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Report: COVID doubts leading to slowdown of economic boom

August proved to be a slower month for economic growth in Utah, according to new data from the Eccles Economic and Business Surveys. The 500 households in Utah that were surveyed in August stated that they will spend around 2 percent more in the next three months versus the same…

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State loan program bringing aid to ag businesses hurt by drought

By Brice Wallace Utah state government is stepping up to help farmers and ranchers hurt by extreme drought. The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) has established an Emergency Disaster Relief (EDR) loan program to help them with their losses. A total of $5 million…

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Sep 20

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Biden's vaccine/testing mandates to affect two-thirds of Utah's workforce

An estimated two-thirds of Utah workers — maybe even more — fall under new federal COVID-19 vaccination and testing mandates announced by Pres. Joe Biden recently. The new rules are part of Biden’s stepped-up plan to combat the pandemic that has taken a dramatic turn for the…

Biden’s COVID plan means changes to EIDL small-business loan program

As part of stepped up measures by the Biden administration to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Small Business Administration has announced major enhancements to the COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. The program was introduced during the…

FEMA keeps sending Utah COVID response money - this time $4.1M

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Administration has approved more than $4.1 million in additional public assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in Utah. The assistance continues to be authorized by a major disaster declaration issued in April 2020. FEMA has provided a…

UofU Health releases data on effects of long-haul COVID-19 on patients

Doctors from University of Utah Health recently gave an update on the so-called “long-haul” effects of COVID-19. In a virtual news conference, Dr. Jeanette Brown, assistant professor of medicine and medical director of the UofU long-hauler clinic, said that, even among COVID-19…

New jobs: Cytiva adding 396 and Apogee Worx bringing another 100

Nearly 500 jobs will be added in Northern Utah over the next decade as a pair of companies expand their operations. Therapeutics developer and manufacturer Cytiva will add 396 jobs over 10 years in Logan, while Ogden-based Apogee Worx LLC will add 100 jobs over the next eight…

WTC Utah to receive record STEP Grant

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) will receive a State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grant of $1,050,000, a record-high amount. This grant will be administered to small Utah businesses ready to accelerate the…

L.A. company acquires SLC’s Enlinx

Whiplash, a Los Angeles-based omnichannel fulfillment center operator, has acquired Enlinx, a third-party logistics fulfillment provider located in West Valley City. Whiplash said the acquisition gives it a presence in a strategic western fulfillment locale, expanding its U.S.…

Deadline near for SBA Utah earthquake loans

Utah businesses that suffered economic injury due to the local earthquake and aftershocks of March 18 to April 17, 2020, have until Oct. 1 to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan, according to a release from Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s…

Turco to head Xenter division

Salt Lake City-based Xenter Inc. has named Dr. Mark Turco president of Xenter Medical Technologies, a Xenter business unit developing a platform of smart medical devices, initially focusing on vascular imaging and physiology technologies for interventional medical procedures.…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 9-20-21

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Traeger Traeger Inc., based in Salt Lake City, reported a net loss of $4.9 million, or 5 cents per unit, for the second quarter ended June 30. That compares with net income of $18.9 million, or…

InMoment purchases Lexalytics

InMoment, a cloud-based customer experience data platform based in South Jordan, has acquired Lexalytics of Amherst, Massachusetts. Lexalytics is a business intelligence platform that provides data analytics solutions for sectors such as medical and legal. “With Lexalytics, we…

UTAH STUDY: ‘Wild mushrooms’ rarely are

Do you seek out products that contain “wild mushrooms”? Chances are they really aren’t wild at all. So says a study conducted by researchers from the University of Utah and the Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU). Harvesting wild mushrooms requires an expert eye to distinguish…

Succeeding in Your Business: Should your LLC be managed by ‘members’ or ‘managers’?

By Cliff Ennico When setting up a limited liability company for a new business, one of the hardest jobs is figuring out how the company should be managed. In most states, LLCs can be set up in one of two ways, managed either: • By its owners (called “members”), similar to a…

Miller: Utah's success due to its 'spirit of engagement'

By Brice Wallace Several hundred people showed up for the Salt Lake Chamber’s 134th annual meeting, making it a perfect metaphor for what the chamber does best, according to its leader. During the meeting at the Little America Hotel, Derek Miller, the chamber’s president and…

Gardner report: Utah defense industry is 'a pretty big deal'

By Brice Wallace Defense, deterrence and dollars. The military brings all three to Utah. The last element — dollars — was the focus of a recent roundtable discussion following the release of report by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute focusing on Utah’s defense economy impacts…

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Chamber names Gochnour 2021 ATHENA winner

The Salt Lake Chamber has announced that Natalie Gochnour, associate dean at the David Eccles School of Business and director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah, will receive its 2021 ATHENA Leadership Award at the 45th Annual Women & Business…

Feeling a little dopey lately? Maybe you're suffering from 'pandemic brain'

More than half of Utahns (52 percent) have suffered from “pandemic brain,” according to survey by Spider Solitaire Challenge. It defined the phenomenon as “the frustratingly subtle, gradual mental deterioration many of us have struggled with over the course of the pandemic.”…

SBA sending invitations for venues to increase their SVOG grants

The U.S. Small Business Administration is going to send invitations to apply for more money to entertainment venues that have received money under the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) program. Under provisions of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Non-Profits…

Pluralsight study finds pandemic and remote work cause skills gaps

Pluralsight, a technology workforce development company based in Draper, has released its 2021 “State of Upskilling” report. The report found that technology challenges introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging trend of remote work uncovered technology skills gaps at…

Car prices likely to keep rising due to C-19 surge-induced parts shortages

AP has reported that the hope we felt in the spring of an ease in soaring car prices is dimming. A shortage of computer chips coming from several Asian countries seemed to be improving as the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to wane. But the surge in COVID-19 cases from the delta…

Lundergan to head UofU hospitals and clinics

Dan Lundergan, the current chief operating officer at University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, has been named the organization’s CEO. He has served as interim CEO since February and steps into the official role beginning immediately. Lundergan will oversee UofU Health’s…

Ancestry buys French company

Ancestry, a Lehi-based family history and DNA analysis company, has acquired Geneanet, a leading French genealogy company. The terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. With a European base of 4 million members, Geneanet is available in 10 languages and more than 25…

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