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ASSOCIATIONS
•Jacob Glineshas been named the first alumni association president forNeumont University, a Salt Lake City-based private institution offering bachelor’s degrees in computer science and related fields in three years. Glines was a member of the school’s first graduating cohort in 2006 and is currently a senior software engineer at ITN International. He previously held positions in software engineering and development at TrakitGPS, Navitaire and The Modellers. In addition to Glines, Neumont University Alumni Association committee members areSarah Mayberry(Class of 2008);Brett Kotter(2009);Jonathan Michael(2013) andLarry Crandall, Neumont University registrar, who will serve as the university liaison for the association.
BANKING
•Bank of Utah, Ogden, recently announced the retirement ofNeal Wilsonafter 49 years of service in the financial services industry. Wilson worked at seven banks, most recently serving as a business development officer for the commercial banking division of Bank of Utah. His expertise includes the sale of credit services, branch management, commercial lending, business development and executive management.
•Zions Bancorporation, Salt Lake City, has announced the election ofGary L. Crittendento its board of directors. Crittenden is a managing director and chairman of HGGC, a private equity firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that focuses on middle market companies. Crittenden was the chief financial officer of Citigroup from 2007-2009; CFO of American Express Co. from 2000-2007; and CFO of Monsanto, Sears Roebuck and Co., Melville Corp. and Filene’s Basement. He began his career at Bain & Co., where he eventually headed the firm’s retail consulting practice.
CONSTRUCTION
•Honnen Equipment Co.has appointedMatt Murphyas senior sales manager. He will oversee all John Deere Construction & Forestry sales operations for Colorado and southern Utah (Honnen is the authorized dealer for John Deere Construction & Forestry Equipment in the Rocky Mountain region). Murphy has more than 18 years of experience in heavy equipment sales and sales management. Most recently with Caterpillar Inc., Murphy was previously sales manager with Honnen for more than six years.
•Pentalon Construction Inc., Draper, has hiredKevin Bayas senior estimator. He will assemble and lead teams to provide estimating and pre-construction services to company clientele. Bay has more than 40 years of experience as an estimator, project manager and owner’s representative in the construction industry. He previously worked at Westland Construction, Jacobsen Construction and Bodell Construction, among others.
DIRECT SALES
•Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Provo, has addedSimon Shento its board of directors. Shen is a representative of thePing An ZQ China Growth Limited investment group and has spent his career working in Asian capital markets. Shen is the founding member of ZQ Capital Limited, an investment and advisory company with extensive relationships and local knowledge of China. Previously, he was managing director at Barclays Asia Investment Banking division and was in charge of its China Financial Institutions Business. He also spent six years with Goldman Sachs as an investment banker in its New York and Hong Kong offices.
DIVIDENDS
•ClearOne, Salt Lake City, announced that the quarterly cash dividend for the 2016 third quarter will be 5 cents per share. The dividend will be paid Aug. 31 to shareholders of record Aug. 17.
•Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Provo, announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 35.5 cents per share. The dividend will be paid Sept. 14 to stockholders of record Aug. 26.
•Questar Corp., Salt Lake City, announced that its board of directors has approved a 22-cent quarterly common stock cash dividend. It is payable Sept. 12 to shareholders of record Aug. 19. The amount is the same as for the previous quarter and it represents the company’s 287th consecutive dividend. Directors also approved a contingent cash dividend equal to 0.242 cents per share of common stock for each day elapsed from Aug. 19 to the closing date of the proposed merger with Dominion Resources Inc. The contingent dividend is payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on the closing date of the merger, and will be paid as soon as practicable after the closing date of the proposed merger, Questar said. The contingent dividend will not be paid if the merger agreement is terminated or if the merger does not close before the record date of the next quarterly dividend declared by the board of directors.
•SkyWest Inc., St. George, said its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 5 cents per share. The dividend will be paid Oct. 7 to shareholders of record Sept. 30. It is the 85th consecutive dividend for the company.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
•City Academy, a Salt Lake City college preparatory, tuition-free public charter school for grades 7-12, has namedKevin Liveseyas its new principal, the first for the academy. A native of England, Livesey began his career in education by teaching biology from 1974-76 at the Ramsden School for Boys in Kent, followed by 18 years of teaching biology and mathematics at a British school in Barcelona, Spain. From 1994-98, he served as founding principal for the startup Escaan International School in Barcelona, which led to administrative/teaching positions at Montessori School of Madrid, British School of Vila-real in Valencia and Agora Masia Bach International School in Barcelona. From 2011-15, Livesey was the academic vice principal at Bin Ham School in Abu Dhabi.Sonia Woodburyhas been overseeing City Academy as its executive director since it opened in 2000. She will remain as City Academy’s executive director.
ENERGY/NATURAL RESOURCES
•Vivint Solar, Lehi, has closed a $313 million term loan facility, which refinanced 11 tax equity funds that were part of the company’s aggregation facility. The term loan facility provides back-leverage financing for a portfolio of 12 tax equity funds that own over 307 megawatts and 47,000 residential solar energy systems across 12 states, Vivint said, adding that the syndicated credit facility provides an alternative to bond securitization. The new financing has a five-year term. The transaction was arranged byInvestec Bank plc,ING Capital LLC,Silicon Valley BankandSunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc.as joint bookrunners.
GOVERNMENT
• Utah Rep. Steve Eliasonhas been selected to participate in theCouncil of State Governments’ Henry Toll Fellowship program, a leadership development program for state government officials. For 30 years, the program, named for CSG founder Henry Wolcott Toll, has convened a group of the nation’s top state officials for a six-day, five-night intellectual boot camp. This year’s program is set for Aug. 26-31 in Lexington, Kentucky. The 48 leaders in this year’s program class hail from 29 states, Puerto Rico and Guam and represent all three branches of state government. A 12-member committee of state leaders, many who are Toll Fellows themselves, reviewed applications and selected the class.
HEALTHCARE
•Solutionreach, Lehi, has appointedJosh Weineras chief growth officer. He will guide strategy and growth acceleration initiatives as the company pushes into the ambulatory practice and acute-care markets. Weiner has experience assisting healthcare and technology companies scale their operations and access new markets. Most recently, Weiner was vice president at Summit Partners, a global growth equity firm. Through his work with Summit Partners, Weiner served on the Solutionreach board of directors for three years. Prior to Summit Partners, Weiner was a consultant with McKinsey & Co.
NONPROFITS
•Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah,Comunidadas Unidasand theUtah Pride Centerwill be included in a parking ticket amnesty program undertaken by Salt Lake City. They were added after a social media campaign encouraged residents tonominate their favorite local nonprofits to joinYWCA of Utahand theVolunteers of America Homeless Resource Centeras part of the program. Food donations will go to theUtah Food Bank. The program is designed to settle overdue parking tickets issued prior to July 1, 2014. Individuals with qualifying tickets will receive a discount of approximately 60 percent off their current fines and fees in exchange for a $10 donation to the selected nonprofits if resolved online, or in exchange for a donation of four cans of nonperishable food items if resolved in person at City Hall. The city has about 22,000 parking citations qualifying for the amnesty program, and anticipates settling approximately 4,000 tickets. Details are at www.slcgov.com/pcd.
PHILANTHROPY
• With support from a $250,000 grant from theInfosys Foundation USA,CREATE Labis expanding beyond the western Pennsylvania/West Virginia region to include satellite labs in Utah and Georgia. TheUtah STEM Action Center(STEM AC) is partnering withCarnegie Mellon University’s Community, Robotics, Education and Technology Empowerment (CREATE) Labto provide hands-on technology learning experiences for Utah students. STEM AC will establish local CREATE Lab satellites atSouthern Utah UniversityandUtah Valley Universityto train local schools and teachers in the CREATE education model.
• A $20,000 grant fromComcast, as part of its Xfinity Internet Essentials program, will provideBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lakea newly renovated and updated computer lab at 968 E. Sugarmont Drive in Sugar House. Boys & Girls Clubs will capitalize on the collaboration and curriculum designed nationally by Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Comcast through the My.Future platform, integrating STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) activities into existing after-school and summertime programming.
•KT Health, based in American Fork and doing business asKT Tape, announced that it has 14 Olympic and Paralympic athletes, representing nine different sports, as its athlete ambassadors. The company, specializing in kinesiology tape and sports medicine taping products, said details about each is available at kttape.com. In March, KT Tape was named an official licensee of the United States Olympic Committee and entered partnerships with six national governing bodies, including USA Cycling, USA Gymnastics, USA Rugby, USA Track & Field, USA Triathlon and USA Wrestling to add to its existing relationship with U.S. Soccer. As part of the USOC partnership, the brand created a limited-edition line of Team USA tape complete with USA text and the Olympic rings.
REAL ESTATE
• Cushman & Wakefield/Commerce, Salt Lake City, has appointedMolly Westbrookas senior vice president and general manager to lead its expanding Salt Lake City property management operation. She will be responsible for all property management staff and operations, and for developing new business. Westbrook has more than 10 years of experience in commercial real estate, with a broad background in property management, leasing and project management. She previously worked with Commonwealth Partners, where she managed its Cottonwood Corporate Center, as well as CBRE, where she held multiple management positions.
RESTAURANTS
•Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creekhas hiredJason Grayas a new executive chef. Gray has been with Marriott for 11 years and will now lead Salt Lake City restaurants Elevations and Destinations Lounge. Most recently, Gray was senior sous chef at Atlanta Marriott Marquis. His career has included working as a traveling chef for Marriott, opening multiple hotels across many brands in several cities. His career began as a dishwasher at a country club in Raleigh, North Carolina, while attending college. He started at Marriott as a line cook and advanced from there, becoming the sous chef at Charlotte Marriott City Center. He and his wife, Grainne, also operated a catering business in Charlotte that focused primarily on weddings and private dinner parties at home.
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Western Governors Universityhas announced it is offering 100 “Back to School” scholarships. Worth up to $2,000 each, the scholarships will be awarded to 100 new students who are accepted to WGU by the end of the year. To be considered, prospective students must have previously completed at least 20 college credits, be admitted to WGU, and submit a scholarship application by Dec. 31. Applicants also must complete an essay explaining their motivation for returning to college and participate in an interview with a scholarship counselor. Details are at http://www.wgu.edu/tuition_financial_aid/scholarships/back_to_school?refer_id=18452.
TECHNOLOGY/LIFE SCIENCES
•SilverVue, Sandy, has hiredMichael Critchfieldas executive vice president of sales and marketing. Critchfield has more than 26 years of SaaS technology and sales experience. Most recently, he led the Commercial Business Unit at InsideSales.com.
TRANSPORTATION
• Nine Utah state champions were scheduled to compete late last week in the2016 National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Championshipsin Indianapolis. Considered the “Super Bowl of Safety,” the American Trucking Associations’ 79th annual event featured more than 400 of the trucking industry’s top professional truck drivers competing in eight classes. Competitors were scheduled to compete in three phases of competition: a written examination testing background knowledge of rules and procedures pertinent to the trucking industry, a vehicle inspection to test competitors’ ability to detect vehicle malfunctions, and a driving skills test where competitors were graded on their ability to operate a truck through a series of obstacles. Utah competitors wereScott Aronhalt, flatbed;Allen Byrne, tank truck;Lonnie Christensen, straight truck;Steven Clark, three-axle;Barry Geck, sleeper berth;Mike Kelly, twins;Shawn Marshall, step van;Timothy Smith, five-axle; andGlenn Springer, four-axle.
ASSOCIATIONS
•Jacob Glineshas been named the first alumni association president forNeumont University, a Salt Lake City-based private institution offering bachelor’s degrees in computer science and related fields in three years. Glines was a member of the school’s first graduating cohort in 2006 and is currently a senior software engineer at ITN International. He previously held positions in software engineering and development at TrakitGPS, Navitaire and The Modellers. In addition to Glines, Neumont University Alumni Association committee members areSarah Mayberry(Class of 2008);Brett Kotter(2009);Jonathan Michael(2013) andLarry Crandall, Neumont University registrar, who will serve as the university liaison for the association.
BANKING
•Bank of Utah, Ogden, recently announced the retirement ofNeal Wilsonafter 49 years of service in the financial services industry. Wilson worked at seven banks, most recently serving as a business development officer for the commercial banking division of Bank of Utah. His expertise includes the sale of credit services, branch management, commercial lending, business development and executive management.
•Zions Bancorporation, Salt Lake City, has announced the election ofGary L. Crittendento its board of directors. Crittenden is a managing director and chairman of HGGC, a private equity firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that focuses on middle market companies. Crittenden was the chief financial officer of Citigroup from 2007-2009; CFO of American Express Co. from 2000-2007; and CFO of Monsanto, Sears Roebuck and Co., Melville Corp. and Filene’s Basement. He began his career at Bain & Co., where he eventually headed the firm’s retail consulting practice.
CONSTRUCTION
•Honnen Equipment Co.has appointedMatt Murphyas senior sales manager. He will oversee all John Deere Construction & Forestry sales operations for Colorado and southern Utah (Honnen is the authorized dealer for John Deere Construction & Forestry Equipment in the Rocky Mountain region). Murphy has more than 18 years of experience in heavy equipment sales and sales management. Most recently with Caterpillar Inc., Murphy was previously sales manager with Honnen for more than six years.
•Pentalon Construction Inc., Draper, has hiredKevin Bayas senior estimator. He will assemble and lead teams to provide estimating and pre-construction services to company clientele. Bay has more than 40 years of experience as an estimator, project manager and owner’s representative in the construction industry. He previously worked at Westland Construction, Jacobsen Construction and Bodell Construction, among others.
DIRECT SALES
•Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Provo, has addedSimon Shento its board of directors. Shen is a representative of thePing An ZQ China Growth Limited investment group and has spent his career working in Asian capital markets. Shen is the founding member of ZQ Capital Limited, an investment and advisory company with extensive relationships and local knowledge of China. Previously, he was managing director at Barclays Asia Investment Banking division and was in charge of its China Financial Institutions Business. He also spent six years with Goldman Sachs as an investment banker in its New York and Hong Kong offices.
DIVIDENDS
•ClearOne, Salt Lake City, announced that the quarterly cash dividend for the 2016 third quarter will be 5 cents per share. The dividend will be paid Aug. 31 to shareholders of record Aug. 17.
•Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Provo, announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 35.5 cents per share. The dividend will be paid Sept. 14 to stockholders of record Aug. 26.
•Questar Corp., Salt Lake City, announced that its board of directors has approved a 22-cent quarterly common stock cash dividend. It is payable Sept. 12 to shareholders of record Aug. 19. The amount is the same as for the previous quarter and it represents the company’s 287th consecutive dividend. Directors also approved a contingent cash dividend equal to 0.242 cents per share of common stock for each day elapsed from Aug. 19 to the closing date of the proposed merger with Dominion Resources Inc. The contingent dividend is payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on the closing date of the merger, and will be paid as soon as practicable after the closing date of the proposed merger, Questar said. The contingent dividend will not be paid if the merger agreement is terminated or if the merger does not close before the record date of the next quarterly dividend declared by the board of directors.
•SkyWest Inc., St. George, said its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 5 cents per share. The dividend will be paid Oct. 7 to shareholders of record Sept. 30. It is the 85th consecutive dividend for the company.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
•City Academy, a Salt Lake City college preparatory, tuition-free public charter school for grades 7-12, has namedKevin Liveseyas its new principal, the first for the academy. A native of England, Livesey began his career in education by teaching biology from 1974-76 at the Ramsden School for Boys in Kent, followed by 18 years of teaching biology and mathematics at a British school in Barcelona, Spain. From 1994-98, he served as founding principal for the startup Escaan International School in Barcelona, which led to administrative/teaching positions at Montessori School of Madrid, British School of Vila-real in Valencia and Agora Masia Bach International School in Barcelona. From 2011-15, Livesey was the academic vice principal at Bin Ham School in Abu Dhabi.Sonia Woodburyhas been overseeing City Academy as its executive director since it opened in 2000. She will remain as City Academy’s executive director.
ENERGY/NATURAL RESOURCES
•Vivint Solar, Lehi, has closed a $313 million term loan facility, which refinanced 11 tax equity funds that were part of the company’s aggregation facility. The term loan facility provides back-leverage financing for a portfolio of 12 tax equity funds that own over 307 megawatts and 47,000 residential solar energy systems across 12 states, Vivint said, adding that the syndicated credit facility provides an alternative to bond securitization. The new financing has a five-year term. The transaction was arranged byInvestec Bank plc,ING Capital LLC,Silicon Valley BankandSunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc.as joint bookrunners.
GOVERNMENT
• Utah Rep. Steve Eliasonhas been selected to participate in theCouncil of State Governments’ Henry Toll Fellowship program, a leadership development program for state government officials. For 30 years, the program, named for CSG founder Henry Wolcott Toll, has convened a group of the nation’s top state officials for a six-day, five-night intellectual boot camp. This year’s program is set for Aug. 26-31 in Lexington, Kentucky. The 48 leaders in this year’s program class hail from 29 states, Puerto Rico and Guam and represent all three branches of state government. A 12-member committee of state leaders, many who are Toll Fellows themselves, reviewed applications and selected the class.
HEALTHCARE
•Solutionreach, Lehi, has appointedJosh Weineras chief growth officer. He will guide strategy and growth acceleration initiatives as the company pushes into the ambulatory practice and acute-care markets. Weiner has experience assisting healthcare and technology companies scale their operations and access new markets. Most recently, Weiner was vice president at Summit Partners, a global growth equity firm. Through his work with Summit Partners, Weiner served on the Solutionreach board of directors for three years. Prior to Summit Partners, Weiner was a consultant with McKinsey & Co.
NONPROFITS
•Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah,Comunidadas Unidasand theUtah Pride Centerwill be included in a parking ticket amnesty program undertaken by Salt Lake City. They were added after a social media campaign encouraged residents tonominate their favorite local nonprofits to joinYWCA of Utahand theVolunteers of America Homeless Resource Centeras part of the program. Food donations will go to theUtah Food Bank. The program is designed to settle overdue parking tickets issued prior to July 1, 2014. Individuals with qualifying tickets will receive a discount of approximately 60 percent off their current fines and fees in exchange for a $10 donation to the selected nonprofits if resolved online, or in exchange for a donation of four cans of nonperishable food items if resolved in person at City Hall. The city has about 22,000 parking citations qualifying for the amnesty program, and anticipates settling approximately 4,000 tickets. Details are at www.slcgov.com/pcd.
PHILANTHROPY
• With support from a $250,000 grant from theInfosys Foundation USA,CREATE Labis expanding beyond the western Pennsylvania/West Virginia region to include satellite labs in Utah and Georgia. TheUtah STEM Action Center(STEM AC) is partnering withCarnegie Mellon University’s Community, Robotics, Education and Technology Empowerment (CREATE) Labto provide hands-on technology learning experiences for Utah students. STEM AC will establish local CREATE Lab satellites atSouthern Utah UniversityandUtah Valley Universityto train local schools and teachers in the CREATE education model.
• A $20,000 grant fromComcast, as part of its Xfinity Internet Essentials program, will provideBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lakea newly renovated and updated computer lab at 968 E. Sugarmont Drive in Sugar House. Boys & Girls Clubs will capitalize on the collaboration and curriculum designed nationally by Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Comcast through the My.Future platform, integrating STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) activities into existing after-school and summertime programming.
•KT Health, based in American Fork and doing business asKT Tape, announced that it has 14 Olympic and Paralympic athletes, representing nine different sports, as its athlete ambassadors. The company, specializing in kinesiology tape and sports medicine taping products, said details about each is available at kttape.com. In March, KT Tape was named an official licensee of the United States Olympic Committee and entered partnerships with six national governing bodies, including USA Cycling, USA Gymnastics, USA Rugby, USA Track & Field, USA Triathlon and USA Wrestling to add to its existing relationship with U.S. Soccer. As part of the USOC partnership, the brand created a limited-edition line of Team USA tape complete with USA text and the Olympic rings.
REAL ESTATE
• Cushman & Wakefield/Commerce, Salt Lake City, has appointedMolly Westbrookas senior vice president and general manager to lead its expanding Salt Lake City property management operation. She will be responsible for all property management staff and operations, and for developing new business. Westbrook has more than 10 years of experience in commercial real estate, with a broad background in property management, leasing and project management. She previously worked with Commonwealth Partners, where she managed its Cottonwood Corporate Center, as well as CBRE, where she held multiple management positions.
RESTAURANTS
•Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creekhas hiredJason Grayas a new executive chef. Gray has been with Marriott for 11 years and will now lead Salt Lake City restaurants Elevations and Destinations Lounge. Most recently, Gray was senior sous chef at Atlanta Marriott Marquis. His career has included working as a traveling chef for Marriott, opening multiple hotels across many brands in several cities. His career began as a dishwasher at a country club in Raleigh, North Carolina, while attending college. He started at Marriott as a line cook and advanced from there, becoming the sous chef at Charlotte Marriott City Center. He and his wife, Grainne, also operated a catering business in Charlotte that focused primarily on weddings and private dinner parties at home.
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Western Governors Universityhas announced it is offering 100 “Back to School” scholarships. Worth up to $2,000 each, the scholarships will be awarded to 100 new students who are accepted to WGU by the end of the year. To be considered, prospective students must have previously completed at least 20 college credits, be admitted to WGU, and submit a scholarship application by Dec. 31. Applicants also must complete an essay explaining their motivation for returning to college and participate in an interview with a scholarship counselor. Details are at http://www.wgu.edu/tuition_financial_aid/scholarships/back_to_school?refer_id=18452.
TECHNOLOGY/LIFE SCIENCES
•SilverVue, Sandy, has hiredMichael Critchfieldas executive vice president of sales and marketing. Critchfield has more than 26 years of SaaS technology and sales experience. Most recently, he led the Commercial Business Unit at InsideSales.com.
TRANSPORTATION
• Nine Utah state champions were scheduled to compete late last week in the2016 National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Championshipsin Indianapolis. Considered the “Super Bowl of Safety,” the American Trucking Associations’ 79th annual event featured more than 400 of the trucking industry’s top professional truck drivers competing in eight classes. Competitors were scheduled to compete in three phases of competition: a written examination testing background knowledge of rules and procedures pertinent to the trucking industry, a vehicle inspection to test competitors’ ability to detect vehicle malfunctions, and a driving skills test where competitors were graded on their ability to operate a truck through a series of obstacles. Utah competitors wereScott Aronhalt, flatbed;Allen Byrne, tank truck;Lonnie Christensen, straight truck;Steven Clark, three-axle;Barry Geck, sleeper berth;Mike Kelly, twins;Shawn Marshall, step van;Timothy Smith, five-axle; andGlenn Springer, four-axle.