Archive for November, 2007

Utah State Capitol slated for January rededication, open house

1 Comment Published by les November 30th, 2007 in Uncategorized.

A familiar landmark featured atop this blog in this photo by John-Paul Jespersen, photographer and artist, will take center stage in January and Utah citizens have an opportunity to be part of the long-awaited re-opening of the Utah State Capitol Building.
The historic building has been closed to the public for three and a half years, [...]



Report: Online sales soared well before Cyber Monday

0 Comments Published by les November 28th, 2007 in Uncategorized.

Local media joined the predictable avalanche of national press coverage on the Cyber Monday holiday online shopping phenomenon. However, data from a website tracking online retail spending suggest that online sales grew tremendously in the three weeks leading up to Thanksgiving.
Even before Black Friday, comScore reported that more than $9.3 billion already had been spent [...]



The importance of the millennial consumer in Salt Lake City

0 Comments Published by les November 24th, 2007 in Uncategorized.

Entrepreneurs looking to cultivate innovative commercial enterprises that reach out to young consumers would do well to consider seriously the merits of Salt Lake City as a proving ground.
As in 2005, Fast Company magazine once again this year named the Utah capital as one of the world’s 30 fast cities, citing its young urban citizenry [...]





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    Editor’s Note: Mark Alvarez has a first-hand account on the initial planning of the forthcoming Utah march for immigration reform. The event, scheduled for March 21, is taking shape.
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    Editor’s Note: Mark Alvarez, an attorney and writer who is a regular contributor to The Selective Echo, is guest reviewer for Plan-B Theatre’s world production of “Wallace.” He attended the opening night performance.
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    The SLC Film Center continues its impressive series of first-rate documentaries in a fresh wave of free, public screenings wisely timed for their topical urgency.
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    Editor’s Note: Salt Lake City attorney and writer Mark Alvarez, familiar to Selective Echo readers for his occasional columns, offers a terse yet highly instructive commentary on government. In particular, readers should pay close attention to the last several paragraphs. Absolutely. This game must be changed. As Andrew Sullivan occasionally notes, in the halls of [...]

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