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SALT LAKE CITY, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah employees enjoy a healthy worksite, as recognized by the platinum-level award bestowed by the Utah Council for Worksite Health Promotion. This marks the seventh time the company has won this award. The Healthy Worksite Award Program is the state's premiere award in honoring the outstanding achievements of businesses and organizations that have employee health promotion and wellness programs. It...
LINDON, Utah, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MineralRite Corporation (OTCQB: RITE) is pleased to announce that is has signed a definitive cooperation agreement with Mexico Mineral Export company, CSI Export and Import. MineralRite will be supplying the mine sites the necessary equipment and processing knowledge needed in order for the copper ore to be processed into a higher percentage concentrate enabling the mine owners and MineralRite to enjoy bigger margins and profit levels....
LINDON, Utah, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MineralRite Corporation (OTCQB: RITE) is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Goldfield International Inc, In Utah. In March 2013, MineralRite completed the acquisition and took over operations of Goldfield International Inc,(www.goldfieldint.com ), a premier supplier of alluvial gold, diamond and other gem stone recovery equipment manufactured in the United States. MineralRite is engaged in the business of mineral...
DENVER, April 23, 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. Q1-13 is the fourth...
Utah Genius honors the top patentees and trademark registrants in the State of Utah. In addition to the awards luncheon, there is an Honoree Showcase where the Utah Geniuses can display the inventions and products for which they are receiving their awards. Salt Lake City, Utah (PRWEB) April 22, 2013 Utah Genius Prepares to Honor Award Winners and Fred P. Lampropoulos Utah Genius 2013 ceremony, April 24th to reflect prolific creativity in Utah Prolific inventors and creative minds from...
University of Utah A new University of Utah study has identified hundreds of previously unrecognized small aftershocks that happened after Utah's deadly Crandall Canyon mine collapse in 2007. The aftershocks suggest the collapse was as big – and perhaps bigger – than shown in another study by the university in 2008. Mapping out the locations of the aftershocks "helps us better delineate the extent of the collapse at Crandall canyon. It's gotten bigger," says Tex Kubacki, a...
6Webs.com releases their rankings of the best security alarm system providers in the state of Utah. 6Webs.com speaks about what homeowners consider when purchasing an alarm system. Logan, UT (PRWEB) April 20, 2013 6Webs.com has informed thousands of consumers on what to look for when picking out a home security monitoring provider. The easy to read reviews and detailed comparisons make 6Webs.com the resource consumers prefer for unbiased and impartial home security reviews. The Utah...
Clinical studies on point-of-care wrist imaging planned at UCLA Using this novel compact MRI platform SALT LAKE CITY, UT, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Aspect Imaging, the world leading developer of compact high-performance magnets, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company's M2(TM) compact MRI system for diagnostic imaging of the wrist. The system is a novel compact, high-performance MRI instrument for rapid, just-in-place imaging...
Multiple pre-clinical and industrial applications for this novel compact MRI platform SALT LAKE CITY, UT, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Aspect Imaging, the world leading developer of compact high-performance magnets, today unveiled a complete line of compact MRI systems for pre-clinical and industrial applications. The four "M"-series compact MRI systems include new models for pre-clinical imaging of multiple species, for performing 3D MR-based Histology analysis for toxicology...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online There’s no doubt that last autumn’s superstorm Sandy left a trail of destruction as it churned up the eastern seaboard, making a bulls-eye run at New York City. But a new study from researchers at the University of Utah has found that the storm also shook things up a bit. When Sandy took a left turn for Long Island and NYC, powerful ocean waves began slamming into each other and battered the coastline, sending seismometers up...
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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...
