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Show r.f monday, april 3, 1978. Intent on redevelopment Sugar House needs $!( & 4j0i ia9k HMi: Responding to visible the Sugar deterioration, House business community plans to ask the Salt Lake City commission soon for status of a special improvement district under redevelopment. And one of the proposals being discussed at this point is an enclosed mall, according to one Sugar House source. Were not sure when well go before the city commission, said Daniel Hammond, executive vice president of the Sugar House Chamber of Commerce, but it will be soon. The chamber 38! 000 3S: pick-me-- up has been working on this project for almost a year, and most members feel theyll have no trouble getting the status they want. Hoping for a mall Weve been talking about an enclosed mall, continued Hammond. Its nothing definite, but it is something we are hoping for if we become a special improvement dis- "Sates area. committee charged with asking the city for special im provement status. A lot of homes are already paid for, leaving people flush with cash. Industrial Park A FEW SELECT SITES AVAILABLE FOR LEASE NOW INCLUDING: Hammond told the Enterprise Sugar House did between S25 and $35 million in furniture business last year. He believes that volume exceeds what Salt Lake, Provo and Ogden did combined. Many in the business say 1. OFFICE - 9000 SQ. FT. - CAN SUBDIVIDE INTO SMALLER SPACES. 2. WAREHOUSEOFFICE - 10,000 FT. TOTAL - WITH 1500 FT. OF OFFICE. The Enterprise is published weekly by the National Enterprise Publishing Company. Inc., 500 Continental Bank Building. P.O. Box 11778, Pioneer Station, Salt Lake City. Utah 84147. Telephone (801)533-055- HEART OF SL's COMMERCIAL AREA EXCELLENT FREEWAY ACCESS 6. Second Class postage paid In Salt Lake City, Utah No. 891300 "Sates Industrial Park Opinions expressed by columnists are not necessarily the opinion or policy ot The Enterprise. Queries welcome. ESASE Subscriptions S24 per year 50 cents per copy 405 LAWNDALE DRIVE (2500 South) Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 488-210)91- 1 Copyright 1978 by the National Enterprise Publishing Co. All rights reserved. HAVE YOU OUTGROWN YOUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM? $ TAILORED TURNKEY SOLUTIONS I 1 '' --- 1 Timesharing or Batch Processing eliminates needless paperwork. For the larger user who wants maximum control ACC offers the "Synergist" In-Ho- Computer System by Data General. use ACC PROVIDES FOR YOUR GROWTH! eo For Information Call Dick Bradshaw. oo :acc oo o OO american computing centers 1864 SOUTH STATE ST.-SUI- 100 SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 84115 TELEPHONE (801) 486-311- 1 point to approval of the con- cept, he said. Study was helpful fact, the Sugar House Chamber of Commerce and Salt Lake City split the cost last fall of a $5,000 study conducted by the Los Angeles based Economic Research Associates. Although not entirely satisfied with the firms conclusions, chamber chief Daniel Hammond described it as being helpful. It pointed out many weaknesses in the area and we thought it ivas a little too bleak. But it was helpful, he said. Hansen felt it left out a lot of important parameters of the Sugar House area, such as freeivay traffic, but it did point out some other problems. Hammond said becoming a special improvement district under redevelopment is attractive for Sugar House because it w'ould mean eligibility for federal and 3. OFFICEDRAFTING - FOR ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ETC. LOADED WITH PRESTIGE ter from Chicago to the west coast. Hansen is optimistic about getting redevelopment status. "Weve been working with the commission on this for almost a year, and all signs In Otherwise, the business community is bullish on the re- tail furniture distribution cen- trict. This is one of the most affluent areas in Utah, said Jim Hansen, vice president of Bonneville Development of the chairman and Corp. W! Sugar House is the largest state funds. J&Ls new owner here to stay A new management team is taking over J & L Plastics, 1780 West 500 South, trying to organize the company after a confusing bout with acquisition offers. J & L is engaged in the business of custom injection molding, and last year had revenues of about $1.75 mil lion. According to Dick Harvey, the new general manaall our projects have ger, been delayed because of the recent troubles, but were confident things will get along in the right direction soon. The trouble began when Jim Waters, former majority stockholder, decided to sell J & L to a group of investors from the west coast. A representative of that group, Mike Patterson, came to Salt Lake and for a short time assumed direction of the firm. A couple weeks ago, when the Enterprise talked with Well Patterson he said, have something definite to announce regarding a name change and management on page cd 11 CHOICE OFFICE SPACE From $49.50 per mo. Univest Corporation 1127 E. 3300 S. 486-013- 1 r, |