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McKinley named Elevar CEO

Elevar Therapeutics Inc., a Salt Lake City-based biopharmaceutical company, has announced that its board of directors has named Kate McKinley, who has served as the company’s chief commercial officer (CCO) since 2019, as CEO. The appointment was effective with the announcement.…

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Aug 1

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Reproductive Care Center joins Boston IVF

Boston IVF, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based reproductive healthcare provider and research company, has acquired Utah-based Reproductive Care Center. With locations in Salt Lake City; Sandy; Layton Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Jackson, Wyoming, Reproductive Care Center provides…

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Aug 1

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GBS expands executive team, names Nelson CEO

GBS Benefits has named Daniel A. Nelson as the compnay’s new CEO. Based in Salt Lake City, GBS is a provider of employee benefits solutions. Nelson was the former CEO of Travel Pass Group and Lucency, companies heavily focused in technology and digital customer experience.…

Audio streaming service launches, 'Like TV with better pictures'

Dramafy, a new audio streaming company, has launched its service from its Park City headquarters. Featuring contemporary and classic audio dramas, the service streams from its website, dramafy.com, or with a free app that is available from Google Play or from the App Store.…

Contribution margin analysis: An overlooked tool for profitable decision-making

By Richard Tyson Over my 31 years working with CEOs, virtually all of my clients have expressed a desire to make more money. For those with multiple products, the math has generally seemed quite simple: just sell more of every product. One client, for instance, had three…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Qualtrics Qualtrics, based in Provo and Seattle, reported a net loss of $263.5 million, or 51 cents per share, for the second quarter ended June 30. That compares with a loss of $127.5 million,…

New job? How to transition to a new leadership role

By Angela Civitella Starting a new job can be daunting to say the least. You are the new kid. All eyes are on you. Work culture? Don’t know. Social culture? Who knows? Policies and procedures? Yikes, what are they? All of these questions take on a different perspective and…

U.K. firm buys Braintrace

Salt Lake City cybersecurity company Braintrace has been purchased by Oxford, England-based Sophos. Sophos expects Braintrace’s proprietary network detection and response technology (NDR) to enhance its own cybersecurity ecosystem. Founded in 2016, Braintrace is privately held…

Succeeding in Your Business: Here are my 14 rules for billing your clients

By Cliff Ennico A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column with “25 Rules for Better, Happier Clients.” I frankly thought it was just common sense, but I have received a torrent of emails from readers saying this column has changed the way they do business. One typical response: “I…

Different phases in your operating cycle call for different financial solutions

By Brandon Meredith Your business is unlike any other. Yet many Utah companies, including manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing and professional services firms, go through several phases in their operating cycles that are broadly similar. The details and timing of these steps…

New commission faces deadlines for economic strategy plans

By Brice Wallace Even after just one meeting, the state’s new Unified Economic Opportunity Commission is facing deadlines. One is for a commission subcommittee to develop a new 10-year economic strategy for the state by October. Another is to develop five to 10 bills that can go…

Wasatch Innovation Network launches

A coalition of public and private-sector organizations from across Utah have announced the launch of a statewide multi-industry initiative to promote research, development and commercialization with the goal of developing Utah as a global innovation economy. The new…

Utah's 2.7 percent jobless rate 2nd-best in the nation

With not much farther to fall, Utah’s unemployment rate stayed at 2.7 percent in June, the same rate as May. The rate puts Utah No. 2 nationally for the best jobless rate, trailing only Nebraska’s 2.5 percent. New Hampshire and South Dakota are the only other states reporting…

Research: Motorists cut driving nearly in half in early stages of COVID-19 pandemic

New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s New American Driving Survey showed the average number of all daily car trips at the start of the pandemic early last year dropped by 45 percent as COVID-19 and associated restrictions led to a drastic drop in road travel.…

Doctors encourage Utahns to get vaccine for teens despite rare heart inflammation

Doctors in Utah are encouraging parents to get their children older than 12 vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus. In a recent virtual news conference, two pediatricians urged parents to take the steps to have kids fully immunized by the start of school in the fall. Parents with…

Inland Port Authority board unveils transloading facility project

By Brice Wallace The Utah Inland Port Authority has unveiled plans to construct the first port-owned facility: a transloading facility that aims to smooth the movement of imports and exports through Utah while also providing environmental benefits. The project was unveiled at…

Chamber report: Huge jump in exec confidence

The Salt Lake Chamber’s CEOutlook reflects a growing confidence in Utah’s economy among the state’s business leaders. The index jumped from a score of 58.9 in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 75.3 in the first quarter of 2021. The hike is the second-highest jump in confidence that…

Best states for business: CNBC says Utah No. 3

Utah is ranked as the No. 3 state for business by CNBC, moving up one spot from the 2019 list. CNBC announced recently that Virginia leads all U.S. states. Utah also trails No. 2 North Carolina but is ahead of No. 4 Texas and No. 5 Tennessee. Alaska was the lowest-ranked state.…

Owlet begins trading on New York Stock Exchange, thanks to its merger with Sandbridge

Owlet, a Provo-based nursery technology company, has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange following its merger with Sandbridge Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company based in California. The merger and concurrent private placement, which were approved…

MacNeill Pride buys Klymit

Brentwood, Tennessee-based MacNeill Pride Group, a global designer and manufacturer of outdoor products and sporting goods, has acquired Klymit, a Kaysville outdoor gear designer. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MPG is a portfolio company of Centre Partners. Founded…

June housing sales climb to nearly $1 billion

The Salt Lake housing market is booming, with total sales volume climbing to $967.7 million in June, up 19 percent from $813.2 million a year earlier, according to UtahRealEstate.com. Overall, there were 1,748 homes — including single-family, condominiums, townhouses, mobile and…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 7-26-21

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Zions Zions Bancorporation NA, based in Salt Lake City, reported net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $345 million, or $2.08 per share, for the second quarter ended June 30. That…

EDCUtah launches Site Ready Utah program

Attracting industrial and other large corporate expansion projects to Utah can hinge on having shovel-ready properties with engineering and other studies in hand. To that end, the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) has announced the launch of the Site Ready Utah…

Mentor program begins for budding filmmakers

The Utah Filmmakers Association, in conjunction with the Utah Film Commission, is implementing a new mentorship program to provide Utah’s students and community filmmakers with guided opportunities to work in the film industry. The Utah Filmmakers Mentorship Program places…

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