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Lease approval sends positive signal to Utah's coal industry

By John Rogers The newly confirmed interior secretary in the Cabinet of Pres. Donald Trump has made an impact on the coal industry in Utah in one of his first official actions. Secretary Ryan Zinke approved a $22 million coal lease for a central Utah mining company on Feb. 15.…

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Home builder leader: New inventory 'critically low'

By Brice Wallace Some people might be impressed that members of the Salt Lake Home Builders Association constructed 3,600 housing units in the Salt Lake Valley last year. Don’t count Jaren Davis among them. The executive officer of the association recently told a crowd that the…

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RMP asks PSC for rate change - lower, not higher

Rocky Mountain Power is asking the Utah Public Service Commission for a $14.6 million rate decrease. The decrease equates to annual electricity savings of $6.96 for the average customer, using 698 kilowatt-hours a month. The utility’s Energy Balancing Account (EBA), which…

Whalen announces retirement, Nelson to take reins at Employers Council

The leader of Utah’s Employers Council has announced plans to retire at the end of May, ending 23 years at the organization, including the past 15 as president. Monica Whalen will be succeeded by staff attorney Ryan D. Nelson. The council, a nonprofit corporation, serves the…

Utah in top five for employing vets

According to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Utah’s 2016 veteran unemployment rate is 2.3 percent, ranking Utah as one of the top five states for veteran employment in the U.S. Since 2011, the veteran jobless rate has dropped from 8.1 percent to the current…

Complete XRM buys Texas firm

Complete XRM Inc., a productivity applications developer based in Salt Lake City, has acquired Fanatic Software of Cedar Park, Texas. Fanatic develops a mobile productivity app called Pocket Informant for Mac, iOS and Android and will continue its operations in Texas. “Fanatic…

Realtor.com report: Salt Lake best among top 50 cities for millennials

Salt Lake City is the top city in the U.S. for millennials, according to a report released last week by online real estate website Realtor.com. The organization analyzed the 60 largest U.S. markets and compared the share of millennial page views in each area to the national…

Salt Lake's Dynatronics acquires New Jersey training products company

Salt Lake City-based Dynatronics Corp. has announced an agreement to acquire the assets of Hausmann Industries Inc. of Northvale, New Jersey, a manufacturer of branded, physical therapy and athletic training products. The purchase price was announced at approximately $10 million…

St. George firm owners are SBA Business Person of the Year recipients

Stefanie and Joshua Bevans, owners of Design to Print in St. George have been named the 2017 Utah Small Business Person of the Year award recipients. Administrator Linda McMahon, the new head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, made the announcement last week. “It is my…

Rocky Mountain Power awards funding to three renewable energy projects

Three renewable energy projects – in Ogden, Vernal and Moroni – have been awarded Blue Sky funding from Rocky Mountain Power. The DaVinci Academy of Science and Arts in Ogden has been awarded $163,800 to build a 65-kilowatt solar system. The solar panels will provide about…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 3-27-17

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Vivint Solar Vivint Solar, based in Lehi, reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $20.1 million, or 18 cents per share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31. That compares with a net…

Despite many ideas, Point of the Mountain planners ask for more

By Brice Wallace Even with hundreds of ideas already flowing in about the future of the Point of the Mountain area, a legislative commission and development partner Envision Utah want more. Tasked with looking at what to do with about 22,000 undeveloped acres at the Salt…

4.3 million Zion visitors

The U.S. Department of Interior reports that 331 million people visited America's national parks in 2016, a third consecutive year of record attendance. Locally, Zion National Park in Southern Utah recorded its fourth consecutive record year with 4.3 million visitors, placing it…

Ground broken for 'central place' retail/office complex in Riverton

CenterCal Properties, developer of the popular Farmington Station in Davis County, has broken ground on a new major retail, entertainment and office complex in Riverton. Dubbed Mountain View Village, the development sits on 13400 South at the Mountain View Corridor. According to…

Pipeline issues cause Utah gas prices to soar

Despite adequate supplies and lower crude oil prices nationally, Utah has seen its average gasoline prices climb to ninth-highest in the nation. Early last week the average gasoline price sat at $2.45 per gallon after the state landed in the top 10 for weekly cost increases. Gas…

Wasatch Front consumer prices head back up again - but only slightly

Following a slight decline in December, consumer prices have risen for two consecutive months with a modest 0.2 percent hike in February. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) has now increased 3.2 percent since this same time last year. The annual increase has…

Salt Lake multifamily market stays strong

According to a report from investment brokerage ARA, A Newark Company, Utah’s multifamily housing market will continue to be robust into 2017. Salt Lake ARA managers Mark Jensen and Greg Ratliff recently released the firm’s “2017 Multihousing Market Report.” ARA is a nationwide…

Haynie & Company acquires Robison, Hill & Co.

Haynie & Company CPAs, a regional accounting firm with headquarters in Salt Lake City, has acquired Robison, Hill & Co APC, a public accounting firm also located in Salt Lake City. The deal was effective on Feb. 1. Founded in 1960, Haynie & Company is an independent full-service…

Virtus Oil buys producing units in Southern Utah

Las Vegas-based Virtus Oil and Gas Corp. has purchased two oil-producing units in the Paradox Basin area of San Juan County in Southern Utah. The Squaw Canyon and Tin Cup Mesa units were purchased from Mar/Reg Oil Co. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed and the…

Incentives bringing productions with $4.2 million economic impact to state

Five productions — ranging from digital series to a documentary to a music video — have been approved for state incentives. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board approved the incentives during its March meeting. The projects are expected to result in a…

Orem's NetDocuments sold

Santa Monica, California-based Clearlake Capital Group LP has reached an agreement to acquire Orem’s NetDocuments, a cloud-based document management, email management and collaboration solutions company for law firms and corporate legal and compliance departments. NetDocuments…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Profire Energy Profire Energy Inc., based in Lindon, reported net income for the nine months ended Dec. 31 of $78,053, or zero cents per share. That compares with net income of $34,744, of zero…

Wall or no wall, Trump trade policies may hurt Utah

By Brice Wallace Whether or not Mexico pays for a proposed border wall, Utah stands to pay economically if the wall and other President Trump policies related to Mexico become reality, a top international trade official said last week. Derek Miller, president and chief executive…

Major retail, residential and office development underway in Provo

By John Rogers The Plumtree Plaza on University Parkway in Provo has had its ups and downs — mostly downs — over the past several years. But now the suffering strip mall will make way for a brand-new development called The Mix at River’s Edge. The development, announced last…

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