Participate in SEMA’s webinar on April 2 to learn how to effectively monitor and evaluate your overall operating expenses for your business through job costing. SEMA Accounting Manager Tom Aiono will discuss the basics of job costing and other simple tools that you can use now to manage the cash...

While the conditions weren't ideal, Brenda Priddy's spy photographers caught GMC's new 2010 Terrain SUV nearly camo-free before the engineer behind the wheel made his getaway.

SEMA-model legislation that would create a vehicle registration classification for street rods and custom vehicles was approved overwhelmingly by the Utah State Legislature and now awaits the signature of the governor before becoming law. H.B. 143 defines a street rod as an altered vehicle...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) may soon require all new passenger cars be equipped with a means for alerting the driver if a child is behind the vehicle when it is being backed-up. Under a law passed in early 2008, the NHTSA has three years (until February 28, 2011) to...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has revised the list of documents acceptable for the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification: www.uscis.gov/i-9. Employers will be required to use the revised form for all new hires as of April 3, 2009. The previous edition dated 06/05/2007 in the...

President Obama has withdrawn a policy adopted by the Bush Administration in late 2008 allowing federal agencies to approve a commercial development (road, power plant, homes, etc.) on its own authority if it is determined that the project will have no impact on a threatened species.

NEARLY GONE: Toyota officials acknowledged that slumping car sales nearly led to the company pulling its Formula One racing program. Tadashi Yamashina, chairman of Toyota Motor Sports, said the pressure is on and for the team to survive it “must win” this season.

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