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Tuesday, January 3, 2017 Warning: Regulatory reform could cost state
A member of a state board is urging a cautious approach to the Salt Lake Chamber’s push for regulatory reform that could affect Utah businesses.Jerry Oldroyd, a member of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board, said at the board’s most recent...
901,000-square-foot Post cereal distribution center comes to SLC
A cereal company will expand its distribution operations to include Salt Lake City in an endeavor hailed as the largest build-to-suit project in the state’s history.Post Consumer Brands announced last week it would build a 901,000-square-foot, $50 million facility at Califo...
Healthcare prices helping drive up Utah cost of living
Although Utah healthcare costs are rising more slowly than the national average, they were the main driver in a 0.2 percent hike in consumer prices from October to November, according to the Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI). The index has now crawled ahead of t...
Advanced materials industry to get help from federal grant to U of U
The University of Utah has received a $4 million federal grant to assess and improve the supply chain for Utah’s carbon composites and advanced materials industry.The grant from the Department of Defense’s Office of Economic Adjustment is aimed at making Utah’s ...
ACG Utah selects Stephens to keynote annual growth confab
Robert Stephens, Geek Squad founder and former Best Buy CTO, will keynote the 2017 ACG Utah Intermountain Growth Conference scheduled for the Salt Lake Marriott City Center on March 7.Now in its 14th year, the ACG Utah Intermountain Growth Conference is billed as the on...
Zions Bank report: Utah consumers go into new year with plenty of optimism
U.S. consumers are more confident about the future than they have been in 13 years. And Utahn’s are right there with them. The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) increased 5.1 points to 119.8 in December, accounting for almost half of the 10.9 points the index ha...
Utah joins neighbors to build electric vehicle charging network
The governors of Colorado, Utah and Nevada have announced that they will work together over the next year to develop complementary plans for building an electric vehicle charging network across key highway corridors in their states. The corridors will include interstates 70,...
Evelar Solar opens Layton retail location
Salt Lake City-based Evelar Solar is taking a new approach to the marketing of rooftop solar generating systems with the opening of the state’s first retail solar location. Located in the Layton Hills Mall in Davis County, the site eliminates the need for sales representati...
Outdoor products company expands to SLC
Big Agnes, an outdoor products company based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, is expanding into Salt Lake City with opening of a 30,000-square-foot distribution center. According to a joint announcement from Salt Lake City’s new Department of Economic Development and the Eco...
Bywater to lead Vivint Solar
Vivint Solar has named David Bywater as CEO. He has been acting as interim CEO since May, according to a statement from the residential solar provider based in Lehi. The appointment is effective immediately.“We strongly believe David is the best candidate for the CEO p...
Jobless rate down another 0.1%
Utah’s jobless rate continues to decline, shedding another one-tenth of a percentage point from October to November. The Department of Workforce services reported that approximately 46,600 Utahns were unemployed and actively seeking work in November. Meanwhile, the national...
Questar Fueling Co. sold
American Natural Gas, a major distributor of alternative motor fuels based in Saratoga Springs, New York, has acquired Questar Fueling Co., a subsidiary of Questar Corp. of Salt Lake City. The acquisition includes Questar’s compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in We...
Here are nine characteristics of the best companies to work for
English poet John Donne penned the line “No man is an island …” Indeed, no human being lives in total isolation from the influence of others. Those who successfully lead organizations have learned that they must rely on the best efforts of others to achieve suc...
Calendar
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ACG (Association for Corporate Growth) Utah Breakfast Meeting, Jan 10, 07:15 am - 9:00 am
Speaker is Jeffery Nelson, president of Nelson Laboratories. Location is Grand America Hotel, 555 S. Main St., Salt Lake City. Location Grand America Hotel, 555 S. Main St., Salt Lake City. Details are at www.acg.org/utah.
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, Jan 10, 8:00 am To Jan 12, 5:00 pm
An industry tradeshow. Location is the Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City. Details are at www.outdoor retailer.com.
Keynote speaker is Mary Walshok, author, speaker, educator and thought leader at the University of California-San Diego. Event also features breakout sessions and a “What’s Up Down South” session. Location is Dixie Convention Center, 1835 S. Convention Center Drive, St. George. Registration can be completed at Eventbrite.com.
UTC Annual Open House, Jan 12, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
A Utah Technology Council (UTC) event. Location is UTC offices at the Cottonwood Corporate Center, 2755 E. Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 130, Salt Lake City. Free. Details are at utahtech.org.
Regional Transportation Plan 2040: Plans, Priorities and Perceptions, Jan 12, 11:30 am - 1:00pm
A ULI (Urban Land Institute) January Box Lunch event. Presenters are Ted Knowlton, deputy director of the Wasatch Front Regional Council; Matt Sibul, chief planning officer at the Utah Transit Authority; and Jeff Harris, planning director at the Utah Department of Transportation. Location to be determined. Details to be announced soon at utah.uli.org.
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