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Show A4 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 CEU Commencement to be held May 3 The 2008 College of Eastern Utah Commencement will be held May 3 in the Bunnell-Dmitrich Athletic Center at 10:30 a.m. The graduating class numbers 382. Two hundred forty-four students will be receiving Associates Degrees; Fifty-four with an Associate of Applied Science; Twentysix with an Associates of Art and Six with an Associates of Pre-Engineering. Another fifty-two will be receiving certificates of completion in areas from Automotive Technology to Welding. The Graduates come from as far away as Japan, Italy, Brazil, Germany, and Zimbabwe and from the states of Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Ken- tucky and Pennsylvania. The program will include the following: Tri-Valedictorian Speakers Nicholas Barry Deeter is the son of Barry and Linda Deeter. A native of Helper, Utah, Nicholas was the Valedictorian for the Carbon High School Class of 2006. While at Carbon, Nicholas was also named the General Sterling Scholar, and was a captain for the football and wrestling teams; he also received Academic Allstate honors for both sports. While at CEU, Nicholas has been the ASCEU Academic Senate Vice President for two years, and has maintained a 4.0 GPA. Nicholas plans to transfer to the University of Utah where he will major in Exercise and Sports Science and minor in Exercise Physiology and Pre-medicine. Someday Nicholas hopes to be a Sports Physician and open his own practice. Wendy Vogel was born and raised in Ogden, Utah and is the daughter of Jim and Joan Vogel. In 2006 she graduated from Ogden High School with a 4.0 grade point average. Wendy attended CEU on an academic scholarship and has maintained a 4.0 grade point average. After graduation Wendy will join many family members as CEU Alumni, including her parents, older sister, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. While at CEU Wendy has been a mentor for the Youth and Families with Promise program and participated in many SUN Volunteer Center activities. Wendy has enjoyed working with the CEU Preschool and has been accepted into the Teacher Education Program at Weber State University, where she plans to receive dual licensure for Early Childhood and Elementary Education. Vanessa Lynn Hunt is a native of Price, and a 2006 high honor graduate of Carbon High School. She is the daughter of Jeff Hunt of Price and Lynn Hunt of Price. Vanessa attended CEU on a two-year Presidential Scholarship and was an Elementary Education major, but recently she changed her major to English. She has been involved with the Sun Center as a leader over the Creekview Elementary Project. She was also an editor for the CEU student published magazine The Nighthawk Review. While at CEU, Vanessa has maintained a 4.0 grade point average. She plans to attend CEU for one more year in order to take more English classes. Then she plans to transfer to a university, possibly SUU. Honorary Doctorate: Ann Morrell Thomas has been an unfailing supporter of the College of Eastern Utah during the past seven years as her husband has served as president. Ann has been a volunteer in the Writing Lab, has taught College Success classes and has team-taught classes with her husband in Sociology, Philosophy and Criminal Justice. In addition, Ann has served as a member of the Women’s Conference planning committee, has organized book sales for the Library, has baked countless sheets of brownies and loaves of bread for students who were involved in the Sun Center, theater productions, sports teams, student government, the student Continued on Page A5. Local businesses benefitting from new program Continued from Page A1. dent of Talon Resources in Huntington, has worked hard to build an engineering, consulting and surveying company in the heart of Utah’s coal and mining country. However before they could grow their business they had to solidify the business niche they had. “To solidify our business, we have to wear many hats; we have to have more than one profit center. With our goal of growing our business, we have had to wait, and sometimes miss opportunities, due to traditional financing and our ability to acquire new loans,” said Childs. “With this Rural Fast Track Program, we have opportunity to expedite our ability to grow our business and take advantage of opportunities that are available to us now! Our state has been great at providing incentives for large corporations to relocate to Utah. It was good to see that the great State of Utah is concerned and recognizes the importance of Utah’s small businesses.” Talon anticipates hiring 11 additional full time employees. These positions will be filled from the Emery and Carbon county area, from the displaced worker ranks or from the young individuals that are just starting into the job market. Childs is interested in building his community. “We feel that we will be able to keep a small segment of our young workers home. They can start their careers and not have to move away from the county they call home,” said Childs. “We will be able to provide jobs that will provide employees with growth potential and a higher than average county wage.” Charles Bardsley, Owner of Mine Systems Company in Helper, expects to add two critically important new positions to their firm. Bardsley found that the Rural Fast Track grant would help him leverage dollars he was borrowing. “Finding out that we had this resource available came at the most opportune time. I had been worried about where the money was going to come from to expand our company operations in the industrial battery repair business,” said Bardsley. “This grant allows us to go to our lender and leverage the other $100,000.00 needed to complete our expansion project.” In the coal mining industry industrial batteries are used in various ways. Batteries in need of repair are currently shipped back to the east coast. Now that the Mine Systems battery shop has opened, they are able to service batteries locally. Not only will the mines be saving money and time, but Mine Systems will be more profitable. This is a true win-win for company, community and the state, according to program representatives. Rural Fast Track funds are limited, but because of the structure of the program, incentives will be available each year to a number of firms. There are substantial business tools available to businesses in the rural areas of our state. “This is a great time to be in business in Utah, by partnering with financial institutions, venture capital sources, the Small Business Administration, the Small Business Development Centers, Manufacturers Extension Partnership, EDCUtah, trade associations and our college and university system, business leaders now have more assistance than ever before,” said Jason Perry, Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. “Combined with hard work and these resources, the Utah business community can keep our State a shining example of a dynamic economy and one of the ‘Best States for Business’ for many years to come.” McCandless encouraged business owners interested in the program to stop by the Emery County Economic Development Office for more information and help on submitting the application. “We’ll actually help them through the applica- tion process and submit the application for them,” McCandless said. Summary of Rural Fast Track Criteria Must be a licensed business Company must have been in business within the state for at least 2 years Company must have at least 2 employees Company must be located and conduct business operations where: County population is under 30,000 County average household income is less than $60,000 Two Ways to Obtain a Grant: 1) A company may apply for grants, loans, or other financial assistance to help develop and expand its business in rural Utah. The maximum any company may receive is $50,000 under the program, if approved by the administrator. The project should have a business plan and show a direct link between the proposed business plan and furthering economic development within the community and State. 2) A company may also apply for a cash grant for creating and retaining high paying jobs in rural areas of the state. a. $1,000 for each new incremental job paying 110% of the county’s average annual wage. b. $1,250 for each new job paying 115% of the county’s average wage. c. $1,500 for each new job paying 125% of the county’s average wage Process The Rural Fast Track Process has been simplified as opposed to the traditional large business Industrial Assistance Fund application. Company submits completed application Staff reviews and determines if all material requires and criteria have been met RFTP Committee meets and denies or approves projects Approval letters and drafts of the contracts are sent out For more information on the program call the Emery County Economic Development Office, 381-5576. Silver Deli 36 West Main Street • Price UT • (435)637-9446 Menu Sandwiches Salads Bar Snacks Pizza Desserts Ask About Our Famous Private Club For Members Silver Sandwiches Catering Self Pick-Up All Items Are Available To Go Monday - Saturday from 11 AM to 1 AM give pretty. 44 West Main • Price, Utah (435) 637-2731 The Community is cordially invited to attend a reception honoring Ryan and Ann Thomas and their service to the College. teleflora’s victorian teapot bouquet The reception will be held on Tuesday, April 29, in the Gallery East in the Student Activities Center from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Light Refreshments Will Be Served america’s favorite mom bouquet by teleflora Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 11 teleflora’s victorian teacup bouquet |