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GOVERNMENT
• The Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (JPEC) has added a new commissioner, Curtis M. Jensen, a founding partner at Snow Jensen & Reece PC, St. George. Jensen, former president of the Utah State Bar, was appointed by the Utah House of Representatives. The 13-member JPEC collects and disseminates research-based information to voters about the performance of the approximately 200 judges who serve throughout the state.
HEALTHCARE
• Health Catalyst, Salt Lake City, has named Patrick Nelli as chief financial officer. He has been with the company since 2013 and until recently was senior vice president in charge of developing a new product line for the company. He also led the development of the internal business operations group, including Health Catalyst’s own analytics infrastructure and processes. Before Health Catalyst, Nelli was a private equity associate in the healthcare group of GTCR Golder Rauner and a financial analyst for McColl Partners. Nelli succeeds Dan Strong, who will remain with the company in an advisory role through 2019.
• Dental Select, Salt Lake City, has promoted Jeff Van Leeuwen to vice president of sales and Suzette Musgrove to chief growth officer. Van Leeuwen has more than 19 years of experience in the group insurance industry working with employer-sponsored and voluntary benefit plans. He received a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Utah. Musgrove has had three decades of professional experience in the dental industry, including nearly 20 years at Dental Select. Musgrove has led the company’s customer care teams, claims, operations and account administration. Additionally, she has been responsible for the company’s sales and marketing strategies.
INSURANCE
• USI Insurance Services has named Chris Swensen as property and casualty practice leader for its Salt Lake City office. Swensen has 18 years of insurance industry experience, including in property and casualty insurance.
INVESTMENTS
• Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Salt Lake City, has secured $60 million in Series B financing, led by Data Collective. Zachary Bogue, Data Collective’s managing partner, will join the Recursion board of directors. The company combines biological science with artificial intelligence to discover new therapeutics at scale. Recursion has received more than $80 million in total capital.
• Numetric, a Salt Lake City-based data product company, has closed on a nearly $13 million funding round, led by Insight Venture Partners, EPIC Ventures, Tim Draper and Aaron Skonnard of Pluralsight. Nicolas Wittenborn of Insight Venture Partners will join the Numetric board. The found follows a $1.5 million seed round led by EPIC Ventures.
NONPROFITS
• Diana L. Telfer has been appointed to serve on the Board of Trustees for the Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake, a nonprofit organization that promotes safety, stability and self-sufficiency for low-income families and individuals, as well as victims of domestic violence, through legal advocacy and assistance. Telfer is a shareholder at the law firm Clyde Snow & Sessions. She focuses her practice on representing individuals and commercial clients in all aspects of family law matters; estate planning; and business and commercial law, including entity formation, business planning, and general business and commercial transactions.
RECOGNITIONS
• Several business leaders in Cottonwood Heights were honored recently during the city’s first Excellence in Business Awards event. The Small Business Excellence award was presented to The Gear Room. The Rising Star Award was presented to Megan Moore, owner of Moore Hair Design. Trader Joe’s earned both the Community Impact Award and the People’s Choice Best Customer Service award. Lone Star Taqueria received the People’s Choice Best Restaurant honor. Frank Maylett, chief executive officer of RizePoint, received the Kelvyn Cullimore Excellence in Leadership Award.
RETAIL
• Apparel and home product retailer Burlington Coat Factory will open a location at 7453 S. Bangerter Highway in the Jordan Landing Shopping Center. The store will occupy more than 46,000 square feet. Mountain West Commercial Real Estate’s Chad Moore and Mike Medina represented Burlington in both transactions. The company also will have a location at The Commons at Southtowne, Sandy. Burlington has 567 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico.
• U-Haul Company of Utah Inc. has announced that Layton Hills Storage, 316 W. 1550 N., Layton, is a new U-Haul dealer. It will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies and in-store pick-up for boxes.
SERVICES
• Driver Provider, with a main office in Salt Lake City, has hired Barry Gross as executive director and Kaity Quinley as regional director of operations. Gross, formerly with Reston Limousine, will be based in the company’s Phoenix headquarters and will oversee the company’s operations in all five markets, including Salt Lake City. Quinley, a former vice president at All Resort Group, will be based in Salt Lake City. She has 11 years of experience in operations and client relations. Driver Provider is a chauffeured transportation company with a 1,200-vehicle fleet of sedans, SUVs, vans, limousines, mini buses and motor coaches.
TECHNOLOGY/LIFE SCIENCES
• Sarcos Robotics, Salt Lake City, has announced that George William Casey Jr. has joined its advisory board. Casey is a retired general of the U.S. Army, where he served for 41 years, including as chief of staff from 2007-2011. In his previous assignment, he was commander of the multinational force in Iraq from 2004-07. During his career, Casey served in operational assignments in the United States, Germany, Italy, Egypt, the Balkans and Iraq. Sarcos produces robots that combine human intelligence and dexterity with the strength, endurance and precision of machines to improve efficiency and reduce occupational injuries.
• RizePoint, Salt Lake City, has promoted Jesse Dowdle to chief technology officer. He previously was vice president of technology. He has a decade of software engineering and product development experience. He joined RizePoint from ProofHQ, where he was vice president of technology. He also worked as a designer and writer for indie video games. He holds bachelor’s degrees in history and broadcast journalism from Brigham Young University.