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Show BUSINESS The Park Record. Editor: Bubba Brown business@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.118 Chamber/Bureau to hold photo workshop The Park City Chamber/Bureau is putting on a workshop to teach members the fundamentals of photo editing and the importance of photos in the digital age. According to the organization’s website, visitparkcity.com, the workshop will focus on Adobe Photoshop. Even members who have never opened the program will learn how to open, edit and save photos. The workshop is scheduled for Thursday, March 2, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Park City Library. Those who wish to attend are encouraged to RSVP online. Consumer price index rebounds in january The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index jumped 0.7 percent in January after a December dip. According to a press release, the index has risen 2.7 percent since the same time last year, indicating that consumers have a more positive view of the current economy and the future outlook. The increase was propelled largely by higher prices in transportation and housing. “Homes in Utah continue to demonstrate their value as investments,” said Scott Anderson, Zions Bank president and CEO, in the release. “As Utah continues to attract newcomers looking for a great place to live and access to a thriving job market, our economy benefits.” Gasoline prices in Utah stay steady this month Gas prices throughout Utah are staying stable, according to a report from AAA Utah. A press release states Utah’s current average price of $2.27 per gallon is 25th highest in the country but just three cents higher than the price last month. “Typically, February reports stable prices due to low demand caused by winter driving conditions and because refiners must sell their inventory of winter formulation gasoline before the change to summer formulation fuel is blended in March,” said Rolayne Fairclough, AAA Utah spokesperson. Realtor finds home in Park City, A-26 www.parkrecord.com biz association seeks more members, A-26 A-25 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, February 18-21, 2017 Outdoor Retailer to Salt Lake: ‘Take a hike’ In a blow to Park City companies, trade show announces it will move By Bubba Brown The Park Record The Outdoor Retailer will pitch its tent elsewhere. The trade show, one of the largest of its kind and a boon to Summit County outdoor businesses that rely on it to market and move product, announced Thursday evening that it will no longer consider Salt Lake as it evaluates potential host cities for 2019 and beyond. That declaration came after the trade show and officials from several influential outdoor companies, such as Patagonia, The North Face and REI, participated in a call with Gov. Gary Herbert to discuss Utah lawmakers’ stance on public lands. “We expect that our current proposal process, which we initiated before any of the company withdrawal announcements last week, will take between 60 and 90 days,” said Marisa Nicholson, Outdoor Retailer’s show director, in a statement Thursday evening. “Salt Lake City has been hospitable to Outdoor Retailer and our industry for the past 20 years, but we are in lockstep with the outdoor community and are working on finding our new home.” Outdoor Retailer, and much of the outdoor industry as a whole, has voiced strong dissatisfaction in recent months with what they perceived as hostile actions toward the protection of public lands from the state’s lawmakers. The show threatened to leave Salt Lake -- and multiple high-profile companies promised to boycott it if it didn’t -- after the Utah Legislature passed a resolution urging President Trump to rescind the recently designated Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah and a similar one advocating for a reduction of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Herbert signed the Bears Ears legislation, while the Grand Staircase resolution is still awaiting his approval. Park Record file photo The Outdoor Retailer trade show, held in Salt Lake City for the last two decades, announced it will leave Utah following a dispute with lawmakers about the protection of public lands. Herbert had indicated that he hoped to patch up the relationship in Thursday’s call and remind Outdoor Retailer how it has flourished during two decades in Salt Lake. That effort was apparently unsuccessful, and the trade show indicated it will move on in its search for a new home. Its contract with Salt Lake expires in 2018. Losing the Outdoor Retailer is a blow to the Salt Lake economy, as the twice-yearly show claims to bring in more than 45,000 people and an estimated more than $40 million annually in direct spending. But the damage will extend into Summit County, where several outdoor companies rely on the show to display their latest prod- ucts or to stock their shelves for the upcoming season. The close proximity of the event has allowed them to save thousands of dollars each year on travel and lodging, an advantage over their counterparts that flock to Salt Lake from other parts of the country. Jack Walzer, general manager of Park City-based Jans Mountain Outfitters and White Pine Touring, said he and many others involved with local outdoor companies were pleased to see the industry stand up for the protection of public lands, even if it means they will have to spend more to attend the show in the future. Still, he was frustrated that Utah lawmakers were unwilling reverse course on public lands and do more to keep the outdoor industry placated, especially given how important it is to the state’s economy. He added that Jans will still go to the Outdoor Retailer, wherever it ends up, but it will be without the convenience of having it just a short drive away. “It’s going to be different as far as what it costs for us to go, no question,” he said. “And that may affect how many (of our) people go to the show. The luxury of having the show here was we were able to send not just our buyers but multiple staff members down there. We’re going to miss that because that was an important part of participating.” Helping Utah Home Since 1977 VISIT US TODAY 2,633 – 5,001 Sq. 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