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SLC best city in U.S. for millennials

Salt Lake City is the best city in the United States for millennials, according to a ranking by Rent.com, which weighed several economic and other factors. “Salt Lake City is on the rise, and we’re not just talking about the Wasatch Mountains,” Rent.com said in announcing the…

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Oct 12

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COVID-19 Updates: Cancellations and postponements

The following are events that have been included in The Enterprise Calendar listings and subsequently have been postponed or canceled, or have been removed from the organizers’ website calendars. This is not a complete list of postponements or cancellations. Check with…

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Oct 12

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'Stay Safe to Stay Open' campaign seeks pledges with statewide tour

“Stay Safe to Stay Open,” a partnership between the Salt Lake Chamber and the Utah Department of Health, is going statewide with its campaign to help businesses deal with restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign is taking two colorfully adorned vans around…

IHC develops tool to identify and treat high-risk COVID-19 patients

Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City have developed a new clinical tool to accurately identify and diagnose COVID-19 patients who are at high risk of developing a serious inflammatory condition that can damage the lungs and other organs. The new tool is a…

Utah hotel industry lost 8,770 jobs; without more help, number could rise

Utah hotels lost 8,770 jobs through September from the affects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey by the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Before the pandemic, the industry had 23,109 employees working directly for hotels, it said. Without congressional action…

Utah company’s research finds health risk for remote workers during C-19

Axon Optics, a Bountiful-based provider of eyewear products that help people with symptoms of migraine and light sensitivity, has released a new study that shows how the COVID-19 crisis and the shift to remote work has impacted the health of millions of American workers who…

SkyWest signs five-year loan facility for up to $573M under CARES Act

SkyWest Inc., a St. George-based holding company for SkyWest Airlines and SkyWest Leasing, has announced that it and its wholly owned subsidiary SkyWest Airlines Inc. have entered into a five-year loan and guarantee agreement with the U.S. Treasury Department that provides…

Outlook for raises rosy for top performers

Workers in Utah can look forward to a pay increase next year, especially if they are among their company’s top performers, based on a new survey. Employers Council, a leader in human resource and employment law services for the business community, surveyed companies about their…

Mercato Partners’ Traverse Fund portfolio company SaltStack acquired by VMWare

Cottonwood Heights-based investment firm Mercato Partners has sold its portfolio company SaltStack of Lehi to VMWare, a division of computer giant Dell based in Palo Alto, California. SaltStack is a developer of infrastructure automation and mangement software. SaltStack was…

Utah's U.S. Title purchased by Texas firm

Plano, Texas-based Shaddock National Holdings has purchased Utah’s U.S. Title, headquartered in Bluffdale. U.S. Title will retain its name and current staff and plans to further expand its operations and open new offices at an even faster pace across Utah with the resources of…

UofU establishes PIVOT Center to expand economic engagement with community

The University of Utah has announced the establishment of a centralized office that will drive the university’s expanding efforts for economic engagement with the Utah community. Named the Partners for Innovation, Ventures, Outreach & Technology (PIVOT) Center, the new office…

Utah receives record-high STEP grant

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) will receive a State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant of $641,000 on behalf of the state, a record-high STEP grant in Utah. The grant will be used to accelerate the growth of…

Workforce Services launches campaign to connect workers with available jobs

The Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS) has launched a campaign to help match the unemployed with available jobs. The two-pronged approach includes the “UT Job Support” media campaign and a “Hot Jobs” web portal. With the Dec. 31 end of many federal COVID-related job…

WorldArchives.com acquired

Charles Thayne Capital, a growth-oriented private investment firm focused on technology and based in Chicago, has acquired World Archives, the operator of NewspaperArchive.com, based in Provo. NewspaperArchive.com maintains a leading off-copyright database of digitized…

Seattle produce company buys Muir Farms

Seattle-based Charlie’s Produce, an employee-owned independent produce company serving the West Coast since 1978, has acquired Muir Copper Canyon Farms of Salt Lake City. Muir is a fresh produce and food products distributor. The sale closed in September and no financial details…

Alianza buys Message Hopper

Lindon-based Alianza Inc., a cloud communications platform for service providers, has acquired cloud-native short-message services (SMS) company Message Hopper. Based in Kanata, Ontario, Canada, Message Hopper’s text messaging application helps businesses connect with their…

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

Salt Lake City-based SwipeClock LLC, a provider of human resources management solutions, has launched SwipeClock Vision, a facial recognition time- clock that is fully touchless. The company said the new product combines the features of biometric security with the non-contact…

The four basic employment survival skills: Making sure you always have a job to go to

By John Graham No one in business was prepared for what happened when the coronavirus invaded the U.S. Overnight, it literally upended the nation’s economy, leaving American workers not knowing what to think about the future. While some workers are doing well, others are…

Legal Matters: 'Hey, that’s my idea!' Why protecting your ideas requires more than being first.

By R. Parrish Freeman As the legendary racecar driver Ricky Bobby once said, “If you ain’t first, you’re last!” Couple of problems with that. First, Ricky Bobby doesn’t exist, except in our hearts. Second, he’s just wrong. If you’re not first, you could be second, third, fourth…

Succeeding in Your Business: And how about the CCPA? Do I have to comply with it, too?

By Cliff Ennico Last week’s column dealt with the thorny topic of whether or not a web-based business really needs to comply with the European Union’s new (well, fairly new) General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. Since the GDPR was made effective in May 2018, a number of…

Authority board begins 'intake process' for satellite port sites

By Brice Wallace The Utah Inland Port Authority continues to seek interest from Utah communities that might want a satellite port in their future. At the most recent Utah Inland Port Authority Board meeting, Ginger Chinn, the authority’s managing director of business…

COVID-19 Updates: Cancellations and postponements 10-5-20

'Utah is still Utah,' and that will help with the pandemic recovery

By Brice Wallace Utah’s top tourism official is confident in an industry rebound because the same attributes that made Utah such a tourism destination success in the first place will remain after the COVID-19 pandemic. While Utah’s leisure and hospitality industry has been the…

Gardner Institute releases Census Bureau Household Pulse data tool

The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah has released a data mining tool to provide Utahns easy access to the Household Pulse Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The survey provides a rolling view of COVID-19’s impact on households in Utah. While the…

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Oct 5

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