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Monday, March 26, 2018 
Confab panelists: You're a target but can avoid cybersecurity woes
By Brice Wallace Panelists discussing cybersecurity recently in Salt Lake City had a two-pronged message for small businesses: You are a target, but you can avoid a lot of potential troubles with inexpensive actions. Small businesses are an “easy&rdqu...
Bill's passage will allow Tesla to sell cars directly to Utah buyers
By John Rogers Tesla Inc., the Silicon Valley-based electric car maker owned by Elon Musk, invested over $3 million in a Salt Lake City showroom in 2015, fully intending to begin selling its vehicles to Utah customers. Thus began a three-year battle during which the company was fo...
Think you get a lot of nuisance calls? You do!
They may not all come at dinnertime, but according to the recently released YouMail Robocall Index, which tracks the volume and extent of computer-generated calls in the United States, more than 187,753,000 robocalls were made to Utah area codes in 2017. That’s an average o...
Barker to replace Schaefer at Sportsman's Warehouse
Sportsman’s Warehouse, a sporting goods retail chain based in Midvale, has named Jon Barker as its CEO, replacing John Schaefer, who has retired. Schaefer also resigned as a member of the board of directors, the company said. Barker, formerly the company’s presid...
Medici Ventures invests in Bitsy
Medici Ventures, a subsidiary of Overstock.com that specializes in investment in blockchain technology, has made a major investment in Bitsy, a Utah-based company building a blockchain-based bridge between fiat and crypto currencies. Fiat currencies differentiate from crypto curr...
Bridger Capital buys Bluffdale's Old Mill Brick
Bridger Capital Partners, a Salt Lake City middle-market private equity firm, has purchased Old Mill Brick Inc. of Bluffdale. Old Mill Brick manufactures a thin brick panel system for residential and commercial application called BrickWeb that is sold online and through home impr...
Banker: There is no lack of capital for healthcare and biotech industries
By Brice WallaceWhatever uncertainties exist in healthcare, venture funding isn’t one of them.Jonathan Norris, managing director of Silicon Valley Bank’s life science and healthcare practice, recently told a Salt Lake City crowd that healthcare venture capital fundrai...
Altra footware brand bought by VF Corp.
VF Corp. a Greensboro, North Carolina-based distributor of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, has purchased the Altra footware brand from Utah’s ICON Health & Fitness Inc. Golden Harper launched the Altra running shoe brand in 2011 when he coined the p...
AlphaGraphics moving HQ to Denver
AlphaGraphics, a business services franchising company founded in Salt Lake City in 1970, will move its corporate headquarters to Denver before the end of 2018, according to Ryan Farris, president and chief operating officer of the company.“We have ...
CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS - 3-26-18
The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Overstock.comOverstock.com Inc., based in Salt Lake City, reported a net loss attributable to stockholders of $95.7 million, or $3.72 per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. That com...
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.
Diplomatic Luncheon and Business Roundtable - March 27
With the ambassador of Tunisia, Faycal Gouia, a World Trade Center Utah event, in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, the Salt Lake Chamber and the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce. Location is World Trade Center Utah, 60 E. South Temple, No. 300, Salt Lake City. Cost is $25. Registration can be completed at http://www.Eventbrite.com.
New Pioneers: American Dream Award Program 2018 - March 28
A Salt Lake Chamber event recognizing the contributions immigrants make every day in Utah. Honorees are Aden Bata, director of immigration and refugee resettlement at Catholic Community Services; Luz Escamilla, Utah state senator and vice president of community Development at Zions Bank; Valter Nassi, owner and proprietor of Valter’s Osteria; and LDS Humanitarian Services. Location is Hilton Salt Lake City Center, 255 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City. Cost is $65. Details are at http://www.slchamber.com.Fourth Annual Foodtrepreneur Festival - March 29
A Women’s Business Center event featuring local food products and owners. Location is Grand Hall, Union Pacific Depot, The Gateway, 400 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Tickets are free but limited, and registration is required. Details are at http://business.slchamber.com/events/details/4th-annual-foodtrepreneur-festival-8566.
"Pillar of the Valley” Gala - March 29
A Utah Valley Chamber black-tie, invited event. Honorees are JoAnn Losee and Bill Hulterstrom. Location is Utah Valley Convention Center, 200 W. Center St., Provo. Cost is $250 for members, $300 for nonmembers. Details are at http://www.pillarofthevalley.com, (801) 851-2555 or info@thechamber.org.
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