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Utah’s ASI Mining is automating mine equipment around the world

ASI Mining of Mendon in Cache County is quietly becoming a world leader in outfitting mining equipment for autonomous operation. Its latest coup is an order to automate 18 giant Hitachi EH4000 haul trucks at an iron mine in Western Australia owned by Roy Hill Mining. The move…

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Aug 26

A new era begins in Utah business news coverage

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Aug 21

OmniTeq incentive could mean 4,000 jobs

Brice Wallace A Texas-based company is considering Utah for a headquarters project that could result in 4,000 jobs in Davis County over a decade. OmniTeq LLC, based in Bee Cave, Texas, focuses on artificial intelligence and machine learning. It is considering Falcon Hill…

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Aug 21

Utah consumer sentiment ticks up a bit in July

Utah’s consumer sentiment seems to be pulling out of the temporary slump it has endured over the past year. The Kem C. Gardner Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment edged up slightly again in July to its highest point since February 2022. The index climbed from 76.3 in…

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Aug 21

Soda Spoon acquires Nfinity

Salt Lake City-based digital marketing company Soda Spoon Marketing Agency has acquired Nfinity Web Solutions. Also located in Salt Lake City, Nfinity Web Solutions specializes in website design, search engine optimization and social media management. “The acquisition of Nfinity…

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Aug 21

Solutionreach names Ken Ernsting new CEO

Solutionreach, a patient engagement and communication platform for medical practices based in Lehi, has named Ken Ernsting the company’s CEO. Solutionreach founde rand former CEO Jim Higgins will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors. Ernsting brings more than 25…

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Aug 21

New York firm acquires SLC's Atlas Tree Service

SavATree, a Bedford, New York-headquartered provider of tree, shrub and lawn care, has acquired Atlas Tree Service, based in Salt Lake City. Atlas becomes SavATree’s third branch location in Utah and its 82nd nationwide. Atlas Tree Service specializes in all aspects of…

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Aug 21

Work Daze: Want to succeed in your career? Ask a mushroom

Bob Goldman Let’s face it: Working in an office is unnatural. Our prehistoric ancestors didn’t spend their days in cubicles. No, Nancy and Nick Neanderthal didn’t punch in or sign in or strive to survive with windows that don’t open and an air-conditioning system so stingy you…

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Aug 21

Corporate Financial Reports 8-21-23

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Nature’s Sunshine Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc., based in Lehi, reported net income attributable to common shareholders of $2.4 million, or 12 cents per share, for the second quarter ended June…

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Aug 21

Go Utah looking at incentives for films set to shoot in state

The Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity board is expected to provide incentives soon to four film/series productions expected to spend nearly $2.9 million in the state. At its regular August meeting, the Go Utah board lacked enough members to approve the incentives. It…

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Aug 21

USAF looking for tech companies to start Utah-based accelerator

The U.S. Air Force is looking for technology companies to propose solutions that would enable an active and effective yet secure data and information sharing environment for its scattered workforce. Once submissions are screened and reviewed, the USAF will select eight companies…

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Aug 21

Employers prefer in-person interviews

Job seekers should prepare to meet with potential employers at least once during the hiring process, as 51 percent of U.S. hiring managers say they prefer to interview candidates face-to-face instead of through a screen or phone, according to a recent “Job Insights” survey from…

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Aug 21

Legacy Lithium to sell Utah Green Energy Project

Legacy Lithium Corp., an exploration-stage mining company based in Gargary, Alberta, Canada, has agreed to sell its Grand County lithium mining property, called the Green Energy Lithium Project, to Australia-based Anson Resources Limited. The sale will be made through Legacy…

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Aug 17

AmEx report: Small-business owners losing confidence in ability to make growth decisions

In the second edition of its recurring “Small Business Financial Confidence Report,” American Express found that small-business owners’ confidence in their ability to make sound growth decisions has dropped since May. The “Small Business Financial Confidence Report” looks at…

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Aug 17

Utah homes sell fastest in the U.S.

If you’re selling a home in Utah, you can expect it to be gone faster than anywhere in the United States, according to research conducted by luxury property realty company RubyHome Real Estate. Utah homes sell in an average of 27.07 days so far in 2023, the study found. “When…

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Aug 17

UIPA's 1st incentive goes to Northrop Grumman

Brice Wallace The Utah Inland Port Authority board has approved its first corporate incentive, aimed at having Northrop Grumman manufacture composite structures for rocket motor cases in Salt Lake City’s Northwest Quadrant. The incentive is in the form of a 10-percent property…

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Aug 12

International travel helps boost SLC airport to passenger record

Passenger traffic at Salt Lake City International Airport has taken off, to the tune of a new fiscal-year record. Airport officials recently announced that its most recent July-through-June fiscal year saw the number of passengers break a record, with 26,241,401 people flying in…

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Aug 12

Report: U.S. annual home price growth inches up in June

While annual nationwide home price growth remained near an 11-year low in June at 1.6 percent, the gain was slightly higher than in May, indicating that the recent slide in home price increase may be bottoming out, according to CoreLogic. The number were released recently by the…

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Aug 12

American Packaging opens Cedar City plant

American Packaging Corp. (APC) has opened its $100 million “Center of Excellence” manufacturing facility in Cedar City. The company held an event on Aug. 1 to cut the ribbon on the 275,000-square-foot factory, APC’s sixth U.S. plant. The facility will serve the western region of…

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Aug 12

Ken Garff Automotive buys seven Aloha Kia dealerships

Salt Lake City’s Ken Garff Automotive Group has purchased the seven Aloha Kia dealerships in Hawaii from Bill van den Hurk, who has retired from the automotive business. The sale of the dealerships, located in Oahu, Kauai, Maui and Hawaii, was completed on July 31. Russell Wong,…

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Aug 12

Salt Lake City ranks No. 16 in CBRE’s annual ‘Scoring Tech Talent’ report

Salt Lake City ranks No. 16 overall in commercial real estate firm CBRE’s 2023 “Scoring Tech Talent” report, moving up two spots from last year. The firm said the improvement came despite macroeconomic headwinds slowing tech talent hiring by major tech firms in North America.…

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Aug 12

Rhyz Inc. acquires BeautyBio

Rhyz Inc., a Provo-based subsidiary of Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., has announced the acquisition of BeautyBio, a skincare and beauty device brand based in Dallas. Founded by Jamie O’Banion in 2011, BeautyBio will continue to operate independently as an omnichannel brand, headed by…

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Aug 12