3.5M for economy - Oceanography Society to meet in SLC in 2012

by Mike Gorrell The Salt Lake Tribune The Oceanography Society's biennial meeting is coming to Salt Lake City in 2012. An estimated 4,000 scientists, limnologists and oceanographers involved in aquatic research will be in the city from Feb. 17-24, filing an estimated 8,415 room-nights in area hotels and generating $3.5 million for Salt Lake…

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Action sports tour roars into Salt Lake

By Jared Eborn Deseret News Part circus, part exhibition, part sporting event. The AST Dew Tour rolls into Salt Lake City today for the Toyota Challenge - the fourth stop on the action sport series calendar. It brings superstars in the industry like Ryan Sheckler, Bob Burnquist, Jamie Bestwick and even a couple Olympic medalists. The event…

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