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Slippery Sales: Utah’s MLM companies push high volumes of “immunity boosting” essential oils during pandemic scare despite lack of scientific support

April 11, 2020 by Eric S. Peterson Leave a Comment

The following story was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. “Hi!  I just need some advice please!,” read a panicky post made to the Facebook page of “DT Essential Oils – Best Recipes & Remedies” on March 24. The woman wrote that her husband was traveling for work to Washington and she wanted to know … [Read more...]

Your Summer Vacation on Ice in Escalante and Boulder Utah

February 12, 2020 by Eric S. Peterson Leave a Comment

Utah has so much natural splendor, it’s a shame we feel so strongly that it can only be enjoyed in the spring and summer, the same time the rest of the state—and the rest of the world, for that matter—also decides to enjoy the canyon country. Consequently, those wide-open spaces can sometimes feel a little cramped when you’re elbowing way your past German tourists in … [Read more...]

Cash Canyon: Former Lawmaker’s Bill to Allow Canyon Tolling Benefit His Development Project

January 14, 2020 by Eric S. Peterson Leave a Comment

The following story was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. In the 2018 Legislature, then-Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, one of the most powerful legislators on the hill, presented a bill in a committee to pave the way for toll roads to be established in the state. The soft-spoken Sandy Republican … [Read more...]

California Schemin’

November 13, 2019 by Eric S. Peterson Leave a Comment

The following was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. The Story of Scheming Before he pled guilty to running a $125 million fraud and being labeled a “scammer extraordinaire” by the FBI, Deepal Wannakuwatte was known as a charming entrepreneur who owned his own tennis team. He mixed sports and scheming, making … [Read more...]

Big MLM trouble in Big China

August 8, 2019 by Eric S. Peterson Leave a Comment

Can USANA deal with Chinese laws?  Major multi-level marketing companies like USANA face crackdowns in China, where the business practice is widespread, sometimes violent, and very illegal. The following story was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. USANA encounters multi-level problems in China Multi-level … [Read more...]

The “Smart Home”? 

October 17, 2018 by Eric S. Peterson Leave a Comment

The following story was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. Life is going to be easy in your techno-fabulous Vivint Smart Home of the not too-distant future. Why? Because your smart home will act like a sophisticated security guard/nanny/third parent. You can come home, kick back, and check the stats on … [Read more...]

Empty Boxes—How Utah Communities Adapt When Amazon Washes Away Brick-and-Mortar Retail

February 7, 2018 by Eric S. Peterson Leave a Comment

The following story was researched and written by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. On January 2, 2018, Amazon announced it had shipped 5-billion items through its Prime services alone in 2017. That year also saw many traditional retail stores washed away by the swift waters of change brought by online commerce. Macy’s had to … [Read more...]

Cottonwood Heights and DUIs

February 15, 2016 by Eric S. Peterson Leave a Comment

Cottonwood Heights has garnered a reputation for stomping a heavy foot down on suspected drunk drivers. While some have praised the city's life-saving measures, others feel the police agency is using jackbooted force, simultaneously squashing civil liberties and local small businesses. In the past, a cluster of city businesses had alleged harassment by local law enforcement. … [Read more...]

Red Air – Wasatch Front Polluters

January 15, 2016 by Eric S. Peterson Leave a Comment

‘Tis inversion season once again, so Utah Stories decided to check up on some controversial state polluters such as US Magnesium, Stericycle, as well as EnergySolutions' continued efforts to bring depleted uranium into Utah. US Magnesium—Tooele Forty miles west of Salt Lake City and just a few miles from the shores of the Great Salt Lake lies US Magnesium, the nation's … [Read more...]

Who Does Utah Love? Big Business Gets Big Breaks

December 23, 2015 by Eric S. Peterson Leave a Comment

Utah government is all about the business of business--keeping red tape to a minimum so that companies can keep making green. It’s also why the Utah Governor’s Office actively lures major out-of-state companies to expand into the state. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development, or GOED, offers tax credits to companies that relocate or expand here, but only after the … [Read more...]

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