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UofU College of Engineering receives historic gift from Price Family Foundation

The University of Utah’s 128-year-old College of Engineering has received a major gift from the John and Marcia Price Family Foundation. The $50 million gift will benefit future students, educational programs, research centers and entrepreneurism, as well as the construction of…

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Jan 21

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Succeeding in Your Business: The reform small business really needs: A memo to the new Congress

Cliff Ennico As the new 118th Congress slo uches its way toward Washington, America’s small businesses and their owners may well be wondering, is this a good thing or a bad thing? Republicans control the House of Representatives (albeit by an extremely slim margin), where most…

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Jan 21

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Looking for capital in 2023? Tips to help small-business owners

Jesse Von Feldt For small-business owners, accessing capital when you need it can be challenging. Many small businesses are undercapitalized, lack an established financial history and aren’t able to show solid cash flow. These issues, in addition to a lack of awareness about…

SBA launches Ascent Rural

In January 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in a joint effort with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, launched Ascent, a free digital e-learning platform designed for women. SBA’s Utah District Office has now…

Cal co. buys Utah Wood Preserving

Santa Rosa, California-based The Mendocino Cos. has acquired Utah Wood Preserving (UWP) of Woods Cross. The transaction, which closed Jan. 16, includes portions of several UWP affiliates. “The acquisition complements existing operations throughout the U.S. West, covering the…

Is a recession here, coming or avoidable? Summit crowd split

Brice Wallace An economic forecast for 2023 repeatedly stressed that the only thing of which you can be certain is uncertainty. The fuzzy outlook was manifest in a survey of a crowd gathered for the Zions Bank Economic Outlook event at the Zions Bancorporation Technology Center…

Utah consumer sentiment back up in December

Utah’s consumer sentiment increased from 64.1 in November to 68.7 in December, according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumers. The Gardner Institute has now measured Utah consumer sentiment for 27 consecutive months. The December 2022 Index for both…

UGS study: Energy & mining big contributors to state economy, too

Brice Wallace While Utah’s burgeoning technology sector gets a lot of attention, a couple of longtime stalwarts continue to show their economic muscles. Utah’s energy and mining industries in 2019 contributed over 10 percent to the state’s gross domestic product, supported over…

Young workers are ambitious about their jobs so they can retire early

The pandemic years made young workers more ambitious, even as their older colleagues grew less ambitious, according to new research from Provo-based consumers experience management company Qualtrics. In a study of 3,000 working Americans, Qualtrics found that more than one-third…

Federal COVID-relief programs ending in Utah

Two federal programs that were instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic are slated to end, according to the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS). The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotment and the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, both…

Salt Lake Chamber to honor Wilford Clyde as this year's 'Giant in Our City'

The Salt Lake Chamber has announced that Wilford Clyde is this year’s “Giant in Our City” honoree. The award is presented to those with exceptional and distinguished service, as well as extraordinary professional achievement, and is widely recognized as the most prestigious…

Cotopaxi's Smith moving to board leadership; new CEO announced

Salt Lake City-based Cotopaxi has announced that Damien Huang will become CEO of the company on July 1, replacing current CEO and founder Davis Smith, who will transition to chairman of the board. Cotopaxi is a designer, manufacturer and seller of outdoor products including…

Codex IT acquires Intranet Consulting

Columbus, Ohio-based Codex IT, a healthcare technology and managed services provider, has announced the acquisition of Intranet Consulting Inc, a managed services provider based in Farmington. “This strategic acquisition is the first for the company this year and will allow…

Anfield buys Utah uranium projects

Anfield Energy Inc., a uranium and vanadium mining company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has purchased a 100 percent interest in 65 unpatented mining claims in the Marysvale uranium project, located in Beaver County, and in 26 unpatented mining claims of the Calf…

PCF buys TCU Insurance

PCF Insurance Services (PCF), a Lehi-based insurance brokerage firm, has acquired TCU Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency and a subsidiary of Teachers Credit Union (TCU) of South Bend, Indiana. TCU Insurance offers Michigan and Indiana residents insurance solutions…

Utah gets $10M from American Rescue Plan

The Utah Broadband Center was recently awarded $10 million in federal funding through the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CPF) as part of the American Rescue Plan. The Utah Broadband Center is an initiative of the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah). The CPF…

Heffernan Network Insurance acquires The Bon Agency

Heffernan Network Insurance Brokers, a subsidiary of Heffernan Insurance Brokers of Walnut Creek, California, has acquired The Bon Agency based in Clearfield . The Bon Agency President Kyle Corbridge and Vice President Matthew Tanner along with 12 of their team members joined…

Business Tech: Understanding NIST: What it does and how that affects your business

Bahar Ferguson Companies large and small are at a heightened risk for data breaches, which could lead to the leak of private customer information, company secrets or other sensitive files. In the cybersecurity space there are two leaders of the cyber response framework: NIST and…

Ohio-based NMG Aerospace acquires Matco Manufacturing

Matco Manufacturing, a Salt Lake City-based manufacturer of aircraft wheels, brakes and related components, has been purchased by NMG Aerospace, a maker of experimental and light sport aircraft wheel and brake products based in Stow, Ohio. “The acquisition of Matco reinforces…

Succeeding in Your Business: Your New Year’s resolutions for 2023 (Part 2 of 2)

Cliff Ennico Here are some more New Year’s resolutions for business owners. 1. Find three new sources of salable product. If your business is selling stuff online, one of your biggest challenges is finding high-quality stuff to sell at a profit. If you’re not currently taking…

'Economic uncertainty' brings slowdown to state's recruitment

Brice Wallace Utah’s corporate recruitment has hit a slowdown, with the main culprit being corporate contemplation. During the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) board meeting in December, statistics revealed that both Go Utah and its contracted recruitment…

Jobless rate ticks up; job growth slows

The Utah unemployment rate crept up a bit in November, according to data released by the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS). The rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.2 percent. The nationwide jobless rate stayed the same at 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of…

Salt Lake firm launches automation platform for anticipated flying taxis

With the anticipated widespread implementation of “flying taxis” — electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles — just around the corner, a Salt Lake City company has developed and is marketing the world’s first vertiport automation system (VAS). Altaport Inc.’s…

MountainStar Healthcare announces expansions to its No. Utah facilities

Brice Wallace Mountainstar Healthcare has announced a group of additions to its care site portfolio in Northern Utah. The additions include a new emergency room in Syracuse, urgent care centers in West Point and American Fork, and expansions and renovations at Brigham City…

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