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Monday, June 26, 2017 
71,600 Sundance attendees bring $151.5 million
By Brice Wallace The economic impact of the Sundance Film Festival continues to grow.The Sundance Institute, a nonprofit organization, announced recently that the 2017 version of the festival generated a total economic impact of $151.5 million. That’s up from the 2016 total...
NSL 'digester' will turn 360 tons of waste food into fuel, fertilizer daily
A new facility in North Salt Lake will convert food waste into natural gas and fertilizer, creating what Gov. Gary Herbert said is a “win-win” for cutting waste and methane emissions at landfills while powering communities.Construction began last week on the $43 milli...
Utah still adding jobs despite uptick in unemployment
Utah’s unemployment rate inched up by one-tenth of a point to 3.2 percent in May, according to figures released last week by the Utah Department of Workforce Services.But the economy continues to add jobs, growing by 44,500 nonfarm positions over the past year, the report s...
Nadella to keynote UTC event
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft, will be the keynote speaker Nov. 10 at the Utah Technology Council’s 19th annual Hall of Fame Gala in Salt Lake City.The council made the announcement recently. Nadella follows other prominent tech leaders as gala speaker...
UofU Health to anchor Sugar House development
Westport Capital Partners has announced that University of Utah Health will lease one of the company’s two new office buildings in its previously announced Sugar House development located at 2300 South and 1300 East in Salt Lake City. UofU Health will be the sole tenant of ...
Parley's Partners opens Murray complex
Parley’s Partners, a Salt Lake City-based real estate developer, has opened its Artesian Springs housing complex at 4197 S. Main St. in Murray.Located on the historic Murray Laundry Tower site, Artesian Springs has 378 units, 295 of which are available as subsidized housing...
Nine Utah firms receive Rural Fast Track grants
Nine rural companies will be adding jobs after being endorsed for Rural Fast Track grants.The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board endorsed the grants at its June meeting. Recipient companies are:• MCM Engineering, Enoch, endorsed for a $50,000 grant ...
Film incentives mean 479 new jobs and $20 million to state economy
Three TV series in their second seasons are among seven productions approved for state tax incentives this month by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board.The board, at its June meeting, approved the incentives tied to the creation of 479 local jobs and ...
VidAngel trys new tack in effort to keep going
VidAngel, the Provo-based entertainment filtering and streaming company, has launched a new service to remove offensive content on Amazon and Netflix, opening a new front in its long-running battle over the sanitizing of Hollywood movies.The company was launched in 2014 with the ...
Downtown Achievement winners named
Three organizations and one family have been named winners of the Downtown Achievement Award, to be presented July 20 by the Downtown Alliance.Recipients are the Salt Lake City Police Department’s Bike Squad, City Creek Reserve Inc. and Property Reserve Inc. for 111 Main, a...
SLC needs 16,478 new apartments by 2030
The Salt Lake City metro area is expected to need 16,478 new apartments by 2030 to keep up with local demand, according to a new study commissioned by the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) and conducted by Hoyt Advisory Servi...
Energy
After the system has crashed is not the best time to establish IT procedures and policies
It worked just fine — until it didn’t By Bashar Sarifan There is one commonality among all information technology (IT) systems that stop working: Before they stopped working, they were, at least to some extent, working.Prioritizing the time and money for creating an u...
Just what are those 'things?'
By Brice Wallace When experts talk about the “Internet of Things,” or IoT, some people may get lost in the “things” part of the phrase.Mark Sunday, chief information officer and senior vice president at Oracle, recently clued in a Salt Lake City audience, ...
WordPress: Easy to use, but vulnerable to attack
By Matt Mascarenas The first thing to understand is that, no matter what a security consultant may say, there’s no such thing as a 100 percent hack-proof website. With enough time, talent and resources, anything online can be breached. Just ask NASA, T-Mobile, whitehouse.go...
Why conversion rate optimization is important for websites
By Shea DiepevennConversion Rate Optimization is the act or goal of converting interested customers into solid leads. In a nutshell, it means persuading clients coming to your website that they should pick up the phone and call your business or make that online purchase.When you ...
Businesses can improve efficiency across the board with better communications technology
By Ingolf DeJong Nearly every business has a goal to improve efficiency. But not enough businesses recognize one of the simplest, yet potentially most detrimental, areas of impact in their operations.Communications and presentation systems and the ways in which those technologies...
Patent markings important in determining damages
By Kristian Blomquist Legal notice provided by patent markings may play a major role in patent infringement cases, as it may be a primary factor in calculating damages (e.g., how much money and/or other forms of compensation are to be awarded) when a court decides that patent inf...
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.
Weber County International Business Forum - July 10
A World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) event in partnership with Ogden City, Weber County and the Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce. Keynote speaker is Derek Miller, WTC Utah president and chief executive officer. Event also includes a panel composed of exporting experts, and networking opportunities. Location is Ogden Eccles Conference Center, 2415 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Free, but registration is required. Details are at http://www.wtcutah.com.
2017 UTC Open - July 13
A Utah Technology Council event open to UTC top executives. Location is Topgolf, 920 Jordan River Blvd., Midvale. Details are at http://www.utahtech.org.
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 “State of Downtown” Event - Thursday, July 20
Presented by the Downtown Alliance. Event features the presentation of three Downtown Achievement Awards and the release of the annual Economic Benchmark Report compiled in partnership with CBRE. Networking lunch from noon-1:30 p.m. follows. Location is the Black Box at the Eccles Theater, 131 S. Main St., Salt Lake City. Cost is $50. Details are athttp://downtownslc.org/tickets.
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.
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