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Betts: Utah tech industry hub is going to move to the north
Brice Wallace Silicon Slopes is currently the epicenter of Utah’s booming tech world. But that explosion straddling the Salt Lake County-Utah County border could edge northward in the next few...New partnership, licensing bring hemp industry closer for Navajos
By John Rogers Aqueous Sciences of Nevada, a Las Vegas-based development company, made two moves last week that may lead to a major cannabis-growing operation on Navajo Nation reservation land in...Utah prices jump more than twice national increase
Transportation and housing are leading nearly across-the-board price increases facing Wasatch Front consumers. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI), announced last week, rose...
This Week's Headlines
Ancestry commits to keep 1,000 employees in Utah, hire 500 more
Genetics services company Ancestry has long been part of Utah’s corporate DNA, and state officials last week approved an incentive for the company to keep it that way. The Governor’s Office of...Group files applications to launch new St. George bank
Several former officers of Town & Country Bank in St. George have filed the necessary application to form a new independent bank. Bruce Jensen, president and CEO of Town & Country until it was...E-TeleQuote to open SLC office
Clearwater, Florida-based digital health insurance agency E-TeleQuote Insurance Inc. has opened a new location in Salt Lake City. The company, which focuses on Medicare and the over-65 market,...Salt Lake's Instructure buys partner MasteryConnect
Instructure Inc., a Salt Lake City software-as-a-service technology company, has acquired its local longtime partner MasteryConnect. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Instructure markets its...CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 4-15-19
The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Sportsman’s Warehouse Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc., based in Midvale, reported net income of $10.6...Business Tech: Technology in Education
By Bahar Ferguson Before you begin reading this article, it is only fair that I provide the following: WARNING: The content in this article is going to make you very jealous. You will become...Succeeding in Your Business: A primer on setting up preferred stock in your business
By Cliff Ennico “My two partners and I formed a corporation to run a web-based business. The business has taken off, and we are being approached by some local angel investors. “We are delighted,...Editorial Cartoon: Bread and Butter
Industry Briefs 4-15-19
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....Government-mandated, paid-leave programs have proven ineffective
By Veronique de Rugy As the saying goes, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. This is a perfect way to describe the current...Legal versus illegal immigration: Trump's new position might be right
By Fareed Zakaria Pres. Trump’s threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border confused even his allies. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said it “would be bad for everybody.” Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota,...Small-business owners benefiting from a growing and prosperous economy
By Dan Nordberg The old saying that a rising tide lifts all boats rings true, given today’s growing economy. The U.S. economy’s historic boom benefits all Americans as job creation soars and wages...Tech employment expands presence in Utah workforce
Tech-related employment in Utah grew by nearly 6,000 jobs in 2018 and the tech sector increased its contribution to the state’s economy, according to “Cyberstates 2019,” a new report on the tech...Stadler moves operations to new facility in Salt Lake City’s Northwest Quadrant
Switzerland-based rail car manufacturer Stadler US has moved its Utah operations from its temporary location in the north end of Salt Lake City to a permanent, state-of-the-art facility near the...Stein Erickson, Chateaux realty brokerages merge in Park City
Two Park City-area real estate brokerages that specialize in high-end properties have merged. Stein Eriksen Lodge Real Estate and Chateaux Realty have combined to form the Stein Eriksen Realty...Talent Ready grants available
The Utah Department of Workforce Services has launched the 2019 Talent Ready Utah grant program with a focus on creating more education and industry partnerships. The grant program is dedicated to...
