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Show 2F Lakeside Review, Wednesday, October 30, 1985 ANITA KERSEY Review correspondent ROY IOMEGA is a new company in the world of computers and luckily for Roy City her birthplace was Utah. The company, located at 1821 W. 4000 S., manufactures and markets disc drives that are used in desk-to- p computers. But in 1980, the folks at IOMEGA developed a new way to pack more information on the floppy discs that store data for small computers. What is a disc? For those who are not computer buffs, here is a very general discretion: boosts Roy eco The IOMEGA design combines Although there are many different kinds, a computer disc could the virtues of both floppy discs be compared to a phonograph re- and hard discs, the two types of cord that has music stored in its data storage technology used in personal computers. grooves. A computer disc has inThe IBM engineers who foundformation stored on it and when the company managed to ed it is placed into a computer, it blend the best of both techniques tells the computer what to do. A floppy disc is flexible and by turning to the principles of flulooks much like a record you id dynamics discovered by the sometimes get in a cereal box or 18th century Swiss mathemation the back of a yearbook. A cian Daniel Bernoulli. Their inhard disc could be several inches vention can store as much as a around and an inch or more thick hard disc, but it can be removed and used with other computers as and has to be lifted out of a container and placed into a drawer a conventional floppy disc can. IOMEGAS product line conwhich is then shut into the ALPHA-1- 0 sists of the ch BETA-- 5 h disc drive, the disc drive, Bernoulli Box disc drive subsystems which include disc one or two ALPHA-1- 0 drives or one BETA-- 5 disc drive and removable media cartridges for use in conjunction with the companys disc drives and subSA-inc- systems. An indicatation of IOMEGAS success can be seen in its income. In 1983, the company had revenues of less than $8 million. In 1984, revenues soared to $51 million and this year officials expect revenues to hit around $120 million. What does all this mean to Roy v S4 f V : T - ' 1. associate Roy with big business like IOMEGA and it then becomes a possible location for other big companies. Roy citys objective of balance is being met by IOMEGA creating an employment base and increased tax base," Kirkwood said. He added that Roy was chosen by IOMEGA because of its ideal location. There are two interstate outlets to the city. It is only 35 miles from an international airport and is adjacent to the local airport. It also has a good population base and is close to Weber State College which not only serves as an educational service but also as a means of technical training for the company. IOMEGA has grown at such a fast rate that they have plans to build another factory. Salt Lake City is being considered as that location but officials of IOMEGA say that several other states are also being considered. IOMEGA has been a tremendous boost to the local economy and Roy City has proven to be equally beneficial to IOMEGA. Small cities dream of a company of this size moving within its boundaries and new companies dream of success like IOMEGA has experienced in its short five sizable. Roy City Manager Richard Kirkwood said IOMEGA is the catalyst for Roy to attract more big business into the city. Every box IOMEGA sends out of its factory is stamped ROY. UTAH. years of existence. ill!llllllil!li:ililllllll!l!lll ' W ( I' T - 'i- - i, I - Staff photo by Rodney Wright iorkers assemble parts for IOMEGA small computer floppy discs and Hte Hriwac community needs LYNDIA GRAHAM Review correspondent A few decades ago stove and a good checkers game probably would have drawn folks from throughout the county to a friendly general store, not only for shopping but for a little recreation as well as a chance to catch up on the local news with a group of neigh: a LAYTON pot-belli- ed bors. Layton Hills Mall may be a bit larger than a typical general store of the 1800s, but then so is the local population. Its ironic how the two types of shopping edifices share characteristics, though. Since its construction in Layton nearly six years ago, the mall has become the general store of the area, filling many of the same needs as the local mercantile did ip the past. For instance, the general store riety of shops where shoppers can usually had a gathering place of grab a. snack or even a full meal. some sort where a person could Of course, one of the main pursit a minute and talk over the poses of a general store was to combine in a convenient central days events. Since the mall opened, center location all of the needs and court certainly has become that wants of life. From a new rifle for warding off spot in the mall. Friends not only for a visit a or to take load bears or coyotes to a new bolt of stop off weary feet, but they also gath- ticking for the bed, that old store er there to watch their children provided everything people preform in various groups, watch needed. fashion shows, or take part in an Grandpa and grandma would occasional class. have been amazed with the variCommunity bazaars centerd ety of selections offered in one around the mails middle area central location today. Even medhave helped neighbors to raise ical personnel have moved into funds for their favorite charity or the mall to meet the needs of lochurch group, and the kids have cal residents. been entertained with displays of The Layton Hills Mall has been wild and domestic animals. in its stages of deMost general stores had a repuobtain a good to velopment tation of a nicely filled cracker mix" of businesses and while a barrel for snacking and the mall few havent made it in the mall, has filled that need too with a va most of the original stores are well-plann- ed 350-memb- er er ne ultra-soun- or pediatric unit, one of many areas recently expanded. I, pital. In an average month 70 infants will be bom at Davis North, 250 will have surgery (about still there and are growing, which is one feature the mall has over its country store counterpart. Growth inside the mall is making shopping even better for customers and the mall now has near a 97 percent occupancy rate. Several new businesses are in negotiations now and new shops have opened within the last month. A new drive-i- n is slated to go in on the mall ring, as is a restaurant. Future plans even include hotel. an The old country stores may have gone the way of the past, but it would seem progress and growth will only make more of a gathering place for local residents. Who knows, with a little shopper encouragement, maybe mall management could be pursuaded to freeze the fountain area for a skating rink. good pre-lea- se on-si- te half in the Day Surgery unit), 1,200 will visit the gency room and 450 will be mitted for hospitalization. 24-ho- ur emer-equipp- ' ad-an- ed d But the hospital extends its as contributions to well. Its $4.5 million annual pay-Broll is spent throughout the munity and its nearly $800,000 in annual tax payments help lower the tax burden for residents while funding federal, state and local governments to provide citizen non-patien- ts ut com-we- services. But perhaps its greatest bution has been the mind of having a contri-Bes- re SBiaCK g ers needed help and hired Kimbal Duke Cranney as sales manager. On Sept. 30, 1983, Clover Club was purchased by Borden Inc. Borden left the organization intact, said David Horne of Clover Club. Robert Sanders remained the general manager and chief operating officer of the company. The company now has 650 RUTH MALAN Review correspondent KAYSVILLE The distinct aroma of potato chips cooking has permeated the air over downtown Kaysville, for more than 47 years. The Clover Club potato chip factory, long a locally owned and operated business, is now a subsidiary of Borden Inc., a multinational corporation. The snack foods manufacturemployees corporation-wider had its beginning in one Cjover Club was a distributer room of a building located at for Bordens Cracker Jacks 128 North Main, in the spring before the acquisition, said of 1938. Hod and Clover Home. Sanders, founders of the factoOther snack foods manufacry, sold Clovers Kanabe piano tured by the company include so they could purchase a used corn chips, tortilla chips, poptruck to deliver the potato corn, and a line of Mexican chips. style foods uner the brand From its humble beginnings, names of El Molino, Little the business grew and was re- Poncho, and La Famous. located at approximately 61 E. Clover Club has plants in 100 N. By 1946 plans were Denver, Colo.; Kaysville; and made to build the new plant at Albuquerque, N.M. The snack 100 E. 200 N., its present loca- foods are distributed to the tion. The building was ready states and the infor occupancy in 1948, and termountain and great plains with this expansion the Sand regions. e. mid-weste- I rn - a' IV s peace of full-servi- ce hospital located in the communi-ty. As one Layton woman wrote to executive director Dean man. When my husband had his heart attack, he was rushed to your hospital for emergency care. The convenience of the hospital saved his life. We couldnt have waited the extra 20 minutes to travel to Ogden. I never realized before how important your hospi-an- d tal is to our community. This year Humana Hospital Davis North was ranked second among 88 international Humana Inc. Hospitals in total operational performance. But ledger statistics pale in importance to letters like the one above, Hospitals are built to help says Mr. Holman, people, Thats our bottom line. It was our challenge nine years ago and it remains our basic mission 1, Hol-includi- ng . day. 4 i chip producer 47-Ye- ar Hospital brought physicians' care closer LAYTON It started as a small downtown office sparsely with a counter, a stool two electric typewriters, There was one employee: Dean Holman, a hospital administrator with no hospital yet to manage. the construction crews busy, and the post office and delivery vans were rushing needed equipment and supplies, While construction workers bus- tied in the background, noted television personality and New York State Health Commissioner Myerson helped local offi- cials in dedicating the building. And several days later on Nov. 1976, Davis North Medical Center welcomed its first patients an expectant woman scheduled for delivery. Today, nine years later, Hu- mana Hospital Davis North is Layton Citys largest employer with hospital staff and a medical staff trained in specialties from neurol- ogy and cardiology to obstetrics pediatrics. It is also one of the most modern facilities in Utah, with recent modernization projects encompassing CAT, Scan, angiography and d capa- computerized bilities. Its growth is also shown by the recent completion of a three-floprofessional office complex located south of the hos- - stores IOMEGA computer discs. Small cabinet ) "V TSrY-v- ' ). v-mv4wMU- . JS - f ' - ' q - V - IlfiS POTATO CHI iA a 1K 4 I People in high tech industry, (hen City and Weber County and the State of Utah? First of all, IOMEGA employs 1,100 people who work in eight buildings situated on 16 acres of ground in the north section of Roy City. Nearly all IOMEGA employees live in Roy or the surrounding areas and their paychecks bring money to the local economy. They buy food, clothes, gasoline, houses, and etc, which are all taxed. The returns of these taxes then go back into the state, county and cities to pay for better services to the citizens. The city of Roy benefits even more. The company has created an increased property tax base for Roy in addition to increased sales tax. IOMEGA also had to pay building permit fees at the time it began construction. Since this is based on square footage and value, the sum was considerable. Roy also imposes a franchise tax on utilities which is 5 percent on the monthly base rate. With eight buildings all requiring gas, electricity and telephones, and revenue to Roy City each month is t j 0 Is x it Early Clover Club potato chip packages are identified by T- -. prices of 25 cents and 15 cents per bag. |