Friday, November 4, 2011

November 4, 2011

106th ANNUAL UMA AWARDS AND INSTALLATION BANQUET THIS SATURDAY EVENING


The largest annual gathering of manufacturers in Utah will convene at the Little America Hotel Saturday night, November 5. In addition to honoring retiring UMA board members, the affair will feature announcement of new board and officers and the “2011 Manufacturer of the Year”. Governor Herbert will be in attendance and will address manufactures briefly after dinner.

Attendance is gearing up to be a capacity crowd. The Utah Products Boxes are all assembled and ready to be distributed to banquet attendees. This outstanding collection of Utah products has become a most anticipated tradition at the Annual UMA Awards and Installation Banquet.

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