beans & Brews benefits from high altitude Beans & Brews Coffee House was established in 1993 by the Laramie family of Salt Lake City. Beans & Brews benefits from high altitude Beans & Brews Coffee House was established in 1993 by the Laramie family of Salt Lake City. Beans & Brews benefits from high altitude Beans & Brews Coffee House was established in 1993 by the Laramie family of Salt Lake City. Building a warehouse? Salt Lake-Provo is among best bets The Salt Lake City-Provo area is one of the nation's best for building a western U.S. distribution center, according to a study by a New Jersey-based corporate site selection firm. Speeding on the bus High gas prices got you thinking about commuting on the bus but the long trip has you nervous? Radical rescue: Hundreds of billions for bailout Radical rescue: Hundreds of billions for bailout WASHINGTON -- Struggling to calm a financial hurricane, the Bush administration on Friday laid out a radical bailout plan with a jawdropping price tag -- a takeover of hundreds of billions of dollars in worthless mortgages and other bad debt. Cops arrest bail bondsman hunting bail jumper A bail-bondsman has been arrested for stepping over the line while trying to track down a client, police say. Special session on tap to deal with shortfalls The state Legislature will hold a special session next week to deal with a possible $200 million shortfall in revenue projections. There are 311 items tagged with Business. You can view all our tags in the Tag Cloud |