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Show THE PARK RECORD Business. www.parkrecord.com WED/THURS/FRI, JANUARY 5-7, 2005 Briefs Local chef to be on the cover of "Bon Appetite" Chef Carrie Dayton-Madsen's cheesecake recipe has been selected to be featured on the cover of the national cooking magazine "Bon Appetite." Her recipe for Toffee Crunch Carmel Cheese Cake will be in the "Favorite Restaurant Recipes" in January 2005. Dayton-Madsen graduated from Seton Catholic in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1987, and then received her culinary degree from . the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco, California in 1992. Some of her desserts were also highlighted on 'The Today Show" during the 2002 Winter Olympics. She has worked at the Inverness in Denver, and Stein Ericksen's, The Goldner Hirsch and Deer Valley in Park City, and is currently the pastry chef at Zoom in Park City. Each year "Bon Appetite" receives hundreds of reader requests for a recipe from restaurants from around the world. Dayton-Madsen's cheesecake recipe was the editor's favorite from hundreds of requests. Hamlet Homes' safety articles recognized A series of safety articles written by Hamlet Homes has been recognized by the Salt Lake Chapters of the Public Relations Society of America and the international Association of Business Communicators a the 2004 olden Spike Awards. The articles appeared monthly in Utah Homebuilder throughout 2005. Prepare tax returns early Earlier is better when it comes to working on your taxes. Not only do you avoid the last-minute rush, early filers also, get a faster refund. There are seven easy ways to get a good jump on taxes before the April 15 deadline rolls around: . 1. Gather all records in advance. Make sure to have all the records you need, including W-2s and 1099s. Don't forget to save a copy of ail files. 2. Get the right forms available around the clock on IRS.gov in the Forms and Publications section. 3. Take your time. Rushing can mean making a mistake-and that can be expensive! 4. Double-check the math and Social Security number. 5. Get the fastest refund. When you file early, you get your refund faster. Using e-filing with direct deposit gets you a refund in half the time as paper filing. 6. Use E-filing to catch math problems, and get a faster refund. 7. Don't panic, if you have a problem or a question, remember the IRS is there to help. Try IRS.gov or cal the toll-free customer service number at 1-800-829-1040. Workforce Services warns of a shift in the job market By ANNA BLOOM Of the Record staff Sandra McCormick and Tom Anderson of Utah's Department of Workforce Services have their thumbs on the pulse of the job market, and recently they have been detecting an interesting trend: employers in Park City have yet to hire for the positions they usually fill by October. The employer market, McCormick and Anderson believe, is becoming an employee market, and it is just about time, they say, for employers to raise their wages. "We've been trying to advise the employers and let them know why they haven't found employees," explains Anderson, a business consultant for the Stale of Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS). "When employers talk to us, we suggest they raise wages and they initially don't think it's necessary. Then they call us back [to amend their listings] and say, Met's raise the hourly rate a dollar.'" McCormick, an employment counselor with DWS agrees. In order to attract more people to the position, she says, employers need to pay more money. Employers, according to McCormick, need to change SCOTT SINEJ'PARKRECORD their approach to meet the market. "Last year and two years ago, [the Sandra McCormick and Tom Anderson of Utah's Department of Workforce Services are noticing employers in Park employers] were able to get all their posi- City and the greater Summit County area are having trouble hiring for positions they once had filled by October. tions filled by October," she explains. means a wage increase for workers. County's economy not only to low interest "But we've seen it especially in the Park last. "Park City was booming for a long "That's a healthy decline." says rates, but also to a good ski season and a City area: this year, the positions for entry-level service industry jobs are still time, but after 9/11, bookings went Robson, "the state average is 4.8 percent good summer • season last year. posted in our network-and only a few down," remembers Anderson. "There's and Summit County is always above aver- Employment, he says, has grown in the art, no telling what will happen each year. age of the rest of the state because so entertainment and recreational industries employers are taking notice." DWS is a state employment agency Last year wasn't a very good snow year much of the employment is seasonal. 5.8 as well as food services and administrative and a public service, which offers pro- and so no one hired. Weather, the percent is actually a good rate given the support. nature of that kind of economy, but I don't Though he is optimistic, Robson is also grams to help people find a job. Olympics and 9/11 are all factors." know if wages are starting to pick up. realistic about the market turnaround For the past four years, McCormick Depending on income level, DWS can assist people with typing and other forms and Anderson say employers have been There's obviously a change from the prior both McCormick and Anderson have been of job training necessary for a wide range lowering the wages for the jobs they post years, but if Summit County needs work- observing. Once the economy grows at this high a rate, he says, the growth will of fields. DWS in Park City has job post- with DWS. Construction and travel have ers, they could probably attract them." ings from both Wasatch and Summit really made a difference, however, and Robson says that in the past couple of eventually hit a plateau. For now, interest have contributed to a new market, one in years, Utah, along with the rest of the rates are staying low and he expects conCounty. which the employers need to be thinking a country, has been experiencing a reces- struction rates to remain healthy, but like "We have all the available counselors and sources to help," explains little more about what they can offer their sion and a decline in economic activity. McCormick and Anderson, Robson says McCormick. "You can look in the paper employees than what their employees can Lately, however, he agrees with there's no telling what will happen this McCormick and Anderson that new con- coming year. or our books if you're not comfortable offer them. James Robson, regional economist for struction and an up tick in the leisure and "You're hopeful that when you come with computers-anything to help people find employment. Lots of people come in the Mountainlands Region-Summit, hospitality industry has been fueling a out of a recessionary period that you would see a pick up like this," says with J-l Visas and a lot of people look for Wasatch and also Salt Lake-says that the new kind of market. a second job so they can afford to live unemployment rate according to The "Construction has really taken hold," Robson. "I'm not sure this strong of Bureau of Economic and Business says Robson. "If you look at the value of growth for Summit County could be antichere." McCormick and Anderson have been Research at the University of Utah construction permits, it was up 80 percent ipated, but it's really good to see." The State of Utah's Department of working with DWS for some time and reports the Summit County rate dropped [in 2004] from the previous year [2003]. have not seen this dramatic a trend in the from 7.1 percent in 2003," to 5.8 percent in Construction has really flourished during Workforce Services is located at 1846 market since 1994. The market varies 2004. Salt Lake County is not growing the last year with continued low interest Prospector Avenue, Park City, Uta/t For more information you can also visit from year to year, they say, and so it nearly as fast as Summit County, Robson rates." Robson credits the growth in Summit http://jobs. Utah, go i: makes it hard to tell if this turnaround will says, but he is not sure whether or not that In Park City, customers weathered the snow storms Holiday shopping may have been a national disaster, but Park City's stores and restaurants stayed afloat of items. "Usually we see a trend and say, 'oh, it's a Of the Record staff boot year,' or 'it's a ski year,' but this year Despite the national retail sales dive this we're selling a little of this and a little bit of season, Park City's shops are experiencing a that," he says. "Across the boards people are good turnout. From Jans Mountain buying skis, they're buying boots. It's crazy. Outfitters to the Tanger Outlet Center to People are buying everything." Main Street, shoppers have weathered Walzer believes the fluctuating weather storms and snow pileup to peruse merchan- this season has played a large role in ringing dise and dine at restaurants. The Town Lift in sales for the wide range of items. may temporarily close and there may be a "When it's really cold out, we sell a lot of delay or two driving into the heart of Old insulated jackets and when it's warmer out Town, but in spite of it all, stores continue to we sell more shells," Walzer observes. "This fare well. year we had a little bit of both. Today we're selling a lot of Gortex shells and a lot of goggles when it's snowed. So we've had a good Jans Mountain Outfitters "Retail stores may have been affected mix of weather. Everything is really balnationally [this year], but I found the oppo- anced, so it's great." site," explains Jans' General Manager, Jack Walzer. "We did pretty well." Tanger Outlet Center Walzer says that Jans' season has just According to General Manager Amy begun. Ordinarily, Walzerfindsthat a season Norgate, the amount of vehicles coming into has a particular hot item, but this year, cus- Tanger Outlet Center surpasses last year's tomers appear to be purchasing a wide range count. 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