Salt Lake City: Livability in the 21st Century

D M C M I L E S T O N E T I M E L I N E
1850: First published on June 15, 1850, The Deseret News is not only the oldest
newspaper but the longest continuously operating business in the State of Utah.
1866: Deseret Book Company is launched and since then has been the market
leader in publishing and distributing faith-based books, music, DVD’s, religious
art and home décor, and other lifestyle products.
1905: Heber J. Grant, the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, founds the Beneficial Life Insurance Company with the intent
of protecting widows and orphans and helping people attain financial security.
compatible desires, aims, purposes and vision. Deseret
Management Corporation is excited to be part of this important
growth. We look forward to helping Utah evolve from the
crossroads of the west to the crossroads of the nations.”
For more information about Deseret Management
Corporation and its family of outstanding companies, please
visit deseretmanagement.com.
1911: Temple Square Hospitality traces its roots back to 1911 with the launch
of food service operations at the Hotel Utah. Temple Square Hospitality consists
Deseret Book
of four restaurants—The Roof, The Garden, The Nauvoo Café and the Lion House—
and two catering facilities—The Lion House and Joseph Smith Memorial Building.
1922: KZN, precursor to KSL Radio, hits the Utah airwaves sowing the seeds of a media holding company now known as Bonneville International Corporation (1964),
which spans radio and television stations in the Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Seattle and Los Angeles markets.
1966: Deseret Management Corporation is formed to operate several commercial for-profit companies affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
2010: DMC launches Deseret Digital Media, a company creating and managing digital environments to elevate, inspire and inform families and individuals worldwide.
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