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Show Business The Park Record. Editor: Carolyn Webber business@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.118 PANDOLABS TO HOST WORKSHOP FOR START-UPS The entrepreneurial network PandoLabs is scheduled to host a workshop for start-up businesses on Jan. 11. According to Juliana Duran, associate director of PandoLabs, it is set to take place at 2750 Rasmussen Rd, Suite #201 from 6 to 7 p.m. Duran will present an information session about The Foundry, a free program for those working on entrepreneurial projects. The workshop will discuss how to put together a 90-day plan for new businesses and how to become a part of The Foundry, which was brought to PandoLabs from the nonprofit Quatere. No registration is required and the event is free and open to the public. PROMONTORY HIRES NEW KIDS’ CABIN DIRECTOR The private community Promontory recently named a new director for its Kids’ Cabin, according to a press release. Britney Vernon will be working with junior club members from 4 to 12 years old. She previously worked in the recreation area at the club and has experience working with preschools in Wyoming. In the release, Robin Milne, general manager of Promontory, said that she is excited to have Vernon back on the team, and Vernon said that she looks forward to developing new programs that incorporate STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) and play. RESTAURANTS TO SERVE NEW YEAR’S EVE SPECIALS Restaurants around Park City plan to offer specials for New Year’s Eve. According to a press release from the Park City Area Restaurant Association, there will be special menus at restaurants such as Firewood, which is offering a five-course prix fixe meal and live music. Goldener Hirsch, The Grub Steak, Mariposa at Deer Valley Resort, Powder at Waldorf Astoria and other restaurants will have prix fixe menus as well. Versante Hearth + Bar plans to have a DJ in the evening. For a full list of restaurant specials, visit the Park City Area Monica Restaurant Association’s L Ads.pdf 3 12/18/2017website 2:18:37 PM at https://parkcityrestaurants.com/. EYE DOCTOR PLANS NEW VISION FOR CENTER, A-10 www.parkrecord.com LUCKY ONES HOPES TO MAKE JOBS FOR ALL, A-10 A-9 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, DECEMBER 30, 2017-JANUARY 2, 2018 Business community felt impacts of frenetic 2017 Deer Valley purchase, chain store ban among biggest news this year CAROLYN WEBBER The Park Record The opposing tugs of wanting to increase Park City’s high profile status, while maintaining its small-town feel were felt throughout the city this year. As Deer Valley Resort was sold to a multi-resort entity, the Park City Council decided to cap the number of chain businesses that could establish a home on Main Street. To accompany that, parking changes came about in the historic district, but employees were not pleased. Still, no one can forget the echoing gloom of seeing Outdoor Retailer bid adieu to Salt Lake City, taking with it visitors and the ability of some outdoor shops to attend the national trade show. The five most important business stories in Park City this year are as follows: 5) Main Street parking changes ruffle employee feathers Park City Municipal’s attempts to reduce traffic on Main Street included removing free parking from the China Bridge garage and Swede Alley, where many employees working in the historic district park. The city instead designated an employee parking lot on Homestake Road and launched a shuttle to bring employees to and from the Old Town Transit Center. China Bridge and Swede Alley, which were free for years, only charge between 5 p.m. and midnight, affecting mostly employees who work in the evenings. Some businesses are concerned that the paid parking changes might stop employees from taking jobs on Main Street and are considering leaving the shopping district. City officials said that the changes were made to reduce congestion and make Main Street look more appealing to visitors, thus increasing business. As part of the change, parking rates on Main Street also increased. 4) Outdoor Retailer leaves Utah, SIA sells trade show After threatening to pull the trade TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Deer Valley Resort was purchased by a multi-resort entity in 2017, making both resorts in town members of companies that own several resorts around the country. show Outdoor Retailer out of Utah earlier this year, the conference announced that it will, in fact, be moving to Denver. The decision was made after major outdoor manufacturers such as Patagonia and The North Face said they would no longer attend the show unless Utah’s elected officials reversed course on public lands issues and stood down in their push to overturn the Obama administration’s decision to create Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah and to reduce the size of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. At the final Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City this summer, outdoor businesses around the state, including Park City, lamented the change. Some, such as the National Ability Center, said that it is going to cost more to travel to the show, making it almost impossible for some organizations and companies. The business the show brought to the state, more than $40 million in spending dollars, will also be missed. In May, Snowsports Industries America (SIA), which has its headquarters in Park City, announced that it sold its PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO With the end of free parking on Main Street’s China Bridge garage and Swede Alley, Park City designated a lot for employees to park. The park-and-ride, located at 1875 Homestake Road, has 250 parking spots. Snow Show to Emerald Expositions, which runs Outdoor Retailer. Nick Sargent, SIA’s president, said the deal allows the nonprofit to dedicate more of its energy toward helping its members and connecting to local organizations. 3) Park City draws line for chain stores on Main Street City Hall put a cap on the amount of chain stores that are able to open on Main Street. The ordinance was finalized in August in order to ensure the authenticity of the shopping district, which has had several chain stores pop up in recent years. The limit is 17 CCBs (conventional chain businesses) in the Historic Commercial Business Zoning District on Main Street south of Heber Avenue and seven in the Historic Recreation Commercial Zoning District north of Heber Avenue. At the time of the report, there were four remaining licenses south of Heber Avenue and six north of it. Later, the Norwegian-based company Helly Hansen opened on Main Street and large retailers Athleta and L.L Bean plan to open next year. The decision to implement the cap, Please see 2017 in review, A-11 |