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SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- C.R. England, a Salt Lake City-based global transportation provider, has awarded a Harley-Davidson Sportster Seventy-Two to company driver Brent Sanger for showing improvement in miles per gallon average and average idle percentage for the fourth quarter 2012. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130125/SF48272) Sanger drives a 2012 Freightliner Cascadia in the C. R. England Dedicated fleet out of McCarran, NV. He has driven for...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online There should be no climate change skeptics left in Salt Lake City, as doctors in the area are asking Utah leaders to declare a public health emergency due to winter smog. A cloud of air pollution is sitting atop Salt Lake City, causing those who are pregnant or suffer from asthma to stay indoors. Doctors are urging leaders to take steps in trying to reduce the smog, such as dropping freeway speeds limits and making mass transit...
NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: Fashion Designer and social activist, Kenneth Cole & the 2013 Sundance Film Festival WHAT: AWEARNESS, The Kenneth Cole Foundation, and the Sundance Institute created a vignette titled "Heroes Don't Wear Capes" to celebrate the hard work of...
Senior Information Security Officer for Streamline, Philip Granere, recently marked his 17th year in the information technology field. Orem, Utah (PRWEB) January 22, 2013 Phil Granere has about 16 years of information technology experience under his belt. The Senior Information Security Officer for Streamline recently celebrated his 17th year in the IT industry. Charles Philip Granere, a Salt Lake City resident, has accrued a unique blend of business management, information technology,...
Jon Schmidt of Internet Sensation "The Piano Guys" to Talk About Social Media Strategy that Led to 200 Million Video Views; USU Speaker Series Will Host 10 Entrepreneurial Leaders to Share Their “Keys to Success" Logan, Utah (PRWEB) January 22, 2013 On Jan. 30, Jon Schmidt, a musician who has reached millions with his music, will walk out on stage at Utah State University, but he won’t be hosting a concert. Schmidt will speak at the Eccles Conference Center Auditorium...
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Touch Media, the Salt Lake City, Utah-based technology company behind the fastest-growing digital media content management platform in the entertainment industry, has brought its suite of products - Bridge, Connect, and Express - to this year's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. Filmmakers and studios can leverage the Red Touch Bridge and Express products to deliver their films and content to target audiences through the web...
Initiative supports works that address urgent social issues NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- JustFilms, the Ford Foundation's social justice film fund, is providing major support to eight independent films selected for competition and premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, the world's leading showcase for independent filmmaking. Launched in 2011, JustFilms fosters film and media makers who are creating passionate and purposeful narratives. Film is an ideal...
DENVER, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gasco Energy, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GSX) ("Gasco" or the "Company") today provided an interim operations update on its Riverbend Project in Utah's Uinta Basin and on its California projects in the San Joaquin Basin. Riverbend Project Operations Update During Q1-12, Gasco conveyed a 50% interest in certain of its Uinta Basin properties to its joint venture partner concurrent with the March 22, 2012 closing of the joint venture. Q4-12 is the third...
Fewer than Half of Americans Vaccinated for Flu Last Season WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new review of flu vaccination trends and policies issued by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) found fewer than half of Americans ages 6 months and older were vaccinated against the flu in the last two flu season (2010-11 and 2011-12). For the first time during the 2010-11 flu season, CDC recommended that all Americans ages 6 months and older receive the flu...
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- C.R. England, a Salt Lake City-based global transportation provider, has named Josh England as the company's new Chief Financial Officer. The announcement comes upon the retirement of Chief Financial Officer, Keith Wallace, effective on January 18, 2013. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130115/SF42691) "I am pleased to see Josh step into this critically important role in our company," said Dan England, C.R. England's Chairman...
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Bryce Canyon National Park is located in the southwestern portion of Utah in the United States. The park holds 35,835 acres of land that was once inhabited by Native American tribes like the Basketmaker Anasazi and the Paiute Indians. The first explorers of European and American ancestry visited the area in the 18th and 19th centuries. Many explorers searched the area for viable farming and ranching grounds. A scientific expedition traveled into the area in 1872, led by John Wesley Powell....
Arches National Park is located in eastern Utah, close to Moab, Utah, in the United States and holds 76,679 acres of protected land. The park protects over 2,000 arches, which are made of sandstone, including Delicate Arch and many other geological formations. Forty-three of these arches have fallen since 1970, due to erosion. The highest point in the park is Elephant Butte, which reaches 5,653 feet, and the lowest point is found at the visitor center at an elevation of 4,085 feet. The...
Zion National Park is located near Springdale, Utah in the southwestern United States. The park holds 146,597 acres of protect land that was once inhabited by Native American tribes like the Parowan Fremont and Basketmaker Anasazi tribes. The Mormons were the first people of European ancestry to inhabit the area and in 1863, Isaac Behunin, the man who is credited with naming the area, moved into Zion Canyon. This canyon spans across 229 square miles and was used for farming and ranching by...
Canyonlands National Park is located in southern Utah in the United Sates. It occurs near the city of Moab and is divided into four distinct areas. These areas are comprised of the Green River and Colorado Rivers and their tributaries, the Needles, the Island in the Sky, and the Maze. The park holds 337,598 acres of protected land and was established in 1964. The four areas of Canyonland National Park, sometimes considered only three areas, are all different although they hold a similar...
The white-throated woodrat (Neotoma albigula) can be found in a range that extends from Central Mexico in the South to Colorado and Utah in the North. Its western range extends from Texas to southeastern California, but it does not occur in the eastern areas of the United States. Populations of these rats occurring east of the Rio Grande in New Mexico and Trans-Pecos Texas are classified as the white-toothed woodrat. The white-throated woodrat holds fifteen subspecies that occur throughout...
