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Monday, October 15, 2018
University presidents cite ways to address workforce needs
By Brice Wallace Flexibility. Inclusion. Connections. Creativity.Those characteristics are often cited as necessary for any business to be successful. They also were recently cited as necessary for Utah's education system to better address the workforce needs of Utah busines...
Thanks to Garff family, UofU has new home for its MBA programs
The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah has dedicated the Robert H. and Katharine B. Garff Building, a 150,000-square-foot building that houses the school's MBA, Professional MBA, Executive MBA and MBA Online programs. The building also supports an Executive...
Utah businesses mostly OK with NAFTA revision
On Sept. 30, the United States, Canada and Mexico finalized a trade deal promised by the Trump administration that will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Assuming it is approved by the legislatures in the three countries, the new deal - called the United St...
Construction begins at Pluralsight campus
Pluralsight Inc., a Utah-based enterprise technology learning software developer, has broken ground on a new worldwide headquarters in Draper. Pluralsight co-founder and CEO Aaron Skonnard and company executives were joined by Gov. Gary R. Herbert and Draper Mayor Troy Walker for...
Utah companies expect to give employees 3 percent raises
Utah's Employers Council has released results from its 2018 Planning Packet Survey which highlights projections about compensations budgets for local companies for 2019 and compares them with the current year. The survey projects a 3 percent average employee pay increase for...
Utah's fiscal condition? 8th best
he Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, has release its annual report on the fiscal health of the states. Utah comes out No. 8 in the study called "Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition."The study's authors, Eileen Norcross and Olivia Gonzal...
Web to Door launches in Utah
Web to Door Corp., a subsidiary of Supurva Healthcare Group Inc. of Oakland, California, has opened an office in Salt Lake City, Utah and hired its first five employees on the first day of interviews. The company will operate as On Courier 365 in Utah. The company said it hopes t...
Incentive to help HeathEquity add 500 employees at expanded headquarters
By Brice Wallace HealthEquity Inc. will add up to 500 employees over the next seven years at a new building adjacent to its current Draper headquarters.The company made the announcement last week after being approved for a tax credit incentive by the Governor's Office of Economic...
Dominion ordered to cease third-party billings
In response to complaints from the public, the Division of Public Utilities and the Office of Consumer Services, the Utah Public Service Commission has ordered Dominion Energy to stop using its billing process to collect charges for third-party services unless the customers have ...
State looking for private firms to operate some of its golf courses
Some of the state's golf courses currently operated by Utah's Division of Parks and Recreation may soon be operated by private management firms. The state agency has posted a request for proposals seeking 10-year agreements to operate four state-owned courses.The courses involved...
Aligned Energy opens Utah data center
Aligned Energy, a Plano, Texas-based data center company, has opened its Utah headquarters in West Jordan. The 294,000-square-foot building will serve as a colocation data center supporting both cloud providers and enterprise customers. "We're excited to announce the officia...
Utah Foundation's Quality of Life Index declines despite economy
Utahns continue to worry about their cost of housing and that has resulted in a drop in the Utah Foundation's Quality of Life Index. The index is down a point from last year and three points over the past five years, standing at 70 out of 100.The "Quality of Life Index: Meas...
Utah gets failing grade for not expanding on FMLA protection
A new report from the National Partnership for Women & Families, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, gives Utah a grade of F for failing to provide basic workplace protections that go beyond federal law. "Raising Expectations" analyzes state laws and regulations gov...
Wells Fargo/Gallup poll: Investors not ready for surprise expenses
According to a new Wells Fargo/Gallup survey, while individual U.S. investors remain optimistic about the economy, many say they are one emergency away from encountering expenses that could cripple their finances. Barely half of investors - 55 percent - describe themselves as "ve...
Calendar Highlights
Calendar listings are provided as a free service to our readers. Information about upcoming events may be sent to brice@slenterprise.com. The submission deadline is one week before publication. See the full calendar.
International Trade Conference - October 18
Presented by U.S. Rep John Curtis. Topics include how trade and tariffs impact business in Utah, and insights and lessons learned from local e-commerce businesses who have taken their business global. Event also includes export workshops and a tariff panel. Location is Utah Valley University, 800 W. University Parkway, Sorensen Student Center, Orem. Free. Registration can be completed at Eventbrite.com.
11th Annual Women Tech Awards - October 24
A Women Tech Council event. Location is the Grand America Hotel, 555 S. Main St., Salt Lake City. Registration can be completed at http://www.Eventbrite.com.
Ninth Annual BioUtah Life Sciences Summit - November 1
Presented by BioUtah. Speakers include Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the FDA; Dr. Marc Harrison, CEO of Intermountain Healthcare; Pat Jones, CEO of the Women's Leadership Institute; Gary L. Crocker, chairman and Merrimack Pharmaceuticals and president of Crocker Ventures LLC; John Knotwell, president and CEO of the Utah Technology Council; Paul Brooks, executive director of the national Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS); and Alex Butler, lead PMM for MasterControl Registrations. Location is Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek, 75 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City. Cost is $275 for BioUtah members, $325 for nonmembers. Details are at http://www.utahlifesciencesummit.com.
Utah Global Forum - November 8
Presented by Gov. Gary Herbert. Theme is "Utah Crossroads of the World," chosen in anticipation of three major state projects: the opening of the new Salt Lake City International Airport, the expansion of Utah's burgeoning tech sector, and the groundbreaking of the Utah Global Trade Port. Location is Grand America Hotel, 555 S. Main St., Salt Lake City. Early-bird registration (through Sept. 7) is $75. Details are at http://wtcutah.com/event/utah-global-forum-4/ - https://business.utah.gov/.
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