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AC Hotel by Marriott opens in downtown SLC

AC Hotel by Marriot has opened its first Utah property in downtown Salt Lake City. The 164-room hotel was developed by a partnership of Dallas-based Woodbine Development Corp. and Provo-based PEG Development. The facility will be managed by In-Group Hospitality of Lehi.…

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Wyoming approval advances PacifiCorp wind expansion

The Wyoming Public Service Commission recently approved PacifiCorp, the parent company of Rocky Mountain Power, moving ahead with a significant wind and transmission expansion plan that would add enough new wind energy to power more than 400,000 average homes by 2020.…

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No. 1 again: Utah's economic outlook best for 11th straight year

If the only certain things are death and taxes, Utah having the best economic outlook among states in an annual ranking comes pretty close. For the 11th consecutive year — every year since the study began — Utah tops the economic outlook list in the “Rich States, Poor States”…

Garff buys out its dealership group partner

Utah car dealership giant Ken Garff Automotive Group is buying out New York-based Leucadia National Corp. from its Garcadia dealership partnership. Garff owns and operates 28 new-car dealerships in Utah. Ken Garff and Leucadia partnered in 2006 to form Garcadia, which has since…

Utah gets A+ for teaching kids about money

Utah has received a No. 1 ranking for its high school personal finance education from Champlain College’s Center for Financial Literacy in Burlington, Vermont. Utah was the only state to earn an A-plus on the Top-10 report card issued by the institution earlier this month. April…

Life in retirement not exactly as expected, according to Wells Fargo poll

At a time when many workers are being encouraged to work to age 70 to increase their opportunity to save and to maximize their Social Security benefit, the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index poll finds that the average age at which current retirees…

Sallaway named vSpatial CEO

Provo-based virtual reality startup vSpatial, has named John Sallaway as its new CEO and chairman of the board. As a co-founder, Sallaway has been serving as the company’s chief operating officer since its inception in 2016. Sallaway replaces Richard Platt, the founder and CEO…

Qualtrics buys California firm

Provo-based Qualtrics has acquired startup Delighted, the company said last week, adding the maker of one-touch apps for Instacart, Postmates and Uber to its customer experience software suite. Although the terms of the deal were not disclosed, Forbes quoted a source with…

HealthInsight merges with Qualis

HealthInsight, a healthcare quality consulting firm based in Murray, has merged with Qualis Health of Seattle. The merger, initially announced in February, was final last week when the boards of both companies approved the conditions of the transaction. “The new, merged…

Ally Bank Survey: Investors decidedly more bearish

Investor sentiment has turned decidedly more bearish, according to the latest survey of independent investors by Sandy-based Ally Bank. The Ally Invest quarterly said that bullish and very bullish sentiment dropped from 76 percent in the previous quarter to 30 percent in the…

Obama vs. Trump employment law: 'One extreme to the other'

By Brice Wallace A recent Employers Council briefing was titled “The Rapidly Changing World of Employment Law Under President Trump,” but it could also have been called “The Rapidly Changing World of Employment Law Under President Trump's Appointees.” Throughout his…

Millennials are country's largest homebuyer group

It may come as a surprise to some, but millennials are currently the largest class of homebuyers in the market. This young, tech-savvy generation is still set on finding a home, even during a volatile market with rising interest rates and a decreasein the number of homes on the…

Price index takes dip after months of slow growth

Utah consumers have seen a small increase in the prices they pay for goods and services every month since last fall. March saw an end to the streak. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased 0.1 percent from February to March. The CPI has risen 2.6…

Utah Genius 2018 winners named

Utah Genius, an organization that recognizes the state’s creative and innovative people and companies, named its 2018 honorees at a recent banquet at the Sheraton Hotel in Salt Lake City. The winners are ranked based on statistics from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.…

Hafen to head Parr Brown

Salt Lake City law firm Parr Brown Gee & Loveless has named Jonathan O. Hafen as its president. Hafen is a trial lawyer with experience representing businesses and individuals in complex commercial cases, with an emphasis in employment law, securities law and legal malpractice…

WBC Utah awarded SBA grant to open center in Cedar City

The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced grants for the addition of nine new Women’s Business Centers (WBC), including one in Cedar City. The WBC program is designed to provide assistance and resources to entrepreneurs in new and expanded markets around the nation.…

Utah ranks high among states for hiring people with disabilities

As the Utah economy expands, people with disabilities are benefitting by obtaining jobs not previously available to them, according to a report from RespectAbility, a national nonprofit organization that fights stigma and advances opportunity for people with disabilities. Utah…

MACU acquires Dugway Federal Credit Union

Dugway Federal Credit Union has become a part of West Jordan-based Mountain America Credit Union in a deal that became final on April 1. Located at Dugway Proving Grounds, Dugway Federal Credit Union is a $2.9 million institution with 637 members, primarily military and civilian…

Wyndham adds Zermatt to Trademark Hotel group

The Wyndham Hotel Group has added the Zermatt Resort and Spa in Midway to its Trademark Hotel Collection group. The designation was part of a nine-property deal that included hotels in New York City, California, Ohio, Louisiana, Nebraska and Vermont. {mprestriction…

EDLF loans fueling businesses for women, minorities and low-income entrepreneurs in SLC

New research shows that Salt Lake City’s Economic Development Fund (EDLF) is doing just what it was designed to do. The city release data recently that shows a large number of underrepresented business owners are getting significant support from EDLF, which has loaned more than…

Utah's CBC Advisors split between two new owners

By John Rogers One of Utah’s heavy hitters in the commercial real estate arena has been busted up — well, sort of. Although the local leadership and staff of Salt Lake City-based Coldwell Banker Commercial Advisors (CBC Advisors) will remain in place, just about everything else…

Speakers: 'World welcome here' not just catchphrase

By Brice Wallace When it comes to immigration, Utah is different. That was the sentiment expressed by several speakers at the recent American Dream Awards ceremony in Salt Lake City. That difference, they said, stems from the state’s heritage. “These awards are a nod to Salt…

Utah execs stay bullish on state's economic future

Utah’s business executives continue to be bullish on the state’s economy, according to the Salt Lake Chamber’s first-quarter CEOutlook survey released recently. According to the report, 55 percent of business leaders surveyed believe Utah’s economy is somewhat better or…

Copper Crossing @ I-80 industrial park under development in SLC’s Northwest Quadrant

Riverbend Management Inc. of Idaho Falls, Idaho, has begun development of a 420-acre industrial park in Salt Lake City’s Northwest Quadrant. Called Copper Crossing @ I-80, the master-planned development is located at approximately 300 South and 6400 West. IPG Commercial Real…

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