About 20,400 more Utahns were out of work in January compared to the same month last year, with the historically high number of claims for unemployment benefits labeled "stunning." The state's unemployment rate also climbed to 4.6 percent in January, up from an adjusted December rate of 4.1 percent, the Utah Department of Workforce Services said. In January of 2008, the jobless rate for the state was 3.2 percent.

• NH - Lynch Announces New Online Resource to Help Citizens Facing Mortgage Problems. Gov. John Lynch announced a new online resource aimed at helping consumers address potential mortgage problems. "With the national recession and ongoing mortgage crisis, many New Hampshire families are seeing their dreams of home ownership put at risk. In these difficult economic times, many New Hampshire families are struggling to keep their homes and are looking for help. This new website will help connect families with the resources they need," Gov. Lynch said. http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/citizens-facing
• Midwest Governors Move on Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions. Wisconsin is among a group of Midwestern states poised to unveil a regional plan to limit carbon dioxide emissions that many scientists say contribute to global warming, Gov. Jim Doyle said. Doyle said an announcement could come this fall, but a lot depends on what happens with efforts in Congress to establish a national energy plan that calls for reducing greenhouse gases and spurring the development of clean energy. The regional accord, which includes Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Manitoba Province in Canada, calls for a cap-and-trade system to curb carbon dioxide emissions by 15 to 25 percent by 2020 and 60 to 80 percent by 2050. Doyle said Midwestern governors prefer a national cap-and-trade strategy, but they believe their states should take the initiative and they are doing could help inform lawmakers as they write energy legislation. http://www.htrnews.com903040472/1984/MAN04
• MD - O'Malley Calls For 'Rational Regulation.' Gov. Martin O'Malley proposed to give the state government the power to order construction of new energy plants, reversing a decade of deregulation of electric utilities. "Deregulation has failed us," O'Malley said. "Rather than relying on market forces that have failed to deliver for us, we'll put those important decisions about securing our energy future into the hands of the Public Service Commission." Under the plan, power companies would only be allowed to recoup their costs when building a plant, plus a reasonable rate of return, rather than charge consumers what the market would bear. http://www.dcexaminer.com/03_03- 40575037.html
• NJ - Corzine Launches Green Jobs Program. Gov. Jon S. Corzine helped launch a training program that will create hundreds of so-called green- collar jobs for high school graduates. The governor unveiled the $2 million training program at Isles, a community development organization in the city that has created a Center for Energy and Environmental Training, which expects to train several hundred people this year, and roll out its training program throughout the state. It's expected that thousands of jobs, which will involve completing energy audits and retrofitting buildings to save energy, among others, will be created in the state during the next few years, as part of Corzine's goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020. http://www.njbiz.com31335302.016&aID2=77431
• OH - Strickland Supports Solar Panels at Guard Sites. The federal stimulus package will help to fund installation of solar panels at three Ohio National Guard facilities, including in Toledo. In Ohio, 22 facilities will be funded with the focus chiefly on roofing and energy efficiency projects. "Not only will we extend the lives of the facilities, but we will reduce our operating expenses and be more environmentally friendly," Gov. Ted Strickland said. http://toledoblade.03903030385/-1/NEWS24

• Tuesday Morning
• Tuesday Morning, Inc. trades as Tuesday Morning at 854 locations nationwide.
• The stores, offering rugs, lamps, books, luggage, china, toys, bed and bath accessories, holiday decorations and accessories, garden accessories, stationery, women's accessories, dinnerware and fine art and frames, occupy spaces of 8,000 sq.ft. in entertainment, lifestyle, power, strip, tourist and value centers, malls, freestanding locations and urban/downtown locations.
• Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months.
• Typical leases run five years with two, five-year options.
• A vanilla shell is required.
• Preferred demographics include a population of 100,000 within a five-mile radius.
• For more information, contact
  • Melissa Dean,
  • Tuesday Morning, Inc.,
  • 6250 LBJ Freeway,
  • Dallas, TX 75240;
  • Web site: www.tuesdaymorning.com

• Sleep Number By Select Comfort
• Select Comfort Retail Corp. trades as Sleep Number By Select Comfort at 465 locations nationwide.
• The stores, offering air controlled, adjustable-firmness mattresses, occupy spaces of 1,600 sq.ft. to 2,500 sq.ft. in entertainment, lifestyle and specialty centers, as well as malls.
• Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months.
• Typical leases run five years.
• Preferred cotenants include Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Eddie Bauer, Coach, Brookstone, Banana Republic, J. Crew, The Limited Too, The Cheesecake Factory and P.F. Chang's.
• Preferred demographics include a population of 150,000 within a five-mile radius earning $50,000 as the average household income.
• For more information, contact
  • John Key,
  • Select Comfort Retail Corp.,
  • 9800 59th Avenue North,
  • Minneapolis, MN 55442