International Business News - UT http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Three people involved in the theft of millions of medical records didn't have the ability, knowledge or equipment to decode personal information from the backup tapes, authorities said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/stolen-university-of-utah-medical-files-recovered.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:58:16 EDT Utah's Republican senators said Congress is set to extend a moratorium on commercial oil-shale development on federal land. Sens. Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett want to let the moratorium expire at the end of September and let companies go to work developing an alternative fuel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/utah-leaders-promote-oil-shale-development.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:55:23 EDT Toronto-based resort operator Talisker Corp. says it's the new owner of The Canyons ski area. Talisker Chairman Jack Bistricer announced the purchase of the 3,700-acre resort in a statement. He didn't say how much Talisker paid, but the company offered $100 million last July. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/utahs-canyons-ski-resort-sold-for-100-million.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:06:21 EDT Utah's job growth is slowing down, but it's still stronger than the rest of the country. Employment grew 1.4 percent in May, compared with a national increase of just 0.1 percent. Farm jobs are not included. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/despite-slowdown-utah-job-growth-outpaces-nation.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:36:07 EDT An Ogden man whose Mormon religion helped him win the trust of investors is going to prison for a fraud scheme that exceeded $140 million. Val Southwick was sentenced Thursday to one year to 15 years in prison for each of the nine counts of securities fraud. The punishments are to be served consecutively. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/ponzi-scheme-ends-in-prison-for-utah-man.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:55:34 EDT Questar Gas is making plans for another price increase as a current one has yet to be decided. A proposed $22.2 million increase is still pending. Questar had asked for a $27 million hike, but state regulators said in March that amount was too much. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/utah-gas-utility-weighs-another-price-hike.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 16:51:01 EDT Deciding to reduce greenhouse gases across seven Western states and three Canadian provinces is one thing. Figuring out how to do it is something more complicated. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/western-states-work-on-reducing-greenhouse-gases.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 18:04:11 EDT Federal regulators say they're setting aside an application for a hydroelectric project near Bear Lake in Utah. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says the Hook Canyon project appears dead because the state stopped negotiating an easement on public land. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/feds-shelve-permit-for-lake-project-after-utah-drops-out.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 11:54:21 EDT The government ordered a $420,300 fine after finding safety violations at a Utah coal mine. Federal regulators say they assessed the fine against Andalex Resources Inc. for accumulations of coal dust and hydraulic oil on equipment at the Aberdeen coal mine in 2006 and 2007. The mine is near Price in Carbon County. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080320/hefty-fine-for-utah-coal-mine.htm Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:18:14 EDT Foreign nuclear waste would no longer be allowed to be imported into the U.S. unless it originated here under a bill U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson introduced Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080314/utah-lawmaker-wants-to-ban-foreign-waste.htm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:40:50 EDT A worker was in critical but stable condition Monday, a day after an industrial explosion that was heard for miles left a factory looking like a "war zone," authorities said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080219/utah-pipeline-explosion-injures-11.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:20:50 EST Salt Lake City International Airport is trying to get travelers through security checkpoints faster. Travelers are being divided into three groups, depending on the number of carry-on bags, whether they're with kids and other factors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080215/utah-airport-divides-security-lines.htm Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:10:23 EST In response to widespread concern that a proposed coal power plant in southern Nevada has the potential to pollute the air in this state, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality has agreed to hold a public hearing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080214/utah-authorities-holds-public-hearing.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:41:44 EST Immigration officers raided a Lindon manufacturing company Thursday after a weeks-long investigation and arrested 50 people. Each of those arrested at Universal Industrial Sales will have a hearing before a federal immigration judge. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/feds-raid-utah-county-sign-company.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:35:34 EST