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This week in The Enterprise
Monday, June 19, 2017 
Panelist: We have enough workforce programs
By Brice Wallace A gathering last week to discuss educational approaches to solve workforce issues featured many oft-told ideas: Getting kids excited about various career options earlier. Having youngsters and their parents understand that manufacturing and other trades are ...
Longer season adds to record-setting year for Utah ski industry
Utah’s ski industry experienced a record season in 2016-17, with nearly 4.6 million skier days.The 4,584,658 skier days topped the previous record of 4,457,575 during the 2015-16 season, according to Ski Utah. The eight-month season — Snowbird stopped its lifts June 1...
Summer utility hikes add to 0.5% CPI rise
Higher summer usage for electricity and water caused utility rates to rise and the Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a corresponding rise in May. The index ticked upward, rising 0.5 percent from April. Communications costs also went up as phone companies ...
EY honors 2017 top entrepreneurs
Utah Region winners of the 2017 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards were announced at a black-tie event at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on June 10. The program recognizes business leaders in more than 145 cities in 60 countries throughout the world who have disrupted ...
Report: Utah's economy benefits from globalization
New research from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of business concludes that on the whole, the Utah economy is larger and more prosperous because of globalization. Globalization is defined as the process by which...
Nevada law means Vivint can return to state
Vivint Solar Inc. will resume serving customers in Nevada on the heels of a Nevada Legislature bill restoring the conditions under which rooftop solar customers are reimbursed for excess electricity generation. Vivint operated in Nevada for two weeks in 2015 but abruptly shut do...
Summer gas prices here to stay
The price that Utahns pay at the gas pump went up just before the Memorial Day weekend and have stayed right there. Last week’s $2.54 per gallon statewide average was the same as the holiday prices — and were up about a dime over the week before Memorial Day. Holiday ...
Ensign buys Utah care facilities
The Ensign Group Inc. of Mission Viejo, California, has acquired two skilled nursing and one intermediate care facilties in Utah. The facilities are Utah Valley Healthcare and Rehabilitation, a 99-bed skilled nursing facility in Provo; Heritage Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation,...
Staying busy all summer: Utah's resorts plan to do out-of-season business
Nearly all of Utah’s 14 ski resorts have opened for summer activities ranging from hiking, biking and zip line riding to disc golfing, dining and enjoying music.Many of the resorts opened this past weekend. Brian Head Resort will be open Fridays through Sundays June 23-Sept...
Quarter (mile) pounder
Fiat Chrysler is getting back into the muscle car business — and in a big way. The company is launcing the 840-horsepower 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon at a cool sticker price of $84,995.The power plant is a supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V8 engine mated to an eight-speed au...
Construction completed on 4th West Apartments
SALT Development, a Salt Lake City-based developer and builder of commercial real estate properties, has completed construction of the first two phases of its 4th West Apartments near The Gateway shopping center in downtown Salt Lake City. The two phases consist of 373 luxury mul...
Calendar
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.
Multi-Chamber Women in Business Luncheon - June 20
Location is Club 90 SLC, 9065 S. Monroe St., Sandy. Cost is $20 for chamber members, $25 for nonmembers. Details are at westjordanchamber.com.
Women in Business Golf Social - July 18
A Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce event. Location is River Oaks Golf Course, 9300 Riverside Drive, Sandy. Details are at http://www.sandychamber.com.
Annual Member-Only Summer Social and Garden Party - August 5
A Holladay Chamber of Commerce event. Location to be announced. Free for chamber members and one guest, $35 for nonmembers. Details are at http://www.holladaychamberofcommerce.org.
102nd Annual Convention and Golf Tournament - August 15
A Utah Mining Association event. Location is Zermatt Resort and Crater Spring Golf Course, Midway. Details are available by contacting Marilyn Tuttle at (801) 364-1874 or mining@utahmining.org.
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