Yikes, Salt Lake City has the dubious ranking of
#97 of the "Top 100 Cities With The Best Teeth!
97 - that's fourth from the bottom!! Luckily, Lubbock, Texas saved us from the absolute bottom! Salt Lake City's opposition to flouride (100 out of 100 cities) was the biggest issue but also "the number of teeth pulled" (94th city out of the 100).
Wow,..(read more)
Two studies rank Utah in the top ten of the country – one is Nation’s most livable by CQ Press and the other is a list of business friendly states by Pollina Corporate. Fox News reports that Governor Huntsman is happy with results. I believe his work in the pro-business arena has helped to keep Utah economics a step above the US.
CQ Press is a leading publisher on policy,..(read more)
This is First Quarter 2008 home sales versus same time 2007 by zip code. Sales have picked up a bit compared to Jan and Feb, bringing 1st quarter numbers up a bit also. Sales rates are varying by zip codes. Salt Lake City proper is currently fairing better than the suburbs.
In total numbers sold, the following neighborhoods are up for the month compared to the previous 6 months: ..(read more)
Most of us are ready for spring. Birds are singing and flowers are starting to sprout up! We can see the ground again, unless you live in Park City, they still have plenty of snow! I know you're thinking about getting on your bike or golfing or any that's not snow related!
BUT - you've got to get out and ski or snowboard one more time! Spring skiing is the best and the coverage..(read more)
Holladay City just passed an ordinance that prohibits smoking in cemeteries, city parks or recreation areas. Holladay is following suit with Salt Lake county, Salt Lake City and West Valley City. You can smoke on City streets and sidewalks but not within 25 ft. of a bus stop.
Soooo...the deceased has been complaining about the smokers around them? Who's going to report..(read more)
Last week Utah Business Magazine had its annual commercial real estate roundtable gathering experts in the business to discuss local and national trends. This roundtable recapped by Jamie Huish Stumof of Utah Business Magazine concluded that the robust state of retail and commercial projects will make Utah be only mildly touched by the national economic woes.
Some projects noted..(read more)
Last Thursday, Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. addressed business leaders in Salt Lake City as reported by Sarah Ryther Francom for Utah Business Magazine… “Utah’s goal has been and will always be to have the premier economy in the United States,” said Governor Huntsman during the second annual Utah Economic Summit Thursday. During the event, Gov. Huntsman said that Utah has reached..(read more)
Wow, nationally, things are quite volatile! The stock market is all over the place, the dollar is down, foreclosures are up and Clinton/Obama are tearing it up!
Speaking of the dollar being down, we were in San Francisco last weekend, which was a blast! San Francisco was bustling with activity, it is very evident that many Asians and Europeans are taking advantage of the exchange..(read more)
Holladay City – Cottonwood Mall Redevelopment - In case you haven’t heard the Granite School Board voted “yes” on the request from the city of Holladay to support the Cottonwood redevelopment project. This Cottonwood Mall website should be updating new information as it comes up. Finally this project will start to move forward and demolition is in the process!
South..(read more)
With all of the drastically deep dives real estate has taken in so many markets in the east, midwest and west, you would not consider Salt Lake City, Utah the Best City in the country for a real estate bargain! Yep, Salt Lake City is ranked #1 by Forbes for real estate bargain hunters. Matt Woolsey notes in the article that bargain hunters would be smart to "look for markets where..(read more)
