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Two Utahns named regional Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs of the Year

Two Utah business leaders have been named recipients of Ernst & Young’s 2022 Entrepreneur of The Year award for its Mountain West region. Josh Eckman, founder and CEO of Salt Lake City-based medical device company Carterra; and Bret Rasmussen, founder and CEO of Murray’s KURU…

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Jul 3

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Gruppo named CEO/pres. of CoNextions

CoNextions Inc., a medical device company specializing in in tendon repair and based in Salt Lake City, has named Daniel Gruppo as president and CEO. Jeff Barnes, who has served as CEO since May 2017, will continue as executive chairman of the board of directors. Gruppo has more…

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Jul 3

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Brodsky Built launched

Murray-based Hamlet Homes has been sold to four of its senior employees and split from its development arm, Hamlet Development. Former owner Michael Brodsky will maintain ownership of the development business under the name Brodsky Built. The homebuilding company will continue…

Seven tools for leading in today’s uncertain world

Richard Tyson Well, here we go again! Just when you thought the worst calamity of your life had faded into pandemic past-tense, you are faced with the worst inflation in 40-plus years, more violence and civil unrest since the days of the wild West, an autocratic despot who has…

Succeeding in Your Business: One more thing America needs from its media

Cliff Ennico After last week’s column on the need for more slapstick comedy from our entertainment media, I am emboldened to write on a related subject, something else we need from our media right now if America is to get through the coming tough years: More positive role models…

Innovate Utah NEW IDEAS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM UTAH COMPANIES

Salt Lake City-based Hero Defense Systems LLC , a designer and manufacturer of personal defense products, has released a new close-proximity defense device named AIIRO . The device is designed for consumers and professionals as a close-contact personal defense system. AIIRO’s…

Solid reasons why every company needs to hire older workers

Angela Civitella Of all the biases that exist, the one that gets the least amount of press is the bias of age, better known as ageism. This is now becoming a major challenge in the workplace. In fact, many people believe if you are older, your capabilities are more scrutinized…

After a dip below 2%, Utah jobless rate ticks back up

After briefly dipping below 2 percent in April, Utah’s unemployment rate ticked back up to that mark in May, according to a report released by the Utah Department of Workforce Services. The figure means just over 34,000 Utahns remain unemployed. April’s national jobless rate…

New UIPA board weighs changes for transparency, public engagement

Brice Wallace A recently reworked Utah Inland Port Authority Board is hoping to provide more transparency and broaden public engagement. A board meeting earlier this month featured a discussion about several possible policy changes related to board meeting schedules, notices,…

Been hoping for this: OR show will have event open to public

Brice Wallace A return of the Outdoor Retailer tradeshows? Check. The addition of an open-to-the-public version of those shows? Check. The latest move strengthening Utah’s connection to the outdoor recreation industry will be called Outdoor Adventure X, a three-day festival…

Justice Lee will launch two national firms after leaving the Utah Supreme Court this month

Utah Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Thomas Lee has announced his plans following his retirement from the court after 13 years. Lee said he will launch two national firms when he steps down on June 30. One of the two new compamies will provide linguistic consulting…

Hines buys South Temple Tower, plans conversion to residential

Hines, a Houston-based global real estate firm, has acquired the South Temple Tower in downtown Salt Lake City and announced plans to convert the property to a residential building. Hines said in a release that it plans to convert the 217,000-square-foot office building into a…

Go Utah: New job-creation records

Rebounding from a fiscal year dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) awarded incentives in fiscal 2022 to economic development projects expected to generate or retain 20,478 jobs over the next few years. That figure compares…

South Jordan's InMoment buys Chicago-based ReviewTrackers

South Jordan-based InMoment, a provider of customer experience software, has acquired ReviewTrackers, a Chicago-based customer review management software company. ReviewTrackers has more than 175,000 business location customers it helps to better understand and manage their…

Ken Garff acquires Nate Wade Subaru

Two well-known Utah car dealer names have joined forces. Salt Lake City-based Ken Garff Automotive Group has purchased Nate Wade Subaru, also based in the capital city. The acquisition represents the first Subaru retailer in the Ken Garff family of dealerships and will operate…

CenExel buys Apex Innovative

CenExel, a Salt Lake City-based clinical research company, has acquired Apex Innovative Sciences, parent company of Collaborative Neuroscience Research (CNS) and Hassman Research Institute (HRI). The two companies will be renamed as CenExel CNS and CenExel HRI, respectively.…

Pulte Family buys One Stop

The Pulte Family, known primarily in the homebuilding industry as owners of Pulte Homes and PulteGroup Inc., recently acquired a major interest in Salt Lake City’s One Stop Heating and Air Conditioning. “Founder Jeff Packard’s attention to detail ensures every customer is happy…

Weber/Davis Update: Build employee commitment through shared purpose

Tim Jackson The Great Resignation is here and it’s real. It’s no secret that one of the greatest challenges that businesses face today is recruiting and retaining employees. Recently, I attended a conference that reported that during the latter half of 2021, Americans had quit…

Succeeding in Your Business: O, Ben Turpin, where art thou?

Cliff Ennico As summertime arrives and we all get out for some (long overdue) fun in the sun, it’s time to get a little philosophical and take a longer-range view of some things that are happening in the world. Few people would disagree that the United States is facing some…

COVID stimulus boosted economy but left number of woes in its wake

The federal stimulus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic boosted the U.S. economy but also led to significant economic woes, according to a study by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. “In short, fiscal stimulus propped up the flailing U.S. economy in March and April 2020,…

Grant program aims to modernize Utah manufacturing

The state of Utah has designated $10 million for a new Manufacturing Modernization Grant. The grant aims to update Utah companies’ manufacturing, increase supply chain resistance and lessen American dependence on foreign manufacturing, according to a release from the Governor’s…

Cache Valley's EP Systems to grow - maybe to 10,000 jobs

Brice Wallace A power systems company is ready to spark some economic growth in Logan and North Logan, committing to create up to 3,130 jobs over the next nine years. Electric Power Systems Inc., based in North Logan, will build at least two buildings near the Logan Cache…

American Packaging to build new manufacturing plant in Cedar City

American Packaging Corp. (APC) has announced that it will open a new 275,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Cedar City. The new operation will add over 135 high-paying jobs to Iron County, the Columbus, Wisconsin, company said. APC purchased the land in October 2021 and…

CaseWorthy acquires Accessible Solutions Inc.

CaseWorthy Inc. a Salt Lake City web-based platform that provides case management solutions for nonprofits and healthcare companies, has purchased a majority interest in Accessible Solutions Inc., a software provider enabling aging service agencies to manage their nutritional,…

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