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Christian healthcare sharing: Caveat Emptor! Employer liability under healthcare cost-sharing ministries plans

By Scott Deru Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), members belonging to an organization known as healthcare sharing ministries, sometimes called Christian health plans or Christian ministries plans, were granted an exemption from the personal tax penalty (up to 2.5 percent of…

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Nov 12

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Record-low unemployment shifts employer focus from reducing benefits costs to long-term engagement strategies

By Jake Turley Although the cost of employee benefits continues to rise and healthcare remains a hotly debated political topic, Utah’s highly competitive labor market is forcing employers to rethink their overall total rewards strategy. According to the just-released 2018…

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Nov 12

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Don't Find Yourself Crosswise With HIPAA

By Bahar Ferguson HIPAA These five letters that can immediately cause headaches or instill fear. HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, was created and exists to create national standards for electronic healthcare records, transactions and…

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Nov 12

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Controlling workers' compensation expenses

Maintaining an affordable workers' compensation premium takes ongoing effort and commitment. Several factors affect workers' compensation premiums in an organization. Review these items with your insurance agent to ensure you have the right amount of affordable coverage. Learn…

Open Enrollment: How employers can help curb healthcare costs during this crucial period

By Pam Gold Technology continues to reshape how employers select and offer healthcare benefits to employees, putting access to information at our fingertips and creating a more seamless and interactive healthcare experience. At the same time, these advances may help employees…

Rock Solid: Utah's banks and credit unions have pushed the state to national prominence in the financial services industry

By Tim Gurrister “We’re No. 1!” That could be the chant of Utah’s bankers if current trends continue, according to the industry’s leaders. Utah is currently the fourth-largest banking state in the country, according to Howard Headlee, president of the Utah Bankers Association.…

Access to capital: Where will the money come from to grow your new business?

By Aga Merx I spend every day helping small businesses obtain financing so that they can grow. I have recognized how important it is for small-business owners to have access to capital once the business is up and running. Capital can come from many sources. Some small-business…

Helping employees manage their money helps business bottom line

By Terry Grant When I ask people, “What comes to mind when you think about wellness at work?”, typically they talk about traditional employee benefits — health insurance, employee assistance programs and ensuring healthy snacks in the vending machine. These are important…

Helping people: That's how Utah credits unions see their role

By Derek Knowlton Almost 22 years ago, as a college student, I was faced with a problem. My girlfriend and I had decided to get married. Yet as young college students, we didn’t have any extra money for an engagement ring. Of course, my wife-to-be had been planning her wedding…

What to know before placing your wealth in cryptocurrencies

Innovators have considered the idea of creating an all-digital currency for decades, but the invention of blockchain by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 provided the technology to make it a reality. Bitcoin, also introduced by Nakamoto, was the very first…

Five tips to improve your savings rate

The most crucial step in building and securing your financial future is saving. That said, saving is a principle that is often much easier to talk about than actually implement. As you make plans to save for your financial future, consider these five easy tips that, when…

Hospitality Focus - 10-9-18

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Proudly serving our community since 1891: The Past , Present and Future of Central Bank

Central Bank has been serving Utah County for over 127 years. We are proud of our history and look forward to building our community in the future. We believe our progress is directly based on how dedicated we are to caring for the individual needs of the people and communities…

Deep Utah Roots: Since 1991, DJP has insisted that its attorneys abide by the firms' 'no jerk' rule

Durham Jones & Pinegar has been, and always will be, deeply rooted in Utah. The firm was founded by Paul Durham and one other attorney in 1991. Employing from Day One what the firm describes as the “no jerk” rule, the firm has focused on hiring and retaining attorneys who not…

16 Branches; 90,000 members: From humble roots in 1956 to a powerful, growing credit union

University Federal Credit Union is a member-owned financial institution established on the University of Utah campus. Since it originally opened its doors in 1956, UFCU has grown to an impressive 16 branch locations with over 90,000 members. This remarkable growth is due to the…

Industrial Strength

'Monstrous' and 'behemoth' are words being used to describe the growth in the industrial real estate sector along the Wasatch Front By Kyle Roberts & Luke Burbank When it comes to industrial real estate in Utah, most residents are unaware of the huge amount of activity in this…

Underground Fences

Real property boundaries are much more than fences, walls, ditches, streams, roads or property lines drawn on maps By Kim Colton Property boundaries have multiple markers, but those markers don’t always appear on top of the ground. The surface of any parcel may be owned…

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Aug 27

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4 good reasons commercial real estate investors should consider Salt Lake City

In recent years, Salt Lake City has become a prime location to both run a business and invest in commercial real estate By Rich Sarkis At the turn of the century, Goldman Sachs opened a small outpost in the University of Utah Research Park in Salt Lake City. Originally housing a…

Understanding the power of principal paydown

Thinking outside the home mortgage box By Anthony VanDyke One of the great advantages today’s home buyers have over their grandparents — and even their parents — is the amazing flexibility available with home loan mortgages. Just a generation ago virtually everyone thought in…

Increased dependence on electronic communications = Danger

By Bahar Ferguson With the continual increase of phishing, ransomware and other cyber-attacks, it is important to assess your required business operations to determine where you can improve your own internal security, assist your customers by helping keep them safe and have more…

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Aug 27

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Trade Wars – and other challenges for the little guy

Small manufacturers must be smart to survive in a world of tariffs and counter-tariffs as well as a number of other concerns The recent clamor over tariffs and counter-tariffs on raw materials, manufactured goods and agricultural products has been splashed across every newspaper…

Advanced manufacturing = tremendous promise

Today’s modern manufacturer is an incredible entity — innovative, advanced, creative and the ultimate entrepreneur. Manufacturers are the ones to make things from raw materials, creating value and new wealth by creating a quality of life for consumers. Being “makers” is inherent…

Goodbye, sales and use taxes

Legislature removes three-year life component of levies on inputs to manufacturing production It’s been a long, hard road. It’s been more than 30 years since the Utah Legislature initially exempted sales and use tax on inputs on production for manufacturers and more than 20…

Leasing as an option for equipment financing

It can be hard to know the best financing solution for your business or project. Whether you are expanding your office, manufacturing capacity, transportation fleet or heavy equipment, there are things to consider when deciding whether to buy or lease. There is a lot of…

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