Cover Stories
Miller to solons: 'No new regulations, please'
By Brice Wallace Pres. George H.W. Bush once uttered the phrase “Read my lips: no new taxes.” The leader of the Salt Lake Chamber could have voiced his own version of the phrase last week as he...Gardner report: Central Utah Project a major economic boon for 60 years
An analysis conducted by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute on the Central Utah Water Conservancy District’s (CUWCD) Central Utah Project (CUP) demonstrates the value of long-term water projects...Inland Port gives $171,000 in tax differential funds to SLC housing
The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) closed out 2020 with a $171,000 distribution for affordable housing expenditures in Salt Lake City. Supporting affordable housing to promote equity and...
This Week's Headlines
New governor leaves no doubt that COVID-19 vaccination is a top priority
Newly inaugurated Gov. Spencer Cox wasted little time in declaring that one of his top priorities will be the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. “The first priority and really, it’s probably...Extended unemployment benefits through act now available to Utahns
Utah has successfully implemented two of the three extended federal unemployment programs included in the Continued Assistance Act of 2020 (CAA) following guidance received from the U.S....Health officials roll out new treatment to ease extreme COVID-19 symptoms
At a recent COVID-19 update new conference, Utah state epidemiologist Angela Dunn announced the deployment in the state of a new treatment designed to keep people who has contracted the...SBA reopens PPP loan process for community financial institutions
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, reopened the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan portal last week. The PPP will initially accept...FEMA provides $7.6 million more to Utah in COVID-19 response funding
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided $7.6 million in additional funding for COVID-19 response efforts in Utah. To date, FEMA has provided more than $54.8 million in public...New directives eliminate weekly testing for Utah's in-person college students
When former Gov. Gary Herbert declared a new state of emergency in November to fight the rising incidences of coronavirus, Utah’s public colleges and universities were asked to develop a plan to...Housing forecast: Utah prices will grow with U.S., sales will be higher
Salt Lake City’s home prices will keep pace with the nation’s in 2021 while home sales should be above that of the rest of the U.S. That’s according to a 2021 housing forecast by Realtor.com. It...California fintech acquires Draper's TazWorks
MeridianLink, a provider of cloud-based loan origination solutions for financial institutions, has acquired Draper’s TazWorks, a technology platform for consumer reporting agencies and the creator...Relief available for earthquake damage
Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Utah following Pres. Trump’s federal disaster declaration for public assistance as a result of...SLC-based WebBank names Jason Lloyd as new president
Salt Lake City-based WebBank, an FDIC-insured, state chartered industrial bank, has named Jason Lloyd as its new president, replacing Kelly Barnett. The announcement was made by Steel Partners...Utah's Alliance Benefit Group purchased
PCS Retirement LLC, a major fiduciary retirement platform based in Philadelphia, has announced the acquisition of Alliance Benefit Group–Rocky Mountain (ABGRM), based in Salt Lake City and with...InMoment acquires Wootric
InMoment, a South Jordan-based provider of experience improvement solutions, has acquired Wootric, a digital feedback industry company headquartered in San Francisco. InMoment said that when added...Succeeding in Your Business: Here's a little help for coping with the new PPP rules
By Cliff Ennico Earlier this month, Congress and the president gave small businesses across the country a belated holiday gift in the form of a new round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)...How to keep going when you want it all to go away
By John Graham How long will the Damocles Sword of the pandemic hang over our heads? As the days drag on, will it threaten to upend us indefinitely? Even though we try to avoid thinking about the...Industry Briefs 1-18-2021
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...Milford project will reduce hog-raising gases by 100,000 metric tons per year
A network of family farms near Milford in Beaver County has begun producing renewable natural gas (RNG) through a joint venture between Dominion Energy of Richmond, Virginia, and Smithfield Foods...Dark skies mean astrotourism economy for Utah
Utah has a bright future because of dark skies, and some proponents of astrotourism want more people to become enlightened about its economic opportunities. During a recent virtual discussion...COVID-19 Updates 1-11-21
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....Rent-A-Center acquires Acima Holdings
Rent-A-Center Inc. of Plano, Texas, has purchased Draper-based Acima Holdings LLC, a provider of virtual lease-to-own (LTO) solutions for consumers through a large network of retailers. The total...SBA extends EIDL deadline
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced that the deadline to apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program for the COVID-19 pandemic disaster declaration has been...
