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  • Sugar Factory play moves to Midvale

    (Salt Lake Tribune) The show will go on, but not at the Sugar Factory Playhouse.

    The West Jordan Theater Arts cast and crew of "See How They Run" have found temporary performance space at the Midvale Performing Arts Center, 695 W. 7720 South. The company was forced to relocate after a building inspection showed the Sugar Factory to be unsafe.

  • RDA working towards tax increment bond for Bingham Junction project

     (Midvale Journal) The Redevelopment Agency of Midvale has initiated the process of obtaining a $25 million tax increment bond to help with construction and future development of the Bingham Junction project, a 351 acre development at the junction of I-15 and I-215 freeways, straddling 7200 south at 700 West.

    Already home to Winco, future plans for the project includes a TRAX line, additional housing and more office and retail components.

  • Concept plan approved for Holmes Homes development

    The Midvale Planning Commission approved the concept plan for a 124-unit townhome development at 7600 S. Bingham Junction Boulevard. Holmes Homes will develop the multi-family residential project.

  • Midvale City works out details of Good Landlord Program

    (Midvale Journal) Plans are in the works to have a Good Landlord Program in Midvale up and running by March. Letters have been sent out by city staff to landlords for more than 700 properties, informing them of a public hearing that has tentatively been set for Tuesday, Feb. 16.

  • 105,000-SF retail project planned in Midvale

    (Enterprise) Wadsworth Development Group is planning to break ground in April for the Riverwalk Shopping Center. The center will be a 12-acre, 105,000 square foot development at 7200 South and 700 West in Midvale.

  • WinCo stores open in Midvale, West Valley City

    (Deseret News) WinCo Foods LLC on Monday opened stores at 7020 S. 700 West in Midvale and 2572 S. 5600 West in West Valley City.

    The company, based in Boise, also opened a store in Hemet, Calif. Each store has about 94,000 square feet and will employ about 225 people, more than 200 having been hired locally.

    Employee-owned WinCo has more than 13,000 workers at 70 stores and four distribution centers in six states.

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  • Draper reels in Midvale company

    Midvale's loss will be Draper's gain. The decision last week by artificial heart-valve manufacturer Edwards Lifesciences to relocate to a Draper plant, which employs 228 Utahns, is being viewed in Midvale as a blow to the city's economy.

  • Bingham Junction development moving along

    (Midvale Journal) The Bingham Junction development located between 6800 South and 7800 South and 700 West and the Jordan River continues to progress even during these tough economic times. The residential component has been growing steadily over the past three years, with commercial services and office uses about to join the mix. The opening of WINCO on Oct. 19 will mark the first of several commercial uses coming to the site and the first time in many years that the west side of the city will enjoy a conveniently located grocer.

  • Copperview Rec Center holds grand re-opening

    (Midvale Journal) The Copperview Recreation Center (8446 Harrison St.) has been referred to as a hidden gem. During the past two years, that gem has been reset and polished into a shining jewel that was unveiled to local dignitaries and an appreciative crowd during the center’s grand re-opening on Sept. 21.

  • Groundbreaking for affordable housing held in Midvale

    (Midvale Journal) A groundbreaking for Florentine Villas, a $26 million, 214-unit affordable housing apartment project, was held Sept. 29 in Midvale. The 8.58 property, which will include 53 one-bedroom, 108 two-bedroom and 53 three-bedroom apartments, is located at 7500 South 800 West.

    The criteria for a family of four to rent the units will be an income less than or equal to $41,000 and all applicants must make equal to or less than 60 percent of the area’s median income.

  • New businesses to boost Midvale's economy

    (Midvale Journal) Despite the sluggish economy, new businesses are popping up in Midvale. It is anticipated that they will bring more than 850 jobs and much needed sales tax revenue, to the city.

    “These companies are not just ordinary businesses, they are leaders in their industry,” said Chris Butte, Midvale’s director of economic development. “Fifty percent of the new jobs will pay employees more than the median salary for Salt Lake County.”

  • Midvale church rebuilt after fire

    (Midvale Journal) Like a phoenix reborn from ashes, Midvale’s St. Therese of The Child Jesus Catholic Church has a new church built from the shell left by a fire two years ago that was caused by a candle left burning overnight.

    The fire was the “worse thing I’ve ever seen,” said Stuart Henbury, a lifelong St. Therese parishioner, who was baptized, served as an altar boy, married and attended his father’s funeral Mass at the church. “The soot was three inches deep. It just broke my heart. It was like something was taken away from me.”

  • $26M Midvale project aims to provide affordable housing

    MIDVALE (Deseret News) — Rising from the ashes of a historic smelter is a federally subsidized housing project that city leaders hope will be an example for property management citywide.

  • Work under way for low-income apartments in Midvale

    MIDVALE (Deseret News) — Rising from the ashes of a historic smelter is a federally subsidized housing project that city leaders hope will be an example for property management citywide.

  • Construction ready to begin on Florentine Villas

    Ground was broken at 7500 South and 800 West in Midvale for the Florentine Villas Apartments. A celebration was held on Tuesday, Sept. 29, with the Chamber East Ambassadors and Midvale City Mayor JoAnn Seghini and the Midvale Ambassadors helping officiate the ceremony. Utah Housing Corporation is teaming up with Wasatch Advantage Group to build the apartments, the largest affordable housing development in Utah, using the Tax Credit Assistance Program funds issued through the Federal Stimulus Program.

  • Copperview Rec Center gets face-lift

    Midvale (Salt Lake Tribune) » Peter Corroon couldn't help but wonder -- albeit jokingly -- if taxpayers' multimillion-dollar makeover of the Copperview Recreation Center had turned out right.

    After all, the suit-clad Salt Lake County mayor could sink only one out of a dozen shots Monday from the center's freshly polished basketball court.

    Maybe the hoops are too high, Corroon chuckled.

    "Fortunately, you are a better politician than a basketball player," quipped Martin Jensen, spokesman for the county's parks and recreation division.

  • Indoor paintball field to open in Midvale

    (The Enterprise) Utah Extreme Paintball will open in September at 7050 S. 400 West in Midvale. Nearly 18,000 square feet was leased by Craig Rippen, managing member of Utah Extreme Paintball, LLC. The business will be one of only two paintball facilities in Salt Lake County. The center will include a playing field as well as a pro shop.
     

  • International company breaks ground at new Midvale business park

    (Midvale Journal) In a downturn economy, the opening of a 90-acre business park with an international tenant is plenty to celebrate. On Aug. 4, local and state officials welcomed FLSmidth to View 72 Corporate Center, a new mixed-use retail/commercial development at the northern edge of the former Bingham Junction Superfund site between 7200 South and 7800 South at 1000 West.

  • Danish Company to take 175,000 square feet in new office park

    (The Enterprise) FlSmidth will be the first tenant in Midvale’s 90-acre View72 Corporate Center, Utah’s largest Class A office park. The Danish equipment supplier will occupy a three-story, 120,000-square-foot office building and 55,000-square-foot laboratory once it is completed next summer. The building will be LEED certified and will be built on approximately 10 acres at 7200 South along the Jordan River. The company will move its 400 employees into the building once it is completed.
     
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  • WinCo Foods buys acres in Orem for fourth Utah store

    (The Enterprise) WinCo Foods of Boise has purchased 8.5 acres at 1200 West and 800 North in Orem with the intent of building its fourth Utah store. The firm has already started construction on stores in Midvale, West Valley and Roy and is looking for other potential sites throughout the state. The property in Orem was purchased with the assistance of Commerce  CRG.

  • Midvalley commercial development breaks ground

    MIDVALE (Deseret News) — What was a burgeoning mining site decades ago could become one of the state's largest commercial and office developments.

    Numerous business and civic leaders were on hand Tuesday for the groundbreaking of View72 Corporate Center at 7800 South and 1000 West. Co-developed by the Gardner Co. and Arbor Commercial, when completed, the 200-acre site could accommodate 2 million square feet of commercial and office space, Gardner Co. president Christian Gardner told the Deseret News.

  • Midvale real estate firm to expand into five western states

    Equity Real Estate of Midvale is expanding its residential real estate brokerage to Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Washington. Brady Long founded the firm in 2001. Now it has grown into the 47th largest brokerage in the nation with 961 agents, according to the National Association of Realtors. Long plans to add more than 100 agents to each expansion state by the end of the year. Equity currently has offices in Logan, Clearfield, Midvale and St. George, with a Bountiful location planned to open this summer.
  • More apartments in Midvale's Bingham Junction

    Wasatch Advantage Group plans to break ground in August on a 214-unit apartment community in Midvale at 7400 South and 1000 West. Construction is expected to take 14 months. Florentine Villas will be part of an affordable apartment community located on the former Sharon Steel site in Midvale. The Villas will be part of the San Moritz and San Malo properties, which will have nearly 700 units collectively. Wasatch Advantage is also planning to break ground in 2010 on Tuscany Village, an 85-unit, senior living complex.

  • City plans for new facilities because of growth

    (MIDVALE JOURNAL) City leaders recently adopted a facility master plan that will serve as a blueprint for future building projects.

    In 2007, the city hired the architectural firm of JRCA to study Midvale’s needs regarding personnel and facilities. JRCA’s research was presented to the council for consideration, but no formal action was taken at that time.

  • New data cancels city's proposed property tax hike

    (MIDVALE JOURNAL) Despite earlier projections, the Midvale City Council has decided it won’t be necessary to raise property taxes to balance the 2010 budget. City leaders previously had considered increasing the tax rates by 6 percent.

    Councilmembers voted to maintain the status quo during the June 16 council meeting, after the city received a final property tax evaluation from the Salt Lake County auditor.

  • Midvale mulls $13 million city hall campus

    MIDVALE (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE) » Almost 70 years ago, it opened as the building to serve as the first Salt Lake County government library.

    The building, 655 W. Center St., was later converted in 1977 into the current home of Midvale City Hall -- which underwent a $1 million renovation project seven years ago.

    Now, city leaders are discussing plans to build a new $13 million City Hall campus that would include a fire station, Justice Court, community center and meetings rooms.

  • New Comfort Suites opens in Midvale

    A new, 66-room Comfort Suites hotel opened this week at 7134 S. 700 East in Midvale. Pearl Hospitality LLC of Midvale owns and operates the mid-priced, all suites hotel franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. Original Article

  • 300-unit apartment complex to be built in Midvale

    Wasatch Advantage Group will break ground on a 300-unit apartment complex in Midvale this fall. The San Malo apartments will be adjacent to the San Moritz apartments at 7400 South and 1000 West. The complex will have one-, two- and three-bedroom units with between 700 and 2,000 square feet. Construction is expected to take between 12 and 14 months. The property will also have a swimming pool, kiddie pool, large club room with kitchen, a park area, pavilions and playground on 13.5 acres.
  • Midvale backs off plan to raise property taxes

    MIDVALE (Deseret News) — The only Salt Lake Valley municipality planning to raise property taxes is stepping back from that plan in light of decreasing property values in the city.

    Midvale had planned to raise taxes by about 6 percent through the state truth-in-taxation process, which requires multiple public notices and public hearings. But Tuesday, the City Council unanimously approved a city budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year that does not include an increase.

  • Midvale City proposes 6 percent property tax increase

    (Midvale Journal) -- The Midvale City Council approved a $30 million tentative budget for the 2010 fiscal year on May 5, down from the $41 million 2009 budget. Next year’s budget calls for a 6 percent increase in property taxes as well as a reduction of the city’s fund balance reserve to 8.5 percent to cover projected revenue shortfall.

    The proposed increase means a Midvale homeowner with a $200,000 home, who currently pays $213 to the city for property tax, would see an increase of $13.

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