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Salt Lake firm enters venture to advance move to urban air taxi

A Salt Lake City company has announced a joint venture that it says will advance its move to provide on-demand urban air taxis. Skyworks Global Inc. said flying taxis “are no longer in the realm of science fiction” and that its venture with Switch Mobility will leads to…

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City & state rated biz-friendy, but have competition

By Brice Wallace Both Salt Lake City and Utah fared well in an annual survey of small-business friendliness, although both face intense nearby competition. Utah was ranked seventh-best among states and Salt Lake City was ninth among 80 cities in the Small Business Friendliness…

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Jobless rate drops to 3.4% in September

Utah’s unemployment rate slipped lower in September as the year-over-year job count grew. The Department of Workforce Services reported that the state’s nonfarm payroll employment in September grew by an estimated 2.4 percent, adding 35,100 jobs to the economy since a year…

BYU TV & radio operations announce changes

BYU Broadcasting has announced changes to its TV and radio operations, effective in mid-2018. The TV operations — BYUtv, KBYU Channel 11 and BYUtv International — will be consolidated into a single nationwide television network. The radio operation changes include consolidating…

Legal battles drive VidAngel to Chap. 11 bankruptcy filing

VidAngel, a Provo-based movie and TV series filtering company locked in legal battles with several studios, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Neal Harmon, chief executive officer, said in announcing the filing that the company will continue to offer its filtering service and…

Intermountain sets restructuring

Intermountain Healthcare, a Salt Lake City-based health system with 22 hospitals and more than 185 clinics, has announced a new internal structure that the company says will better serve patients and communities. The company will replace its current geographically defined…

Trends report: Salt Lake among 'next big cities'

Salt Lake City is third-ranked in a listing of “next big cities,” based upon real estate trends across the nation. The “Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2018” report, released by PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), puts the Utah capital behind only Seattle and Austin, Texas.…

City accepting CIP apps

Salt Lake City has begun accepting applications for the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), a planning program of capital spending needed to replace or expand the city’s public infrastructure. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Nov. 30. Capital improvements involve the…

Trade mission takes Utahns to Middle East

Nineteen companies and organizations joined Gov. Gary Herbert recently on a trade mission to Amman, Jordan, and Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel. Jordan and Israel are considered gateway countries for businesses interested in expanding into Middle Eastern markets. “Both Jordan and…

Corporate Financial Reports: 10-30-17

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Zions Zions Bancorporation, based in Salt Lake City, reported net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $152 million, or 72 cents per share, for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. That…

Clearfield loses train factory to Salt Lake's Northwest Quadrant

By John Rogers A new major manufacturing facility for a Switzerland-based train manufacturer — one that Clearfield officials thought they had a good shot at having in their city — instead will be built in Salt Lake City, the company has announced. Stadler Rail recently launched…

BioUtah chief: Need to tell story of Utah biotechs

By Brice Wallace Among the accolades and glowing statistics about Utah’s economy, a couple may have slipped under the radar. Not only is Utah 13th-ranked among states for employment in the life science industry, it tops all states in industry employment growth. In the period of…

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Carter tabbed to head UCAIR

The Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR) board has appointed Thom Carter as its new executive director. UCAIR is a nonprofit organization with the goal of bringing Utah communities together to achieve clean air. “After an extensive search, we are excited to have Thom at the helm…

Gas prices finally headed down

Utah gas prices were looking pretty scary in September, but are trending down just in time for Halloween. Gas prices have fallen about 10 cents in the state after last month’s unusual spike caused when major U.S. oil refineries on the Gulf Coast were taken offline due to recent…

FireFly Automatix again tops MWCN's list of Utah's fastest-growing

Utah doesn’t have many fireflies, but FireFly has demonstrated an ability to grow and shine. FireFly Automatix Inc., a North Salt Lake-based company operating as FireFly Equipment, has again earned the top spot in the Utah 100, a list of the fastest-growing companies in Utah,…

Stork opens service center

Stork, a maintenance and modification company headquartered in the Netherlands, has opened a Salt Lake City service center and expects to hire 60 technicians as part of its truck-based, fit-for-purpose mobile maintenance and construction fleet. The company welcomed clients and…

SoJo Station set to open in South Jordan

Nov. 1 is the date that developers, South Jordan city officials and representatives from UTA have set to open the first phase of SoJo Station in South Jordan. A ceremony and open house will be held that day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Located at 10355 S. South Jordan Gateway, the…

Housing shortage good for some but may hamper economic future

By Brice Wallace Utah’s housing shortage is great for homeowners but tough for young people and eventually could hamper the state’s economic development. Those conclusions by James Wood at a recent presentation in Salt Lake City included his belief that it is “almost…

Deadline nears to take advantage of solar compromise

By John Rogers Utahns who have installed rooftop solar energy systems and those who plan to do so have a couple of important dates to remember under an agreement negotiated late last month between solar advocates and Rocky Mountain Power and endorsed by the Utah Public Service…

Report: Employers' health insurance costs up 8 percent

Utah’s Employers Council has released the findings of its annual Utah Health and Welfare Plans Survey that shows that Utah employers experienced an 8 percent increase in health insurance plan costs at their last renewal after negotiations and plan changes. The study reported…

Medtech expansion means $100M spending, 540 jobs

By Brice Wallace Stryker, a worldwide medical technology company, will grow its Utah operations by 540 jobs in Salt Lake City over the next decade. The company announced the expansion last week after being approved for a nearly $3.4 million tax credit incentive by the Governor’s…

Lehi Marriott hotels sold

MCR, the seventh-largest hotel owner-operator in the United States, has purchased two Marriott hotels located in Lehi. Both properties, the Courtyard Lehi and SpringHill Suites, are situated near the entrance to Thanksgiving Point, Lehi’s business and leisure hub. The properties…

Vista Outdoor board appoints Metz CEO

Vista Outdoor Inc., based in Farmington, has named Christopher T. Metz as the company’s CEO. In a release, the company’s board of the directors said that the appointment became effective on Oct. 9. Metz will have responsibility for day-to-day operations of the company and will…

Draper home to ticker reseller's new 400-employee call center

StubHub, an online ticket reseller based in San Francisco, has opened its new call center in Draper. The company celebrated the occasion with a reception for employees, government officials and media last Wednesday. StubHub announced in May that it would be closing its call…

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