Industry Briefs - 8-12-24

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ARTS

• Salt Lake City has announced artists selected to participate in citywide public art project called “Wake the Great Salt Lake,” aimed at addressing the lake’s decline by increasing understanding of the crisis and motivating action toward solutions. The project is supported by the Salt Lake City Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office and Bloomberg Philanthropies. Out of more than 120 proposals, 12 were selected: Kellie Bornhoft, for an interactive sculptural installation of illustrations printed on fabric banners will celebrate the plants, animals, and other beings living on and with the Great Salt Lake; Nicholas Carpenter, for a mobile phone booth and dial-in hotline will invite visitors to record their stories, fears, and hopes for the lake; Trevor Dahl, whose “cartoon surrealism” style will depict a colorful, detailed and positive vision to inspire visitors of all ages to unite behind the cause of saving the lake; Stefan Lesueur, for a sound installation will play recordings of the valley’s streams and community stories about the Great Salt Lake watershed in the Seven Canyons Fountain at Liberty Park; Nick Pedersen, who will use his digital collage style tp depict two possible futures for the Great Salt Lake ecosystem on opposing billboards along a major thoroughfare in the Poplar Grove neighborhood; Valene Peratrovich, for a documentary film highlights the importance of Native people and Tribal nations in local water restoration projects while examining similar efforts across America and around the world; Mitsu Salmon, for a site-responsive outdoor dance and performance work that will express the Great Salt Lake ecosystem’s crucial role for millions of migratory birds and draw parallels to human experiences of migration, notions of home, and a shared need for belonging; the Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts, for a group exhibition will combine visual art, performance art and community conversation to increase awareness of the conditions of Great Salt Lake and the communities it affects; Of Salt and Sand, for a public exhibition of photography that will tell stories of collective memories, grief, love, and possibility for Utah’s imperiled inland sea and all the human and more-than-human life that depends on it; Plan-B Theatre Co., for two original productions that will combine science, song, and theatrical performance to spark passion for protecting the lake’s present and future; Spy Hop Productions, in partnership with the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, to create zines, videos, and audioscapes that inspire action toward sustainability and conservation; and the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, for a projection artwork that will illuminate the brick façade of Abravanel Hall.

ASSOCIATIONS

• The Park City Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau has been awarded the Mountain IDEAL Certification for destination stewardship, its renewed Destination Marketing Program accreditation for organizational excellence, and has announced its 2024 Sustainable Tourism Grant recipients, chosen for their projects that align with the Sustainable Tourism Plan. The Mountain IDEAL Certification is a sustainable destination standard recognized by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. The DMAP accreditation, designated by Destinations International, which has been renewed for Park City until 2028, recognizes the Chamber’s adherence to rigorous standards across governance, finance, visitor services, sales, communications, destination development, research, advocacy and more. The 22 grant recipients are Arts Council of Park City & Summit County, Deer Valley Resort, Echo Community & Historical Organization, fulFILLed Lifestyle Co., Jans Ltd. (doing business as White Pine Touring Nordic Center), Momentum Recycling, Mountain Mediation Center, Mountain Trails Foundation, North Summit Unite, Park City Chamber Music Society, Park City Community Foundation’s Climate Fund, Park City Film, Park City Museum, Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History, Park Silly Sunday Market, Recycle Utah, Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District, Summit Community Gardens and EATS, Summit Land Conservancy and Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter.

COWORKING

• Common Desk, a flexible workspace provider, has opened its first location in Salt Lake City at the recently completed 650 Main building. The location has nearly 32,000 square feet of workspace, including 82 private offices, conference rooms, two Zoom rooms, a podcasting studio and a social courtyard and lawn. Common Desk operates over a dozen coworking locations throughout the South and, with this new space, is expanding its presence to the West for the first time.

DIVIDENDS

• The board of directors of Zions Bancorporation NA, based in Salt Lake City, has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 41 cents per common share. The dividend is payable Aug. 22 to shareholders of record Aug. 15. The board also declared regular quarterly cash dividends on the company's various perpetual preferred shares (series A, G, I and J). they are payable Sept. 15 to shareholders of record Sept. 1. Zions operates banks in 11 western states.
• The board of directors of Clarus Corp., based in Salt Lake City, has confirmed the company’s regular quarterly cash dividend of 2.5 cents per share. The dividend will be paid Aug. 19 to stockholders of record Aug. 9. Clarus designs and develops equipment and lifestyle products for outdoor enthusiasts.
• The board of directors of Medallion Bank, based in Salt Lake City, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 50 cents per share on the bank’s Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series F. The dividend is payable Oct. 1 to holders of record Sept. 16. Medallion Bank specializes in providing consumer loans for the purchase of recreational vehicles, boats and home improvements, along with loan origination services to fintech strategic partners.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

• Workers in Utah who have stayed in their job for at least 12 months saw their wages rise by 4.8 percent in July, compared to the same time last year, with a median annual salary of $51,000, according to data released from ADP Pay Insights. Nationally, the median pay for a job-stayer is $58,800 and wage growth was 4.8 percent, which was the slowest rate of pay growth in three years. Job-changers saw a big drop, with pay gains slowing to 7.2 percent from 7.7 percent a year earlier. Among job-stayers, the highest median pay in July was in Washington, D.C., at $100,000. Among states, the highest was in Massachusetts, at $74,100. Details are at https://payinsights.adp.com/.
• Utah has four locations in a list of “Top Family Bucket List Destinations,” compiled by Florida-based eco tours company HonestEco.org. It surveyed families about the most coveted (alternative) bucket list destinations. Utah destinations are No. 26 Goblin Valley State Park, No. 59 Canyonlands National Park (The Needles District), No. 63 Mystic Hot Springs in Monroe, and No. 127 Bonneville Salt Flats. The top destination overall is Makapu’u Tide Pools in Hawaii. Details are at https://honesteco.org/blog/top-150-alternative-bucket-list-locations/.
• Salt Lake City, at No. 374, is the highest-ranked city on a list of “Best Cities for Scouring Garage Sales,” compiled by Lawn Love. It compared the 500 biggest U.S. cities, considering factors including the number of yard sales and estate sales, yard size, and share of homes with garages. The worst-ranked Utah city is West Valley City, at No. 469. The top-ranked city overall is Los Angeles. The bottom-ranked city is Deerfield Beach, Florida. Details are at https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-cities-yard-and-garage-sales/.
• Utahns are prepared to drive nearly 11 hours to avoid airline flight disruptions, according to a survey by Gunther Mazda. The survey indicates that 84 percent of overall respondents said the recent travel disruptions have made them more likely to drive to their summer vacation destinations rather than fly. In Utah, the average traveler is willing to drive up to 10 hours and 55 minutes to reach their vacation destinations. The lowest figure was in New Hampshire, at four hours, 40 minutes. The highest is in Rhode Island, at 14 hours, 33 minutes. Details are at https://www.gunthermazda.com/avoiding-aviation/.
• Three Utah locations are on a list of “Most Welcoming Towns for Newcomers,” compiled by ElectricityPrices.com. It surveyed travelers to identify 150 such locations. Utah places on the list are No. 46 Heber, No. 102 Springdale and No. 147 Moab. The top overall location is Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Details are at https://www.electricityprices.com/hometown-hospitality/.
• Utah’s situation is unchanged when it comes to a price tag of $1 million or more for the typical starter home, according to an analysis by Zillow. Utah had one such home in June, the same as a year earlier. It had zero in June 2019. The analysis found that in more than 200 U.S. cities, buyers will find a price tag of $1 million or more on the typical starter home, defined for the analysis as being among those in the lowest third of home values in a given region. Nationally, those homes were found in 84 cities, but the figure rose to now 237 cities. Exactly half of all states have at least one city with a typical starter home worth $1 million or more. Nationwide, the typical starter home is worth $196,611.
• Salt Lake City is ranked No. 100, the highest-ranked Utah city, on a list of “Best Cities for Disc Golf,” compiled by LawnStarter. It compared the 500 biggest U.S. cities based on several factors, including the number of disc golf courses, local disc golf tournaments, average course ratings, and weather conditions. The lowest-ranked Utah city is No. 399 St. George. The top-ranked city overall is Austin, Texas. The lowest-ranked city is Lawton, Oklahoma. Details are at https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/studies/best-cities-disc-golf/.
• Twenty-five percent of Utah drivers remain uncertain about the practicality of switching to an electric vehicle, according to a survey by Quantrell Subaru. For 20 percent, the higher upfront cost is a drawback. Another 20 percent expressed concern about the current state of charging station networks. The potential costs and hassles of battery replacement weighed on the minds of 26 percent of those surveyed. Among those with the most overall uncertainty are residents of Mississippi, at 67 percent. The lowest figure is 8 percent, in Connecticut. Details are at https://www.quantrellsubaru.com/electric-vehicle-exasperation/.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

• Salt Lake Community College has announced Trish Gorman as the new dean of the Gail Miller School of Business. She is the first dean to lead the school since its renaming, and she will be entrusted with carrying out the vision set forth by SLCC’s partnership with the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation. A generous gift from the Miller family in October 2022 set this vision in motion. Over the past three decades, Gorman has developed and delivered executive business programs for Columbia Business School, Wharton Business School, London Business School, Duke University and nearly 100 other corporate and academic entities in more than 20 countries. She was the inaugural director of the Goff Strategic Leadership Center at the University of Utah, and her collegiate teaching experience has included full-time roles at the University of Utah, Columbia University, Wharton Business School, Ohio State, and the University of Connecticut. Gorman served as the director of global strategy learning for McKinsey & Co. and, more recently, led North American growth thought leadership at Deloitte as director of eminence. She also worked with Jack Welch to build the Jack Welch Management Institute.
• Intelvio, a Lindon-based healthcare training company, has hired Boydell Bown as vice president of technology. Bown will lead the technology department, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic goals and overseeing all technology-related functions. Bown most recently served as senior director of product engineering at Penn Foster Group. Prior to that, he was senior director of software engineering at Carrus.
• The National Science Foundation has awarded Utah State University’s College of Engineering a $1 million grant to help prepare students for careers in life sciences and biotechnology. The project is part of a national initiative to develop a highly trained engineering workforce that can address large-scale societal challenges such as clean energy, advanced materials and the effects of a changing climate. Program participants will learn emerging and novel biotechnologies that are identified as critical by industry partners but not currently offered in traditional degree programs at most universities. Funding for the grant comes from NSF’s Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies, or ExLENT, program. Work on the program began July 15 and is expected to run through June 2027.

GOVERNMENT

• Salt Lake City has hired Jesse Dean to the new position of senior advisor of real estate and capital projects. He will drive downtown capital improvement projects, initiatives and outreach plans. Dean has 13 years of experience in both private and public sector development. He previously served as director of urban development at Downtown Alliance and deputy director at the Central Wasatch Commission and managed real estate projects in the Granary District and Recursion Pharmaceuticals global real estate and workplace growth and strategy.
• The Salt Lake City Council has approved a $350,000 Economic Development Loan Fund loan for Shades of Pale Inc., also known as Shades Brewery. The loan will assist in the buildout of their its Salt Lake City location at 1388 S. 300 W. Opened in 2009, Shades of Pale Inc. worked with the city’s Department of Economic Development’s Business Development Division to qualify for the loan.
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $1 million Utah rural small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program and the Rural Energy for America Technical Assistance Grant Program. The assistance is in the form of loans, grants and technical assistance that will support six clean energy projects in Utah. The awards include in Springville, Nexus Foundation to use a $250,000 grant to provide technical assistance for farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses throughout the state of Utah; in Price, Eastern Utah Disaster LLC (doing business as Service Master Restoration and Cleaning Services) to use a $44,000 grant to purchase a roof mounted solar photovoltaic system designed to replace 109 percent of their annual usage and save $3,102 annually; and in Springdale, Switchback Grill to use a $99,000 grant to purchase and install a roof mounted solar photovoltaic system to replace 40 percent of their annual usage and save $1,971 per year.
• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has appointed Melinda Caraballo as the director of agency’s Phoenix district, with offices in Albuquerque, Denver, and Phoenix. The Phoenix District Office has jurisdiction over Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. Caraballo has served as the deputy director of the Phoenix District Office, a position she held since 2018, and was named acting district director in 2022. Caraballo began working for the EEOC in 2005 as a federal investigator for the Charlotte District Office. In 2010, she served as a supervisory investigator in Phoenix, and between 2015 and 2018 she was a program analyst for the Office of Field Programs in Washington, D.C.
• Several projects aimed at improving boater access in Utah were recently approved for funding and should begin construction in 2024. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources administers the Boating Access Grant Program for Utah, which funds projects like boat ramps, marina parking areas, marina restrooms, docks and other improvements at boating areas. Through a partnership with the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation, approximately $2.6 million in funding was made available for these improvements in 2024. Federal funds granted to the DWR by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program) will cover 75 percent of the overall project costs. The projects include Causey Reservoir boat ramp construction, Big Sand Wash Reservoir parking lot improvements, Lucerne Valley Marina fish-cleaning station updates, Cedar Marina floating trail, Boat Utah app, Utah Lake American Fork Marina parking, and aquatic invasive species prevention station installations.

HEALTHCARE

• The ARUP Institute for Research and Innovation in Diagnostic and Precision Medicine, based in Salt Lake City, has created the Sherrie Perkins Research and Innovation Collaboration Grant, which will fund cutting-edge research in laboratory medicine that has the potential to significantly impact patient care. The grant is named in honor of retired ARUP CEO Dr. Sherrie Perkins. The grant is designed to foster partnerships within the medical community and may award up to a maximum of $150,000. The grant will be available to industry and academic partners in collaboration with ARUP medical directors and scientists. ARUP’s R&I Institute was founded in September 2023 with a core mission to improve the lives of patients by advancing groundbreaking diagnostic and prognostic technologies and innovative tests.
• Myriad Genetics Inc., a Salt Lake City-based company focused on genetic testing and precision medicine, has appointed Jennifer Fox as chief legal officer, effective Sept. 3. Fox has nearly two decades of legal experience in the life sciences sector, most recently serving as executive vice president of external affairs for Emergent BioSolutions. Prior to that, she held positions with Brinks, Gilson & Lione, Novozymes North America and GSK.
• Plain City Family Dental has opened at Town Square Park, 2384 N. 4350 W., Plain City. It is led by Dr. Peter Mortenson.

HOSPITALITY

• Western States Lodging and Management, a South Jordan -based hospitality, senior living and multifamily housing management and development company, has added Aaron Barrus as vice president of facilities. He will oversee maintenance, renovations, on-property systems, purchasing, and more across WSLM’s hospitality, senior living and Nxt Property Management divisions. Barrus’ experience includes running his own facilities repair and maintenance business as a licensed general contractor, catering to both residential and commercial properties. His background also includes five years as a licensed nursing home administrator and eight years in global logistics and supply chain management. Barrus earned a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Utah State University.
• Goldener Hirsch, Auberge Resorts Collection, which has a hotel and residences in Deer Valley, has appointed James Miller as general manager. Miller has over 30 years of luxury hotel experience and will oversee all operations, services, offerings and guest experiences for the property. His hospitality career began in Asia, where he started with Six Senses Resorts & Spas, and later managed operations at several InterContinental hotels overseas. Most recently, he served as the general manager at the Kimpton Armory Hotel in Bozeman, Montana.

INVESTMENTS

• Stonehenge Capital Co., based in Ohio, has announced a $14 million investment from its small-business investment company, the Stonehenge Community Impact Fund LP, to support Mountain West Brands LLC. Investment proceeds refinance maturing debt and provide continued support for the company’s growth. MWB owns and operates three Salt Lake City-based restaurant brands: Chuck-A-Rama, Market Street Grill and Grub Steak, with 15 locations. The investment will allow the company to continue creating quality jobs for individuals in underserved areas of Utah. MWB employs over 700 people, of which 58 percent are minorities and 99 percent are from low- to moderate-income communities.
• Complete Solar Inc., a Lehi-based solar technology, services and installation company, has announced a $1 million investment by StarCharge in the convertible debenture previously announced by Complete Solar in June. StarCharge is a company in Asia’s digital energy sector that provides one-stop solutions for charging stations, microgrids, virtual power plants and power trading. The other co-investor is the NextG Fund investment group.

MANUFACTURING

• Packsize, a Salt Lake City-based provider of right-sized, on-demand packaging, has appointed Brian Baxter as chief human resources officer. Baxter has nearly 25 years of experience in executive positions with global corporations and as a consultant and educator. The experience includes strategic leadership of all HR functions across as many as 20 different countries. Baxter previously served as an adjunct professor at the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business, leading human resources leadership courses. He was also a member of the HR Certification Institute Board of Directors from 2012 to 2018, serving on the Strategy, Governance and Finance committees.
• Clarus Corp., a Salt Lake City-based designer, developer, manufacturer and distributor of outdoor equipment and lifestyle products, has hired Tripp Wyckoff as general manager of adventure for the Americas, David Cook as global head of OEM, and Daniel Bruntsch as head of EMEA sales. Wyckoff will be responsible for managing and growing each of the Adventure brands (comprised of Rhino-Rack, MAXTRAX and TRED Outdoors) in the Americas. He has over 20 years of operating experience in senior leadership roles, and most recently served as the president of Vertical Supply Group. He led VSG for over nine years. Prior to that, he spent eight years at Thule serving as vice president of sales, marketing and service. Cook will lead global OEM initiatives and will be based in the U.S. Cook joins the adventure segment from Vehilux, where he was the director of aftermarket sales. Prior to that, Cook was the OEM sales director at MKI Enterprises and Lund International. Bruntsch will build on the segment’s current accounts in Europe, while focusing on initiatives that expand customer relationships across the broader region, including the Middle East and Africa. Bruntsch most recently was with Bromic Group, where he spent more than eight years across various sales and business development roles, having most recently served as the global business development manager and global head of marine for Bromic Heading Products.
• ATL Technology, a Springville-based engineering and manufacturing partner to medical device OEMs, has hired Andrew Schombs as managing director of its Surgical Procedures Business Unit. Schombs has experience in biomedical/mechanical engineering, including working at Nordson Medical, Edwards Lifesciences, Bioplate Inc. and Baxter BioScience.
• Powered by MRP, a Park City-based aesthetics device company, has appointed Mark Kosibaas interim chief operating officer. Kosiba began his career in multi-billion-dollar multinational companies across various industries. Transitioning mid-career to the startup realm, Kosiba contributed to three successful exits. In 2014, Kosiba joined Traeger Pellet Grills to revitalize operations to scale. Before Traeger, Kosiba played a role at Skullcandy. His startup experience also includes his work at Multilink, an integrated optical-networking chip company. Earlier in his career, Kosiba held various roles at Ford Motor Co., Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies and consumer products company Hunter Douglas.

NONPROFITS

• Mountain America Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Mountain America Credit Union, has donated $50,000 to support Salt Lake County Youth Services’ Milestone Home. The residence serves as a transitional living home in Sandy and is dedicated to aiding young adults aged 18-21 who have aged out of foster care. The original house was donated by the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. The contribution was used to support the remodeling of the Milestone Home.

PHILANTHROPY

• Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., based in Provo, has set a Guinness World Records title for the “most people packing meal kits in 24 hours.” Nu Skin hosted a service event at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City where 2,196 people actively participated in packing meal kits during that period. The project coincided with a Nu Skin sales leader conference celebrating the company’s 40th anniversary. Nu Skin collaborated with other organizations, including MTN OPS, Utah Jazz, Hunger Fight, Swire Coca-Cola and Ashbury Automotive Group to pack more than 550,000 healthy meals. Convoy of Hope and the Utah Food Bank plan to use the packed meal kits to support children in need throughout the United States.
• Bank of Utah, based in Ogden, has a new summer internship program in which seven interns partnered with Youth Impact to educate young participants about banking and saving money, followed by a volunteer project at Catholic Community Services to fill backpacks with school supplies for youngsters who would otherwise go without this school year. The interns met with approximately 120 Youth Impact participants to conduct educational sessions on banking and the importance of saving, followed by a lunch provided by Youth Impact and some games. The internship program has participants selected from Southern Utah University, Utah State University and Brigham Young University for the 12-week program.
• Silicon Slopes has partnered with the Utah Lunch Debt Relief Foundation to eliminate Utah’s $2.8 million school lunch debt. Silicon Slopes is donating all net proceeds from individual and corporate members to the Utah Lunch Debt Relief Fund.

REAL ESTATE

• Stos Partners, a California-based commercial real estate investment and management firm, has entered the Salt Lake City industrial market by acquiring a three-building, 279,233-square-foot industrial complex on 14.53 acres at 900 W. 2900/2950/3100 S., Salt Lake City, for $34.99 million in an off-market transaction. Stos said it will immediately implement a capital improvement program, stabilizing and re-tenanting the asset. Eli Priest, Jeff Heaton and Kyle Roberts of Newmark have been retained to oversee leasing at the complex. Alex Harrold of Mathews Real Estate represented Stos Partners in the acquisition.

RECOGNITIONS

• The Davis Chamber of Commerce has announced the recipient of its 2024 Legacy Award and finalists for its annual Davis Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. The awards recognize outstanding businesses who have made significant contributions to the economic and community development of Davis County. Jodi Lunt, executive director of the Davis Education Foundation, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Legacy Award. The foundation has significantly expanded its support for the Davis School District, fostering programs that remove educational barriers and equip students with the necessary resources. Lunt has dedicated 34 years to the field of education, beginning her career as a teacher and progressing through roles as a specialist, curriculum supervisor, and director for various educational programs. Award categories and finalists are: Business of the Year, Bonnell Aluminum, Morgan Pavement and Young Automotive Group; Employer of the Year, Ascend Staffing, Bank of Utah and Boondocks; Innovation Award, Clearfield City, Consolve and SolidifyWeb; Small Business of the Year, Java Espress Beverage Co., Larklean LLC and Robin Hood Studios; and Community Impact, First Community Bank Utah, Hopebox Theatre and TURN Community Services. Award finalists and recipients will be recognized at an awards banquet that takes place Sept. 19, 6:30-9 p.m., at the Davis Conference Center in Layton.
• American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation have announced the 2024 recipients of the Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant program. Among the recipients is Log Haven of Salt Lake City. Fifty small restaurants in the U.S. will receive a $50,000 grant each to help them upgrade, renovate and grow their businesses. In its fourth year, the program now has reached 125 historic small restaurants in every U.S. state; Washington, D.C.; and Puerto Rico. In addition to financial support,Resy, American Express’s restaurant reservation platform, will offer each grantee a year of complimentary access to Resy OS restaurant management software to help streamline their costs and boost operations.
• Sorenson, a Salt Lake City-based provider of communication tools for deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing people, has been recognized as a top-scoring company on the 2024 Disability Equality Index for the second consecutive year. The index is an independent, third-party resource for the annual benchmarking of corporate disability inclusion policies and programs. For over 20 years, Sorenson has hired people with all abilities and continues to offer a variety of accommodation and support services to ensure that employees can participate fully in the workplace.

RESTAURANTS

• Dunkin’, formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts, plans to open a location near 1400 West and 9000 South in West Jordan, marking a return of the company to the Salt Lake Valley for the first time in four years. The location previously was an Arby’s.

RETAIL

• The Salt Lake City International Airport has announced the final 12 restaurants and retail shops selected for Phase 4 of The New SLC, with planned opening dates of fall 2025 and 2026. The concession operators selected for the 20,723-square-foot of space are Hudson by Avolta, At SLC Concessions JV, OHM Concession Group, Paradies Lagardère, SSP America and Tugals. They represent the food and beverage brands Aubergine Kitchen, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Moab Brewery, Monarca, Moochie’s Meatballs and More, Mr. Charlie’s Chicken Fingers and Swig; and retail, news and gifts brands Art of Aesthetics, Good Earth Markets, Hudson, &Go and Utah National Parks. The New SLC Phase 4 encompasses a 16-gate extension of Concourse B to the east. The first five gates will open in fall 2025, followed by 11 additional gates in the fall of 2026.
• University Place, a 120-acre mixed-use development in Orem, now has hundreds of new residences available as the second phase of The Devon at University Place, and it has announced several new eateries and shops. The second phase of The Devon at University Place, at 845 S. 750 E., has 235 living spaces plus a podcast recording studio, climbing wall, a golf simulator, EV charging stations (coming soon), cycling spin loft, and a bike wash/repair center. Among shops that have opened or are opening soon are Warby Parker, Cheesecake Factory, Bobby’s Burgers by Bobby Flay, Pandora, One Loved Babe, Löyly Nordic Spa, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and Sakiya Sushi and Japanese Buffet.
• A newly remodeled Walmart store has opened at 180 N. 3400 W., Hurricane. The work included new lighting and signage throughout the store, an expanded online grocery pickup and delivery area, a relocated pharmacy near the non-food entrance, an enhanced Grab & Go section, and broadened deli and grocery options. A celebratory ribbon-cutting and community event included check presentations amounting to $8,500 to the Hurricane Police Department’s “Shop with a Cop” program, the Hurricane Fire Department, Hurricane Food Bank, Assistance League and Kony Coins for Kids.

SERVICES

• Awardco, a Lehi-based provider of employee recognition and rewards solutions, has appointed Isaiah Brysonas chief operating officer. In his new role, Bryson is responsible for ensuring operational decisions and day-to-day operations align with the company’s strategy and goals. Bryson has over six years of experience in leadership roles at Awardco. He earned a degree in economics from Brigham Young University.
• 1-800-STRIPER has added a franchise in Ogden under Phillip Bond. It offers businesses and property owners restoration of commercial and industrial parking lots and other paved areas. 1-800-STRIPER was founded more than 25 years ago. It also provides layout and line painting for sports courts, interior markings for parking garages and factories, and temporary solutions for special events and construction sites.

TECHNOLOGY

• Entrata, a Lehi-based company offering a multifamily industry operating system, has hired Rakesh Ramchandanias managing director of the company’s operations in India. Ramchandani spent more than two decades scaling the business and technology teams at a software company. Entrata has committed to an additional 200 hires over the next two years in India, where it currently has more than 800 employees, comprising a large contingent of its engineering operation groups.