Treasurer Damschen announces $54.8 million new lost property now online for claim
$24.4 million paid out in FY 2018
Visit mycash.utah.gov or call 801-715-3300 to claim property
SALT LAKE CITY – April 8, 2019 – Utah State Treasurer David Damschen today announced that the Utah Unclaimed Property Division received more than $54.8 million in lost property at the end of 2018. This property comes from sources, such as dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, safe deposit box contents and unpaid insurance benefits.
“We encourage Utahns to check mycash.utah.gov every year as they file their taxes to see if they have lost property to claim. We receive tens of millions of dollars in new unclaimed property each year, so the odds are good that you or a relative have unclaimed property, even if you haven’t in the past,” Treasurer Damschen said.
A property is by law considered abandoned and must be turned over to the state if the holder of the property has not had contact with the owner for three years. Property holders remitted 382,349 new properties to the Unclaimed Property Division of the State Treasurer’s Office by the November 1, 2018 annual reporting deadline, along with the names and last-known addresses of owners. The Division currently safeguards more than $370 million in unclaimed property.
“Despite our aggressive education campaigns, many people still don’t search for property because they don’t think they could have lost anything. But that is exactly what we need them to do,” Unclaimed Property Division Administrator Dennis Johnston said. “There are many ways to lose property. People might move and forget they had a deposit with the utility company, or they might be beneficiaries of life insurance policies they didn’t know existed. Checking to see if you or your friends and relatives have lost property is simple, easy and something everyone should do at least once a year.”
Unclaimed property is usually money, but the Unclaimed Property Division also regularly receives items from abandoned safe deposit boxes that can be claimed. The Division has a vault full of interesting items like coins, baseball cards, art and photographs. These items are periodically sold via auction, and the proceeds remain available to be claimed by the rightful owner.
Individuals may submit a claim for properties of deceased relatives if they can prove they are the rightful heir. In any case where there is more than one heir, they can claim their portion of the property.
For more information and to search property, visit mycash.utah.gov or call 801-715-3300.
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Brittany Griffin
Public Information and Outreach Officer
Office of the Utah State Treasurer
(801) 918-1411
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JIMMY JOHN’S INTRODUCES THE FRENCHIE, A SANDWICH INSPIRED BY FRANCE
New, limited time menu item underscores company’s passion for quality sandwiches
CHAMPAIGN, IL (April 8, 2019) – Jimmy John’s, one of America’s fastest-growing sandwich franchises, today unveiled “The Frenchie”, a new sandwich that combines all-natural* salami and capicola with hand-sliced provolone and salted butter in a freshly-baked French baguette. The Frenchie was inspired by sandwiches found in cafes and boulangeries throughout France and is made fresh throughout the day so customers can grab one to go.
“The Frenchie is the result of an obsessive focus on our customers and what’s important to them. It’s made to be taken anywhere, and the magic of its simplicity speaks to the quality of each ingredient,” said John Shea, chief marketing officer at Jimmy John’s. “For busy people and families on the go, this product is perfect – portable, easy to share, and most importantly, delicious.”
The 13-inch Frenchie is Jimmy John’s first-ever grab-and-go sandwich and is available for a limited time only in stores nationwide. Its release comes just weeks after the sandwich company pledged to never use third-party services to deliver its sandwiches and launched a campaign touting delivery within five minutes of its stores to maximize freshness.
Jimmy John’s has been creating fast and fresh sandwiches since opening its first restaurant in 1983 and continues to do so in more than 2,800 locations across 43 states.
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The plan would boost the U.S. economy and eliminate fossil fuel use in ten years.
Number of co-sponsors of the nonbinding resolution as of Feb. 15: 68.
Number of Republicans who have signed on: Zero.
Percentage of co-sponsors who come from Western states, including California, Washington, Colorado and Arizona: 35.
Estimated number of jobs in the wind and solar energy industries as of 2017: 457,169.
Estimated percentage of the energy Americans used in 2017 that came from wind, solar, hydropower and biomass: 11.3.
Estimated percentage of the energy Americans used in 2017 that came from fossil fuels: 80.
Percentage of the energy mix in the Green New Deal resolution that would come from fossil fuels: Zero.
Number of years the resolution proposes for achieving that goal: 10.
