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2013-05-07 23:01:41

Reverse My Mortgage (RMM) has provided details for its plans to provide seniors with new, more individualized reports on potential benefits when they confirm their home ownership. They will also get new evaluations for possible options that might benefit them more; along with analysis for their Government benefits. Salt Lake City, Utah (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Many seniors in the market today are wary of the sometimes unpredictable home equity conversion mortgage or HECM market. Since the...

2013-05-06 20:21:43

SALT LAKE CITY, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah and Central Utah Clinic today announced a new collaborative care initiative to advance the health of patients and their experience with Central Utah Clinic (CUC). Regence and CUC have joined forces to implement an innovative payment model to deliver better health outcomes and lower health care costs. This is one of many accountable health care arrangements committed to fostering collaborative...

2013-05-06 16:28:19

PARK CITY, Utah, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Supplemental Health Care, a leading healthcare workforce solutions provider, is pleased to debut its new "You Bring the Magic" program to honor this year's National Nurses Week, an annual celebration from May 6 - 12 designed to recognize America's nursing workforce. Through its Local Nursing, Travel Nursing and Advanced Practice divisions, Supplemental Health Care places 1500-1600 nurses on assignment daily and is launching its "You...

Microwave Oven Used To Cook Up Solar Cell Material
2013-05-06 09:16:00

University of Utah Nanocrystal semiconductor for photovoltaics, medical sensors, heat reuse University of Utah metallurgists used an old microwave oven to produce a nanocrystal semiconductor rapidly using cheap, abundant and less toxic metals than other semiconductors. They hope it will be used for more efficient photovoltaic solar cells and LED lights, biological sensors and systems to convert waste heat to electricity. Using microwaves "is a fast way to make these particles that...

2013-05-03 23:01:20

Reverse My Mortgage (RMM) is offering prospective clients financial consulting when they use the website to create a benefits estimate. This will help seniors to manage their finances with regard to Social Security, Medicare, and other programs. Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 Strength in Finance: Many seniors these days are concerned about their futures, whether immediate or long-term. As such, for those who use RMM’s online reverse mortgage calculator to estimate their...

2013-05-01 16:30:23

BOISE, Idaho, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Health care reform has resulted in some of the largest scale changes to the way health care is delivered and funded since the 1960s, providing unprecedented access, coverage and protections for American consumers. To help people better understand the variety of choices before them, Regence has launched a new website that is designed to help consumers and businesses navigate the new health care landscape. healthcareandreform.com is designed...

2013-05-01 12:24:29

SecurityMetrics MobileScan searches for weaknesses that render devices vulnerable to cybercriminals OREM, Utah, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchants, micro-merchants, and consumers that process payments on mobile devices through swipe readers, virtual terminals, and Near Field Communication (NFC), will soon have a powerful new weapon in their arsenal: the MobileScan app from SecurityMetrics, an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) and leading provider of payment data security and...

2013-05-01 12:23:49

BONANZA, Utah, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Gilsonite Company, Inc. ("American Gilsonite", or "AGC"), the world's major supplier of Gilsonite®, announced that it will post financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 to the Company's Intralinks investor site on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Holders of the Corporation's Senior Secured Notes, prospective investors, and members of the financial community that would like access to the Company's Intralinks...

2013-04-30 16:22:25

SALT LAKE CITY, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) today announced that Canyon Fuel Company's Skyline and Sufco mines have each earned state recognition with a 2013 Earth Day Award for exhibiting outstanding environmental efforts in Utah. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120727/CG47668LOGO) The Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining (BDOGM) made the selection, and Chairman James Jensen presented the two awards to Skyline and Sufco mines on April 24....

2013-04-30 12:27:26

PARK CITY, Utah, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Serenity Spa at Westgate Park City Resort & Spa has been awarded the "Best Destination Spa" by the 2013 Utah's Best of State Premier Recognition and Awards Program. To complement this award, One Fitness Camp, a premiere fitness and weight-loss program located at Serenity Spa, has been awarded the "Best Fitness Camp." The Best of State Awards were created to recognize outstanding accomplishments by businesses, organizations and...


Latest Utah Reference Libraries

Bryce Canyon National Park
2013-04-17 23:38:39

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
2013-04-17 22:35:47

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
2013-04-17 14:54:52

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
2013-04-17 14:13:50

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...

White-Throated Woodrat, Neotoma albigula
2012-07-23 20:00:26

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...

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