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Any Hour Group acquires four more companies

The Any Hour Group, an Orem-based home services provider serving the Mountain West region, has announced its acquisition of four additional leading home services businesses. Any Hour, which is backed by San Francisco-based private equity firm Knox Lane, has purchased Grapids…

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Oct 2

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Succeeding in Your Business: If you're sure you want to, here are some tips on starting an occult business

Cliff Ennico “I am in the process of watching one of your YouTube videos and I was wondering what your thoughts are on spiritual/New Age stores. “I do know that it is best to have a business location that has some sort of draw and I am located in between two cities with retail…

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Oct 2

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Innovate Utah: NEW IDEAS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM UTAH COMPANIES

Qnergy Inc. an Ogden-based methane abatement solutions provider and producer of electric power utilizing Stirling engine technologies, has partnered with Maryland Environmental Service and the Maryland Energy Administration’s (MES) OPEN Energy program to install Qnergy’s first…

Business Tech - Keeping your information safe: The dangers of using public Wi-Fi

Bahar Ferguson Public Wi-Fi is convenient, but is it safe? Forty-five percent of working adults in America think so. The truth about connecting to free Wi-Fi hotspots in coffee shops, libraries and other public places isn’t always straightforward. While the risks of using public…

Steady as she goes: Jobless rate stays at 2%

Even as the national unemployment rate began to creep back up in August, Utah joblessness remained at 2 percent for the fourth consecutive month, meaning that approximately 35,500 Utahns weren’t working during the month. The nation’s jobless rate was up two-tenths of a…

Hart: We need to better explain the inland port

Brice Wallace The new executive director of the Utah Inland Port Authority wants the authority to produce a long-term vision for its project area, and is calling for it to be “something that’s very palatable in terms of understanding.” At a recent port authority board meeting,…

Utah small business benefits from $3.9B in federal contracts

Brice Wallace Contracting with the federal government had a $3.9 billion impact on Utah small businesses in the 2021 fiscal year, according to a recently released government report. The figure represents the gross federal dollars spent in the state and is part of the $154.2…

MWCN announces 2022 Utah 100 fastest-growing companies

MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) has announced the 2022 Utah 100, its annual list of the fastest-growing companies in the state. The organization will release the list ranked by growth rate at its 28th annual Utah 100 Awards ceremony, to be held on Oct. 17 at Grand America…

Utah Quality of Life Index takes a dip

Utahns feel that their quality of life is declining, according to a newly released report from the Utah Foundation. The study, “2022 Utah Personal Quality of Life Index: Is the Well-Being of Utahns in Decline?,” showed a decline in the index to 76 out of a possible 100 points.…

Go Utah looking for 100 companies that champion women

Inspire In Utah, an initiative of the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah), has begun accepting applications for its 100 Companies Championing Women awards. Go Utah said 100 Companies Championing Women focuses on recognizing and highlighting the stories of…

SLC's SPS buys California firm

Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. (SPS), a Salt Lake City-based mortgage servicing company, has acquired residential mortgage servicer Rushmore Loan Management Services LLC of Irvine, California. Rushmore will operate as a division within SPS and will be led by the current…

Deseret Power breaks ground on solar project adjacent to its Bonanza Power Plant

Deseret Power, a regional electricity generation and transmission cooperative based in South Jordan, has broken ground on a new 15-megawatt solar project adjacent to the company’s Bonanza Power Plant near Vernal in Uintah County. The cooperative’s members — Bridger Valley…

N.J. firm buys Allegis Group

Simplicity Group, a financial product distribution company based in Summit, New Jersey, has entered into an agreement to acquire Allegis Advisor Group of Salt Lake City. Allegis is an agency of independent advisors in the annuity, long-term care and life insurance sales…

PCF Insurance continues growth

Lehi-based insurance brokerage PCF Insurance Services has acquired Wilber-Price Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency offering commercial and personal lines of insurance based in Chillicothe, Ohio. “Wilber-Price gives PCF Insurance strong leadership in an…

Succeeding in Your Business: Business is the pits, so I'm going for the handyman special

Cliff Ennico “I am a general contractor and builder whose business has gone downhill with the current housing downturn. I have decided to start a local handyman business to help ride out the storm. I would greatly appreciate your opinion of this business in this…

Five ways to prepare your company’s finances for a possible recession

Nathan Liao As a company owner, you have likely been dealing with all the effects of inflation as of late — the prices of raw materials have skyrocketed, shipping costs are way higher than usual, business commutes now weigh much heavier on your bottom line due to astronomical…

Extra Space buys Midwest storage company

Extra Space Storage Inc., a Salt Lake City company that owns and operates rental storage facilities across the country, has bought Bloomington, Indiana-based Storage Express. The acquisition includes 107 separate properties across Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and…

UIPA's Hedge announces surprise retirement

Brice Wallace The person who in three years advanced the Utah Inland Port from a startup to an institutional authority is retiring. Jack Hedge was hired as executive director in June 2019 and, at his suggestion, in June of this year transitioned to the newly created role of…

Utah consumer sentiment shows August rebound

As inflation has moderated over the past several weeks, Utahns are feeling a little better about their economic situation, according to Kem C. Gardner Institute’s Consumer Sentiment Survey. Utah’s consumer sentiment index increased from 62.9 in July to 66.0 in August after three…

Soon-to-open downtown hotel a convention 'game-changer'

Brice Wallace A gem on the Salt Lake City skyline. An architectural standout. A destination for locals and out-of-towners. The leader of Visit Salt Lake has a succinct description: “game-changer.” The soon-to-open Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City is expected to be all of those,…

Hybrid workers are as likely to have close work friendships as on-site workers

Workers in hybrid work environments are just as likely to have real friends at work as those who see their colleagues at work every day. Seventy percent of each of these employee groups have close work friends, according to research published by Provo-based experience management…

Shipley has new ownership

Shipley Associates, a Kays-ville-based business development consulting and training company, has received a majority ownership investment from private equity firm Petra Capital Partners of Nashville, Tennessee, and Patriot Capital, a middle market investment firm with offices in…

Utah’s share of Juul settlement is $8.6 million

Utah’s is set to receive $8.6 million as its part of a nationwide settlement with e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs, according to an announcement from the Utah Department of Commerce and the office of Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes. The release said the agreement resolves a…

BaseCamp names co-CEOs

BaseCamp Franchising LLC, a franchisor of clothing resale concepts based in North Salt Lake, has announced the appointment of Tyler Gordon and Zach Gordon as co-CEOs of the company. BaseCamp Franchising operates clothing resale companies with over $180 million in annual sales…

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