Sections
Publications
Advertise
Archive
Events
About Us

Loading…

Utah’s essential morning business briefing. Local intelligence for the people building the Beehive State’s economy.

Sections

Tech
Tourism
Law
Small Business
Construction
Banking & Finance

Company

About
Staff
Advertise
Contact Us

Privacy
Terms

The Archive

Archive

More than 9,000 stories of Utah business reporting, 2011–2026. Search the full archive, or browse by date and section.

For archival purposes, all images have been removed from stories older than one year.

Browse by dateReset date

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

2017Jan75 Feb82 Mar87 Apr112 May86 Jun82 Jul83 Aug79 Sep82 Oct

570 results in Top Stories from 2017Clear all ✕

SLBJ

Top Stories

Transportation costs send CPI upward in June

The cost of getting around again had the biggest impact on the overall cost of living in Northern Utah in June. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) ticked upward last month, rising 0.6 percent from May. Transportation prices had the largest impact on the…

SLBJ

Top Stories

Dept. of Workforce Services honors Olene Walker on its 20th anniversary

At a recent ceremony arking the 20th anniversary of the Utah Department of Workforce Services, Gov. Gary R. Herbert announced that the agency’s downtown administration office will be renamed the Olene S. Walker Building in recognition of the late former governor’s contributions…

Staff

Jul 24

SLBJ

Top Stories

Four Foods Group buys Mo'Bettahs

American Fork-based Four Foods Group, a restaurant development, investment and management firm, has acquired a majority stake in Mo’Bettahs, a six-unit Hawaiian-style restaurant chain. The all-cash acquisition closed on July 1. Mo’Bettahs was founded in Bountiful 10 years ago by…

CertainTeed Corp. acquires Orem-based SlimTek Fence

SimTek Fence of Orem has been acquired by CertainTeed Corp. of Malvern, Pennsylvania. SimTek manufactures and markets high-density polyethylene fence products. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, SimTek pioneered and patented the design of…

Downtown SLC wants to capitalize on arts & entertainment draw

By Brice Wallace Lots of people come to downtown Salt Lake City for arts and entertainment. Expect to hear more about it in the near future. During a “State of Downtown” media gathering last week, Jason Mathis, executive director of the Downtown Alliance, said that the…

Ivanti acquires Boston-based RES Software

South Jordan-based Ivanti has acquired RES Software, the company said in a recent release. Avanti adds the digital workspace software developer to its own IT digital workspace integration and management products and services. RES has its corporate office in Boston and additional…

Jive to consolidate operations into 52,000-sq.-ft headquarters

Orem-based cloud communications company Jive has announced that construction is under way on its new headquarters building in Pleasant Grove. Management had not said anything about the project until a surprise announcement to its employees at its annual employee appreciation…

Vista Outdoor becomes major BSA sponsor

Farmington-based Vista Outdoor Inc. has announced that it has entered into a wide-ranging partnership with the Boy Scouts of America. Vista Outdoor is now the official conservation sponsor of the Scouts, while Vista Outdoor brands Federal Premium, CCI, Savage, Gold Tip, CamelBak…

Ground broken for Innovation Pointe in Lehi

The Argent Group and DLM Development have broken ground on an office park development in Lehi. Dubbed Innovation Pointe, the project will be located west of I-15 in the Silicon Slopes area of Utah County. Consisting of 600,000 square feet of Class A office space, the development…

Huge Amazon center bringing 1,500 jobs to SLC

By Brice Wallace Internet shopping giant Amazon.com Inc. has selected Salt Lake City for its new fulfillment center, a project that the company said will create 1,500 full-time hourly associate jobs. The company announced in June it would build the center in Utah but did not…

Adobe expansion means 1,260 new jobs for Utah Co.

Software company Adobe Systems Inc. will double the size of its Utah workforce and Lehi office space during the next few years, adding 1,260 jobs over 20 years. The company made the announcement last week after being approved for a tax credit incentive of nearly $25.8 million…

Arts and culture industry means $307M to SLC economy annually

The nonprofit arts and culture industry has an economic impact of $306.6 million annually in Salt Lake City, according to a new study by an arts and arts education organization. The nonprofit Americans for the Arts’ “Arts & Economic Prosperity 5” study indicates the industry in…

Miller: Your business is impacted by international events

If you own a company and are considering making it an international endeavor, Derek Miller has some words for you: Too late. That's because, Miller asserts, all companies are affected by activities around the world. It’s certainly the case for a farm owned by Miller’s family.…

Cutler tabbed to head WesTech

WesTech Engineering Inc. of Salt Lake City has appointed Ralph Cutler as president. The company’s board made the announcement in a release. Cutler had been WesTech’s vice president of industrial products and sales and assumed his new role on July 1. Rex Plaizier, who has been…

Civitas buys Riverton care center

Civitas Solutions Inc. of Boston has acquired Country Life Care Center, a rehabilitation and post-acute-care facility located in Riverton. With a total of 36 private living spaces, Country Life specializes in providing short- and long-term medical care for individuals who have…

Home prices still climbing

Increases in home prices in the Salt Lake City market continue to outpace those nationally, according to figures released by Irvine, California-based CoreLogic, a property information and analytics service. Local prices were up 9.6 percent in May compared to May 2016.…

SL airport travelers now have quick security option

The Salt Lake City International Airport has launched the Clear traveler identification system at its Terminal 2 passenger screening gates. The subscription system gives Clear members the option of quick screening when boarding flights at the terminal. The Clear system uses both…

Partnership to provide Vivint arena food

The Utah Jazz and Vivint Smart Home Arena have announced the formation of a partnership with Levy, a sports dining specialty company that caters especially to NBA teams and arenas, to manage food and beverage facilities when the downtown Salt Lake City facility debuts its $125…

Beware phony poster sales

The Utah Labor Commission has issued a warning to employers in the state to avoid falling victim to individuals and organizations that claim to sell posters from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration to be posted in their businesses to comply with OSHA…

Ogden Clinic has new owner

Nashville, Tennessee-based Montecito Medical Real Estate, a large privately held firm devoted exclusively to medical real estate, has acquired the 105,592-square- foot Ogden Clinic portfolio, a multi-specialty facility in Ogden. Ogden Clinic is a Class-A portfolio comprised of…

It's offical: Outdoor Retailer going to Denver

This month’s official announcement that the Outdoor Retailer summer and winter markets are moving from Salt Lake City to Denver came as a surprise to almost nobody. On the eve of a July 6 news conference with industry and Denver-area government officials, The Denver Post, citing…

New HCI wing will focus research on childhood and family cancers

On the same day recently that he turned 80 years old, Jon Huntsman Sr., founder of the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) in Salt Lake City, announced the opening of the institute’s new Primary Children’s and Families’ Cancer Research Center that will house researchers focusing on…

Global trade is economy booster for Utah, say 'Solutions' speakers

Acknowledging that global trade has hurt some workers in Utah, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams recently said that it ultimately can boost economic opportunity for all. Speaking at the Metro Solutions event, McAdams and others pushed for a regional approach that gets more…

CAI hike signals optimism among Utah consumers

Consumer confidence in Utah took a significant jump in June. The 3.3-point hike in the past month accounts for most of the 3.7 points that the Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) has risen in the past year. The index sits at 115.2, up from 111.9 in May and 111.5 a year…

Staff

Jul 2

← NewerPage 11 of 24Older →

Sections

Top Stories 7,322
Columns 615
Focus 438
Industry Briefs 376
Newsletters 230
Cartoons 192
General 31
Enterprise Digital Editions 16
Real Estate 3
Executive Profiles 2
Enterprise Real Estate Digital Editions 1
The Focus Digital Editions 1
Calendar Highlights 1