Cover Stories
'Vibrant market' results in nearly 100 Utah acquisitions per year
By Brice Wallace Utah companies remain strong targets for acquisitions, with a variety of factors working in the state’s favor. Three of the past six years, the number of acquired Utah companies...Biskupski takes unilateral action, sues over Inland Port Authority
By John Rogers In a move that came as no surprise to most observers, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski last week filed a lawsuit in the 3rd Judicial District Court of Utah questioning the...Transportation leads largest CPI drop in 3 years
The cost of transportation includes the price of both gasoline and vehicles and both took a slide in February. Local transportation costs fell 3.6 percent last month, leading to the largest...
This Week's Headlines
Women Tech Council addresses tech gender gap - and ways to improve it
Brice Wallace Women Tech Council wants to address the gender gap in the technology sector and has issued a report outlining ways to close it. The national organization, based in Utah’s Silicon...Fusion BPO buys Ohio firm
Fusion BPO Services of Draper has acquired Canton, Ohio-based Ameridial Inc. Fusion BPO is a global outsourcing services provider that also has an operation in Kolkata, India. Ameridail provides...Utah business organizations applaud decision to delay tax bill, create task force
The Salt Lake Chamber, the Utah Technology Council and others have hailed the Legislature’s delay on acting on a tax reform bill that would have decreased the state sales and use tax rate but...WTC Utah hosts Women’s Day celebration
World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) co-hosted an International Women’s Day celebration on March 8 in cooperation with the Women’s Business Center of Utah (WBCUtah) and the Salt Lake Chamber. The...Employers Council named 2019 ChamberWest small-biz honoree
ChamberWest, the trade organization that represents West Valley City, Taylorsville, West Jordan and Kearns, named Employers Council as its Small Business of the Year for 2019 during its annual...2019 science & tech medals announced
Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert, along with the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR), have announced the winners of the 2019 Governor’s Medals for Science and Technology. The medals...Succeeding in Your Business: Got a college graduate in your basement? Time to call the 'den mothers'
By Cliff Ennico Do you have a recent college graduate living in your basement? Is your child getting close to graduating from college with few or no job prospects on the horizon? Has your son or...Focus: Travel & Recreation - Last Spike
This spring, the Golden Spike National Historic Site commemorates the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad. The celebration provides a good excuse to take in all...Love to travel - or hate it. ... there's an app for that
By Bahar Ferguson Traveling is different for everyone. Some people love it and some people hate it. Some people do it to get to work every day and some people do it for “work” by vacationing every...CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 3-18-19
The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Profire Energy Profire Energy Inc., based in Lindon, reported company-record net income of $6 million, or 12...Editorial Cartoon: Transitioning
New rent-control laws cannot escape the law of supply and demand
By Veronique de Rugy In February, Oregon became the first state in the nation to adopt a mandatory statewide rent-control policy. Yet, rent control never delivers on the promise that it will...How America handles the Mueller report will be a test of our democracy
By Fareed Zakaria Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, which is expected to be delivered to the attorney general soon, will end up being a great test of American democracy. How will we handle...Problems force shutdown at St. George Regional Airport
For four months beginning in May, a portion of the 200,000 commercial passengers that annually pass through the St. George Regional Airport will have to make other arrangements. The airport will...D.L. Evans Bank opens South Ogden branch
Idaho-based D.L. Evans Bank has announced the opening of a branch in South Ogden. Scheduled to open later this spring at 3990 S. Washington Blvd., the branch will be a full-service banking...SL International sees third straight year of growth
The Salt Lake City International Airport set another yearly record for the number of passengers served in 2018 — the third straight year of passenger growth. According to data released by the Salt...
