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Cox: Utahns forget importance of state's agriculture business
By Brice Wallace While exploring the idea of a Utah food innovation center to bring together farmers, ranchers, grocers and others in the industry, Utah’s lieutenant governor told industry...Transportation down a bit; so is cost of living
For the first time since spring, consumers prices took a minor dip in August. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased 0.1 percent from July to August. The index has grown...Bank of Utah acquires American Bank of Commerce
Ogden-based BOU Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Bank of Utah, has announced its purchase of AmBancorp, the holding company for American Bank of Commerce (AmBank). Douglas L. DeFries,...
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Daniels Fund names 2018 Ethical Leadership Award winners
Ten businesses, nonprofits and government agencies that embody the spirit of ethical leadership have been honored with the 2018 Utah Ethical Leadership Awards by the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative...Dakota Pacific adds Parley's Partners to its Utah group
Dakota Pacific Real Estate Partners, a Salt Lake City commercial real estate investment, development and management firm, has acquired Parley’s Partners, also of Salt Lake City and a developer and...Guv-led group returns from trade mission to South Korea and Taiwan
A group of Utah businesses and organizations were represented on a recent trade mission to Taiwan and South Korea. The group returned last week. “Taiwan and South Korea are among the state’s...California firm buys two Utah colleges
Unitek Learning, a Newport Beach, California-based owner of healthcare-oriented for-profit colleges, has acquired two Utah colleges. Eagle Gate College’s two locations and Provo College join seven...Overstock expands with KC warehouse
Salt Lake City-based online retailer Overstock.com Inc. has announced plans to open a warehouse in Kansas City, Kansas, with distribution from the facility expected to begin in October. The...New York company buys Salt Lake-based Teem
Teem, a Salt Lake City-based provider of shared office and meeting space and online meeting software, has been acquired by WeWork of New York City. WeWork provides design services and technology...Chicago insurance firm meeting Utah hiring goal
GoHealth, a 17-year-old Chicago-based health insurance marketplace, is expanding rapidly at its new location in Lindon. The company has hired more than 400 in the past six weeks and plans to fill...Editorial Cartoon: Weather Channel
Industry Briefs 9-24-18
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...Universal savings accounts represent a silver lining in bad tax reform
By Veronique de Rugy Recently, House Republicans did what they do best: offer to cut taxes and add to the deficit. Their three-part reform plan is Round Two of their goal to dramatically slash...Concerns about Trump aside, the left continues its assault on democracy
By Fareed Zakaria For several years now, scholars have argued that the world is experiencing a “democratic recession.” They have noted that the movement of countries toward democracy has slowed or...Medicare-for-all discussion presents golden opportunity for small business
By Robert Pembroke “The most important event in recent history of ideas is the demise of the socialist dream,” said George Gilder in his 1981 book Wealth and Poverty. It sure looks like Bernie...Zions no longer deemed 'too big to fail'
Zions Bancorporation has prevailed in its attempt to not be designated as a “systemically important financial institution,” or SIFI, thus relieving it from tighter federal regulation. Salt Lake...Fischer to head Maverick Trading
Maverick Trading of Salt Lake City has named Darren Fischer to replace Robb Reinhold, founder of the company, as CEO. Reinhold will remain with the firm and continue as chief investment officer...MWCN announces 2018 Utah 100 fastest-growing and 'Emerging Elite'
MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) has announced the Utah 100, its annual list of the fastest-growing Utah companies, and its 20-company “Emerging Elite” list. The companies’ rankings will be...CBRE: Multifamily activity should reach $1B
Driven by growing rental rates, low vacancies and aggressive pricing, the multifamily real estate industry continues its local steady growth of recent years, according to the Greater Salt Lake...
