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Show THE NATIONAL ENTERPRISE. OCTOBER 5. 1977 3 egR'gwmsiMB targeted for ra!!6!!:c!'l, Power Association (ICPA) will present this week its plans to construct a 1,000 megawatt power plant at Rangely, Colo, during a meeting of the Energy Conservation and Development Council. ICPA is an association of Utah municipalities and rural electric companies which purchases power from the Bureau of Reclamation and distributes the juice to its members. The plant would serve ICPA members exclusively. Feds to pump $3 million into minority businesses Minoritv businesses in Utah could see 13 million in contracts in the upcoming year through a federally funded public works program. be strongly enforced bv both MEDCU and the EDA. manager Joseph Fackrell said the plant is in very preliminary development stages and several years away from construction. The Rangley site has been chosen for its proximity to Moon Lake Electric Associations coal property, recently leased from the federal Also, ICPA government. hopes to tie in to the White River Dam project to supply the plant with water. Moon Lake's chief engineer, James Lee, says his company is not large enough to finance the construction of a 1000 megawatt plant, and solicited ICPA to join the Fackrell says the venture. Rangley site is ideal. Moon Lake is the largest member of ICPA. This could bring Jorge executive director Arce-Larre- Coalville. Utah Coal anticipates mining about 1 ,000 tons a day within three months and about 2,000 tons a day in six The company is months. financed by C.T. Takasashi Co. of Seattle. The company will be , ta Were separating the duties of Alcan and Northwest employees so some of the people dont end up wearing two hats, public relations director Joseph Vallely explained. MEDCU a positive change for minority businesses here. he explained. "A study conducted five years ago showed that 60 percent of Utah minority firms grossed less than $25,000 a year. This EDA ruling could About 500 new employees are expected to join the Alcan force later this year, he revolutionize that figure. added. to a minority. Strongly enforced About 400 minority firms arc scattered throughout the state, and 50 of those arc involved in subcontracting businesses, according to executive Jorge director of MEDCU (Minority Economic Development Coalition of Utah). Arce-Larret- First Security offers a full range of financial services, probably more than the average businessman a, But isnt it nice to know they're there if you do need them? You might need a small business loan or someone to manage an employee profit sharing program. First Security can handle that. Estate management or financial counseling is no problem to First Security. The difference between profit or loss for your business could be a service that First Security provides you. Check into First Securitys financial services at any one of the 73 offices in Utah and over 135 offices throughout the Intermountain West. Minority businesses are those in which blacks, native Americans, Orientals and the Spanish sumamed own at least 50 percent of the firms stock, he explained. said the 10 percent status on projects will Arce-Larret- working a property ever need. will Production slated to begin this week at Coalville mine After spending $2 million in preparation over two years, Utah Coal Co. plans to start production this week at its mine six miles east of Northwest Energy Corp. three floors in the leased has University Club Building and expects to move its Alcan employees to the new offices this fall. Although there are but a few minority contractors in the a state. pointed out minorities could provide services for distributors, accountants and architects as subcontractors in construction. on ICPA leases three extra floors Arce-Larret- Ten percent of the $30 million allotted to Utah for public works projects (which include sidewalks, water systems, and construction of governmental buildings) must be spent through minority businesses in order for the state to remain eligible for Economic Development funding of those projects. Ten percent of each project must be subcontracted N.W. Energy FUffsIl offuOi acquired through three state leases and OF UTAH N A Member FDIC four different private owners, according to general manager C.G. Cafarelli. He said the low sulfur coal has a BTU content ranging between 11,500 and 13,000 a ton. 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