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Utah housing affordability in 'fight of our lives'
By Brice Wallace Mike Ostermiller has a vision of Utah’s future when it comes to housing affordability. In fact, he said last week, it exists today. And it’s not pretty. Speaking during a breakout...Record C-PACE loan enough to get downtown Hyatt underway
Portman Holdings, the Atlanta-based developer of the planned Hyatt Regency hotel at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, has closed on $54.7 million in Commercial...Jobs optimism continues to fuel positive attitude
All the good news about the job market in Utah is having its effect on how consumers feel about their economic outlook. In December, the number of Utahns who believed jobs are hard to get dropped...
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Cowdrey named CEO of Imagine Learning
Jeremy Cowdrey has been appointed as CEO Provo-based Imagine Learning. Cowdrey’s appointment was announced by the board of parent company Weld North Education of New York City. Imagine Learning is...Dept. of Health awards medical cannabis licenses
The Utah Department of Health has announced the winners in its application process to award 14 pharmacy locations that will receive medical cannabis licenses. The 14 pharmacies were chosen in a...23 films meant $59M to Utah in 2019
More films received state incentives to shoot in Utah in 2019 than in 2018, bringing along more employment for actors and crews. The Utah Film Commission said on its website that 23 incentivized...Visible buys Kansas company
Visible Supply Chain Management of Salt Lake City, a provider of shipping and fulfillment services for small and midsize businesses, has acquired Kansas Continental Express (KCX), an Emporia,...Survey prelims suggest lack of understanding about incentives
Preliminary results about state government incentive programs to recruit and retain economic development projects reveal opportunities to better inform people about them. Final results of an...Traeger reaches settlement with Dansons, former owners
Utah’s Traeger Grills has reached a settlement in its case against former company owners Joseph, Brian and Mark Traeger along with claims against grill manufacturer Dansons U.S. LLC, the maker of...Weber/Davis joint effort has a name
The regional economic development initiative launched by Weber and Davis counties last June has a new name — the Northern Utah Economic Alliance (NUEA) — as well as a new logo, according to the...Middle-market businesses are under pressure from trade wars, recession fears
By Drew Yergensen The new year is here and with it comes a 2020 election, along with uncertainty surrounding tariffs, trade and how long the economic expansion will continue. These items are all...Succeeding in Your Business: What to know when an LLC makes a Subchapter S election
By Cliff Ennico “I have operated a service business for the past few years as a limited liability company (LLC) and have been quite successful. “My accountant is recommending that I change my LLC...17 ways to get more work done (and be happy doing it)
By John Graham Most everyone has figured out that performance expectations keep going up. To put it bluntly, we face the challenge of doing more in less time. And it’s not about to change anytime...Editorial Cartoon: Name Recognition
Industry Briefs 1-13-19
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. CONSTRUCTION...It’s a new year and resolution time for Congress and the administration
By Veronique de Rugy Mark Twain once wrote, “New Year’s is a harmless annual institution, of no particular use to anybody save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drunks, and friendly calls, and humbug...It's not all bad: Here are Trump's Top 10 achievements for 2019
By Marc A. Thiessen In his third year in office, President Trump continued to deliver an extraordinary list of accomplishments. Today, I offer my annual list of the 10 best things Trump did last...Advice Media buys Page 1
Park City-based Advice Media, a provider of software-based marketing solutions for medical and dental practices, has announced that is has acquired Page 1 Solutions LLC. Page 1 provides digital...Hatter to lead Legends Boxing
Salt Lake City-based fitness franchisor Legends Boxing has appointed Scott Hatter as president and chief operating officer. “I am truly excited to have Scott in this role,” said Michael Blair,...
