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Innovation originates all over Utah, not just from the 'Slopes'
Brice Wallace One Utah company is working to develop electric battery systems to enable 150-mile-range air taxis. Another is working on lightweight, conductivity-based polymers and composites that...International trade makes up large portion of Utah's GDP
A new study from Business Roundtable, a group of CEOs of major U.S. corporations, finds that international trade supports 389,000 jobs in Utah — nearly one out of every five jobs in the state....Safety offenses shut down SE Utah gas pipeline
The Utah Public Service Commission has ordered the shutdown of 21 miles of a natural gas pipeline near Moab. The order against Pacific Energy & Mining Co. (PEMC) came at the request of the Utah...
This Week's Headlines
ClearFoundation buys Daplie Inc.
ClearFoundation, a New Zealand-based developer of core software for securing both physical and virtual networks, has acquired Daplie Inc. of Provo. Daplie is the creator of Connect, a personal...Groups launch Empower SLC to boost energy-saving efforts
The Salt Lake City Sustainability Department and Utah Clean Energy have teamed up with the International Rescue Committee, Salt Lake County Aging and Adult Services and YouthCity Government in an...Tax credit incentives bring pair of feature films for production in Utah
By Brice Wallace A pair of film productions — including one that will spend nearly $7 million in Utah — have received incentives to shoot in the Beehive State. The Governor’s Office of Economic...Keone named president of Listen Technologies
Bluffdale-based Listen Technologies Corp., a provider of assistive listening and tour systems, has announced that Maile Keone has been named president of the company. She will be responsible for...Survey: Higher employee turnover in 2018
Employers Council, a human resource and employment law service for the business community, has found that Utah’s employee turnover rate is up for the second straight year. The organization’s HR...O.C. Tanner acquires Indian firm
O.C. Tanner, a Salt Lake City-based employee recognition and workplace culture company, has acquired the recognition and rewards technology and business of Kwench, an India-based company that...Majority of investors favor the human touch over technology
Despite increasing automation in nearly all aspects of the consumer experience, 84 percent of investors say that financial advisors will always be needed and will not be replaced by automated...Succeeding in Your Business: Here are 12 little words that will help you predict the future
It’s a rough economy out there, but even scarier than the persistent threats of recession, deflation, countries defaulting on their debt, governments’ inability to balance the budget and other...Editorial Cartoon: Surveilling
Industry Briefs 4-22-19
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....The new NAFTA is exporting the same bad habits – like wage controls
By Veronique de Rugy Trade agreements have been greatly successful at lowering trade barriers around the world. But they’re not without their flaws. Each agreement, in practice, tends to retain...The left hasn't figured it out yet - nationalism is a popular notion
By Fareed Zakaria There are many explanations for Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory in the recent elections that have to do with Israel’s particular situation — its economic boom, stable security...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...
