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COVID delayed the launch, but Breeze Airways set to take off
By John Rogers The way things turned out, 2020 wasn’t a very good year to start a new airline. A couple of years ago, to great fanfare, Salt Lake City native and JetBlue Airways founder David...Quotient Tech moving to SLC from California, bringing 520 new jobs
By Brice Wallace Utah has landed a corporate headquarters, with Quotient Technology Inc. switching its base from Mountain View, California, to Salt Lake City. The move will result in 520 new jobs...COVID-19 Updates: Cancellations and postponements 10-19-20
The following are events that have been included in The Enterprise Calendar listings and subsequently have been postponed or canceled, or have been removed from the organizers’ website calendars....
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FEMA sent $91.8 million to Utah to replace wages lost to coronavirus
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided more than $91.8 million to the state of Utah to supplement unemployment benefits for those who lost employment because of the coronavirus...Maintain culture while working at home but be wary of mental health
Salt Lake City-based CHG Healthcare, the nation's largest privately held healthcare staffing company, has released the results of a nationwide study of more than 800 U.S. workers; revealing...Despite pandemic, enrollment steady or up at state colleges, universities
Utah’s public colleges and universities have seen enrollment hold steady as fall classes start amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nationwide, higher education institutions saw a 2.5 percent decline in...Utah tops nation for new college graduates during COVID economy
Utah is ranked No. 1 among states for new college graduates looking to start their career during a COVID economy, according to Business.org. The analysis considered median rent as a percentage of...Collaboration, creativity suffer from work-at-home situation, study says
The work-from-home trend caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is causing creativity to suffer due to challenges in collaborating, according to results of a recent survey released by South Jordan visual...Granite School District to will give ‘COVID bonuses’ to all employees
Utah’s Granite School District has granted educators and hourly employees “COVID bonuses” intended to reward their “tremendous efforts” to safely resume and operate schools during coronavirus...Utah Office of Tourism names 2020 Hall of Fame inductees
The Utah Office of Tourism and the Utah Tourism Industry Association have announced the 2020 Utah Tourism Hall of Fame recognition recipients. Utah Tourism Hall of Fame inductees are selected...Hyde to lead LHM Group's Prestige Financial
The Larry H. Miller Group of Cos. has named Richard (Rich) Hyde as president of Prestige Financial Services (PFS), a business enterprise group within the LHM Group portfolio. Hyde will oversee the...Gardner Institute marks fifth anniversary with report to the community
The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute has turned five years old and released its “2020 Report to the Community,” a collection of research highlights, testimonials, student experiences and community...Cal. firm buys Insight Group
EP Wealth Advisors LLC, an independent registered investment advisor that specializes in client-centric financial planning and investment management services based in Torrance, California, has...Sarcos wins USAF contract
Sarcos Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sarcos Robotics of Salt Lake City, has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Technology Acceleratory Program (AFWERX) to develop an artificial...Succeeding in Your Business: So you want to start a nonprofit? Be sure you have the commitment
By Cliff Ennico “I am looking to set up a nonprofit organization with some friends to help raise funds for an obscure but devastating disease. “I’ve been looking over the IRS forms for getting a...Utah tops nation in pre-COVID growth of small-business jobs
Utah has topped another business-related national list. The Beehive State is ranked No. 1 among states with the largest growth in small-business jobs, with a 23.52 percent increase in the 2016-20...Innovate Utah: NEW IDEAS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM UTAH COMPANIES
Reflect Scientific Inc., an Orem-based provider of products and services for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and transportation industries, has introduced an all-green refrigerated trailer it...EC releases 2020 healthcare survey
Utah’s Employers Council, a provider of human resource and employment law services for the business community, has released the results of its 2020 Utah Health, Welfare & Plans Survey. The...Industry Briefs 10-19-20
Industry Briefs are provided as a free service to our readers. Company news information may be sent to brice@slenterprise.com. The submission deadline is one week before publication. ASSOCIATIONS...Law Focus 10-12-20
A lot more questions than there are answers: When you require your employees to return to the office, are you liable if any of them contract coronavirus? By John Rogers As employers struggle to...'Stay Safe to Stay Open' campaign seeks pledges with statewide tour
“Stay Safe to Stay Open,” a partnership between the Salt Lake Chamber and the Utah Department of Health, is going statewide with its campaign to help businesses deal with restrictions surrounding...IHC develops tool to identify and treat high-risk COVID-19 patients
Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City have developed a new clinical tool to accurately identify and diagnose COVID-19 patients who are at high risk of developing a serious...Utah hotel industry lost 8,770 jobs; without more help, number could rise
Utah hotels lost 8,770 jobs through September from the affects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey by the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Before the pandemic, the industry had...
