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This week in The Enterprise
Monday, October 1, 2018
Consensus: Economy is great but trade war may change that
By Brice Wallace The topic of tariffs continues to be on the minds of Utahns. At two recent events, miles apart, on the same day, one common thread was speakers worrying that the Trump administration's tariff and trade war approach could needlessly hurt the booming U.S. and Utah...
Utah's confidence in economy higher than it's ever been
Utah consumers are more confident about their current economic situation than they have been since Zions Bank began recording such things. The Utah Present Situation Index, part of the Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index, jumped 10 points in September to 140.3. The hike repre...
Utah job growth leads the nation
Utah continues to lead the nation in total job growth at 3.7 percent in the past 12 months, according to data released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Utah is ranked No. 3 for private sector job growth at 3.9, percent behind Nevada and Washington. Utah's un...
SLCC's 121,000-square-foot Westpointe Center to address workforce training/education issues
Salt Lake Community College has unveiled a new 121,000-square-foot facility designed to support the community by providing education and training in key industries that are critical to the region's economic success. Utah lawmakers, along with industry, business and education...
Co-founder Shauna Smith takes presidency at Four Foods Group
Four Foods Group (FFG), a restaurant investment, development, operations and management company founded in 2008 and based in American Fork, has announced that co-founder Shauna K. Smith has been named president of the company. Smith has been the company's chief merchandising offi...
Alliance opens SLC center
Alliance Data, a Columbus, Ohio-based provider of credit card services, has opened its 143,000-square-foot customer care center in Draper. Alliance said in a release that the center will add 700 employees in coming months. Alliance also announced that the facility will be th...
U.S. Labor Dept. honors Utah DWS
The U.S. Department of Labor has recognized the Utah Department of Workforce Services with three operational excellence awards for unemployment insurance appeals decisions, benefit payments and tax operations. The national recognition distinguishes Utah as a top-performing state ...
Predictive acquires Inception Dx
Salt Lake City-based Predictive Technology Group Inc. has acquired Inception Dx, a diagnostic laboratory, also based in Salt Lake City. The acquisition of Inception Dx includes next-generation sequencing and genotyping assets along with extensive protocols, quality and laboratory...
Pierpont to direct national workforce association board
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) has announced that Jon Pierpont, executive director of Utah's Department of Workforce Services, has taken over as president of the its board of directors. As part of his election as president-elect last year, Pierpont w...
Business Tech: Microsoft Teams is the solution to meeting minutes everyone can access
By David BlackAs someone who works in IT, I can tell you that the running joke - more like an actual fact - is that meetings always start 10 minutes late because of technical issues. It might be network connectivity, the projector isn't working or you can't find your "death by Po...
Calendar Highlights
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16th Annual Downtown Dine O'Round - October 1-14
Presented by Nicholas & Co. Diners can sample two-item lunches for $5 or $10 or three-item dinners for $15, $25 or $35 by asking for the Dine O'Round menu from their server. Details about menus and participating locations are at www.dineoround.com.
Titan Awards 2018Titan Awards 2018 - October 4
A Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce event. Award recipients are Ann Romney, best-selling author and global ambassador for the Ann Romney Center for Neurological Diseases; Sterling Nielsen, president and CEO, Mountain America Credit Union; and Jay Francis, executive vice president of corporate affairs and Miller Family Philanthropy for the Larry H. Miller Group. Location is Little America Hotel, 500 S. Main St., Salt Lake City. Registration can be completed at http://www.Eventbrite.com.
2018 Utah Tourism Conference -October 9-11
Presented by the Utah Tourism Industry Association and the Utah Office of Tourism. Theme is "Building Connections That Count." Conference is a gathering of the tourism industry, state leaders, agencies and travel experts to explore the latest trends and opportunities for the industry. Location is Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City. Cost is $259 for UTIA members, $299 for nonmembers, $169 for students. Details are at https://www.utahtourism.org/conference.
Fourth Annual Cache Business Women's Conference - October 11
Featuring breakout sessions and keynote presentations. Opening keynote is by Cache Valley business leaders Trudie Dymock and Eileen Christensen. Lunch keynote speaker is Jeannette Herbert, Utah's first lady. Closing keynote is Lori Vincere discussing "Raising Your Voice with Power and Purpose." Location is Riverwoods Conference Center, 615 Riverwood Parkway, Logan. Cost is $60 before Oct. 1, $75 thereafter, $90 day of the event. Details are at cachechamber.com.
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