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Attorney: Talk to employees about vaccinations
By Brice Wallace When it comes to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, companies thinking about vaccinations should be heavily involved in conversations. That the suggestion of Michael Menssen, an...
Firm aiming for its HQ to be first business ‘living building’ in Utah
Salt Lake City design firm Architectural Nexus has taken advantage of the challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic to complete a major renovation of its headquarters, with...
Disinfection co. moving HQ from San Fran to SLC
A company specializing in using ultraviolet light to disinfect large areas has tabbed the Salt Lake City area for its corporate headquarters. Founded last year in San Francisco, R-Zero expects to...
This Week's Headlines
Hard-hit restaurants can now apply for relief funds through SBA portal
Applications are now being accepted from eligible businesses for relief monies from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, according to U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabella Guzman. The online...Missionaries should get shots, church says, requires them for foreign service
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has advised all of its missionaries to protect themselves against COVID-19 by receiving the available vaccine. For those called to serve in other...Survey: Pandemic has driven better level of personal wellness awareness
According to a recent survey conducted by Young Living, an essential oils company based in Lehi, the COVID-19 pandemic has driven a greater level of awareness and understanding of personal...IHC part of study to find effective treatment for severe C-19 symptoms
Researchers at Salt Lake City’s Intermountain Healthcare have launched a study in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a number of other scientific institutions worldwide...TSA extends federal public transport mask mandate through Sept. 13
If you plan to travel this summer — and use any public transportation — don’t forget your mask. The Transportation Security Administration has extended a federal requirement that travelers on...Jazz open courtside seats for rest of regular season and NBA playoffs
The Utah Jazz will allow fans to sit courtside in Vivint Arena for the remainder of the regular season and the NBA playoffs. All NBA teams have had seats next to the floor blocked off for the...Qualtrics study reveals what consumers want in the post-pandemic world
Consumers went digital during the COVID-19 pandemic — and most of them are not going back. That’s one of the conclusions of new research from Provo-based experience management software company...Savage opens railport in Tooele County
Savage, a 75-year-old Midvale-based global transportation and logistics company, has opened Savage Railport in Tooele. The facility is a multi-commodity transload facility located to serve Salt...Crestone buys Specialized Communication
Crestone Services Group LLC, a Denver-based communications and utility services company, has acquired Specialized Communication Services LLC (SCS), based in Hurricane. Founded in 2004, SCS...Insurance Technologies buys Lehi insurance tech firm IXN
Insurance Technologies LLC, a Colorado Springs, Colorado-based provider of sales automation solutions for the life and annuities insurance industries, has acquired Lehi-based IXN, a provider of...HealthEquity purchases Ohio bank’s $477M HSA portfolio
Draper-based HealthEquity Inc., the largest independent health savings account (HSA) custodian in the U.S., has agreed with Fifth Third Bank, National Association of Cincinnati to transition...Myriad sells melanoma lab to Castle Biosciences
Myriad Genetics Inc., a Salt Lake City-based genetics testing company, has agreed to sell its Myriad myPath Melanoma Laboratory to Castle Biosciences of Friendswood, Texas. Castle will buy the...Iron Co. solar projects begin commercial operation
Another Utah solar energy facility has gone on line. D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), a provider of renewable energy across North America, has announced that its 180- megawatt Cove...Thanksgiving Point appoints Christensen as president/CEO
Thanksgiving Point’s board of directors has appointed Mc-Kay Christensen as president and CEO. Christensen succeeds Mike L. Washburn, who retired from Thanksgiving Point following 18 years of...Innovate Utah: NEW IDEAS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM UTAH COMPANIES
The University of Utah has partnered with ARUP Laboratories of Salt Lake City and Orem-based digital diagnostics company Techcyte Inc. to develop NanoSpot.AI, a less-than-five-minute,...Sunpro buys Columbia Millworks
Sunpro, a lumber and building materials company and a subsidiary of Salt Lake City-based Clyde Companies, has acquired Columbia Millworks, a high-end custom door and millwork supplier in Vineyard....CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 5-10-21
The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: PROG Holdings PROG Holdings Inc., based in Salt Lake City, reported net earnings from continuing operations of...Succeeding in Your Business: Tried to file anything lately? It’s time for a tech update at the SEC
By Cliff Ennico As readers of this column know, one of my biggest headaches in dealing with our federal government agencies is that their technology is often stuck in the 1990s, if not the 1980s....Here's your post-pandemic, Biden administration estate planning to-do list
By Cameron Cole The biggest misconception people have about estate planning is that “they are not that old and can do it later,” say almost half (49 percent) of advisors in a recent Key Private...Industry Briefs 5-10-21
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....
