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In the wake of corporate emissions scandal, local VW dealer still fighting to rebuild trust

Monday, February 1st, 2016 Posted in Business | Comments Off on In the wake of corporate emissions scandal, local VW dealer still fighting to rebuild trust

By Brian Petty  Murdock Volkswagen of Logan had only been open a few weeks when the scandal hit. Now, as Volkswagen and the Environmental Protection Agency work toward an agreement on how the car manufacturer's emissions-cheating diesel vehicles will be fixed, employees ...

Hungry for business: Logan sports shop opens a door for Even Stevens

Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 Posted in Business, Logan News | Comments Off on Hungry for business: Logan sports shop opens a door for Even Stevens

By Ben Nielsen The Sportsman and Even Stevens sandwich shop in downtown Logan will be connected by an internal doorway when the restaurant opens in late winter. Mark Fjeldstead, a co-owner of the Sportsman, said customers of both locations will be able to ...

Hot chocolate business owners enjoying the sweet taste of success

Saturday, December 12th, 2015 Posted in Business | Comments Off on Hot chocolate business owners enjoying the sweet taste of success

By Conrad Rowe and Anna Tuckett radmanrowe.wix.com / annasnewswriting.blogspot.com The owners of a local gourmet hot cocoa shop — built into a remodeled Airstream trailer — have been pleasantly surprised by the support they’ve received since the shop’s grand opening on Halloween. “There has been a good reaction ...

Reindeer Fun Run may be endangered

Wednesday, November 25th, 2015 Posted in Business, Cache County news | Comments Off on Reindeer Fun Run may be endangered

By Haley Larsen haleylarsen5.wordpress.com On Dec. 12 the Providence City Youth Council will be hosting its annual holiday event, Santa in City Hall — but this year, the event will go without its usual preceding activity, the Reindeer Fun Run 5K race. In the ...

Logan business completes solar installation on new building

Monday, November 23rd, 2015 Posted in Business, Environment, Logan News | Comments Off on Logan business completes solar installation on new building

By Ben Nielsen benielsen.weebly.com The installation of 927 solar panels on a new building for Malouf Fine Linens in Logan was completed this month — a move that company officials believe will improve energy costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although the unoccupied building is ...

Pug breeders hope third time’s the charm: Planning commission to hear request for kennel permit

Saturday, November 14th, 2015 Posted in Business | Comments Off on Pug breeders hope third time’s the charm: Planning commission to hear request for kennel permit

By Brenna Kelly bkellyjcom1130.blogspot.com For the third time since August 2014, the Cache County Planning Commission will hear a request from John and Caryn Mullin for a conditional use permit for a dog kennel business. If approved by the council at its Dec. ...

Community clinic comes under new management, extends hours and services 

Saturday, November 14th, 2015 Posted in Business | Comments Off on Community clinic comes under new management, extends hours and services 

By Mikala Lindhardt www.mikalalindhardt.blogspot.com Cache Valley Community Health Clinic will be closing its doors next month to transition to new management under Midtown Community Health Center — a change that clinic leaders believe will allow for more treatment options and greater public access. “Intermountain felt ...

Record sales for local art gallery, Winborg Masterpieces

Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 Posted in Business | Comments Off on Record sales for local art gallery, Winborg Masterpieces

A local art gallery in downtown Logan, Winborg Masterpieces, has sold more paintings in the past two weeks than it usually does in a year. The rise in sales within this two week period occurred because all paintings at Winborg Masterpieces ...

Eccles Ice Center raising awareness for ice skating scholarship

Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 Posted in Business, Sports | Comments Off on Eccles Ice Center raising awareness for ice skating scholarship

A scholarship aimed at helping less fortunate children learn to skate at the George S. Eccles Ice Center in North Logan has garnered just one applicant so far this year — and the center's leadership team is hoping to change that. The Sheri ...

Utah State University to private housing complex: No more ‘Aggie’

Monday, October 12th, 2015 Posted in Business, Logan News, USU Life | Comments Off on Utah State University to private housing complex: No more ‘Aggie’

By Ashley Springer ashleyspringer.blogspot.com In September, students living in the apartment complex known as Aggie Flats received an email saying the apartment had officially changed its name to Alpine Flats. The change came at the request of Utah State University, which is ...

Community ‘dashes’ for chocolate at nursing facility open house

Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 Posted in Business, Logan News | Comments Off on Community ‘dashes’ for chocolate at nursing facility open house

By Nicole Cowdell nicolecowdell.wordpress.com The grand re-opening of the Logan Transitional Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility on Wednesday was not a traditional open house. “I recognized that open houses can be dry, sterile and boring,” said Paul Arnell, the facility’s executive director. “We ...

Local firm designing new building for Smithfield business park

Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 Posted in Business | Comments Off on Local firm designing new building for Smithfield business park

By Madi Smith Cache Valley Design Milieu Design, a Logan architectural and interior design company, is heading the design of a new building for Smithfield. The new building will be part of a larger business park that will be going up between 700 ...

Business Council supports raising tuition for business students

Saturday, February 28th, 2015 Posted in Business | Comments Off on Business Council supports raising tuition for business students

Not everyone is in favor, but a group of students representing the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University sent a letter on Friday to the USU board of trustees supporting a tuition increase for the business college. In the ...

USU marketing team headed to national competition

Tuesday, February 24th, 2015 Posted in Business, Education | Comments Off on USU marketing team headed to national competition

A team of students from Utah State University’s Jon M. Huntsman School of Business was selected on Wednesday to compete in the 2015 Wake Forest University School of Business Marketing Summit. The summit, which will take place from April 6 to ...

Organic farm at Utah State celebrates season’s end with Pumpkin Days

Sunday, September 28th, 2014 Posted in Business, Education | Comments Off on Organic farm at Utah State celebrates season’s end with Pumpkin Days

Story and photos by Katherine Larsen LOGAN -- What began with mud finished with mud as the Utah State University Organic Farm celebrated the end of the growing season with Pumpkin Days. While some participants took shelter from the rain under tarps to listen ...

Customers crowd Herberger’s to check out Logan’s newest department store

Saturday, September 13th, 2014 Posted in Business | Comments Off on Customers crowd Herberger’s to check out Logan’s newest department store

Story and photo by Sierra Copeland LOGAN - It’s Herberger's grand opening at the Cache Valley Mall, and the burst of activity is attracting shoppers to see what this new department store has to offer. On Sept. 10, Herberger's opened its ...

Hyrum’s Family Support Center, only 1 year old, already expanding to meet needs

Saturday, September 13th, 2014 Posted in Arts and Life, Business | Comments Off on Hyrum’s Family Support Center, only 1 year old, already expanding to meet needs

Story and photos by Michael Royer HYRUM — The Child & Family Support Center in Hyrum currently shares its  space with Dr. CJ Graham. That is all about to change. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="446"] Esterlee Molyneux, left, Child & Family Support Center ...

Angie’s 30th birthday: Plenty of work, commitment to helping

Saturday, October 26th, 2013 Posted in Business | Comments Off on Angie’s 30th birthday: Plenty of work, commitment to helping

'I had no money. We had an old, beat-up car. We tried like crazy and finally one of the banks gave us a $10,000 loan. We opened the restaurant with a $10,000 loan.' -- Saboor Sahely, owner of Angie's By ...

Zollingers cider a fall staple in Cache Valley

Friday, October 4th, 2013 Posted in Business | Comments Off on Zollingers cider a fall staple in Cache Valley

 Story and photo by Manda Perkins RIVER HEIGHTS − Fall is the season of falling leaves and everything pumpkin-flavored. But for residents of Cache Valley, it’s also time for Zollingers apple cider. “It tastes more authentic, like, what in my mind, apple ...

Providence artist finds her passion in recycled glass

Sunday, September 29th, 2013 Posted in Business | Comments Off on Providence artist finds her passion in recycled glass

Story and photos by Manda Perkins PROVIDENCE−For some, collecting antique glassware means storing pieces in a china cabinet, only to wait for the occasional dusting. But for artist Nikki Root, it means chipping and breaking away at the old glass to ...