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ASSOCIATIONS
• TheSalt Lake Chamber’sWomen’s Business Center(WBC) is partnering with chambers of commerce and other organizations throughout the state to provide their services to women entrepreneurs and small-business owners in both rural and suburban areas. The WBC currently has partnered with three chambers of commerce to provide virtual women’s business centers: theBrigham Area Chamber of Commerce, theCache Chamber of Commerceand theTooele County Chamber of Commerce. In preparing for the virtual locations, the WBC launched a new website, WBCUtah.com, in July. It will help more women access free and low-cost training on subjects like how to start, grow or expand businesses.
BANKING
•Town & Country Bank, St. George, has appointedStefanie BevansandJoné Kofordto its board of directors. Bevans is the co-owner and chief executive officer of Steamroller Copies Inc. and Design To Print Inc. She is responsible for domestic and international business relations throughout the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe at Design to Print. She has a workforce of more than 80 people and oversees all business development, marketing, production, human relations and administrative affairs. She originally pursued a career in nursing, specializing in neonatal intensive care (NICU). Koford is the operations officer, senior services, for Intermountain Healthcare’s Southwest Region. She has been with Intermountain since May 2015. Prior to that, Koford was the CEO and principal owner in the consulting firm Ennovative Performance Group LLC. A healthcare executive for more than three decades, Koford has served in roles including hospital CEO and regional vice president and division president for publicly traded companies such as HCA, HealthTrust and LifePoint Hospitals. Prior to her short-lived retirement in 2013, she was the president of strategic growth and development for LifePoint. Town & Country Bank also has announced changes to its credit approval process, namingP. West Martin, executive vice president, as its first chief credit officer, responsible for all credit administration. He will lead a new credit analysis team that will evaluate borrower creditworthiness for new loans and loan renewals so that the bank’s lending officers can concentrate fully on finding new loans and managing customer relationships. Martin has 40 years of credit experience and has served as the bank’s chief lending officer.Jason Hutsenpillerhas been promoted to senior vice president and chief lending officer for the bank. He will be responsible for new loan production, relationship management and loan processing. Hutsenpiller has 17 years of lending experience, and has special expertise with Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed loan programs. He joined Town & Country Bank in 2014. He will continue to source new business as a part of his new assignment.
CONSTRUCTION
•Pentalon Construction Inc.has hiredKirk Tanneras a project manager. Tanner has more than 15 years of experience as an estimator, superintendent and project manager in the construction industry. His experience in different segments of the industry includes commercial projects, multi-family and tenant improvements. He previously worked at Kier Construction, among others. He has a bachelor’s degree in construction management from Brigham Young University.
•WSP | Parsons Brinck-erhoffhas namedJoshua J. Slettenas lead structural engineer in its Murray office. Sletten will direct structural engineering for transportation projects in Utah, Idaho and Montana. He will also provide business development and project delivery support for transportation projects throughout the western states. Sletten has extensive experience in the design and engineering of bridges and associated structures. Prior to joining WSP-|Parsons Brinckerhoff, he led a department in the structures division of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), including responsibility for UDOT’s bridge inspection, underwater bridge inspection, bridge preservation, bridge rehabilitation and replacement, bridge planning and programming and bridge load rating programs.
DIRECT SALES
• Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc., Lehi, has hiredJoseph W. Batyas executive vice president and chief financial officer. Baty previously was executive vice president and chief financial officer at Schiff Nutrition International. He worked for Schiff from 1997 until its sale to Reckitt Benckiser in 2012. Prior to Schiff, he was a partner at the public accounting firm of KPMG. He graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor of science degree in accounting. The planned retirement from NSP of current executive vice president and chief financial officer,Stephen M. Bunker, was announced in March. Bunker will remain with the company to assist with the transition for the remainder of the year.
DIVIDENDS
•Zions Bancorporation, Salt Lake City, has announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 8 cents per common share. The dividend is payable Nov. 23 to shareholders of record Nov. 16. The board also declared regular quarterly cash dividends on the company’s various perpetual preferred shares. The cash dividend on the Series A, F, G, H and I shares are payable Dec. 15 to shareholders of record Dec. 1. The cash dividend on the Series J is payable March 15 to shareholders of record March 1.
• Utah Medical Products Inc., Salt Lake City, has announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26.5 cents per common stock. The dividend is payable Dec. 30 to shareholders of record Dec. 16. The dividend represents a 2 percent increase over the prior quarterly cash dividend.
ENERGY/NATURAL RESOURCES
•Vivint Solar, Lehi, has installed more than 2,700 rooftop solar panels at Vivint Smart Home Arena, which is the home of the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. The full array of solar panels marks one of the largest rooftop solar energy systems among indoor sports venues in the United States, according to the company. It covers more than 80,000 square feet on the arena rooftop and generates nearly 700 kilowatts of energy. The panels were provided by Vivint Solar and installed byHunt Electric. The solar installation is one of the initial upgrades made as part of an ongoing $125 million renovation by the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies of Vivint Smart Home Arena, which is now among the first professional sporting venues capable of generating its own energy. Vivint Solar is a sister company of Vivint Smart Home.
GOVERNMENT
• William (Bill) Wallacehas been elected to serve as president of theUtah Retirement System(URS) board for the 2017 term. Wallace has served on the board since 2013. Wallace is co-chief investment officer at Soltis Investment Advisors LLC, St. George. He previously was director of investment research and strategic development. Prior to joining Soltis, he was senior vice president and regional portfolio manager at Key Private Bank. His investment career spans 30 years. He holds both a bachelor of science in economics and master of economics from the University of Utah.
HEALTHCARE
• Central Logic, Salt Lake City, has namedPaul Brownto its board of directors. Brown is a University of Utah professor and James Lee Sorenson’s Presidential Chair. Brown teaches entrepreneurship and strategy at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business and is a venture partner with New York-based venture capital firm Apple Tree Partners. Prior to joining the University of Utah, Brown was founder and CEO of Sandbox Innovation Partners; was founder and co-manager of Blue Cross Blue Shield Ventures; worked with nearly 40 healthcare startup companies and has 25 years of experience as a healthcare executive, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, lawyer and professor. He was a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP for nine years and then went on to serve 10 years as a vice president at the national Blue Cross and Blue Shield organization. He also has been a director for Capson, Phreesia, PatientCo, Nexidia and Bloom Health, and a board observer for Initiate Systems. His education includes a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah.
•Ocera Therapeutics Inc., with main offices in California and North Carolina, has announced thatDr. Willard Derehas been appointed to its board of directors. Dere is a professor of internal medicine at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center and former senior vice president in research and development at Amgen. He has 25 years of experience in drug development and regulatory matters. He joined Amgen in 2003 where he held multiple roles, including head of global development, international research and development, and both corporate and international chief medical officer. He retired from Amgen in October 2014. He began his career at Eli Lilly in 1989 and held a number of different global roles in clinical pharmacology, regulatory affairs, and both early-stage translational and late-stage clinical research. Since 2014, he has been a member of the board of directors of Radius Health and serves on the scientific advisory board of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine. In addition, he joined the board of directors of BioMarin in July.
• Fusion Healthcare Staffing LLC, Sandy, has addedPaul Sorensento its board of directors and has appointed Sorensen as chairman of the board. Sorensen has 15 years of executive management experience in the staffing industry. He served as president of the Select Family of Staffing Companies/EmployBridge.
• Solutionreach, Lehi, has appointedTycene Fritcheras senior vice president of marketing. Fritcher has more than 20 years of experience in both healthcare and marketing. Most recently, she was vice president of marketing at Nextech Systems. She also was director of customer and media outreach at Vitera Healthcare (now Greenway Health).
• TheUtah Department of Insurancehas been awarded aCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services(CMS) grant totaling $1.26 million to use for enforcement and oversight of issuer compliance with select Affordable Care Act consumer protections. Utah can use the funding for activities related to planning and implementing selected federal market reforms and consumer protections that may include essential health benefits, preventive services, parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits, appeals processes, and bringing down the cost of healthcare coverage. CMS awarded about $25.5 million to 22 states and the District of Columbia.
LAW
•Durham Jones & Pinegar, Salt Lake City, has hiredW. Waldan LloydandJohn D. Walchas shareholders. Both previously were with Callister Nebeker & McCullough. Lloyd has more than 30 years of experience advising clients on the design and drafting of all forms of retirement plans. His practice includes ERISA compliance matters. Walch has more than 25 years of experience and works with employers to design, prepare and resolve issues relating to a broad range of qualified and non-qualified benefit plans.
MEDIA/MARKETING
•Nuvi, Lehi, has announced that chief executive officerCameron Jensenis leaving to return to the sporting industry and that current chairman of the boardKeith Nellesenwill resume the role of CEO, which he held until November 2015. Jensen is a former linebacker for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. He joined Nuvi in 2012 and was named CEO in November 2015. Nellesen will remain as board chairman. He has been a part of the company since its founding and served as CEO from May 2014 to October 2015. Nuvi is a portfolio company of McColee Partners, a venture capital investment firm founded by Nellesen. Nellesen also previously served as chairman and CEO at MoneyReef and co-founder and president of Vivint.
PHILANTHROPY
•America First Credit Union, Riverdale, recently donated collected food items from its 12th annual Community Food Drive toUtah Food Bank. With the help of the community and employees, the credit union collected 16,857 pounds of nonperishable food items and 2,744 pounds in turkeys, for a total of 19,601 pounds of food. The items will be distributed to local food pantries in advance of the holiday season. The food drive was held at all branch locations Sept. 12-Oct. 22. America First Credit Union started the community food drive in 2004 and, with the help of employees and members, has collected over 150,000 pounds of food.
• TheWomen’s Tennis Association(WTA) has announced that the third annual“Aces for Humanity”campaign — a joint WTA andUSANA Health Sciencesinitiative supporting theUSANA True Health Foundation— has raised another $25,000 for the not-for-profit charity, whose mission is to provide the most critical human necessities to those suffering or in need. Beginning with the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells this past March, every ace served at a premier-level WTA event translated into a donation for the foundation. Throughout the year, the players raised $23,755, and the overall amount was rounded to $25,000.
REAL ESTATE
•Coldwell Banker Residential Brokeragehas announced that theEccles Grouphas affiliated with the company and will be located in its Union Heights office in Midvale. Led by founderRobynn Eccles, the Eccles Group previously was affiliated with a competing national franchise. The team includes four Realtors who specialize in helping clients buy and sell real estate in the greater Salt Lake City area: agentsChris Evans,Tiffani NageliandGina Valle, as well as client care coordinatorJozette Boone.
RECOGNITIONS
• Seven Utah companies are listed in theEntrepreneur 360, a list of the best entrepreneurial private companies in the U.S., selected byEntrepreneurmagazine. They are No. 51Jane.com, Lehi; No. 61,BambooHR, Lindon; No. 88Telarus, Sandy; No. 104ROI Solutions, American Fork; No. 167Bookly, Salt Lake City; No. 342Axum Corporate Health Strategies, Salt Lake City; and No. 345Rain International, American Fork. Honorees were identified based on the results from a study of independently owned companies, using a proprietary algorithm and other advanced analytics. The algorithm was built on a balanced scorecard designed to measure four metrics reflecting major pillars of entrepreneurship: innovation, growth, leadership and impact.
•Robert Mendenhall, president emeritus of Western Governors University (WGU), recently was recognized with the2016 “Champions of E-Learning Award — Heavy Lifter”honor in Washington, D.C., at the 13th annual meeting of thePresidents’ Forum. The award represents the highest honor bestowed by the Presidents’ Forum, a collaborative of more than 150 institutions, associations and policy makers engaged in online higher education. It recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to academic integrity and improved access to post-secondary education for the historically underserved through advancements in technology and online learning. Mendenhall served as president of WGU from 1999 until April of this year.
• Maverick Trading, Salt Lake City, has been named theBest Proprietary Trading Firm in the United StatesbyAcquisition Internationalmagazine. Maverick Trading was founded in 1997 and started as a small, locally based proprietary trading firm. While the majority of its traders are U.S.-based, the firm now counts traders on six continents in both its Options and FX (foreign exchange) divisions.
RETAIL
•Global Diamonds, a Florida-based diamond and fine jewelry retailer, has opened a store at the Fashion Plaza, 196 E. Winchester St., Murray. It features 7,000 square feet and a state-of-the-art showroom. The location will have 15 employees and will be operated by general managerEyal Boaron.
SERVICES
•Lingüistica International, a translation service provider, recently had a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at a new facility at 4250 W. 5415 S., Kearns Township. The company has 45 full-time employees and has more than 10,000 independent contractors that translate in over 250 languages. In addition to translating and editing documents, Lingüistica provides onsite, telephone and remote interpretation and offers cultural communication training.
•Googlehas expanded itsGoogle Expressservice to Salt Lake City, Logan and St. George. More than 70 million people nationally now have access to two-day delivery shopping at stores including Costco, Whole Foods Market, PetSmart, Kohl’s and more, via their mobile phones or laptops. Memberships are $95 per year; pay-as-you-go starts at $4.99 per order.
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ASSOCIATIONS
• TheSalt Lake Chamber’sWomen’s Business Center(WBC) is partnering with chambers of commerce and other organizations throughout the state to provide their services to women entrepreneurs and small-business owners in both rural and suburban areas. The WBC currently has partnered with three chambers of commerce to provide virtual women’s business centers: theBrigham Area Chamber of Commerce, theCache Chamber of Commerceand theTooele County Chamber of Commerce. In preparing for the virtual locations, the WBC launched a new website, WBCUtah.com, in July. It will help more women access free and low-cost training on subjects like how to start, grow or expand businesses.
BANKING
•Town & Country Bank, St. George, has appointedStefanie BevansandJoné Kofordto its board of directors. Bevans is the co-owner and chief executive officer of Steamroller Copies Inc. and Design To Print Inc. She is responsible for domestic and international business relations throughout the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe at Design to Print. She has a workforce of more than 80 people and oversees all business development, marketing, production, human relations and administrative affairs. She originally pursued a career in nursing, specializing in neonatal intensive care (NICU). Koford is the operations officer, senior services, for Intermountain Healthcare’s Southwest Region. She has been with Intermountain since May 2015. Prior to that, Koford was the CEO and principal owner in the consulting firm Ennovative Performance Group LLC. A healthcare executive for more than three decades, Koford has served in roles including hospital CEO and regional vice president and division president for publicly traded companies such as HCA, HealthTrust and LifePoint Hospitals. Prior to her short-lived retirement in 2013, she was the president of strategic growth and development for LifePoint. Town & Country Bank also has announced changes to its credit approval process, namingP. West Martin, executive vice president, as its first chief credit officer, responsible for all credit administration. He will lead a new credit analysis team that will evaluate borrower creditworthiness for new loans and loan renewals so that the bank’s lending officers can concentrate fully on finding new loans and managing customer relationships. Martin has 40 years of credit experience and has served as the bank’s chief lending officer.Jason Hutsenpillerhas been promoted to senior vice president and chief lending officer for the bank. He will be responsible for new loan production, relationship management and loan processing. Hutsenpiller has 17 years of lending experience, and has special expertise with Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed loan programs. He joined Town & Country Bank in 2014. He will continue to source new business as a part of his new assignment.
CONSTRUCTION
•Pentalon Construction Inc.has hiredKirk Tanneras a project manager. Tanner has more than 15 years of experience as an estimator, superintendent and project manager in the construction industry. His experience in different segments of the industry includes commercial projects, multi-family and tenant improvements. He previously worked at Kier Construction, among others. He has a bachelor’s degree in construction management from Brigham Young University.
•WSP | Parsons Brinck-erhoffhas namedJoshua J. Slettenas lead structural engineer in its Murray office. Sletten will direct structural engineering for transportation projects in Utah, Idaho and Montana. He will also provide business development and project delivery support for transportation projects throughout the western states. Sletten has extensive experience in the design and engineering of bridges and associated structures. Prior to joining WSP-|Parsons Brinckerhoff, he led a department in the structures division of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), including responsibility for UDOT’s bridge inspection, underwater bridge inspection, bridge preservation, bridge rehabilitation and replacement, bridge planning and programming and bridge load rating programs.
DIRECT SALES
• Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc., Lehi, has hiredJoseph W. Batyas executive vice president and chief financial officer. Baty previously was executive vice president and chief financial officer at Schiff Nutrition International. He worked for Schiff from 1997 until its sale to Reckitt Benckiser in 2012. Prior to Schiff, he was a partner at the public accounting firm of KPMG. He graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor of science degree in accounting. The planned retirement from NSP of current executive vice president and chief financial officer,Stephen M. Bunker, was announced in March. Bunker will remain with the company to assist with the transition for the remainder of the year.
DIVIDENDS
•Zions Bancorporation, Salt Lake City, has announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 8 cents per common share. The dividend is payable Nov. 23 to shareholders of record Nov. 16. The board also declared regular quarterly cash dividends on the company’s various perpetual preferred shares. The cash dividend on the Series A, F, G, H and I shares are payable Dec. 15 to shareholders of record Dec. 1. The cash dividend on the Series J is payable March 15 to shareholders of record March 1.
• Utah Medical Products Inc., Salt Lake City, has announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26.5 cents per common stock. The dividend is payable Dec. 30 to shareholders of record Dec. 16. The dividend represents a 2 percent increase over the prior quarterly cash dividend.
ENERGY/NATURAL RESOURCES
•Vivint Solar, Lehi, has installed more than 2,700 rooftop solar panels at Vivint Smart Home Arena, which is the home of the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. The full array of solar panels marks one of the largest rooftop solar energy systems among indoor sports venues in the United States, according to the company. It covers more than 80,000 square feet on the arena rooftop and generates nearly 700 kilowatts of energy. The panels were provided by Vivint Solar and installed byHunt Electric. The solar installation is one of the initial upgrades made as part of an ongoing $125 million renovation by the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies of Vivint Smart Home Arena, which is now among the first professional sporting venues capable of generating its own energy. Vivint Solar is a sister company of Vivint Smart Home.
GOVERNMENT
• William (Bill) Wallacehas been elected to serve as president of theUtah Retirement System(URS) board for the 2017 term. Wallace has served on the board since 2013. Wallace is co-chief investment officer at Soltis Investment Advisors LLC, St. George. He previously was director of investment research and strategic development. Prior to joining Soltis, he was senior vice president and regional portfolio manager at Key Private Bank. His investment career spans 30 years. He holds both a bachelor of science in economics and master of economics from the University of Utah.
HEALTHCARE
• Central Logic, Salt Lake City, has namedPaul Brownto its board of directors. Brown is a University of Utah professor and James Lee Sorenson’s Presidential Chair. Brown teaches entrepreneurship and strategy at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business and is a venture partner with New York-based venture capital firm Apple Tree Partners. Prior to joining the University of Utah, Brown was founder and CEO of Sandbox Innovation Partners; was founder and co-manager of Blue Cross Blue Shield Ventures; worked with nearly 40 healthcare startup companies and has 25 years of experience as a healthcare executive, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, lawyer and professor. He was a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP for nine years and then went on to serve 10 years as a vice president at the national Blue Cross and Blue Shield organization. He also has been a director for Capson, Phreesia, PatientCo, Nexidia and Bloom Health, and a board observer for Initiate Systems. His education includes a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah.
•Ocera Therapeutics Inc., with main offices in California and North Carolina, has announced thatDr. Willard Derehas been appointed to its board of directors. Dere is a professor of internal medicine at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center and former senior vice president in research and development at Amgen. He has 25 years of experience in drug development and regulatory matters. He joined Amgen in 2003 where he held multiple roles, including head of global development, international research and development, and both corporate and international chief medical officer. He retired from Amgen in October 2014. He began his career at Eli Lilly in 1989 and held a number of different global roles in clinical pharmacology, regulatory affairs, and both early-stage translational and late-stage clinical research. Since 2014, he has been a member of the board of directors of Radius Health and serves on the scientific advisory board of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine. In addition, he joined the board of directors of BioMarin in July.
• Fusion Healthcare Staffing LLC, Sandy, has addedPaul Sorensento its board of directors and has appointed Sorensen as chairman of the board. Sorensen has 15 years of executive management experience in the staffing industry. He served as president of the Select Family of Staffing Companies/EmployBridge.
• Solutionreach, Lehi, has appointedTycene Fritcheras senior vice president of marketing. Fritcher has more than 20 years of experience in both healthcare and marketing. Most recently, she was vice president of marketing at Nextech Systems. She also was director of customer and media outreach at Vitera Healthcare (now Greenway Health).
• TheUtah Department of Insurancehas been awarded aCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services(CMS) grant totaling $1.26 million to use for enforcement and oversight of issuer compliance with select Affordable Care Act consumer protections. Utah can use the funding for activities related to planning and implementing selected federal market reforms and consumer protections that may include essential health benefits, preventive services, parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits, appeals processes, and bringing down the cost of healthcare coverage. CMS awarded about $25.5 million to 22 states and the District of Columbia.
LAW
•Durham Jones & Pinegar, Salt Lake City, has hiredW. Waldan LloydandJohn D. Walchas shareholders. Both previously were with Callister Nebeker & McCullough. Lloyd has more than 30 years of experience advising clients on the design and drafting of all forms of retirement plans. His practice includes ERISA compliance matters. Walch has more than 25 years of experience and works with employers to design, prepare and resolve issues relating to a broad range of qualified and non-qualified benefit plans.
MEDIA/MARKETING
•Nuvi, Lehi, has announced that chief executive officerCameron Jensenis leaving to return to the sporting industry and that current chairman of the boardKeith Nellesenwill resume the role of CEO, which he held until November 2015. Jensen is a former linebacker for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. He joined Nuvi in 2012 and was named CEO in November 2015. Nellesen will remain as board chairman. He has been a part of the company since its founding and served as CEO from May 2014 to October 2015. Nuvi is a portfolio company of McColee Partners, a venture capital investment firm founded by Nellesen. Nellesen also previously served as chairman and CEO at MoneyReef and co-founder and president of Vivint.
PHILANTHROPY
•America First Credit Union, Riverdale, recently donated collected food items from its 12th annual Community Food Drive toUtah Food Bank. With the help of the community and employees, the credit union collected 16,857 pounds of nonperishable food items and 2,744 pounds in turkeys, for a total of 19,601 pounds of food. The items will be distributed to local food pantries in advance of the holiday season. The food drive was held at all branch locations Sept. 12-Oct. 22. America First Credit Union started the community food drive in 2004 and, with the help of employees and members, has collected over 150,000 pounds of food.
• TheWomen’s Tennis Association(WTA) has announced that the third annual“Aces for Humanity”campaign — a joint WTA andUSANA Health Sciencesinitiative supporting theUSANA True Health Foundation— has raised another $25,000 for the not-for-profit charity, whose mission is to provide the most critical human necessities to those suffering or in need. Beginning with the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells this past March, every ace served at a premier-level WTA event translated into a donation for the foundation. Throughout the year, the players raised $23,755, and the overall amount was rounded to $25,000.
REAL ESTATE
•Coldwell Banker Residential Brokeragehas announced that theEccles Grouphas affiliated with the company and will be located in its Union Heights office in Midvale. Led by founderRobynn Eccles, the Eccles Group previously was affiliated with a competing national franchise. The team includes four Realtors who specialize in helping clients buy and sell real estate in the greater Salt Lake City area: agentsChris Evans,Tiffani NageliandGina Valle, as well as client care coordinatorJozette Boone.
RECOGNITIONS
• Seven Utah companies are listed in theEntrepreneur 360, a list of the best entrepreneurial private companies in the U.S., selected byEntrepreneurmagazine. They are No. 51Jane.com, Lehi; No. 61,BambooHR, Lindon; No. 88Telarus, Sandy; No. 104ROI Solutions, American Fork; No. 167Bookly, Salt Lake City; No. 342Axum Corporate Health Strategies, Salt Lake City; and No. 345Rain International, American Fork. Honorees were identified based on the results from a study of independently owned companies, using a proprietary algorithm and other advanced analytics. The algorithm was built on a balanced scorecard designed to measure four metrics reflecting major pillars of entrepreneurship: innovation, growth, leadership and impact.
•Robert Mendenhall, president emeritus of Western Governors University (WGU), recently was recognized with the2016 “Champions of E-Learning Award — Heavy Lifter”honor in Washington, D.C., at the 13th annual meeting of thePresidents’ Forum. The award represents the highest honor bestowed by the Presidents’ Forum, a collaborative of more than 150 institutions, associations and policy makers engaged in online higher education. It recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to academic integrity and improved access to post-secondary education for the historically underserved through advancements in technology and online learning. Mendenhall served as president of WGU from 1999 until April of this year.
• Maverick Trading, Salt Lake City, has been named theBest Proprietary Trading Firm in the United StatesbyAcquisition Internationalmagazine. Maverick Trading was founded in 1997 and started as a small, locally based proprietary trading firm. While the majority of its traders are U.S.-based, the firm now counts traders on six continents in both its Options and FX (foreign exchange) divisions.
RETAIL
•Global Diamonds, a Florida-based diamond and fine jewelry retailer, has opened a store at the Fashion Plaza, 196 E. Winchester St., Murray. It features 7,000 square feet and a state-of-the-art showroom. The location will have 15 employees and will be operated by general managerEyal Boaron.
SERVICES
•Lingüistica International, a translation service provider, recently had a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at a new facility at 4250 W. 5415 S., Kearns Township. The company has 45 full-time employees and has more than 10,000 independent contractors that translate in over 250 languages. In addition to translating and editing documents, Lingüistica provides onsite, telephone and remote interpretation and offers cultural communication training.
•Googlehas expanded itsGoogle Expressservice to Salt Lake City, Logan and St. George. More than 70 million people nationally now have access to two-day delivery shopping at stores including Costco, Whole Foods Market, PetSmart, Kohl’s and more, via their mobile phones or laptops. Memberships are $95 per year; pay-as-you-go starts at $4.99 per order.
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