Stephen Tanner

With the job market becoming more competitive for college grads, students are looking for extra help. One business boot camp at Brigham Young University is giving students an edge in their job search.  

It’s a Saturday at BYU and room W202 in the Tanner Building is anything but empty and quiet.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has found a short-term solution to their Missionary Training Center housing problem.  UPR’s Stephen Tanner tells us how the Church is turning to college apartments to help fill solve the problem.

The LDS Church has come to an agreement with the owner of the Raintree Commons apartment complex in Provo to lease housing for the sudden increase of new missionaries.

Would you know what to do in case an earthquake hit Utah?  You may have a plan for your family, but what about your pets?  Superstorm Sandy first responders are teaching Utah agencies how to save animals as well as families in case of emergency.

Animal experts from all over Utah gathered at the 4th annual Animals in Disaster Workshop at the Provo Marriott.  The workshop educates different agencies about what to do with pets in case a natural disaster hit Utah.

Provo city and Allegiant Air announced a second flight route from the Provo Airport.  But as UPR’s Stephen Tanner tells us, federal budget cuts might make flying from Provo a little harder.

In front of a model of the Golden Gate Bridge, Allegiant Air representative Jessica Wheeler announced the  news.

On Monday, Utah Valley University announced plans of an expansion to its campus in Orem.  UPR’s Stephen Tanner tells us why the new expansion is much needed for a crowded UVU campus. 

The Utah State Legislature recently approved 54 million dollars for UVU to build a 240 thousand square foot building.   The classroom building was approved by the House and Senate at the close of the Legislature’s 2013 session. Now all it needs is Governor Gary Herbert’s signature. 

To create a culture of reading in his community, one man turns to Slurpees. This is how a Provo store owner is encouraging children to read.

A 7-Eleven sits on 300 South and Freedom Boulevard in Provo. Customers come and go to buy gas, food and of course slurpees. But this 7-Eleven has something you wouldn’t expect from a convenience store, it’s running a mini-library for children. 

Provo police say at 7:30 Friday morning, a 69-year-old man riding his bike was struck by an SUV at a train crossing in Provo.  The car knocked the man off his bike onto the train tracks. 

A FrontRunner train had recently left the Provo station before the train’s engineer noticed debris on the track and tried to stop.  The train could not stop before it hit the man on the tracks.  

Utah is consistently ranked high as a business friendly state, and one of the best places to do business is in Utah County.