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Is your sales prospects tank running on fumes? Here are 17 basic ideas for keeping it full

Too many salespeople find themselves running on fumes when it comes to prospects. “I get up every morning and ask myself the same question: Who am I going to talk to today?” said a life insurance salesperson who had been in the business for 30 years. He’s far from alone. Closing…

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Women Tech Council honors 18 as finalists for 2019 annual awards

The Women Tech Council has named 18 women as finalists for its 2019 Women Tech Awards. The awards program recognizes technology-focused women creating new technologies, driving innovation, impacting tech companies and inspiring the technology community. Finalists are, in…

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Succeeding in Your Business: Minority owners don’t get mad - they (sometimes) get even

By Cliff Ennico “I formed a business with two partners a couple of years ago. We set up a corporation and divided the stock three ways. Me and my brother each had 40 percent of the company, and a good friend of ours had the remaining 20 percent. “Things went well for a while,…

Business Tech: Food Tech: Satisfaction comes from combining two of our favorite things

By Bahar Ferguson Food may be vital for supporting life, but I bet if you asked 10 people stranded on a deserted island if they would rather have food or technology, nine people would choose technology in a heartbeat. And you know what? They’d probably hop on Postmates or Über…

A question of density: Developers floating new Olympia Hills plan

By John Rogers Developers Doug Young and Cory Shupe have come back to the public, hoping to gain support for their retooled Olympia Hills high-density residential community in far southwest Salt Lake County. Their original proposal met stiff opposition last year from area…

Want to start a new business? Utah is the 2nd-best place in the nation to do it

Utah is second, behind only Texas, as the best state for starting a business, based on rankings compiled by personal finance website WalletHub. WalletHub compared the states across 26 indicators of startup success. The data set ranges from financing accessibility to availability…

Demand outpaces growth in Wasatch office market

A tight Wasatch Front office market lingers as construction growth is unable to keep pace with demand. That’s the conclusion of a Salt Lake City metro area market report recapping the first quarter of 2019 compiled by Marcus & Millichap, which indicates that “unwavering tenant…

Bear River bird refuge has significant economic impact for the state

By Brice Wallace Having a bird refuge is not chicken feed, economically speaking. The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge had an economic impact of $4.1 million in 2017, according to a report from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. That year, the…

R&O named ENR 's contractor of the year

Engineering News Record (ENR), a weekly magazine that covers the worldwide construction industry from its New York City headquarters, has selected R&O Construction of Ogden as its Contractor of the Year for the Intermountain Region. The region consists of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming…

Novo sells its SLC facility

Sterile Processing Services of America (SPSA), located in Long Beach, California, has acquired Novo Health Systems’ Salt Lake City hospital sterilization services facility. SPSA is a portfolio company of Pacific Avenue Capital Partners LLC. “We are excited to add the Salt Lake…

Irvine Office Park breaks ground in Draper

Salt Lake City-based developer Irvine Investment Co. has broken ground on Irvine Office Park, a 540,000-square-foot Class A office building in Draper. The development is located at the intersection of I-15 and Bangerter Highway. “Irvine Office Park offers access to major freeway…

Lendio moves, plans to add 100 employees

Lendio, a Utah-based small-business loan marketplace, has moved its corporate headquarters from South Jordan to Lehi. According to a release from the company, the move to Lehi allows the company to further accelerate its growth, with plans to hire another 100 employees, expand…

Salt Lake City RDA releases $10.7 million to encourage affordable housing projects

The Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City (RDA) is making $10.7 million available to local housing developers for the construction of affordable housing projects. As part of a city-wide effort to increase the number of affordable housing units in Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake…

Survey: Americans are willing to do a lot in order to own a home

According to a new Wells Fargo survey, Americans are willing to do what it takes to make their homeownership goals a reality — such as taking on a side job, cutting expenses or considering a less-expensive location. The Wells Fargo 2019 “How America Views Homeownership” survey…

Survey shows some middle-market firms are preparing for an economic slowdown

By Drew Yergensen The Great Recession ended in 2009 and, despite the growth that has prevailed in the decade since, many middle-market business owners have been watching economic trends closely and taking steps to prepare for the time when growth stalls. While overall sentiment…

Succeeding in Your Business: Important to keep client attrition low when selling a professional practice

By Cliff Ennico “I am a podiatrist with a fairly large practice in a large Midwestern city. My wife and I have decided to move south to Florida to be closer to our grandchildren. I have found a younger podiatrist who wants to take over my practice, but I’m not sure exactly how…

Arts industry strong in Utah: Adds $10B yearly to economy

“Vibrant and impactful.” Those words are used to describe Utah’s creative-arts industry in a new profile recently released by the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah). The study, titled “The Arts In Utah,” found that job growth in arts and entertainment the past…

Weber & Davis counties join to promote No. Utah

Davis and Weber counties have joined forces with the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) to announce the formation of a new regional economic development entity that will brand and promote the Northern Utah region. Chris Roybal, former president and CEO of…

Survey: Utah salaries up 3.3 percent over 2018

Utah salaries rose an average of 3.3 percent for positions of all kinds in the past year, according to the just-released Utah Benchmark Compensation Survey from Employers Council. The survey was one of two released by the council along with the Utah Information Technology…

Noorda College hits key accreditation milestone

The proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine (Noorda-COM), set to be based in Provo, has received notification from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation that its application for accreditation has be moved from “applicant” status to “candidate” status. The…

Poll: Investor optimism wanes for second straight quarter

American investors’ optimism declined again in the second quarter, according to The Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index. The index dropped to 85, down 18 points from 103 a year ago. The index dropped in the first quarter also. Investors are less optimistic…

HealthEquity acquires WageWorks

HealthEquity Inc., a Draper-based independent health savings account custodian, has announced plans to acquire WageWorks Inc. of San Mateo, California. WageWorks is specializes in administering consumer-directed benefits such as health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending…

Trying to close a sale? Here are 10 things that motivate your customers to buy

By John Graham Contrary to what many people believe, most salespeople want their customers to make good decisions. They want them satisfied — whether it’s buying shoes, home improvement, a vacation package, a car or an insurance policy. Even so, salespeople accidentally lose…

Division of Consumer Protection joins FTC in nationwide robocall crackdown

The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection has joined with Federal Trade Commission and the division’s law enforcement partners in a major crackdown on illegal robocalls. The initiative includes 94 actions targeting operations around the country that are…

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