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ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT
• The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board, at its December meeting, approved a pair of motion picture/TV incentives. Sand Dunes Inc. was approved for a tax credit of up to $450,000 for “Room 10,” an independent thriller expected to spend $1.8 million in Utah. Principal photography is scheduled for Feb. 6-March 3 in Washington and Kane counties. The director is Tim Hunter. Producers are David Wulf and Braxton Pope. FEJ Productions Inc. was approved for a cash rebate incentive of up to $17,600 for the documentary “Bruno Sammartino,” about the professional wrestler. The production is expected to spend $88,000 in Utah, with principal photography set for Jan. 23-25. The director/producer is Frank E. Johnson.
DIRECT SALES
• ForeverGreen Worldwide Corp., Lindon, has appointed Chris Patterson as chief operations officer. Patterson has more than 15 years of direct selling industry experience, including working as in-house legal counsel, vice president of strategic development, general counsel for three companies, chief operating officer and president. He returns to ForeverGreen after most recently spending four years in the high-tech aerospace industry.
DIVIDENDS
• Security National Financial Corp., Salt Lake City, has announced that its board of directors has authorized a 5 percent stock dividend. The dividend will be issued Feb. 3 to stockholders of record Jan. 13. It is the company’s 28th consecutive year in declaring a 5 percent stock dividend.
• Extra Space Storage Inc., Salt Lake City, has announced that the company’s board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 78 cents per share on the company’s common stock for the fourth quarter. The dividend is payable Dec. 30 to stockholders of record Dec. 19.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
• Western Governors University (WGU), Salt Lake City, is accepting applications for a new online master’s degree program aimed at preparing nurses to better analyze and interpret data in healthcare. Designed in collaboration with industry experts, the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) — Nursing Informatics program provides the advanced training graduates need for a rewarding career as specialists in the field of nursing informatics. Offered through WGU’s College of Health Professions, the MSN — Nursing Informatics program trains graduates to prepare, gather, document and analyze data that will serve as a foundation for data-driven decisions. Students can start the program as early as Feb. 1, 2017, and have the option of going through one of two academic tracks, one for registered nurses (RNs) with an associate’s degree or diploma in nursing and a current RN license for those who wish to move into nursing informatics, and for RNs with a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) and a current RN license who wish to move into nursing administration.
• The Utah STEM Action Center has announced that students across the state using math digital learning programs available through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Action Center grants had a greater level of success on the 2016 SAGE assessment than similar students without access to the learning tools. The center worked with school district administrators and teachers, along with product partners, to deploy nine math digital learning software programs across the state. Third-party evaluation data indicated that three of the most widely used products generated statistically significant results. Students using these three products were 1.2 to 3.1 times more likely to reach gradelevel proficiency on the SAGE test. The outcomes closely follow the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP). The results for the 2015-16 school year indicate that Utah students are leading out in STEM subject proficiency. Utah eighth-graders scored highest in the country on the norm-referenced standardized science test, and fourth-graders ranked No. 8 in math after raising their scores by six points.
EXPANSIONS
• ForeverGreen Worldwide Corp., Lindon, has announced a new office in Taipei, Taiwan, to support its growth. The company develops, manufactures and distributes a line of whole foods and products and a weight-management line.
• N-Hance Wood Renewal, Logan, has announced plans for growth in Australia and New Zealand, adding more than 40 new territories over the next 10 years. The company has more than 400 locations across the United States and Canada. Master franchisee Mark Greenwood plans to add 42 new territories in Australia and six in New Zealand over the next 10 years. He expects the first franchise to be sold by March 2017. Greenwood is chief executive officer for Wet-seal, a service concept that offers waterproofing and sealing to internal wet areas such as bathrooms as well as decks and balconies.
HEALTHCARE
• The Dental and Behavioral Health Clinic has opened at 7651 S. Main St., Midvale. Utah Partners for Health (UPFH) received funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care to complement its primary medical care services with dental and mental health services. The new clinic is open weekdays and accepts Medicaid, CHIP, PCN and most private insurance. It also offers services on a sliding fee scale to uninsured patients based on their family income. The clinic has three dental chairs and expects to serve 1,800 patients.
• Lice Clinics of America, Salt Lake City, has hired Dr. Krista Lauer as medical director. Lauer’s experience ranges from a successful private practice for more than 18 years to most recently serving as associate medical director at Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield for the state of New York.
• Central Logic, Salt Lake City, has appointed Dr. Abraham Warshaw to its Executive Advisory Board. Warshaw is senior vice president of Mount Sinai Health System and associate professor of population health science and policy at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Warshaw is board-certified in emergency medicine and, in his role at Mount Sinai, has served as a consultant and committee member relating to a number of topics, including hospital operations, physician relations and emergency management.
PHILANTHROPY
• America First Credit Union recently presented a total of $80,000 to eight organizations through its nonprofit organization, the America First Charitable Foundation. Receiving $10,000 each were Christmas Box International, The Road Home, SafeNest, The Lantern House, YCC of Northern Utah, Cathedral of the Madeline Good Samaritan Program, SHARE Inc. and Catholic Community Services’ Joyce Hansen Hall Food Bank.
REAL ESTATE
• Brad Bjelke recently was elected to serve on the board of directors of the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS). Bjelke is chief executive officer of UtahRealEstate. com. CMLS is the largest organization of multiple listing services in North America. Its members provide services to more than 1 million real estate professionals. Bjelke was selected by his peer executives and MLSs from around the United States to assist in the direction and governance of CMLS. He will assume his role in January and will serve a threeyear term. Bjelke has been leading UtahRealEstate.com as president and CEO since 2015. Prior to that, he was vice president and general counsel for California Regional Multiple Listing Service Inc. and the executive vice president of a large software vendor in the MLS industry. He is recognized nationally for his MLS and legal expertise and is a strong voice in national MLS initiatives.
RECOGNITIONS
• The Davis Chamber of Commerce will present its 2017 Athena Award to Chantel Chase of Zions Bank during a Feb. 16 Athena Award ceremony and Women in Business/Chamber luncheon at the Davis Conference Center in Layton. The award is presented to “someone who has demonstrated excellence in their profession, improves the quality of life for others in the community, and assists women in realizing their full leadership potential.” The chamber says Chase has been very active in leadership through the chamber, including service as chair of both the Executive Board and the Women in Business Committee, along with many other positions. She also is involved in other community events and services, including being the treasurer for the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome and a member of the Executive Board of the Salt Lake Chamber’s Women’s Business Center. Her past involvement includes the Bountiful Davis Arts Council, Bountiful Rotary, Davis Reads Advisory Board, Davis County Commissioners Gala Committee and the Children’s Justice Center Advisory and Friends Board.
• The Draper Chamber of Commerce has named PostNet, 138. E. 12300 S., as its 2016 Business of the Year. The company, which provides customized printing, marketing and shipping solutions for local businesses and consumers, received the honor for its business growth and “unwavering commitment to customer service.” PostNet in Draper is owned by Linda Schiele. Prior to being a smallbusiness owner, Schiele worked in the corporate world for 25 years in accounting and finance, and in state government for 20 years in information technology and the Department of Health WIC Program.
• The Utah Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee recently named Becca Ferry as the winner of the 2016 Advocate for Agriculture award at the organization’s annual meeting. The award is presented each year for outstanding volunteer efforts on behalf of Farm Bureau and agriculture. All applicants were nominated by a member of their respective county farm bureaus. R u n n e r s - u p for the award were Karen Smart of Utah County and Laura Selman of Box Elder County. The winner received a check for $500, with $100 going to each runnerup. Ferry’s accomplishments and activities have included coordinating farm field days for elementary school children to get first-hand experiences on the farm, participating in the creative story and video contest, “Ag in the Classroom” training, sharing accurate agriculture books in school classrooms, and coordinating farm visits for interested groups. She is a member of the American Farm Bureau Federation Grassroots Outreach (GO) Team and an American Farm Bureau Women’s Media Boot Camp graduate. She is also politically involved and has social media presence, which she uses while serving on the newly created Utah Farm Bureau Ag Promotions Committee. Ferry and her husband, Joel, farm in partnership with his family in Corinne.
• Rock Health has named Dan Burton, chief executive officer of Health Catalyst, Salt Lake City, as the winner of its annual “Most Beloved CEO” award for 2017. Each year, Rock Health honors the Top 50 in Digital Health — leading entrepreneurs, investors, technologists, reporters and providers dedicated to bringing technological advancements to healthcare. They were selected through public nominations and votes from the digital health community. The award will be presented Jan. 8 in San Francisco.
RURAL UTAH
• The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board, at its December meeting, endorsed a pair of Rural Fast Track Grants. Clear Line Transportation, based in Providence in Cache County, was endorsed for a grant of $25,000 to help the company buy an additional Freightliner vehicle for its fleet, enabling the company to accept another full-time route offered by FedEx Ground. The company expects to add two full-time positions as a result of the $147,500 project. Funder Customs Inc., of Enoch in Iron County, was endorsed for a grant of $22,500 to help the company buy a CNC plasma welding table. The $45,000 project is expected to result in one new full-time position.
SPORTS
• The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the Days of ’47 Rodeo have announced the Days of ’47 Komatsu Equipment Cowboy Games, coming in the summer of 2017 to Salt Lake City. The $2 million Olympic-style rodeo will be held July 19-22 and July 24 in the all-new, $16 million Days of ’47 Arena currently under construction at the Utah State Fairpark. Winners in each event will be awarded $100,000 in cash and prizes and a Days of ’47 Cowboy Games gold medal. Events include bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding. The July 24 medal round will be televised on CBS Sports Network. The Days of ’47 Cowboy Games also will feature the Cowboy Games Fan Zone, complete with western gift expo, livestock show, carnival, pioneer camps, a free music stage, a free competition arena, pony rides and food.