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Succeeding in Your Business: To avoid lawsuits, think like a burglar

By Cliff Ennico A reader asks: “I am a small landlord. I buy houses and rent them. My accountant says I do not need a corporation or limited liability company. He says I should just get more liability insurance for my houses and call it a day. My friends and my investment…

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Oct 3

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HCA buys five Utah Steward Health hospitals

Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA Healthcare Inc. is buying five Utah hospitals currently owned by Steward Health Care. HCA Healthcare also entered into an agreement to lease the hospitals’ buildings from its owner, Medical Properties Trust Inc. of Vestavia, Alabama. The…

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Oct 3

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Homie unveils Gen Z home- buying trends in national survey

Homie, a real estate technology company based in Salt Lake City, has released the results of a nationwide survey that reveals home-buying trends and perspectives of the next generation of homebuyers, Generation Z. Key survey findings include: • Gen Z is looking to change the way…

SBA’s Small Business Week puts spotlight on Utah's economy, COVID recovery

By Marla Trollan With National Small Business Week in the rear-view mirror, I am encouraged by the outlook for Utah’s economy. As large reports are coming in after the pandemic, Utah has stayed in the spotlight and continues to get recognized as one of the strongest economies in…

Three reasons you must scrutinize your balance sheet

By Richard Tyson My client was clearly agitated. This was in distinct contrast to his typical demeanor. Normally, he was both optimistic and enthusiastic, but not today. He shared that while his top-line revenue was growing, he was increasingly having trouble paying his bills.…

Utah hosts research park confab

University research park directors, planners, builders, scientists and innovators from around the globe will gather in person and virtually Oct. 18-21 in Salt Lake City to learning best practices on creating, growing and sustaining communities of innovation. “Utah, with its…

Ten reasons why the best leaders are coachable

By Angela Civitella As an outsider looking in, making it to the top of an organization and becoming part of the leadership team can seem pretty glamorous. It’s a sign of accomplishment, mastery and even power. But the one secret that all great leaders know is that just because…

Intermountain to merge with Colorado group

By John Rogers Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare has announced plans to merge with SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit health care organization affiliated with the Catholic Church and based in Broomfield, Colorado. The two healthcare companies are in adjacent areas…

Supply chain 'perfect storm' hits 'literally everything we consume'

By Brice Wallace The global supply chain is in the midst of “a perfect storm,” according to one local expert, with delays in the movement of goods causing headaches for both importers and exporters and, ultimately, consumers. “We continue to have unprecedented levels of goods…

Utah jobless rate holds in spite of surge in COVID

Despite rumored layoffs due to the surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the delta variant, Utah’s unemployment rate held steady in August at 2.6 percent, still among the lowest in the nation. The Utah rate means approximately 42,600 remain jobless. The national unemployment rate…

Utah joins 23 states in threat to sue administration over COVID mandates

Utah has joined 23 other states in threatening legal action against the administration of Pres. Joe Biden over its COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes signed a joint letter to the president from the attorneys general of 24 states demanding the mandates be…

Utah hotels expected to be down nearly 1,000 jobs in 2021 vs. 2019

Utah is expected to have 954 fewer hotel jobs in 2021 than it had in 2019, according to a study by the American Hotel & Lodging Association and Kalibri Labs. The state had 24,914 hotel jobs in 2019, 18,634 in 2020 and is expected to have 22,960 this year, representing a 4…

If Biden mandates begin, Qualtrics has the solution for tracking them

Provo-based customer experience company Qualtrics has created a solution for businesses to track verification of COVID-19 vaccination or negative testing in the event Pres. Joe Biden’s mandate testing/vaccination mandate takes effect. Biden has announced an initiative for…

UofU extends free asymptomatic COVID tests to families of personnel

Since January of this year, the University of Utah has offered free rapid asymptomatic COVID-19 testing to its the campus community. Now the institution has extended the service to the immediate family and household members of university staff, students and faculty through the…

COVID-related shortages continue to grow in healthcare, other industries

Shortages of masks and gloves that were common in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic have spread many other items needed at medical facilities in the United States, Reuters is reporting. The items in short supply range from exam tables and heart defibrillators to crutches…

Pilot program gives funding for developing tech companies

The Innovation Center of the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) has announced the launch of the Utah Technology Innovation Funding (UTIF) pilot program. The pilot funding program is for companies in the technology development sector. It provides microgrants…

Talent Ready Utah announces Tech Sales Pathways program

Talent Ready Utah, an initiative managed by the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah), in partnership with MarketStar, Davis Technical College, Ogden-Weber Technical College and Weber State University, has launched the Tech Sales Pathways program in the Davis,…

SLC's Scorpion acquires Wheat Creative

Scorpion, a Salt Lake City-based marketing and technology company, has acquired Wheat Creative, a franchise marketing agency located in Valencia, California. Scorpion said it expects the acquisition to strengthen its existing business with increased expertise and capabilities…

Grants available to boost broadband availability

Applications are being accepted until Nov. 1 for a grant to boost broadband availability in underserved communities. The Utah Broadband Center in the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) has $10 million available in the grant program to offset capital expenses in…

WSU program designed to give students the skills to work in the expanding electric vehicle world

Weber State University is launching an initiative to help students keep up with a rapidly revving world of electric vehicles (EVs). A grant from the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) is allowing WSU’s Department of Automotive Technology to offer students from…

Succeeding in Your Business: When can landlords ‘unreasonably withhold’ consent?

By Cliff Ennico “I am a small landlord who owns several commercial buildings. “One of my tenants — who runs a small retail store — is looking to sell his business and retire. There are several years left to go on his lease, and because he’s such a good tenant, the rent is…

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

Celtic Bank, a Salt Lake City-based industrial bank, has introduced a commercial loan offering suitable to technology companies that are not a good fit for traditional loan products, given the nature of their business models. The company’s new product is called the Recurring…

New solar company promises 3,700 jobs

By Brice Wallace A Lehi-based residential solar provider will add nearly 3,700 jobs over the next two decades as it expands its headquarters operations in Utah and moves to a broader set of home technology offerings. Lumio Inc. made the announcement after being approved for a…

Report: COVID doubts leading to slowdown of economic boom

August proved to be a slower month for economic growth in Utah, according to new data from the Eccles Economic and Business Surveys. The 500 households in Utah that were surveyed in August stated that they will spend around 2 percent more in the next three months versus the same…

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