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Campaign thinks keeping Hayward is good for business

Garrett Jones thinks keeping Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward in Utah makes good business sense. Hayward becomes a free agent in a few weeks. That means he can sign with any team that will pay him enough. Although the local team has the inside track to resigning him thanks to…

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Wells Fargo survey: Optimism holds steady in second quarter for small-business owners

Small-business optimism held on to recent gains in the second quarter, according to the latest findings from the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, conducted April 3-7. In the quarterly survey, which measures the optimism of small-business owners, the overall index score…

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CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 5-22-17

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Nature’s Sunshine Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc., based in Lehi, reported net income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders of $2.2 million, or 11 cents per share, for…

Mixed reviews: Trump & Utah energy development

By Brice Wallace While a few speakers at the recent Governor’s Utah Energy Development Summit were optimistic that a new presidential administration will result in a new day for energy development, others cast doubts about whether it can happen in four years, if at all. The…

Defense spending plays vital role in Utah's economic health

Defense spending in Utah creates a huge economic impact for the state, according to a new report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah. Huge — to the tune of $9 billion and 109,000 direct or indirect jobs, the research shows. The impact on the…

Incentives mean 600-plus jobs for 3 companies

Three companies have committed to expanding in Utah and are expecting to add a total of up to 624 jobs to the state during the next few years. Varo Money Inc. will bring 331 jobs to Salt Lake County over five years in a $2.8 million project. Litehouse Inc. will expand its…

UTC looking for new leader as well as a 'rebranding and refreshing'

The state’s largest industry association is undergoing some change. The Utah Technology Council (UTC), representing 6,000 technology companies in the state, is looking for a new chief executive officer and is undertaking a “rebranding and refreshing,” including honing its…

Varex acquires imaging firm

Salt Lake City-based Varex Imaging Corp. has acquired the medical imaging business of PerkinElmer Inc. of Santa Clara, California. PerkinElmer develops, manufactures and sells digital detectors that are components in medical and industrial X-ray systems. The sale price was…

Savage buys coal reclamation cos.

Savage, a privately owned supply-chain solutions and industrial services company based in Salt Lake City, has purchased Abingdon, Virginia-based Gobco LLC and Power Fuels LLC. Financial terms were not disclosed. The two acquired companies are active in coal reclamation in…

Lack of skilled workers still major concern for Utah companies, report says

Utah’s unemployment rate (3.1 percent) and job growth (3.2 percent) are among the best in the nation. Still, many businesses report difficulty finding as many qualified workers as they need to fill available positions, according to a new research report the non-partisan Utah…

Quality 1 joins ERA Consolidated

St. George-based ERA Brokers Consolidated has acquired Quality 1 Realty in Mesquite, Nevada, according to a release from Quality 1 owner Angela Brooks-Reese. She said her company will become the Quality 1 Team at ERA Brokers Consolidated. The combination of the two companies…

Hamlet opens new community

Hamlet Homes, a Murray-based home builder, has opened a 74-unit residential development in Riverton. The opening of Cardon Square was marked by a recent realty agent-exclusive open house followed by a public ribbon-cutting. Riverton Mayor Bill Applegarth joined Hamlet officials…

Energy office to launch update to C-PACE clean energy financing program

This month, the Utah Governor’s Office of Energy Development (OED) will launch an updated version of Utah’s Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing program. With the help of a substantial stakeholder group, OED introduced a proposal in the 2017 legislative…

Eric Heiden opens sports science clinic in Park City

Five-time Olympic gold medalist and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Eric Heiden has opened the Heiden Institute of Sports Science and Human Performance in Park City. Heiden decided to establish the institute “after years of envisioning a comprehensive program encompassing sports…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 5-15-17

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Varex Varex Imaging Corp., based in Salt Lake City, reported net income of $15 million, or 40 cents per share, for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31. That compares with $14.7 million, or…

EDCUtah seeks to ease way for major projects

By Brice Wallace Economic development officials want companies considering Utah for large expansions or relocations to have more and better information about their location options in the state. The Economic Development Corporation of Utah is working on a “megasite”…

Chamber president honored as 'Giant in Our City'

The Salt Lake Chamber has named its annual “Giant in Our City.” And it’s one of its own. Chamber president and CEO Lane Beattie was surprised with the designation during the organization’s 130th anniversary celebration recently. “I didn’t know they were going to do that. It was…

Too many buyers, not enough sellers causes for area home sales decline

Tight inventories resulted in falling home sales across the Wasatch Front in the first three months of 2017 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the Salt Lake Board of Realtors. In the first quarter, sales of single-family homes along the Wasatch Front…

Patent filings result in companies, individuals being named 'Utah Geniuses'

Barry Mower More than 50 Utah companies and individuals were honored recently with Utah Genius Awards. The ninth annual program featured Barry Mower, founder of Lifetime Products in Clearfield, receiving the Utah Genius Lifetime Achievement Award. The awards staff uses data from…

Williams to replace Beard as head of People's Utah Bancorp

People’s Utah Bancorp (PUB) has announced that it has hired Len E. Williams as executive vice president with the intent that he will replace Richard T. Beard as president and CEO of the company and as CEO of the company’s wholly owned subsidiary People’s Intermountain Bank (PIB)…

Sandy Chamber elects five new members to its board of directors

The Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors has elected five new board members. Added to the board are Scott Westra,?senior vice president and chief financial officer at WCF Insurance; Kayvon Motiee, president of Broadway Media; Kadee Duclos,?events director at Utah…

Clyde Cos. reorganizes key management

Clyde Companies of Orem have made several organizational changes, including the appointment of Wilford Clyde as chairman and CEO. He will leave his current position as president, a role he has filled since 2001. Clyde Companies is the parent company of W.W. Clyde & Co., Geneva…

CBRE MarketView reflects continued, cautious growth in area commercial real estate

The Salt Lake City office of commercial real estate firm CBRE has released its MarketView report for the first quarter of 2017. The report highlights market conditions of the local office, retail and industrial markets: Office According to the report, a notable occurrence during…

Redford replaces Williams as CEO at ForeverGreen

ForeverGreen Worldwide Corp. has named Rick Redford the company’s new CEO, replacing Ron Williams, who has resigned but will remain as a member of the board and as a consultant to the leadership of ForeverGreen. Lindon-based ForeverGreen is a direct marketing company in the…

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