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Huge ski resort underway near Jordanelle Reservoir
By John Rogers A New York-based developer, best known for its multiple upscale residential properties on Billionaire’s Row along the south side of New York City’s Central Park and in the posh Two...Miller: Don't yet know what inland port will look like
By Brice Wallace What will the Utah Inland Port look like? The short answer is that nobody knows, not even the chairman of the Utah Inland Port Authority board. Speaking recently at a Salt Lake...Sandy Area Chamber absorbs Draper & Riverton, takes on new name
It’s sort of been that way for a while, but the Sandy Area Chamber made it official last week, absorbing the Draper and Riverton areas and changing its name. The new entity will be called the...
This Week's Headlines
Romney set to address group of area chambers
United States Sen. Mitt Romney will address a meeting of businesspeople as part of the Wasatch Business Series on Aug. 21. The Millcreek Business Council will host the luncheon meeting at Golden...Incentive will bring 289 new high-paying jobs to Price electronics firm
By Brice Wallace A Price-based electrical power equipment company will expand in that city, adding 289 high-paying jobs over the next few years. Intermountain Electronics Inc. made the...Computer Science education plan released
Talent Ready Utah, the state program tasked with enhancing education to better provide industry with trained employees, has released its Utah Computer Science Master Plan, a four-year plan...Stoddard to lead VCO
VentureCapital.org (VCO), a nonprofit venture accelerator based in Salt Lake City, has named Brandon Stoddard as CEO, succeeding co-founder Brad Bertoch, who is retiring, in the position. Stoddard...CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 8-19-19
The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: SkyWest SkyWest Inc., based in St. George, reported net income of $88 million, or $1.71 per share, for the...Legal Matters: What you should know about ‘sandbagging’ in M&A transactions
By Thomas R. Taylor The term “sandbagging” is commonly used in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. The term refers to a practice often employed by buyers to claim a breach of a seller...Succeeding in Your Business: A laughing jury never convicts - Part 2
By Cliff Ennico These days, we live in a world of infotainment, marketainment and edutainment. It isn’t enough anymore to just give out information. Your listeners need to have their emotions...Editorial Cartoon: Law Offices
Industry Briefs 8-19-19
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. ASSOCIATIONS...Who bears the burden? Passing laws, passing taxes & passing the buck
By Veronique de Rugy What do the French digital services tax, the employers’ share of payroll taxes and the corporate income tax all have in common? They are rarely shouldered by those entities...With history as the example, Trump should know tariffs just don't work
By Fareed Zakaria Pres. Trump has set off what could end up becoming a full-blown trade war. As we go down this path, it is worth keeping something firmly in view: Tariffs don’t work. I’m not...Pleasant Grove's Dental Intelligence buys Arizona software company
Dental Intelligence, a Pleasant Grove-based developer and marketer of dental practice management software, has acquired LocalMed of Scottsdale, Arizona. LocalMed markets a real-time online...Connecticut firm purchased by Biomerics
Biomerics, a Salt Lake City-based contract manufacturer for the interventional medical device market, has acquired Northeast Laser and Electropolish (NLE) of Monroe, Connecticut. NLE provides...Starks to leave presidency of Jazz, become head of all LHM operations
The president of the Utah Jazz has been named the CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. Steven E. Starks will leave his position as president of the Jazz and LHM Sports & Entertainment...Opendoor launches operations in Salt Lake
Opendoor, a five-year-old company that buys homes directly from owners for resale in several markets in the U.S., is coming to Salt Lake City. The company has begun hiring its local staff with the...Whitaker Construction buys Idaho contractor
Whitaker Construction Co., a Brigham City-based contractor that is owned by its employees, has acquired Das-co of Idaho Inc. Both companies specialize in underground utility construction. As part...
