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To: bentway who wrote (474967)	4/25/2009 2:33:44 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574884

How come SLC is doing so well during this recession?" I think it's because of Mormon insularity. A huge part of the economy here is strictly local. It's also very diversified. This place doesn't have any one industry that anchors it. Interesting......the Mormon church is that powerful. It's taken a hit, but compared to most places, it's nothing. Definitely. We were during okay until last Fall and then things fell off a cliff. Boeing and MSFT are laying off. Last July, the state was predicting a decent surplus of revenues for the year; now we have a shortfall that is almost as bad as CA's.

To: bentway who wrote (474967)	4/25/2009 2:34:35 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1574884

What about all that casino money ? Interior secretary announces $500M for tribes 4/25/2009 12:00:00 PM Associated Press/AP Online By JAMES MacPHERSON BISMARCK, N.D. - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says $500 million in federal stimulus money will go to American Indian tribes across the U.S. for schools, housing, infrastructure improvements and job programs on reservations. Salazar made the announcement Saturday at the United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, N.D. The Interior Department oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Salazar said reservations face serious challenges and President Barack Obama wants to help American Indians "have a new beginning." Salazar was in North Dakota to visit several places, including an energy center on the Fort Berthold reservation and the Great Plains Synfuels plant. He also planned to visit North Dakota communities hit by flooding this spring. A service of YellowBrix, Inc.