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Please join us
for our weekly luncheon
on Wednesday, February
28th from noon to 1:00pm
at DSC Gardner Center.
Our speaker is Vernon
Parent who will talk
about Construction
Career Days: Recruiting
our Youth to Build the
Future. Member cost
$12.00. Non-member rate
$16.00.
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99.9 KONY
Country is our luncheon
sponsor this week.
99.9 KONY Country is
celebrating 20 years of
Country Music. They love
being a part of this
community and doing
their part to give back.
March 1st and 2nd they
will be doing their
Annual St. Jude
Radio-thon. Tune in and
listen to some of the
most inspiring stories
about children battling
cancer. You will feel
stronger and grateful
for what you have. As
always they thank our
great community for the
generous support of many
charity events that they
sponsor throughout the
year. Knowing the amount
of contributions that
pour in for Coins for
Kids and St. Jude is
truly moving. They are
able to help more and
more people every year
because of you. Thank
you! 20 years of great
Country Music and still
going strong on 99.9
KONY Country!
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CHAMBER
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High Earnings
For Women – Four-year
degrees are especially
important for women.
“Women with a B.A. or
higher degree earned 9%
more in
inflation-adjusted
dollars in 2002 than in
1972. Women with lower
levels of education
experienced earnings
declines of 10% to 17%.”
-- Sandra Baum,
Economist with the
College Board, New York.
Submitted by DSC.
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The Southern
Utah Networkers is a
business-to-business
referral/networking
group sponsored by the
St. George Chamber.
Their next meeting will
be March 2nd at 7:30 am
at the Courtyard by
Marriott and Randy
Patterson with LDS
Employment will speak.
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BUSINESS
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Tips for
Choosing a Tax Preparer
If you pay someone to
prepare your tax return,
choose that preparer
wisely. Taxpayers are
legally responsible for
what’s on their own tax
returns even if prepared
by someone else. So, it
is important to choose
carefully when hiring an
individual or firm to
prepare personal
returns. Most return
preparers are
professional, honest and
provide excellent
service to their
clients. Here are a few
points to keep in mind
when someone else
prepares your return:...more
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Prudential St.
George Realty Adds Three
New Agents.
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Tuesday,
February 6th the Chamber
and Sunshiners welcomed
Sweet Gifts DBA Candy
Bouquet to the
community.
They are located at 370
W. St. George Blvd. and
have a wonderful variety
of gifts to fill a
perfect gift basket for
you. Stop by and see
them.
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When planning a
get-away or business
meeting remember The
Falcon Ridge Hotel
in Mesquite. For more
information
Click Here
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Best in American
Living Award Presented
to Ence Homes For
Outstanding Home Design.
In recognition of the
nation’s best new
housing designs, the
Best in American Living
Award (BALA) awards were
presented on Tuesday,
February 6, 2007 at an
award ceremony
In recognition of the
nation’s best new
housing designs, the
Best in American Living
Award (BALA) awards were
presented on Tuesday,
February 6, 2007 at an
award ceremony in
conjunction with the
National Association of
Home Builders’ annual
convention and
exposition in Orlando. A
Best Detail in a
Semi-custom/Custom Home
award in the BALA
competition was
presented to Ence Homes
for the Lakota Ridge
project....more
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Southern Utah
Local Area Business News
from NAI.
The Olive Garden Opening
Its Doors - John
Griffith, at NAI Utah
South, assisted in the
site location and
represented the Seller
in a transaction that
brought the Olive Garden
to St. George. After
months of construction,
the time for Olive
Garden to open its doors
is just around the
corner. The first meals
will be served on March
5, 2007.
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Local Person Buys into
Family Dollar Store -
Mathew Chappell just
facilitated another
Tenant In Common (or
TIC) sale to a satisfied
client looking for a
monthly revenue check
without the property
management hassle. The
local buyer bought into
the Family Dollar chain.
The return on
investments varies from
7-13% per year.
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Attorney’s Office Grows
- The Walter Group, at
NAI Utah South, assisted
Brad Harr, an Attorney
in the Boulevard Office
Park, with expanding his
offices to 2,200 sq.ft.
Brad Harr has been an
Attorney in St. George
since 1999. For legal
help, don’t go far…Call
Brad Harr.
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Ence Commercial
Construction conducted
the groundbreaking for
Dixie Metal Recycling at
the proposed building
located at 1630 East
4330 South in the Ft.
Pierce Industrial Park
area on Thursday, Feb.
22nd.
Dixie Metal Recycling
owners and staff, the
St. George Area Chamber
of Commerce was present
to show their support,
as were Ence Homes
owners, Troy and Kim
Ence and their staff.
Owners Peter Thomas and
Don Luan are excited to
build a metal recycling
business in Southern
Utah and look forward to
their new home. The
finished building size
is 7,500 square feet and
will sit on 2.65 acres
with ample parking to be
provided. ...more
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Appliance Wholesale
Plus, On the Move - Wes
Davis, at NAI Utah
South, assisted a local
investor with the
purchase of prime retail
on 100 South in St.
George. The previous
occupant, Appliance
Wholesale Plus, will
relocate to the 3-D
Commercial Center, at
147 E 2580 S., off of
the Bloomington
Interchange.
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President’s Day,
Monday, February 19th,
the City of St. George
held a ribbon cutting
for the new library.
Sunshiners were there to
help Mayor Dan McArthur
with the ceremony. The
library is located on
the corner of 100 West
and 100 South. Prior to
the ribbon cutting a
dedication ceremony,
featuring Elder Jeffrey
R. Holland, took place
at the St. George
Tabernacle. Hours for
the library are Mon –
Thurs 10am to 8pm, Fri
and Sat 10am to 6pm.
Visit their website
Click Here
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Mariposa Fine
Art Gallery held a
ribbon cutting on
Tuesday, Feb. 20th.
They are located at 929
W. Sunset Blvd. #8, St.
George and offer a
variety of mediums and
styles of art.
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The Sunshiners
helped welcome The Bear
Mill and Colleen Manley
to St. George
with a ribbon cutting on
Friday, Feb. 23rd. The
Bear Mill™ is a magical
and special place that
will provide a lasting
and memorable experience
for all. Stop by their
location – 250 North Red
Cliffs Drive #10. They
are a stuff your own
teddy bear store with a
private party room
decorated like an
enchanted forest. Their
store is an interactive
place where people can
come in and have fun
creating their own
personalized friend,
then dress it and create
a birth certificate
which prints a photo of
you and your new friend.
They are open 7 days a
week, Mon-Sat 10am – 9pm
and Sunday 11am – 6pm.
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SPECIAL
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The AAA office
at 844 W. Telegraph #4
(next to Best buy) will
have the NASCAR #6 Ford
Fusion car at their
office on March 1st
10:00 to 2:00.
Come by and have your
picture taken with the
official #6 car,
experience pulse
pounding racing action
and learn more about AAA
Membership Benefits....more
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Please support
the 2nd Annual Boys in
Blue Bunny Night to
benefit The Children’s
Justice Center.
Tuesday, March 6th from
6pm to 10pm. For more
information
Click Here
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First of an
Annual Series of
Concerts with Merrill
Osmond,
president of Branson’s
Entertainers Association
– Saturday, March 3,
2007 at the Cox
Performing Arts
Auditorium at 7:00 pm to
benefit the Children’s
Justice Center. Tickets
are $15, $30, and $50 at
the Box Office or from a
CJC representative.
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Third-Annual
Dixie State College
Foundation Fire and Ice
Gala March 2 at 6:00 pm,
at the SunRiver
Clubhouse Ballroom,
Tickets: $150.00 per
person, $250.00 per
couple, or $1,500 to
sponsor a table of
eight. Black Tie.
Dinner, entertainment
and silent and live
auction to raise
scholarship funds. For
reservations, contact
Marilyn Lamoreaux at
435-652-7502.
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DSC Celebrity
Concert Series Presents
The 4 Freshmen and the
Gene Krupa Orchestra
March 5-6 at 7:30 pm at
the DSC Cox Auditorium.
Tickets: $12.00 - $18.00
Box Office Number -435)
652-7994.
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SEMINARS,
EDUCATION, & WORKSHOPS
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Southern Utah
Home Builders
Association is pleased
to present a
"Contractors Class". Use
this series to improve
your business skills and
practices.
This will be taught as a
4-week course every
Tuesday and Thursday
from 3pm - 5pm from
March 6 to March 29,
2007 at Dixie State
College, Udvar-Hazy
Building, Room 230. At
least 6 Professional
credits and 3 Core
credits will be
available for
contractors. ...more
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The Massage
Therapy Academy is
offering free massage
clinics every month.
You can learn new
massage skills to offer
comfort and relief to
your loved ones.
Thursday night, March 1,
learn techniques to
relieve tired and sore
hands. This free clinic
starts at 7:30 pm and
runs for an hour. The
Massage Therapy Academy
is located at 368 East
St. George Boulevard.
Space is limited –
please call to register:
673-4101.
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Dian Thomas,
Utah’s First Lady of
Creativity comes to St.
George for two seminars
on Friday, March 9th.
Morning workshop “How to
Get a Million Dollars’
Worth of Free Publicity,
afternoon workshop “How
to Write and Market a
Best-seller”.
...more
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Create unique
salads using greens and
edible flowers with
Green Valley Spa Chefs,
Saturday, March 24th
from 1:30pm to 3:30pm.
The class with Sous
Chefs Bobbie Mack and
Jules Johnson will
feature an education in
flower preparation for
cooking. ...more
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IKON Office
Solutions will host a
technology show on March
13, 2007
at the Dixie College
Gardner Center from 10
am to 3 pm. Join us for
all the latest knowledge
in workflow solutions,
digital recordkeeping,
and color graphics to
enhance your business
profitability and
professional image. RSVP
to Amy Lincoln at
435-634-1278 or
alincoln@ikon.com
A light lunch and
refreshments will be
served. Don't miss this
opportunity to see
cutting edge technology
and speak with a very
professional group!
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Dixie State
College’s business
department continues its
bi-monthly noontime
Business and Ethics
Forum this Thursday,
March 1,
with a presentation from
Dana Telford, who is a
renowned author and
expert in business
ethics....more
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The Future of
Technology for Teaching
and Learning is the
Subject of the Next
Dixie Forum.
Dr. Carl Berger, Dean
Emeritus of Education at
the University of
Michigan School of
Education, will present
“Predicting the Future:
Technology for Teaching
and Learning in the
Coming Years” at the
next Dixie Forum this
Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 12
noon, in the Dunford
Auditorium on the DSC
campus. All community
members, DSC students,
and faculty and staff
are invited to attend....more
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Join Diana
Guetschow, MBA Corporate
Advisor with the
University of Phoenix on
March 13th
from 7:30am to 9:30am
for Coaching “A
Manager’s Handbook” For
more information
Click Here
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The Development
Plan & Working with
Volunteers in
Development AND Capital
and Endowment Campaigns
Two Day Workshop in St.
George, Utah, March 5th
& 6th.
...more
Click Here
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Financial Peace
University is Coming to
St. George!
Dave Ramsey's Financial
Peace University's 13
week course is being
offered to the public. A
no cost/no obligation
preview will happen at
12:30 pm on Sunday,
March 4th at the
nondenominational
purpose driven Desert
Springs Church....more
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Board Renewal
Workshop To Be Held In
St. George Wednesday,
March 7th.
A strong independent
board is a major key to
nonprofit
sustainability.
Communities depend upon
nonprofit leaders to
create boards that are
equal to their important
missions. This seminar
begins with a review of
the basic
responsibilities of
nonprofit boards....more
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Do you still
need one or more
Continuing Education
Credit hours to renew
your General Contractors
License?
If you do we can help.
The Southern Utah
Associated General
Contractors will be
offering, a DOPL
Training Seminar on
Thursday, March 15th at
the Holliday Inn in St.
George. Come and
complete one or all of
your DOPL training
requirements in one
single day. We will be
offering 3 hours of Core
Credit Classes and 3
hours of Professional
Credit classes. For more
information please
contact Owen Olsen,
District Manager AGC at
435-628-1346 and
oolsen@infowest.com
. Space is limited so
register ASAP.
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MCC to present
at AACC conference.
Dr. Thomas C. Henry,
left, chancellor of
Mohave Community
College, with the
assistance of Ruth Ann
Wilson from MCC’s Office
of Institutional
Effectiveness, developed
the college’s Program
Review Model, which was
honored nationally with
the Bellwether Award in
January and will be
presented in a seminar
at the national
conference of the
American Association of
Community Colleges on
April 14 in Tampa, Fla....more
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SUMMIT ATHLETIC
CLUB – “Strive for Five”
guided hiking program is
a great way to
participate in a
memory-making hike every
other month. The 2007
hikes include: Grand
Canyon South Rim, Snow
Canyon Overlook, Angel’s
Landing, The Subway, The
West Rim Trail and The
Top of Pine Mountain.
Come exercise with a
purpose for all levels!
It all starts at the
Summit! For more
information contact:
(435) 628-5000.
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St. George
Musical Theater Brings
Back the Fabulous
Fifties With “The
Taffetas.”
St. George Musical
Theater rolls back the
clock this February for
“The Taffetas,” a
musical revue from the
fabulous fifties. Back
when television was
black and white and
giant screens were found
only at the drive-in,
The Taffetas--the female
counterparts to the boys
of Forever
Plaid--traveled all the
way from Muncie,
Indiana, to New York
City for their
television debut on the
Dumont Television
Network. Kaye, Peggy,
Cheryl and Donna are
four singing sisters who
hope this big break will
lead them to the Ed
Sullivan Show. A tribute
to the girl groups of
the 1950’s, audiences
will enjoy the sounds of
the Maguire Sisters, The
Fontaine Sisters and The
Chordettes with hits
such as “Sh-Boom,”
“Mister Sandman,” Johnny
Angel,” “Where the Boys
Are,” “You Belong to
Me,” and much more...more
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The St. George
Art Museum Soup N’ Bowl
will be held March 9,
2007.
Get your tickets in
advance at the St.
George Art Museum (call
634-5942 and charge
them),Juniper Sky
Gallery, Datura Gallery
or Blue Bunny Parlor.
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Saturday, March
17, 2007, 6pm. The
public is invited to a
special St. Patrick's
Day Supper complete with
all the trimmings
including homemade
desserts.
This donation only
supper is sponsored by
the Chuck Wagon Ministry
of the nondenominational
purpose driven Desert
Springs Church at 291
East 1400 South in St.
George. For reservations
or more info contact
Gary at 627-9306 or
www.springschurch.us
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Ten Dixie State
College Student-Teachers
Receive Science Grant
Awards.
Ten Dixie State College
pre-service teachers
have been awarded grants
from the Rocky Mountain
NASA Consortium for
their work on various
science projects. Each
of the 10 students, all
elementary education
majors, received $250 to
do a science project and
aid in their
student-teaching efforts
at many Washington
County elementary
schools....more
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Dixie State
College Athletics Opens
Hansen Stadium Track for
Public Use.
Dixie State College of
Utah’s Director of
Athletics Dexter Irvin
announced Tuesday that
the track inside Hansen
Stadium will be reopened
for public use. The
announcement was made at
the weekly Colonels Club
booster luncheon, in
cooperation with the
city of St. George and
the mayor’s office, and
under the direction of
DSC President Lee
Caldwell. ...more
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Sears Dixie
Invitational Art Show
and Sale Purchase Prize
winner "Sunset" by Mike
Malm of Wellsville, Utah
The winners of the
20th-annual Robert N.
and Peggy Sears Dixie
Invitational Art Show
were announced Friday
night at the show's
annual gala banquet at
the Dolores Dore' Eccles
Fine Arts Center on the
Dixie State College
campus. ...more
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Mark your
calendars for the 3rd
Annual Zion Canyon Art
and Flute Festival.
June 8th, 9th and 10th,
2007. Festival
Activities are held in
the Canyon Community
Center and Town Center
Park, Lion Blvd.,
Springdale Utah. Evening
Concerts are held next
door at the OC Tanner
Amphitheater.
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Dixie State
College Graphic
Communication Program
Named Best in State.
Dixie State College’s
Graphic Communication
program was named
“Program of the Year” by
the Utah chapter of the
Association for Career
and Technical Education
(ACTE) this past weekend
at the Utah Trade and
Technology Educators
conference held at Dixie
High School....more
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Dixie State
College to Officially
Break Ground for New
Russell C. Taylor Health
Science Center March
2nd.
Dixie State College will
soon have a new home for
its health-care degree
programs as school
officials,
representatives from
Intermountain
Healthcare’s subsidiary
Dixie Regional Medical
Center, donors and
community members will
gather to officially
break ground for the
Russell C. Taylor Health
Science Center in a
ceremony next Friday,
March 2. The ceremony
will begin at 1:30 p.m.,
at the construction site
just to the north and
east of the medical
center....more
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Dixie State
College will soon have a
new home for its
health-care degree
programs as school
officials,
representatives from
Intermountain
Healthcare’s subsidiary
Dixie Regional Medical
Center, donors and
community members will
gather to officially
break ground for the
Russell C. Taylor Health
Science Center in a
ceremony next Friday,
March 2. The ceremony
will begin at 1:30 p.m.,
at the construction site
just to the north and
east of the medical
center. The 78,000
square foot facility,
which was designed by
Salt Lake City’s VCBO
Architecture, will sit
on the River Road campus
of Dixie Regional, which
is approximately two
miles from the Dixie
State campus. The
four-acre site was
donated to the college
by Intermountain
Healthcare and the
Foremaster family of St.
George. ...more
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The Dixie State
College Student
Association is looking
for donations for it
upcoming DSC Campus to
Community “Dixie TreeTs”
tree planting service
project.
The project, which will
have students plant at
least 100 trees to
beautify the campus
along the campus'
Fountain, Diagonal
Walkway and North
Instructional Building,
will be held Wednesday,
March 28, 2007, at 2:00
p.m....more
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MCC to seek
public comment on
long-range education,
facilities plan at
countywide public
meetings in March.
Following a two-year
long study to determine
Mohave Community College
education and facility
needs through the year
2020, community hearings
have been scheduled
throughout Mohave County
in March to gather
public input.
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Please submit your business
news, special events, employee news,
etc. to share with the business
community. E-mail your information
to
hotspot@stgeorgechamber.com
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Alltel
offers special
business discounts
on equipment and
monthly rates. Call
Almeta Simmons for
more details –
435-680-4004.
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Falcon Ridge
offers Room,Dinner
and a Movie special.
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Just for
Honeymoon and
Anniversary Couples.
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ST. GEORGE SECOND HOME SERVICES,
Sue Lipsman, Pat Lisi, 140 N.
Tuacahn Drive #10, St. George,
Utah 84738 (435)256-7667 (435)
215-3090 www.St.GeorgeSecond
HomeServices.com
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OSCAR O. GARCIA & ASSOCIATES
COLLISION CONSULTANTS, Oscar
Garcia, P.O. Box 2182, St.
George, Utah 84771-2182, (435)
862-0548 (435) 986-9952
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AUDIOLOGY & HEARING CARE OF
SOUTHERN UTAH, Kimball Forbes,
Dr. Lance Greer, 1490 East
Foremaster Drive, Suite 360, St.
George, Utah 84790 (435)
688-8866 www.audiologyand
hearingcare.com
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SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT (SHRM), Chris Healy –
President, 660 W. Mariposa,
Washington, Utah 84780
(435)674-7028
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GOLDEN SPOON FROZEN YOGURT,
Michelle Hughes, Dave Hughes,
1091 N. Bluff #301, St. George,
Utah 84770 (435) 673-6150
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ISAGENIX, Lenny Evans, 2090 N.
Gunsight Drive, St. George, Utah
84770, (435) 862-2320
www.lennyevans.isagenix.com
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SOUTHERN UTAH YOUTH SPORTING
NEWS, INC., Frank Travis, Andy
McGregor, Adam Lecara, 1887
North 1910 West, St. George,
Utah 84770 (435) 652-3037
www.suysn.com
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THE BEAR MILL, Colleen Manley,
250 North Red Cliffs Drive #10,
St. George, Utah 84790 (435)
674-4498
www.thebearmill.com
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MARIPOSA FINE ART GALLERY, Isha
Walker, Sarah Dunn-Colon, 929
West Sunset Boulevard #8, St.
George, Utah 84770 (435)
773-3019
www.mariposafineart.com
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REAL ESTATE ACADEMY, Bea
Carman-Stubblefield, 923 South
River Road, Suite 104, St.
George, Utah 84790 (435)
674-1477 www.rea84770.com
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