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Show A-1- Saturday, January 11, 1997 The Park Record 0 , Economic health Marketplace TMI serves up solid food to continue in 97 Theas . SALT LAKE CITY economic growth, so robust through 19. is expected to slow but still remain strong in the new year, the Department of Employment Security reports. Lecia Parks Langston, chief economist for the agency, said that 1996 marked the fourth straight year of employment growth above 5 percent. The last time that happened was immediately following World 's (AP-Utah- War II. "Expansion has slowed somewhat from the boom year of 1994 w hen job growth reached 6.2 percent. but it has remained remarkably high, Ms. Langston said. During 1996. Utah's 5.2 percent job growth rate translated to an additional 47.000 net new positions in the work force. Unemployment dropped from 3.6 percent in 1995 to 3.4 percent in 1996. the lowest level in 40 years. On average, 34,000 Utah workers were jobless during each month of the past year. Not since 1979 has the state had so few unemployed, Ms. Langston said. Compared to the national economy, Utah truly sizzled. Job growth in the Beehive State at a rate pegged at more thafc double that for the country as a whole. Utah's rate of employment expansion was rated as second only to neighboring booming Nevada, and Utah's unemployment percentage was ranked in the lowest three or four states for most of the year. Ms. Langston said job growth should slow somewhat in 1997, but "it should remain energetic during the next 12 months at about 4.5 percent, up over 43,000 jobs." That rate of growth still will job expantop Utahs long-tersion average of 3.5 percent, she said. Positive factors for the new year include favorable cost competitiveness; a young, relatively work force; and forecast continuing and upcoming construction and manufacturing projects, which generally foretell long-tergrowth plans for companies in the state. However, Utah will not likely be layoff free: Mining and federal defense industries are expected to continue to decline. d AMEX exec is next Taylor lecturer at Westminster Womens Business Center becomes partner d Salt Lake Womens Business Center, in partnership with Utah Finance Technology Corporation and the Small Business Administration, presented a $25,000 check to the Salt Lake City chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners Wednesday. The check marks the largest corporate sponsorship to date for the NAWBO local chapter, and is established to provide training to busexisting women-owne- d inesses in the areas of finance, marketing and Carl B. Lehmann, president City-base- the American Express Stored Value Group, will lecture at Westminster College on January 14 as the next speaker in the Weldon J. Lecture Taylor Executive series. Lehmanns lecture, Creating Dynamic Growth in American Express Oldest Business, takes place in the auditorium of the Bill and of Gore Vieve School of Business on campus, and begins at 7 p.m. The lecture series is open to the public at no charge. For more information, call Dana Tumpowsky at (801) Restaurant is building local and visitor clientele by Bruce Lewis OF THE RECORD STAFF Thea's Treasure Mountain Inn is one of those rare finds in any resort town: a comfortable restaurant which serves good, solid fare in a casual atmosphere, and does it for a reasonable price. Thea Leonard, daughter of Treasure Mountain Inn owner David Leonard, took over the operation, remodeled the restaurant. and opened it as Thea's about four months ago. A recent addition to the staff is chef Mike Lavelle, who is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and who has presided over restaurant kitchens on both coasts of America. We serve what I call comfort foods, said Leonard, a good, quality meal, somewhat sophisticated, in a nice environment. The restaurant's seating area has been opened up and brightened quite a bit from the previous operation's rustic look. The bright, airy corner dining room looks out on Main Street giving diners a view of shops and Leonard said that some walls were moved in the renovation, and that the kitchen and serving area were increased window-- shoppers. in size. The menu features a wide range of choices for all three main meals. visitors will have tough time choosing between eggs benedict (served with home fries) or the pecan pancakes (which cover a large dinner plate). Also featured are omelettes, croissant French toast, quiche du jour, a New York combo, and huevos rancheros. For 'hose in a hurry, a breakfast buffet stands off to one Breakfast-tim- e a steak-and-eg- side. Leonard recommends the chicken chipotle burger or the lemon linguini light for lunch. Chef Lavelles dinner recommen Thea Leonard and new chef Mike Lavelle have teamed up to offer breakfast, lunch arid dinner at the top of Main Street in Park City. The menu and wine and beer lists offer a wide range of choices for almost any taste. dations include the blackened salmon or the grilled pork chop with red cabbage. Comfort foods include chicken pot pie and baby back ribs in a sauce. The restaurant's wine list is widely varied if not extensive offering a selection which will please almost any palate. Theas also offers an assortment of what Leonard calls exotic American microbrew beers, and there are plans in the works to open a pub adjacent to the restaurant by the end of this month. Located in the downhill street-sid- e corner of the Treasure Mountain Inn, Theas attracts a mix of Inn residents and The Park Record - Your source overnight guests, along with some locals who have discovered it. We're building our local restaurant clientele, Leonard said, and were building our corporate and group meeting business. She mentioned that she receives many leads from the ChamberBureau's Convention Lead listing, and that many of her summertime groups are Salt Lake corporate seminars and meetings. The facility boasts several meeting rooms with TMI, Being Theas is the food service operation for the Inn, and caters meetings and social events held in the facility. City-base- d "We frequently host groups of 20 to 90 people in corporate meetings, as well as weddings, and receptions banquets, Leonard said. She added that TMI's meeting facilities reach their saturation point at around 100 people in banquet-styl- e seating, hut that larger groups have been accommodated comfortably in more informal arrangements. Thea's Treasure Mountain Inn is open from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m., seven days a week. 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