Show TV RyoCM No: 88 Tuesday March 28 2000 ' - - ' fi J V ' ‘sJ ‘ ' ’! -v Bridgerlantfs Daily Newspaper i p PV Inside --L ? 6 7 Logan Utah O 2000 : 2 : $ 50 new SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The economy is booming and unemployment is at an low But these factors are keeping away would-b-e entrepreneurs in Utah Dun & Corp reports The number of new companies in Utah slipped from 1417 in 1998 to all-ti- Brad-stre- et 1244 last year — a 122 percent drop Nationwide New dinic provides help regard- less of ability to pay Page 11 WorkplaceMK new businesses were down 27 percent from 155141 to 151016 in that period foe New Jersey business-cred- com- it pany said Low unemployment leads companies to offer higher wages and better benefits to keep people said Jeff Thredgold of Thredgold Economic Associates and an economic consultant to Zions Bank “Companies treat employees better” Thredgold said ’’They (employees) are more inclined to stay put" Utah’s unemployment rate has avenged below 4 percent for several years In response employers have increased wages For many workers that means continuing to work for someone else until it’s better to work fdt themselves Thredgold said v He also said retail sales are increasing at a slower rate than in the and interest rates have increased: mid-199- 0s Many people who start businesses go into retail and decreased growth in retail sales has caused fewer people to start businesses he said Higher interest rates increase the cost of financing businesses One area apparently immune to the trend is high tech at least according to anecdotal information from those familiar with the industry in Utah Utah is attracting more venture capital than ever and the number of h ventures is increasing said Dop Livingstone director of the high-tec- Center for Entrepreneurship at Brigham Young University’s riott School of Management Mar- Richard Nelson of the Utah Infer- matron Technologies Association a nonprofit organization that helps Utah’s high-tec-h industry called die s number of in Utah “explosive” This is especially true of the number of companies that want to do business with other companies on the Internet he said Thredgold does not see any longterm problems from the decline in the number of new companies When companies start mass layoffs as they did in the early 1990s entrepreneurs start-up- will surface he said “It's kind of one of those things that takes care of itself” he said Update Valloy schools mews not safe from ' : co-work- ers By Pam Slater By Arrin Brunson staff writer Sacramento Bee I The homemade cheesecake with its “Happy Birthday” message was placed in the office refrigerator to await the festivities planned for later in the day But when die party for the cherished was to begin the wont was discovered: The cake V was no longer there “It had simply vanished It has never been seen since” said an employee of a Sacramento Calif company who recounted die exasperating incident Such tales of pilfering from die communal company refrigerator are common It is a sad but true fact that in many American workplaces ooe’s bologna sandwich is not safe from one’s colleagues " Take the case of Donna’s tub of chocolate chip cookie dough She put the tub erf cookie dough she bought in the aspart erf a school fimd-nisoffice refrigerator with the Intention -- of taking It home that night But when quitting time came the tub had vanished Infuriated Donna fired off a lengthy note of indignation that said in effect: “I hope you are enjoying my cookies My children woe looking forward to baking these cookies over the weekend Now you’ve disappointed them” She couldn’t have hem more angry if it had been her grandmother’s brooch that had been stolen one of her friends recalled Donna’s name has been changed for this story For that matter all who were interviewed for this story requested anonymity for fear that their offices would be forever branded as hotbeds of stolen yogurt They all spoke with deep disgust however Ttrae crimes of the stomach are not soon forgotten or easily forgiven People steal from company refrigerators according to the victims because: They are lazy and rude Everyone else seems to be doing IyRUM - Cache Valley’s own local news station broadcasts live five days a week oyer the airwaves at South Cache Center in Hynun Members of the student council work with media specialist Voni Rivas to inform the 8th and 9th graders of upcoming events recent awards game saxes and even die weather Each morning at 9 am two members of the student council take turns gathering organizing and reading the news tips that come in from teachers students clubs and sports teams Weatherman Lance Dickey 14 said he uses the newspaper radio reports and of course the thermometer to make predictions about the weather Just in case his peers use this information to plan their wardrobes and activities Dickey wants the predictions to be as accurate as possible Camera and sound man Tom Jensen 15 volunteered for this job after watching the news- cast for a the first trimester No one had been delegated to run the equipment and sometimes no one was available to run the camera he said Jensen had a bit of experience from a wedding when the camera-sh- y boy picked up the video recorder and started filming Jensen is enjoying the experience and is eager to learn more about the hobby he thinks could turn into a career Student council members Shaeli Harris 14 arid Robert Crosbie 15 said reading the news was one of the pluses they considered when deciding to run for student council or not Aftergetting some tips from Rivas and a little experience in front of the camera both students are enjoying the opportunity to represent their er ' er Vi 'it' They rarely get caught They think no ooe would ever suspect them “Thiis just rationalizes pnd justifies their behavior: It doesn't mean it’s k 4 j - i n j v aB Pht v 'ft ji v' s T vs- t ' i ' -i - -- ' i v M t v ? 4 w S’ v&-- v 'ri r "v s?'1' ' i r t : Mt- - —mmdh Brent StavenaHflf aid Journal South Cache Media Specialist Voni Rivas helps students navigate th internet Rivas also directs young minds by producing a student newspaper a daily television broadcast an i an annual poetry volume Sec FRIDGE on Page 10 - school “It was really embarrassing at first and then I just got used to it" Crosbie said Harris said there have been some embarrassing moments during the broadcast such as people walking around on the set with their zippers down saying the wrong team name when read- ing the announcements reading outdated copy and mixing up the high and low temperatures These experiences are just a few that' have made being a school newscaster so much fun she said Harris said she has learned some important lessons too “A lot more people know who you are and so I think you need to set a good example" she said “One important way to do that is to be nice to everybody” Woatkor Preston library issue to go up before voters Lingering clouds aN bark and no bite? 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Index Iran holds out on oil output hike ft J'c: a rod : y'v ' PRESTON —The Preston City Coun- - ' dl adopted a resolution Monday to hold a special election to determine if the city ' wiu become part of the franklin County Library District The council designated May 23 the same date as the county's primary elec- tions to vote on the annexation The polling daces for the library vote are the same as those for the primary elections ' “We wanted to join the primary election with the county over the library bec&use we didn't see die need to have separate polling locations” said Preston Mayor Jay Heusser “We felt it was appropriate not to add confusion” Jerry Larsen Preston city clerk said residents can vote at Oakwood Elemcn-tary School the American Legion build-in-g ' the Robinson building and the north f rtfcmliii wwwhjn6wscom See LIBRARY on Page 10 r4 VIENNA Austria (AP) — Iran is die only OPEC member holding out against an agreement to increase petroleum output by up to 7 s met to try to forge a consensus that could lead to price relief at the gas pumps OPEC ministers resumed formal discussions later after failing to reach agreement Monday on how much crude oil to add to global supplies "Tjie biggest difference is between the position of Iran and tire rest Their position is consistent — that they don’t want any change” Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi told reporters Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have backed a production increase of 15 million to 17 million barrels a day The upper limit of their proposed increase would amount to about 7 percent more than what OPEC members agreed to pump after sharply curtailing output last March Inn has proposed boosting daily production by no more than 12 million barrels uf crude — an OPEC ponders production Ofl prices soared after OPEC decided last March to limit production Trie meeting of oil ministers in Vienna adjourned Monday with no agreement on Increasing output The ministers met again today OPEC’s basket of erode BAalhkj mommy iwrigi mIjm pnen INperbami 25 20— — 18- - 10 5 0 FMAMJJ ASONDJFMAMJJASONOJFM 2000 1996 '1999 AP 8ouiot§:lnlutmlioimlEntigyAgtHeirOPeCNmiSaniii amount that probably would do little to reduce world oil prices Rices on world dl markets fell today on a report by Dow Jones Newswires that quoted an unidentified OPEC delegate as saying the group has agreed to increase output by 17 million barrels a day Contracts for West Texas Intermediate crude were down 47 cents X a barrel at $2732 in late morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange In London North Sea Brent was 26 cents lower at $2542 on the International Petroleum Exchange In Washington President Gin-to- n said he is adopting a wait-and- See OIL on Page 10 |