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Show BUSINESS ake Tribune E4 Ute Tribe Sunday, April 7, 2002 “They’re not so dependenton one or two basic industries.” Succeeding With Tech Jobs ED MEYER wed from E-1 locations throughout the West said ager Vernie M. Chapoose, man of the Ute-owned White rocks Spring Water company, said the bottled water business may not be as high-tech as UintaRiver but it offers needed diversity to the tribe's business plan “And the spring where we t our water is a renewable source that we can count on long term,”hesaid. Whiterocks, which has nine verformed by businesses also goii g to n our back at contracts n thestate of employees, was launched in July 2001 andits sales show eva River's fu ypears. promis through River d: lar ventur product deve er flere igths of the onomic de their pro»proach. what the: are very conscious a lot of at way erysign of expandingrapidlyin the coming months as the eather warms, se said. e tribe markets its water un der the “Nu-Pah” label, which translated mean “waterof the Ute people.” The company, which also ll bottle for customers who ant to sell water under their on,” their economic development efforts, said Irene Hansen, di rector of economic developt for DuchesneCounty. ‘There were times over the ‘al years whenfiber were being laid in the Uinta Basin that we wondered if maybe we hadn't got- ten the horsebeforethe cart.” yw, though, it’s paying off, Hansen said . when the Ute Tribe held its opening cer- ke Leavitt joined with members of the Ute Tribe in dancing aroundthe building. distributors ‘Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune Fleming Foods Co. and Associated Food Stores, which could ad to “Nu-Pah” bottled water people,” Hansen said. “The pride was so evident in her eyes. We bothcried.” at the White Rocks Spring Waterbottling piant in White Rocks. labels, is nownegotiating with ther business said woman cameup to me, touched me on the arm and a ‘My granddaughter, she is said, one those computer own k Chapoose Uintah and Duchesne coun ties always have worked closely with the Ute Tribe in Meyer grocery tting into a lot moreretail steve@sltrib.com Brock Chapoose loads empty plastic bottles intothe filling room The spring water company is run by the Ute Tribe. invited... inside nearlyhalf AcCook and the of the tribe's busi recognized the needed ats veloped and quickly the homes: in Salt Belcorti Southern Davis counties (and you LM a) oors For * 4 includes acle liated Computer of the world’s data-processing ur Business. Did you know... FaaeRSPRIET Pelt eae tn aeeasy On ederever redd The Salt Lake Twit and. Deséret Néx Pag camo Lea EU CPR ReLt Celica! Teron rreakayel ttao Tal contrac cessing for CS, which average weekday STATE OF UTAH ADVERTISEMENT FOR SPACE PROJECT NUMBER: O2mA128 PLOE SPACE om Praag (éPsteeeen andde: ARES CONSIDERED no extra char Noeam Ota Sed UMates) elu meee | STATE OF UTAH ADVERTISEMENT POR SPACE PROJECT NUMBER: 02069140 PLEASE OBTAIN PULL SPECIFICATIONS AND SUBMITTAL FORMS FROM. POR INTERNET COPY (801) 237-2713. |