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Show r- - Page 19b The Utah Enterprise Review , March 9, 1977 TRAVEL AGENCY CAN SELL KIND OF TRAVEL TO ONE - BUT CAN OF THEM GIVE YOU SOME- - THING FOR NOTHING? WE CAN! r ACT I Creative Talent), our versatile talent booking subsidiary, can arrange lop flight entertainment for whatever your company has planned (conventions, Christmas, sales parties, anything). The kicker? If you use our travel agency the entertainment service is available at substantial discount or even free! Call us today and discover how we ran ease your hassles and even throw a little fun your way. (All-Sta- Nearly half of all property taxes charged in Utah last year were paid by owners of commercial and industrial property, according to the Utah Foundation in its latest study of the property tax burden in Utah. Total property taxes charged in Utah during 1976 amounted to $240,134,711, according to the Foundation analysis. Of this sum, the various classes of commer- Jours qnd Travel, Inc. " The Whole World in Our Hands " 4835 HIGHLAND DRIVE. SUITE 269 SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 84117 277-266- Utah Businesses Fay Half of Property Taxes cial and industrial property ACT4 9 AR CREATIVE TALENT DIVISION f ATLAS TRAVEL ALL-S- accounted for $115,035,838, or 47.9 of the total. Taxes paid on residential property amounted to $92,566,745, or 38.5 last year. Other major categories included motor vehicles - $16,764,980 agricultural property (7.0), - $12,055,474 and (5.0), miscellaneous - $3,711,674 (1.5). Foundation analysts point out that property taxes charged in Utah last year rose by $32 million, or 15.4. Most of this increase can be accounted for bv new properties being added to the tax rolls and by increases ef in existing valuations result- ing from the statewide re- - appraisal program. Approximately three out of every five dollars in property taxes collected in Utah goes for the support of local schools. According to the Foundation report, local school levies accounted for of $144.3 million, or 60.1 all property taxes last year. In addition to the property tax, public schools receive all of the individual and corporate income tax revenue plus a substantial part of the sales tax through transfers from the general fund. Although the schools receive the bulk of all property tax revenue, the largest percentage increases during recent years have been by special improvement districts. The Foundation study points out that property taxes imposed by special improvement districts rose over the past ten by 274 years. This compares with property tax increases of for 119 for counties, 78 74 cities for schools, and same this towns and during r period. ten-yea- Non-Resident- ial Construction EMPLOYMENT AGENCY 1 Leads Recovery 1976 saw 10.3 percent conmore struction in Utah than did 1975 according to the newly non-residenti- al . published Construction Report, compiled by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Utah. And, Promises, Promises An employment service should advance your interest. Advance Careers guarantees it. WE HAVE A RESUME ON THE PERSON YOU NEED PRE-SCREE- N YOU WONT SEE MOST OF THE APPLICANTS WE INTERVIEW Pre-screeni- ng Testing Facilities CALL US, WELL DO THE WORK. WE CARE ! Ad vo nee Advance Careers, Inc. 4 1399 South 700 East, Suite Salt Lake City, Utah 84105 Telephone: 486-575- 3 Building Better Business with Better People the report continues, 1977 should sec over $26 million in already scheduled institutional projects, including a $7. 1 million medical office building at LDS Hospital, a $9 million research facility at the University of Utah and a $10.6 million Concert Hall in downtown Salt Lake City. Of the construction that took place in the state during 1976, non-residenti- al most occurred outside the Wasatch Front. Such counties as Carbon, Daggett, and Millard registered very high rises in the value of construction, much of which reflected activity by power companies. Residential construction, on the other hand, has continued an awesome boom, the value of which e reached an high in 1976, 53.4 percent higher The than that for 1975. significant yearly gains were bolstered by a strong fourth quarter performance. According to the Bureau's report, the last three-mont- h period accounted for 28 perd cent of the yearly dwelling units. non-re-sident- ial all-tim- permit-authorize- |