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Show THE PARK RECORD www.parkrecord.com SATSUNMONTUES, MARCH 2-5, 2002 o B-9 BUSINESS EDITOR: Jana McQuay 649-9014 ext 1 13 businessparkrecord.com UDSOffiOS. Briefs y Wells Fargo names .mortgage consultant '' '. Wells Fargo has named Malia Brown, a graduate of Georgetown . University, as a home mortgage con-', con-', sultant for the Park City branch. , "Malia's customer service and sales skills are superb, and we are pleased she has accepted this position," posi-tion," said Robert Beers, Wells Fargo ' Home Mortgage area sales manager. ' Based tn Des Moines, Iowa, Wells ' Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., is a subsidiary sub-sidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC). It is a leading origina-. origina-. tor and servicer of residential mortgages mort-gages in the nation. With a presence in more than 1,400 mortgage stores ' and Wells Fargo bank locations serv-' serv-' ing 50 ' states, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage operates a leading mortgage mort-gage lending network in the country, i' Combined, its retail and wholesale - lending operations provide funding for approximately one of every 15 homes 'financed annually in the United States. Local elected as secretary to Kean University Board of Trustees The Kean University Board of Trustees welcomes William N. Shiebler of Park City, Utah, as secretary secre-tary to the Board of Trustees. Shiebler was appointed . to the Board in 2000. He is also a Kean University alumnus, graduating with a B.A. in English in 1965 Noting Shiebler's commitment to and experience experi-ence with the University community, President :; Ronald L Applbaum , described Shiebler as "genuinely con-' cemed with the quality of post secondary sec-ondary education," and . added, "Because he entered college as a non-traditional non-traditional student, he has always been committed to providing access and ' opportunity for all students who have potential for success at the college level. He understands the importance of properly preparing students for the workplace, ' life-long learning and to participate constructively in our democratic demo-cratic society." . 1 In the private sector, Schiebler has served as vice chair and senior adviser advis-er to Putnam Investments. He also served as chair of the Board of Pacific Corporate Group and retired in March 1999 as president and CEO of Putnam Mutual Funds. Shiebler has also served on the Salt -Lake Organizing . Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics. t Gandage Kuhn, CCIM . ckulincolliersccrg.com The Gateway Center . -136 Heber Avenue, Suite 106 P.O. Box .680047 . ; . . ParkQty,UT81068 Phone: 435-615-6825 ,FAX: 435-615-6823 . f . wW.COLUER8GCRCl.COM " Mike Sloan, CCIM '. ',. rasIoancolIiersccrg.eom A- if 1 "V t 'I) 0b Post-Olympic unemployment woes ahead Utah DWS helps locals to fine-tune resumes and search of jobs By JANA MCQUAY Of the Record staff Post-Olympics unemployment blues could be leaving some locals feeling down and out. And when the snow begins to melt, seasonal resort staff will also be looking for work: Add to the scenario the fact that Summit County's unemployment rate of 6.4 -percent for January 2002 is more than a full per- cent hieher than Utah's average unemployment unem-ployment rate of 5.3 percent for the same period. On a good note, however, unemployment in Summit County dropped a half of a percent We have all capabilities here. We have a fax machine, a copy machine, telephones and employment counselors to help. " - Sandra McCormick Employment Counselor Utah Dept. of Workforce Services from 6.9 per- hibhmb cent in December 2001 to 6.4 percent in January 2002. Unemployment rates were derived from a monthfy report provided by the State of Utah Department of Workforce Services. Its February 2002 employment report will be circulated on March 8, according to Ken Jensen, a senior economist for the Utah DWS. The half of a. percent decrease in unemployment from December to January could be attributed to a slow start in seasonal employment. "Our ski season started late." said Sandra McCormick. an employment counselor for the Utah DWS in Park City. "Employers were a lot more cautious." cau-tious." "Usually they gear up big time for the season." McCormick added. "They just didn't really have that many job openings open-ings this year." Although the job fair at Stein Eriksen , Lodge was well attended last October, according to McCormick, a lot of businesses busi-nesses didn't appear ,tg,ppd that many fflpleysii"'-- . "A lot of ski areas brought back people peo-ple that had worked for them before," she said. Given the set of circumstances, any thoughts of snagging the ultimate dream job could be troubling for many employment employ-ment seekers. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee, however, had the foresight to offer an optional job transition program pro-gram for its full-time SLOC-paid staff. Unfortunately, that cuts out temporary tempo-rary part-timers, who are on their own. But about 750 full-time SLOC staff, who participated in the program, are probably proba-bly glad they did. "We have a job transition program that is more aggressive and does more than any other Games programs in the past," said Job Transition Manager Lisa Wardle. From February through October 2001, SLOC staff were offered a series of workshops three days a week on site at its SLOC headquarters in Salt Lake. Participants polished their resume writing, interviewing, negotiating and networking skills. In March 2001, Wardle and other staff in the job transition program began asking ask-ing everyone for resumes for a database. Wardle remembers their response. ''They'd say, 'What, our resumes already?'" "In June, we started an iFair Internet employment fair wit!) Monster.com, an online job fair." Wardle said. Monster.com and SLOC have collaborated collab-orated so that companies can post jobs For Sah W mill " fPluuji If JDlfiro TAe Caller 5$0 Main Street Prime location on Main Street Building in excellent condition Strong retail history with long term tenants Positive cash flow v Access from Main Street and Swede Alley - across from Tramit Center 1 Asking Price $2,300,000 online for SLOC staff to preview. The Web site also provides a venue for SLOC staff to post resumes for companies to preview. "We also started to network with up to 500 companies," Wardle added, "and have grown to over 1.200 companies that we. have talked to about employment possibilities." Companies were asked to participate and be proactive in recruiting SLOC staff who had taken an employment detour to work for the committee during the Games. "We've had several companies in here interviewing and made several connections connec-tions for people," Wardle said. "It's been great." Some SLOC staff are still searching for work: "During t h e Games, there was a lot of going o n , " kinds of employment Wardle said. "The feedback was good - 'you're so professional and you have great people.'" peo-ple.'" SLOC also provided job search consultants con-sultants to help its staff who didn't always have time to network for employment employ-ment connections, according to Wardle. Those consultants are available through the end of April. The people who have success are those who have participated in their job search, according to Wardle. "We are here to supplement and to help them," she said. "But we can't interview inter-view for them, we cant negotiate for them, or decide where they want to go they have to do that work." "Sometimes it takes a long time to get a job," Wardle added. "A company we sent resumes to in July is just now seeing some of these people." The process has been long for some SLOC staff. "We've been planting seeds this whole time," Wardle said. But, again, the program is only for full-time SLOC paid staff, who started prior to September 2001, according to Wardle. . '"" I "n0f3nv" nebrite" 'who worked iu'sTTf ' ... , r j i yfli month or two in temporary positions for SLOC or for other businesses during the Olympics are now on their own. For those folks, there's always the Utah Department of Workforce Services. "We've expanded services online," McCormick said. "We used to do unemployment unem-ployment on the telephone, but now anyone can file, for unemployment and look for jobs online." Although job listings are only about half what they were a year ago, McCormick says those jobs are listed on its Web site at jobs.utah.gov. "They don't have to come into the office," she added. Each listing indicates a job title, the pay rate, required hours and a description descrip-tion of what the position entails. After reviewing a desirable Web site job listing, a perspective job seeker can call the Utah DWS office in Park City for further information about how to apply. The office, located at 1846 Prospector Avenue, provides many resources to prepare pre-pare for a job interview. "We have all kinds of employment capabilities here," said McCormick. "We have a fax machine, a copy machine, telephones and employment counselors to help." The office also has a testing center for applicants to qualify for certain positions that require typing, 10-key or spelling skills. Five computer terminals are also dditional Retail "i ' ' ' - 1 9 ' ' ' " ' Iff1 ..."., '. . .. ;' 'i rs : .'':''' - A ''I ' - . ' : iiiil lim MMiiini m-m- .--'---.--v.-...:--.......- WMftilir wiiiiniiTii riiiiMBirartimfiimyiiiTitiiMi JANA MCQUAYfi4fW RECORD Sandra McCormick, an employment counselor at the State of Utah Department of Workforce Services in Park City, is among three counselors who assist locals in need of work. Utah DWS encourages job seekers to search for suitable jobs on its Web site, jobs.utah.gov. available for people who don't have one However, people must come prepared at home. . . with detailed employment history to "A"r'csum'e software procram installed input into the procrnm.""" 1 produce professional resumes for an interview. Nightly Lodging Tally Projected Tally for the week of March 3 9, 2002 Total Visitor Nights: 70,904 SUN MON TUE Weekly High: 1 1,986 (Sat.) Nightly Average: 10,129 Year To Date: 684,611 Nightly Lodging Tally Estimates Occupancy At 56 Confuted by iddiig the projected pro-jected runter of visitors per night fer the week. Actual number num-ber of cm-.t visitors nuy vary due to last-mmte reservations reserva-tions and wak-hs. CAHDre.BkDir rirv VCHAMBEftfBUREAU "fcii-i O lommcrcial Ju cal ustatc Sun West Building Prospector area, 2500 st. ft.on main level. Outdoor patio. $17 p.s.f. triple net. Lower Main Street Mall 1,137 to 2,450 sq. ft., $25 p.s.f. triple net. ,Some build-outs. 577 Main Street 1,800 square feet Beautiful tenant improvements in place. Great exposure with high traffic count. Heber City Retail space with fabulous parking. Building remodeled in 1999. Buy at $239,000 or Lease at $1800mo. Office The Gateway Center Class "A" office space. Ready for occupancy. Sizes range from 1,509 to 3,374 sq. ft. Gold Dust Plaza 1887 Gold Dust lne. Office Suites Available. For s;ile or lease. 993 to 2,035 square tcet. Lower Main Street Plaza Tenant improvements already completed. Approx. 1,300 sq. ft., priced at $22 p.s.f. triple net. 1 910 Building 913 sq. ft full service gross lease at $1 5 p.s.f. Ready for occupancy. Sun Peak Plaza II Beautiful class "A" building. 750 to 16,000 square feet $19.25 psf triple net. Investment - 614 Main Street Building Street level only. Approx. 50 ft. of frontage. Excellent Retail location. $925,000. The Galleria 580 Main Street - Strong retail history. Established tenants. Access from both Main Street and Swede Alley. Directly across from Transit Center. $2.3 million Com Park Plaza Rare in town commercialindustrial property Two level building with 1,054 sq. ft. per floor. Space may be divided. Owner will consider lease with option to purchase-$359,000 Heber City Cafe - Gas station, convenience store, and warehouse on a highly visible comer lot. $995,000 DWS in Park City, call 649-8451. WED THU FRI SAT o o . ' rfftTn mm SicopyT i.i iiimi. wmmimmxMinmmmmmmmmj, . MM,.. |