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Show Extractive industries bloom "It's important to note that calendar year 2005. The Utah Division of Oil, Gas According to the Department and Mining is predicting a 50-per- those figures don't even include cent increase in the production the jobs in the construction indus- of Workforce Services, the monthsales values of the state's extrac- try associated with building the ly average wage for mining in tive industries. "In 2004, the total facilities needed for the drilling of Utah is $4,609, which is 75 percent value for oil, gas, minerals and more than 800 new oil and gas higher than the statewide average for all industries. coal was $4.2 billion," said John wells this year," said Baza. "Mining continBaza, OGM Division - ^ director. "For 2005, our • • _, . .. . . ues to be an important projections indicate that The recent robust activity in the exa- engine of growth for number will jump to $6.3 trarfiwe inHiiQtripQflcc/cfp/Ynur pffnrt<: Utah. These jobs are biiiion." Tractive inausines...assisiea our enons s a f e r h i g h e r p a y i n g a n d "Much of the excess tO bolster funding for education, trans- offer steady cmploy- revenue in the state's . , , , . ... . budget is attributable to pOuatlOn and Other Key initiatives. the recent robust activity • in the extractive indus- „ merit," said Huntsman, "Mining brings greatly mi •• needed, positive economic development to our Gov. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. more rural, non-metro- tries." ' said Utah ^ ^ ^ ^ H P ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H M H H ^ ^ politan areas of the Governor Jr. Jon M. Additionally, the average cost stale." Huntsman "The collection of severance taxes and mineral lease of drilling and equipping each Though the production sales monies far exceeded estimates, new oil or gas well is approxi- values for 2006 will depend on a which assisted our efforts to bol- mately $2 million. Those capital number of economic factors ster funding for education, trans- investments made by the extrac- including the pricing of various portation and other key initia- tive industries are also important commodities, Baza said he would economic drivers for local not be surprised to see the numtives." Utah's job growth rate for nat- economies along with the afore- ber reach $7 billion, He said most ural resources employment mentioned increase in production of the increase would lake place (which consists primarily of values. The state will set another in the oil and gas industries. He extractive industry jobs) has been new record in 2005 for the number also stated there is potential for very strong in 2005. In November, of well permits approved by growth in the oil shale, tar sands natural resources had the biggest OGM. With the current level of and uranium industries, which percentage increase over the industry activity, there will be could further boost the figures for 1,600 applications approved for coming years. same period in 2004. Human issues inspire attorney between religious conflicts in Utah and union-management conflicts in the Detroit area, where she was raised. "Where I grew up. the dichotomy was everywhere. - there were union families or non-union families," she confirmed. "It was almost like a religion out there, and I actually see a similarity in the conflict between union and management and Mormons and nonMormons. In 'Michigan it's also about race, and that's never truly been resolved." • Continued from B-11 tains and fresh air, and the chance to spend more time with her now six-year-old daughter, Mikayla. But she finds the litigious climate of Utah is changing. Initially, Park City and Utah for that matter did not share the same employee-employer clash she wrestled with in Detroit. She observes that she lends to work more on matters that concern the different federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination based upon a protected status like race or - gender, than she kk works on union mat- recommends more employers take preventative measures. "A lot of employers don't think about bringing in a lawyer to prevent law suits, but there are hundreds of state and federal laws that employers may not be aware of, and I can help them so, that that they don't get sued in the future," she said. "I think employees and employers in the end have the same goal, and they achieve more if they work together." Most of the Park City cases Caruso has worked on have to do with immigration and an employer's obligation lo hire le alI m\/ inh hprausp if <z nnt ahnnt S y authorized my joo oecause IT S nox aooui w o r k e r S i a n d ! e s s t 0 d o w i t h making money on cars, its about peo- t h e iabor-iaw side of things. cu She senses new- , comers to the state pie and their lives. I like It because B-13 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, December 31 2005- January 3 2006, 2005 DAVID ECCLRS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS T i l l - U N I V E R S I T Y ()!• UTAH E X E C U T I V E MBA because Hispanic population, such , . , „ as whether an English-only are Los Angeies. Chicago people-oriented. advertisement 'inherently making the state a tad very and New York are ' more litigious when it Employment and labor attorney discriminates against the comes to employee- Gabnelle Lee Caruso Spanish-speaking population. employer issues by ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ~ What Caruso likes best about "Park City workers lend to be teaching coworkers about their rights as employees - a lesson employment and labor law is its happy," she admits. But should any labor dispute she believes usually comes when human element, she says. "I like my job because it's not erupt in the resort area or in Salt workers join unions. Utah is a "right to work" state, which about making money on cars, it's Lake, Caruso will be ready. "It was the best education I means that union fees are not about people and their lives. I automatically deducted from like it because it's very people- could have gotten, because I've paychecks, a policy that con- oriented and people take their seen it all - I've handled a lot of tributes, in part, to weaker jobs very seriously. Their liveli- litigation and I had an opportuunions, and workers less hood means something to them, nity to counsel employers with informed about their rights, so there's a human approach to thousands of workers," she says Caruso says. Employees, she it." she explained. "I help people recalling the years she spent in Detroit. "The wide range of explains, don't typically volun- treat other people fairly." Given the increasingly liti- cases I've worked on have, been teer their wages to unions. Caruso perceives a parallel gious culture in Utah, Caruso absolutely invaluable." the company's public relations people and showed them that [the $170,000 average] wasn't possible, and they were kind of shocked, because they said, l well, that's what our management is telling us, 1 " Thiel explained. "And that's just not accurate." For younger pilots, he says. •Advance your career in a schedule designed for executives •Learn from highly-ranked faculty f: -GMAT waived in select cases •Internationally accredited by AACSB Enthusiasm can only take you so far. Upcoming Information Sessions: Thursday, January 12, 2006 Thursday, February 9, 2006 5:30 p.m.-6:30"p-m. C. 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