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Monday, July 3, 2017 
New HCI wing will focus research on childhood and family cancers
On the same day recently that he turned 80 years old, Jon Huntsman Sr., founder of the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) in Salt Lake City, announced the opening of the institute’s new Primary Children’s and Families’ Cancer Research Center that will house researc...
Global trade is economy booster for Utah, say 'Solutions' speakers
Acknowledging that global trade has hurt some workers in Utah, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams recently said that it ultimately can boost economic opportunity for all.Speaking at the Metro Solutions event, McAdams and others pushed for a regional approach that gets more compan...
CAI hike signals optimism among Utah consumers
Consumer confidence in Utah took a significant jump in June. The 3.3-point hike in the past month accounts for most of the 3.7 points that the Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) has risen in the past year. The index sits at 115.2, up from 111.9 in May and 111.5 a year ...
Sorenson launches new firm for software & securities investment
Salt Lake City-based Sorenson Capital has announced the formation of Sorenson Ventures, a new investment group focused on early-stage enterprise software and security investments. With the establishment of Sorenson Ventures, Ken Elefant joins the company as managing directo...
Park City debuts all-electric bus fleet
Park City Transit recently deployed six all-electric Proterra Catalyst FC+ buses, which will be used to serve transit riders in the ski resort communities in Park City and Summit County. The electric bus deployment is part of Park City’s overall renewable energy and carbon-...
Utah funds more than $2 million in grants for workforce development
Twelve new Utah partnerships have been awarded a total of $2,125,000 in grants to better meet the state’s skilled workforce needs. Talent Ready Utah grants, formerly known as Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership grants, are designed to strengthen collaboration between indu...
WTC Utah to host Asia trade mission, seeking participants
World Trade Center Utah, along with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Commercial Service and Zions Bank, will be hosting a trade mission to Singapore and Vietnam late this summer. WTC Utah is accepting registrants fro...
Women's Tech Council launches intern program
The Women Tech Council (WTC) has launched a technology internship program to provide high school girls the opportunity to interact with technology companies, meet and interact with women in technology and understand the impact they can have by pursuing STEM (science, technology, ...
NorthMarq buys Western Capital Realty Advisors
Minneapolis-based NorthMarq Capital has acquired Western Capital Realty Advisors, a commercial mortgage banking firm in Salt Lake City, making it NorthMarq’s 37th office. Western Realty Capital’s founder, John Bradshaw, will become a managing director for NorthMarq. T...
Tech hiring on the rise
Salt Lake City-area technology hiring is on the rise for the second half of 2017, according to the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report. Twenty-two percent of Utah’s chief information officers (CIOs) say they plan to add full-time technology...
Ogden extends Trackline timeline
The Ogden City Council, in its capacity as the Redevelopment Agency Board, has adopted a resolution extending the length of the Trackline Economic Development Project Area an additional 12 years to 2045. Since the project area was created in 2013, the Redevelopment Agency and Ogd...
Smith's starts home delivery
Smith’s Food & Drug Stores has launched grocery delivery to customers’ homes using PigeonShip, a Utah-based delivery service provider.Utilizing Smith’s online grocery ordering service, ClickList, which offers more than 40,000 items from desktop or mobile dev...
Calendar
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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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