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Hill AFB's $1.43 billion payroll leads facility's growing economic impact
The economic impact of Hill Air Force Base continues to grow. The base recently released its 2018 economic impact statement, which shows it had a $3.6 billion impact on the Utah economy last year....Housing and transportation lead CPI drop
The prices that northern Utahns pay for the goods and services they buy took their largest drop in almost a year in January. The drop was due mostly to a decrease in transportation and housing...Silicon Slopes leaders pledge $5 million for computer science
Brice Wallace Silicon Slopes’ push to get computer science in every Utah school was announced last year, but this year, the organization’s leaders have made a huge financial commitment to the...
This Week's Headlines
Utah not immune from growing global income inequality gap
By Brice Wallace If you’re not in the top 1 percent of income-earners and you think you’re being left behind, you’re not alone. And you’re also correct. A pair of University of Utah professors...Leavitt to keynote Utah technology summit
Former Utah Gov. Michael O. Leavitt has accepted an invitation to keynote the second annual Utah Technology Innovation Summit on April 1 at the Little America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City,...Utahn buys exclusive franchise for 100 froyo vending locations
Utah doesn’t have any of Reis & Irvy’s popular robot-staffed frozen yogurt and ice cream vending kiosks yet, but a Salt Lake City mechanical contractor is about to change that. Jason Olsen has...L3 Technologies will add 250 employees to its already major Utah workforce
By Brice Wallace L3 Technologies will add up to 250 jobs in an expansion project in Salt Lake City, the company announced last week. The announcement came after the company was awarded a tax...Center launches Opportunity Zones Task Force
The Sorenson Impact Center at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business has launched its Opportunity Zones Task Force and forthcoming Opportunity Zones Catalyst Challenge. The...Chamber launches political action committee
The Salt Lake Chamber is interested in electing public officials who will support a pro-business agenda. To this end, the organization has launched a new political action committee to be called...Control4 buys Swiss company
Salt Lake City-based Control4 Corp. has acquired a Swiss company known for the creation of a smart home remote that interfaces with thousands of devices right out of the box. Based in Bern,...CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 2-18-19
The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: USANA USANA Health Sciences, based in Salt Lake City, reported net earnings of $32.3 million, or $1.32 per...Industry Briefs 2-18-19
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. CORRECTION •...Editorial Cartoon: What Could Be Worse
PURPA is great example of why government-run central planning fails
By Veronique de Rugy In F.A. Hayek’s 1988 book The Fatal Conceit, the economist explained, “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they...The left needs to find its voice on Venezuela; inactivity is not a policy
By Fareed Zakaria The Trump administration faces a test in Venezuela. It must pursue a foreign policy that helps usher out the odious regime of Nicolas Maduro without triggering a backlash against...There are ways to better government, but Newsom’s tax grab isn’t one of them
By Robert Pembroke Let me set the scene. I am sitting on a deck with a cigarette in my right hand, a mobile device in my left hand, a cup of coffee on a table next to me and Pacific waves crashing...OODA Health expanding by 60 jobs in Utah
A San Francisco-based healthcare IT company with operation in Utah intends to expand its operations in Salt Lake City. OODA Health expects to add 60 employees to its 24 already working in the...Simplus announces acquisition of Australia-based Sqware Peg
Simplus, a Salt Lake City-based sales technology company, has acquired Sqware Peg, a Sydney, Australia, sales software vendor. Sqware Peg was Simplus’ first Salesforce Australian partner, the...SkyWest orders $422 million worth of new Embraer jets
SkyWest Inc. of St. George continues to grow with the announcement last week that it has ordered nine E175 jet airliners from Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. Delivery of the jests is...
