Project Cannonball takes a step backward

(Daily Herald) The future south Utah County development, dubbed Project Cannonball, is starting to sink like its namesake -- at least for the time being.

Cannonball, thought to be the code name for the Utah County expansion of New York-based paper products company First Quality Enterprises, Inc., a diversified group of companies that make adult and children's diapers, feminine hygiene products, tissues, paper towels and more, was to be one of the crown jewels of the county's 60,000-acre development plan for the Elberta area.

The company, which would have brought the area hundreds of jobs -- not to mention hundreds of millions of dollars -- was supposed to kick off this year, Commissioner Larry Ellertson said, but has been delayed indefinitely.

"The immediate need they had, they have dealt with another way," Ellertson said. "They will not be doing anything this year here, that's safe to say. We're still working with them to bring at least some part of their operation here."

Commissioner Steve White said the project was pretty close to squared away on the County Commission's end, but cited problems with state tax law, legislation, property owner issues and the water supply as snags that have held up the move.

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