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Texas electrical giant NRG buys Vivint for $5.2B

Houston-based power company NRG Energy Inc. has entered into an agreement to buy Vivint Smart Home Inc., a Utah home security and home automation company. NRG will pay $2.8 billion in cash and assume $2.4 billion of debt as part of the deal, making the total value of the…

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Dec 11

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Utah is still the place! Tourism rebounds in '21

Brice Wallace Despite lingering troubles from the COVID-19 epidemic in 2021, Utah’s outdoor recreation economy rebounded with 27.3 percent growth when compared to figures from 2020. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis recently released 2021 economic…

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Dec 11

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Silicon Slopes Hall of Fame to induct three

Silicon Slopes has announced the three newest inductees into the Silicon Slopes Hall of Fame: Jeanette Bennett, John Pestana and Jonathan Johnson. The three “have had a tremendous positive influence on Utah’s business community and beyond,” it said. They will be honored at the…

Utah ranks fifth in Milken’s State Technology and Science Index

Santa Monica, California-based thinktank Milken Institute has released its 10th State Technology and Science Index (STSI) and Utah has risen to fifth place in the ranking. The ranking is a slight improvement over the previous every-other-year index when Utah finished sixth. The…

Succeeding in Your Business: Year-end tax planning for 2022 (Part 1 of 2)

Cliff Ennico As we reach the end of the first “post-COVID year,” it’s hard to even think of another income tax deadline in three to four months. But as Mark Twain once observed, the only two things you can count on in life are death and taxes. The good news is that the…

Business Tech: Tips for increasing your spreadsheet efficiency

Bahar Ferguson Ever been in an interview or updating your LinkedIn profile and were asked if you were efficient in Excel? Most of us would say yes because we know how to enter data into the boxes and how to move onto the next one; however, how many of us are using it to its…

Managing risk in the volatile health insurance industry

Jonathan Harris Businesses across the country are reeling as they face year-over-year inflation rates that haven’t been seen since the 1970s and 1980s. As price uncertainty continues to disrupt business operations, forward-thinking employers are already gearing up to face an…

Sunroc acquires Idaho's J.K. Merrill & Sons

Sunroc, a subsidiary of Orem-based Clyde Cos., has announced the acquisition of Pocatello-based J.K. Merrill & Sons, an aggregates supplier in the Eastern Idaho region. With the transaction, J.K. Merrill & Sons will rebrand and operate under the name Depatco. “J.K. Merrill &…

Mountain Air of Ogden joins Wrench Group

Wrench Group LLC, a home services company located in Marietta, Georgia, has acquired Ogden-based Mountain Air Conditioning & Heating. The addition of Mountain Air to the Wrench Group family further expands Wrench’s presence in the Rockies region and marks its first location in…

All West of Kamas purchased

Novacap, a Canadian private equity firm, has entered into an agreement to acquire All West Communications of Kamas. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023, following the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Founded in 2012, All West is a…

Utah Farm Bureau members elect leaders at annual gathering in Provo

Members from Utah’s 28 county farm bureaus met recently in Provo to select leaders for the state’s farming and ranching organization. Delegates elected Sanpete County sheep rancher Wade Eliason as vice president of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation (UFBF). “It’s an honor to be…

UIPA's flurry of activity has it 'going in the right direction'

Brice Wallace The Utah Inland Port Authority is developing a business plan and a master plan while its new executive director is exuding confidence that a series of changes ensure “that we’re going the right direction.” At its most recent meeting, the port authority board…

Bad experiences cost businesses trillions in revenue

Bad customer experiences lead directly to lost revenue, as a negative interaction can mean losing customer loyalty and the potential for additional spending in the future, according to new research from Provo-based customer experience platform Qualtrics. The study found that…

BioHive speakers: Divided Congress not all bad for life sciences industry

Brice Wallace Perhaps file it in the “no news is good news” category. Having a federal government split along party lines probably lessens the likelihood of the life sciences industry being blindsided by legislation or regulation being pushed by one party or the other. It also…

Larry H. Miller Co. acquires majority stake in growing soda company Swig

The Larry H. Miller Co. has acquired a majority stake in popular Pleasant Grove-based beverage company Swig from private equity firm Savory Fund. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed other than to say that Savory Fund, Swig founder Nicole Tanner and partners Chase Wardrop…

Succeeding in Your Business: Understanding your cap tables, then preparing them the right way

Cliff Ennico “We have kind of a ‘good news, bad news’ problem in our business. “On the one hand, a local angel investor has offered to buy 15 percent of our company for $300,000. “On the other hand, we don’t know exactly who owns our company. My brother and I inherited my…

Aimee Edwards named executive director of Utah's life sciences/healthcare organization

BioHive, a Utah association of life sciences and healthcare innovation companies, has announced the appointment of Aimee Edwards as the executive director. Edwards will succeed Katelin Roberts, who has served as in the position since its launch in 2020. “On behalf of the BioHive…

UMA announces annual awards

The Utah Manufacturers Association recently recognized several Utah companies for their dedication and efforts toward enhancing the manufacturing community through company culture, leadership skills, environmental stewardship, and the ongoing expansion of developing new skills…

A model for compassionate leadership

Richard Tyson In the wee hours of the morning of Feb. 20, 1978, my bedside telephone jolted me out of a deep sleep. When I answered, I immediately recognized the voice on the line. It was my father-in-law. His news was alarming — my wife’s grandmother had died unexpectedly a few…

Visit Salt Lake announces conventions & meetings booked in 2022 third quarter

Visit Salt Lake, the organization the promotes and markets Salt Lake City’s convention and meeting industry, has released a listing of 49 meetings, athletic events and conventions that it booked during the third quarter of 2022. These events will collectively attract…

Zions economist expecting retail cheer

Brice Wallace Despite inflation’s stranglehold on the economy in 2022, consumer spending this holiday season is expected to top levels seen in 2021. The National Retail Federation is forecasting spending to be 6 percent to 8 percent higher than a year ago, reaching between…

As nation's jobless rate inches upward, Utah's stays steady

Utah’s unemployment rate remained steady in October at 2.1 percent, the Utah Department of Workforce Services reported. The figure means about 37,300 job-eligible Utahns are not working. The October national unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percent to 3.7 percent,…

Superlatives abound at summit for Utah's life sciences industry

Brice Wallace The outgoing chair of BioUtah has a succinct description for Utah’s life sciences industry: “cranking on all cylinders.” With those words to kick off the recent BioHive Summit in Salt Lake City, Brad Brown was just the first of several speakers with glowing words…

Transformation of downtown South Salt Lake begins with launch of One Burton

What city officials are touting as the beginning of the transformation of downtown South Salt Lake took place recently when ground was broken for the One Burton project, a major residential and retail development at the intersection of Main Street and Burton Avenue in the city.…

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