Kimberley Honeysett, chief legal officer at Varex Imaging Corp., makes a point during the recent Crossroads of the World International Trade Summit in Midvale. Listening are (from left) moderator Robert Spendlove, senior economist at Zions Bank; Darin Parker, president of PMI Foods; and John Horton, chief financial officer at Wavetronix. (Brice Wallace/Salt Lake Business Journal)

Higher prices. Supply chain woes. Potentially damaged relationships with trading partners.

Whatever the detrimental impacts of higher tariffs are on Utah businesses, at a recent gathering of executives with tariff concerns, the least-prominent vibe was “panic.”

Indeed, despite the turbulent sea of tariff-related issues, panelists at the Crossroads of the World International Trade Summit exuded — and stressed the need for — calm and patience.

“I think the future is bright. I think this is a bump in the road that we’ll get through and Please log in to see the rest of this story.