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Huntsman opens first-in-the-area $31M proton radiation therapy center

A new radiation treatment option for people with cancer is now available at the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI). The Sen. Orrin G. Hatch Proton Therapy Center is the first of its kind in the Mountain West and one of only 37 such centers in the U.S. The $31 million,…

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Jul 5

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Rio Tinto Kennecott and BYU researchers partner to improve reclamation at mine sites

Rio Tinto Kennecott and Brigham Young University (BYU) researchers are joining forces to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to improve reclamation at the Bingham Canyon Mine. In June 2020, a group of students and professors from the BYU Department of Plant and Wildlife…

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Jul 4

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Wingers restaurant chain promotes Howard to president

Wingers Restaurant & Alehouse, a fast-casual restaurant franchiser based in Salt Lake City, has named Brandon Howard president of the company. He was previously chief operating officer after joining the company as director of franchise operations in 2018. “During his time at…

Health Catalyst buys Twistle

South Jordan-based Health Catalyst Inc., a leading provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Twistle Inc., an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based healthcare patient engagement…

YESCO announces leadership transition

Salt Lake City-based sign company YESCO has announced a transition in its executive leadership. Fourth-generation family members Ryan, Joshua and Nathan Young have been named to the Young Electric Sign Co. board of directors. In addition, Ryan Young has been named president and…

Gamifying your business: Eight essential elements

By Richard Tyson Over my 50-plus years as a businessman, I have ebbed and flowed on my views of what author and business guru Jack Stack has called “The Great Game of Business.” During periods of success and prosperity, business is, indeed, a great game. But in times of grinding…

Succeeding in Your Business: ‘Oh, our CEO isn’t really part of the management team’

By Cliff Ennico “I started a web-based business a couple of years ago and set it up as a limited liability company (LLC) owned by me and two other investors. “I was involved in a couple of other projects at that time, so I hired someone I knew would be familiar with the business…

What pandemic? Ski industry puts best year ever in books

By Brice Wallace Not many industries, companies or individuals can describe the past 12 months or so “our best year yet.” But that is the case with the Utah ski industry, which, despite the impacts of COVID-19, broke its record by having more than 5.3 million skier days during…

Low jobless rate presents problem: unfilled positions

With the Utah jobless rate dropping again in May to 2.7 percent, some employers are finding it tough to fill positions — especially those in the entry-level and service industry categories. According to Yvette Woodland of the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS), people…

Civica launches unit to market high-cost generic meds

Lehi-based Civica Rx Inc. has launched a new operating unit designed to lower the cost of select high-cost generic medicines. The unit, to be named CivicaScript, will be headed by Gina Guinasso, who comes to Civica from OptumRx, a United Health Group company, where she was…

Lottery is off the table but vaccine incentives are still being discussed

Although a state-sponsored lottery offering a chance at prizes for those who get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been deemed a violation of the Utah Constitution, some sort of incentives may still happen. In a COVID update during his monthly news conference on PBS Utah, Gov.…

COVID-19 rental assistance since March 2021 reaches $17.14 million

Data collected and analyzed from Utah’s pandemic-related joint Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) now shows that $17.14 million in federal ERAP funds have been paid out in Salt Lake County, helping 12,190 Salt Lake County residents since March. Three months into the new…

Not vaccinated? Your friends may start shunning you, survey finds

A recent survey by biotechnical products distribution company MyBioSource.com found that nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of Utahns who have received the COVID-19 vaccination will avoid contact with unvaccinated friends and colleagues. This is compared to a national average of 48…

Survey: When pandemic ends, a lot of U.S. workers will seek new jobs

Twenty-seven percent of U.S. employees plan to leave their employer as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, according to a new national employee survey from Eagle Hill Consulting. More than a quarter (29 percent) of workers expect to leave their job in the next year. The numbers are…

Lack of European tourists may cost Utah 2.3 percent of its GDP this year

Personal finance website WalletHub has released a study that quantifies the financial losses due to the lack of European tourists in the United states due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel bans. According to the report, Utah stands to lose as much as 2.3 percent of its…

SL County hires actor for campaign to encourage residents to get shots

The Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) has unveiled a new public awareness radio campaign featuring “Sex and the City” actor Mario Cantone in a series of spots extolling the virtues of getting COVID vaccinations. But for Cantone — best known as Charlotte’s friend…

Personal income up in pandemic year

In a year when one might expect Americans’ personal income to decrease, 2020 saw the greatest increase in personal income growth in 20 years, according to figures published in a recent blog post from the Utah Foundation. The COVID-19 pandemic and its related economic shutdown…

Chamber recognizes Utah’s essential workers

The Salt Lake Chamber honored Utah’s essential workers with the third annual Lane Beattie Utah Community Builder Award. The awards were presented at the recent Giant in our City event where Katharine and the late Robert Garff were honored as the 42nd Giant in our City. The Lane…

Milwaukee's Brady Corp. buys SLC scanner co. Code Corp.

Brady Corp., a Milwaukee-based provider of identification systems that help companies improve productivity, performance, safety and security, has acquired Code Corp. for approximately $173 million. Salt Lake City-based Code Corp. specializes in high-quality barcode scanners and…

UofU School of Medicine to be renamed after $110M gift

The University of Utah has announced a landmark gift of $110 million for its School of Medicine from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation and the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation. The gift will further accelerate the nationally recognized school’s ability to provide…

Companies prioritizing environmental, social efforts

Avetta, an Orem-based provider of supply chain risk management software, has released the results of an executive survey which highlights how more companies are looking to improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. The survey finds 79 percent percent of…

Workers say they lost promotions, wages due to C-19

Lindon-based Bamboo HR, a cloud hosted platform for human resources management, has released the results of a new study revealing the average remote worker estimates that he or she lost more than $9,800 in promotions that were delayed or denied during the last year because of…

Incentives OKed for 7 film projects coming to Utah

By Brice Wallace Seven movie, TV and streaming-services productions were approved for state incentives earlier this month, with a total estimated economic impact of $25.3 million and creating an estimated 773 jobs. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board…

INW buys Capstone Nutrition

Innovations in Nutrition & Wellness (INW), a Dallas-based provider of custom research and development, manufacturing and marketing support for global brands that serve the nutrition and wellness industry, has announced that it has acquired Capstone Nutrition, a developer and…

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