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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.  2001-07.
 
Orem
 
 
(ôr´m) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 67,561), Utah co., N central Utah, near Provo; settled 1861, inc. 1919. Orem is located in an irrigated truck-farming and fruit-growing area. It has a large steel mill, and chemicals, furniture, metal products, electronic equipment, and computer software are manufactured. The city grew substantially in the late 20th cent.
 
 
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