Rural Fast Track awards announced

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board, at its December meeting, endorsed Rural Fast Track grants for eight companies. The grants had been approved by the Governor’s Rural Partnership Board.

Recipient companies are:

• National Vinyl Products, of Nephi, Juab County, for an equipment/expansion project totaling $1.9 million ($409,000 for the equipment). The grant total is $50,000. The project is expected to result in nine new full-time positions at the company.

• Burns Management (doing business as Burns Saddlery), Salina, Sevier County, a $50,000 grant to help expand the current building and add boot-making capability to existing production. The $525,000 project is expected to result in six new full-time positions.

• Allred’s Amazing Maids, Roosevelt, Duchesne County, a $50,000 grant to help the company expand and buy a building in downtown Roosevelt. The $330,000 project is expected to result in three new full-time positions.

• Sam’s Body Shop, Vernal, Uintah County, a grant of $25,000 to help purchase equipment in order to add repair to aluminum trucks as a service available in the Uintah Basin. The $50,000 project is expected to result in two new full-time positions.

• RL Operations (doing business as Patio Drive In), Blanding, San Juan County, a grant of $50,000 to help the company expand and upgrade its current facility by adding a dining area to double the current seating capacity, and to obtain a walk-in refrigerator/freezer. The $128,900 project is expected to result in one new full-time position.

• Rasmussen Custom Cabinetry, Corinne, Box Elder County, a $50,000 grant to help buy an edge-bending machine and a boomerang return conveyor to increase manufacturing quality and capability. The $135,650 project is expected to create one new full-time position.

• Maple Leaf Co., Ephraim, Sanpete County, a $50,000 grant to help the seed company expand its capabilities by purchasing a seed color separator. The $130,000 project is expected to create one new full-time position.

• Raven’s Rim Zip Line Adventure, Moab, Grand County, a $50,000 grant to help the company expand its current facility through the construction of a garage/guide shop. The $140,000 project is expected to create one new full-time position.