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State officials worried about proposed film rebate cuts

By Brice Wallace Utah’s film industry could be hampered in the future if the state Legislature makes significant changes to the state incentive program designed to boost the number of productions in the state and the money they spend in Utah. Currently, film and TV productions…

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'Silicon Slopes East' launching in Carbon, Emery

A new chapter of Wasatch Front-based Silicon Slopes, the nonprofit organization that promotes Utah’s startup and tech community, is being launched in Carbon and Emery counties. The creation of the chapter has been a primary focus of the Utah Coal Country Strike Team, an effort…

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Silicon Valley Bank expanding its Cottonwood Heights operation

By Brice Wallace A bank already with a Utah presence will expand and add up to 116 jobs over the next three years. SVB Financial Group’s expansion in Cottonwood Heights will be aided by a tax credit of up to $346,714 that was approved by the Governor’s Office of Economic…

Christensen tabbed to head VentureCapital.org

VentureCapital.org, a non-profit organization that helps entrepreneurs through the venture capital financing process, has named Trent Christensen as CEO. Based in Salt Lake City, VentureCapital.org was originally organized as the Wayne Brown Institute in 1983. Christensen come…

Instructure seeks CEO, Goldsmith resigns

Instructure, a Salt Lake City-based developer and marketer of learning software, has announced that CEO Dan Goldsmith has resigned. The company has formed an interim “office of the CEO” made up of senior executives that will lead the business until a successor can be named after…

Smith named president of Manly Bands

Manly Bands, a Vineyard-based company that manufactures and markets wedding rings specifically for men, has named Marshall Smith as the company’s new president. The appointment was announced by co-founders Johnathan Ruggiero and Michelle Luchese, who started the company in 2016.…

SBA, Black Chamber agree to join to help minority business

The U.S. Small Business Administration Utah District Office and the Utah Black Chamber have agreed to combine resources to better help African American and other minorities, as well as veterans and women-owned businesses in the development, formation and growth of small…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 2-4-20

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Extra Space Storage Extra Space Storage Inc., based in Salt Lake City, reported funds from operations (FFO) attributable to common stockholders and unit holders of $175 million, or $1.26 per…

Succeeding in Your Business: The three essential small-business skills entrepreneurs must develop

By Cliff Ennico Having worked with over 20,000 small businesses and their owners over the course of the past 40 years, I see patterns that many other people aren’t privileged to see. I see patterns in the businesses that succeed, and I see patterns in the ones that crash and…

Gardner report: Utah energy landscape changing rapidly

By Brice Wallace Utah’s energy industry supports 76,425 jobs in the state, but the industry is in the midst of substantial changes. A report released last week by the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute and using 2017 figures shows that the energy industry…

Hill AFB impact still rising, now tops $3.7 billion

The economic impact of Hill Air Force Base continues to take off. The base last year had a total impact of $3.7 billion on Utah’s economy, up from $3.6 billion reported for 2018 and $3.4 billion reported for 2017, according to the base’s economic analysis. The figures include…

Salt Lake firm begins shipping coronavirus test

Salt Lake City-based Co-Diagnostics has launched a research-use-only (RUO) test for the new coronavirus (renamed COVID-19 last week by the World Health Organization) under its CoPrimer brand. Responding to a worldwide demand, the company said the test, named Logix Smart…

Newmark Knight Frank market report points to high transaction dollar volumes

Commercial real estate company Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has released its 2019 Utah Year-End Market Report, which finds that the Wasatch Front commercial real estate market continued to perform strongly last year. New industrial construction in Salt Lake County totaling 4.1…

Everee appoints Brett Barlow as new CEO

Everee, A Salt Lake City payroll software company for small- and medium-sized businesses, has appointed Brett Barlow as CEO. Barlow has over 25 years of business experience and most recently was chief brand officer at Pluralsight. He also held senior leadership roles at…

Coal Country grants awarded

The Utah Coal Country Strike Team recently awarded two $75,000 grants to Price and Castle Dale as part of its economic redevelopment initiative. The new funds support the team’s primary initiatives to assist with regional economic diversification and renew existing residential…

Utah's Simplus acquired by Indian firm in $250 million deal

Infosys, a huge consulting organization based in India, that works with clients as they implement complex software integrations, has announced the acquisition of Salt Lake City-based Simplus. Simplus is a major partner of Salesforce, a global cloud computing company that…

Eskelson named Visit Salt Lake president and CEO

Visit Salt Lake (VSL), the organization tasked with attracting and providing support to conventions, leisure travelers and visitors to the Salt Lake City area, has announced the appointment of Kaitlin Eskelson as its new president and CEO, the fourth individual to hold the…

Wells Fargo Survey: Optimism softens slightly among small-business owners

Small-business owner optimism softened a bit for their businesses and future expectations in the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. Respondents also indicated attracting new customers continues to be a key challenge, as many owners share plans of how they will…

Midvale medtech buys Georgia company

Midvale based healthcare staffing management software company CHG Healthcare has acquired LocumsMart, a temporary medical staffing management system firm located in Norcross, Georgia. The temporary physician business is called locums tenens and LocumsMart markets a vendor…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 2-17-20

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: USANA USANA Health Sciences Inc., based in Salt Lake City, reported net income of $30.8 million, or $1.41 per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 28. That compares with $32.3 million, or…

Business Tech: Share tech; Give a ride, get a ride; rent a condo, rent out your condo

By Bahar Ferguson Technology is constantly evolving. From the current trends to the newest breakthroughs, technology is far from stagnant. This fluid nature can lead to almost anything and has brought us some of the biggest tech companies to date. One of the biggest current…

Legal Matters: Best practices for employee confidentiality and proprietary rights agreements

By Mikhael Mikhalev William Shakespeare once said, “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” While the advice is offered in a different context, the words hold equal importance in the implementation of a corporate intellectual property (IP) strategy or policy.…

Utah County Update: American Fork: Getting ready for our future

It’s no secret that our communities are growing as our Utah economy continues to thrive. In fact, according to University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Utah County is projected to increase by 177 percent from 2015 to 2065, making it the fastest- growing county in…

Succeeding in Your Business: The greatest motivator - and how to harness it

By Cliff Ennico January is gone, and I’m willing to bet most of you have already given up on one or more of your New Year’s resolutions. The key to success with any resolution — personal, business or otherwise — is willpower. We all start out with the best of intentions, but…

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