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The embarrassing truth about CEOs: They don’t understand the numbers

By Richard Tyson Over the past three decades, I have had the privilege of working closely with hundreds of small-business owners and CEOs. I have enjoyed this immensely and have learned much about their similarities and differences. Unfortunately, one similarity that is far too…

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Sep 5

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Utah native Jackson-Roberts named CEO of Utah Pride Center

The board of directors of the Utah Pride Center (UPC) has named Stacey Jackson-Roberts as the organization’s new CEO. She comes to UPC from Washington, D.C., where she has spent the past 20 years doing work “related to the intersection of law and policy.” She served on the…

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Sep 5

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

Lehi-based baby monitoring products company Owlet has introduced the Smart Sock Plus, a monitoring system designed for children from birth to 5 years old. Building on the company’s flagship product, the Smart Sock, the Smart Sock Plus allows parents to track heart rate, oxygen…

Succeeding in Your Business: Murphy’s Law and the entrepreneur

By Cliff Ennico “My spouse and I recently decided to start a business designing knapsacks for children. We’ve got a bunch of great designs; they’re lighter and more flexible than other knapsacks on the market, can be made with 100 percent organic ingredients and have a lot more…

Not many surprises in 10-year Go Utah vision strategy draft

By Brice Wallace An early version of the state’s 10-year economic strategy contains several initiatives and ideas that have been discussed by Gov. Spencer Cox and other parts of state government in the past. Under the title “Economic Vision Strategy 2030,” a draft version of the…

Few job seekers means state has a labor shortage

Utah’s unemployment rate took another tick down in July, from 2.7 percent to 2.6 percent. Meanwhile, joblessness nationwide dropped a full half of a percentage point to 5.4 percent for the month. With fewer worker looking for jobs, the state is facing a significant labor…

Startup will make the can, fill it & ship it, all from one SLC facility

A new Utah company intends to reinvent the beverage canning industry when it opens the doors to its huge facility in Salt Lake City later this year. Vobev is being touted as the first all-in-one aluminum canning facility in North America. When up and running, the company said…

Cox answers administration threat to sue states over mask mandate ban

The Biden administration has threatened to use “all available tools,” including legal action, against Republican-led states that have blocked school mask mandates and other public health measures as the COVID-19 pandemic picks up steam with the delta variant becoming prevalent.…

SLC company launches cash lottery to encourage employee vaccinations

Alsco Uniforms, a Salt Lake City based uniform and linen rental company, has launched an employee lottery to encourage COVID-19 vaccination among its workers. The company has set aside $130,000 for the project and dubbed its lottery “Vax to the Future.” In a prepared statement,…

Biden ties federal healthcare payments to nursing home staff vaccine status

Reuters has reported that Pres. Joe Biden has announced his administration will require employees at nursing homes to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of the facilities participating in the Medicare and Medicaid government healthcare programs. Biden cited a study…

FEMA provides an additional $6.7M to Utah for C-19 disaster response

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has approved more than $6.7 million in additional public assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in Utah. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued April 4, 2020. FEMA has provided…

‘Resume anxiety’ keeping 20% of C-19 job losers from going back to work

One in five workers who are still unemployed due to COVID-19-related layoffs are not looking for a job because they don’t want to update their resumes. Gen Xers, ages 45 to 54, are most reluctant to revise their resumes, with 26 percent citing that reason, according to a survey…

More companies, fewer jobs as COVID year a mixed bag for EDCUtah

By Brice Wallace The 2020-21 fiscal year was a mixed bag for the corporate recruitment and retention efforts of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah). Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization won 37 projects for the state during the July-through-June…

SL County home sales down for second month

Fewer available listings and higher home prices slowed home sales for the second consecutive month in July in Salt Lake County. In July, there were 1,602 overall homes sold — including single-family, condominiums, townhouses, mobile and recreational — down 25 percent from 2,131…

Fidelity National launches Utah title operations

Fidelity National Financial of Jacksonville, Florida, is launching a title insurance operation in Salt Lake City under the name Fidelity National Title Agency of Utah LLC. Although the company has operated in Utah for many years, the new operation will have a physical presence…

Utah Inland Port Authority to build first private supply chain LTE/5G network

The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) has announced a partnership with QuayChain Technologies of Los Angeles to build and operate the world’s first private LTE/5G network dedicated to the supply chain. The Intelligent Crossroads Network (ICN) aims to create the foundation for a…

State launches apprenticeship website

Utah’s commissioner of apprenticeship programs announced the launch of the state’s first comprehensive apprenticeship website, apprenticeship.utah.gov . “As businesses struggle to hire enough workers and as many Utahns are striving to earn a living wage, there is no better time…

Allegiant adds warm-weather flights from Provo

Las Vegas-based Allegiant has added nonstop service from Provo to two warm-weather locations with one-way fares as low as $39, the airline announced. The new destinations include Houston via the William P. Hobby Airport beginning Nov. 18 and Palm Springs, California, via Palm…

Sorensen to head Fortis Utah office

Fortis, a state-chartered bank headquartered in Denver and with a Utah office, has named Jeremy Sorensen as the commercial market president for the Utah market. As market president. Sorensen will lead the strategy and management of the bank’s commercial banking team in Utah in…

Mo’Bettahs names Ertmann as president

As it prepares to more than double in size by the end of 2022, Hawaiian fast casual restaurant chain Mo’Bettahs has announced the appointment of a new president. Co-founders and brothers Kalani and Kimo Mack have named Rob Ertmann to lead the company as it ramps up expansion…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 8-30-21

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Security National Financial Security National Financial Corp., based in Salt Lake City, reported after-tax earnings from operations of $11.3 million for the quarter ended June 30. That compares…

Succeeding in Your Business: Hate emails like I do? Turn them into cash

By Cliff Ennico As frequent readers of this column know, I am not the biggest fan of email. Each day I find myself answering at least 40 emails on matters relating to my law practice, the books I’ve written, upcoming speaking engagements and messages from old high school friends…

UTAH COUNTY UPDATE: Provo's invitation to all: 'Welcome home'

By Keith Morey When I came to Provo in 1986 to attend Brigham Young University, I was struck by the beauty of this community so nicely nestled up against the mountain. As I stood on campus and looked up at the enormous "Y" on the mountain, I felt like I was home. So it is very…

Eight keys to winning gold in your business

By Angela Civitella The greatest athletes in the world have returned from Tokyo where they competed for gold in the Summer Olympics. As fun as it is to watch these men and women with their super-human strength doing things most of us will never be able to accomplish, there are…

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Aug 29

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