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Monday, August 20, 2018
Sarcos, Moog bringing 400-plus high-paying manufacturing jobs
By Brice Wallace Utah will see its advanced manufacturing and assembly sector grow by more than 400 jobs over the next few years, with expansion projects announced by Sarcos Robotics and Moog Inc.Sarcos plans to add up to 292 jobs and Moog will add 120. The companies announced th...
Brewer hired to replace Mathis as director of Downtown Alliance
The Salt Lake City Downtown Alliance has hired a marketing, communication, branding, public relations and public policy advocacy professional as its new executive director. Dee Brewer will replace Jason Mathis, who led the alliance since 2008 and left the organization for a simil...
CPI still rises despite drop in gasoline prices
Despite the first decrease in transportation costs since spring, overall consumer prices still took a modest climb in July. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.4 percent from June to July, driven primarily by the cost of housing. Year-over-yea...
Texas firm buys Electrical Contractors North
Houston-based IES Holdings Inc. has acquired Electrical Contractors North Inc. (ECNI) through its subsidiary IES Residential. ECNI, based in Springville, is a provider of electrical contracting for multi-family residential and hotel construction.“The acquisition of ECNI fur...
Frye named president and CEO of WECC
The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) board of directors has selected Melanie M. Frye as the organization’s new president and CEO. Frye joined WECC in 2007 and most recently served as WECC’s vice president of reliability planning and performance analysis...
Imagine Learning selects Sparks, Cowdrey co-presidents
Imagine Learning, a Provo-based education technology company, has named Jeremy Cowdrey and Bryan Sparks as co-presidents. The company also announced that it has acquired Texas-based Reasoning Mind, a math curriculum that adds instruction for early-learners to Imagine Learning&rsq...
KAILO Energy purchased by New Zealand IT service firm
ClearFoundation, a New Zealand-based provider of enterprise-grade IT security, privacy, filtration and management tools, has purchased KAILO Energy of Lindon. KAILO manufactures high-tech residential batteries and energy management solutions for homeowners. Global Unicorn Holding...
Canadian Fuel giant buys Rhinehart
Parkland Fuel Corp. of Galgary, Alberta, Canada has acquired American Fork-based Rhinehart Oil Co. Inc. Parkland is Canada’s largest independent fuel and lubricants marketer, according to a release from the company. Parkland made the acquisition through its U.S.-based subsi...
CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 8-20-18
The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations:Extra Space StorageExtra Space Storage Inc., based in Salt Lake City, reported funds from operations (FFO) attributable to common stockholders and unit holders of $153.8 million, or $1.14 per share...
Calendar Highlights
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Small Business Rural Roadshow - August 21-23
With the theme “Take Your Business to the Top,” an SBA Utah District Office event. Each event will feature presentations from 9-10:30 a.m. and an expo from 10:30 a.m.-noon. Events are Aug. 21 at 533 E. Waterworks Drive, St. George; Aug. 22 at 757 W. 800 S., Cedar City; and Aug. 23 at Sevier Valley Center, 800 W. 200 S., Richfield. Free. Registration can be completed at http://www.Eventbrite.com.
Utah Women’s Policy Conference - August 23-24
A first-ever event designed to "overcome divisiveness, develop shared understanding, and elevate the conversation around critical issues impacting our state." Location is Thomas S. Monson Center, 411 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Activities Aug. 23 include a keynote address titled “2018 Report on the Well-Being of Women in Utah,” presented by Chandra Childers, senior research scientist at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research in Washington, D.C.; and the YWCA Public Official of the Year awards luncheon. Working sessions include “Empowerment & Economic Advancement for Women and Girls,” “Racial Justice & Civil Rights for Women and Girls of Color,” and “Health & Safety for Women and Girls.” Pre-conference session Aug. 22, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., features Martín Carcasson, director of the Center for Public Deliberation, Colorado State University, providing hands-on training to build concrete skills for leading and participating in effective policy-making processes, especially as they relate to the YWCA’s policy priorities. Cost for the conference is $50, $45 for YWCA members. Cost for the pre-conference session is $35, $25 for YWCA members. Details.
2018 SLC/SEM Annual Conference - August 24
Speakers include Ian Lurie, Larry Kim, Rand Fishkin and Michelle Robbins. Location is Megaplex Theatres, Jordan Commons, 9335 S. State St., Sandy. Cost is $349. Details are at www.slcsem.org/dmc-2018.
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