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Northern Utah economic effort off to good start

By Brice Wallace A joint effort to boost economic development in Northern Utah continues to advance, apparently with early positive results. And that has happened despite having no name, logo or website. “I think we’re ahead of schedule,” Chris Roybal, executive director of the…

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Federal grant will help Weber State's entrepreneurs with early-stage startups

Weber State University has gotten a federal financial boost to help early-stage entrepreneurs advance their startups. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $718,968 grant to WSU to help develop a new training program for the…

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Podium tops list of Utah's fastest-growing companies

Podium, a Lehi-based interaction management platform for local businesses, tops the rankings of the Utah 100, a list of the fastest-growing Utah companies, compiled by MountainWest Capital Network. “We commend Podium for its tremendous growth this year and the impact it has made…

Education software company Instructure acquired by Chicago equity firm

Education technology company Instructure has been acquired by Thoma Bravo LLC, a Chicago-based private equity investment firm, in an all-cash transaction that values Salt Lake City-based Instructure at an aggregate equity value of approximately $2 billion. As part of the terms…

Co-founder Pestana named ObservePoint CEO

ObservePoint, a Provo-based developer of marketing analytics software, has announced that it has named co-founder John Pestana as the company’s new CEO. He succeeds fellow co-founder Rob Seolas in the post. Seolas will remain on ObservePoint’s board of directors. “I am grateful…

Canopy names Davis Bell to lead company

Canopy, a Lehi-based developer and marketer of practice management software for tax professionals, has named Davis Bell as its new CEO, succeeding founder Kurt Avarell, who served in the role since 2014. Bell has held leadership roles in operations, product, sales, strategy and…

National kudos show Eccles School is a great place to get your MBA

Both of the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business' MBA programs have recently received national accolades. The full-time MBA program received a No. 6 ranking for entrepreneurship by Bloomberg Businessweek in its listing of the 2019-2020 Best B-Schools. The…

Succeeding in Your Business: When SAFEs aren’t so safe, Part 1 of 2

By Cliff Ennico “I am a successful entrepreneur who has decided to make an angel investment in a small startup company. “I asked for preferred stock in the company, but the founders have offered me something called a SAFE instead. I’ve read the paperwork, and I confess I’m a bit…

Better engagement would mean better outcome for Utah farmers

By Brice Wallace “Connect” was the theme of the recent Utah Farm Bureau Federation convention, and the event’s general session featured several calls for better engagement. Leaders of the federation, the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food and the Utah Department of Natural…

Cache Valley firm automating iron mine trucks in Ukraine

Washington isn’t the only place that news about Ukraine is being made. A Utah company is deeply involved in the automation of an iron ore mine near the mining town of Horishni Plavni in central Ukraine. ASI Mining, a subsidiary of Autonomous Solutions Inc. (ASI), located in…

There might be another recession, but we're not ready

When the next recession hits, as much as half of today’s business workforce won’t be ready. That’s according to new research from Provo-based VitalSmarts, a leadership training company. VitalSmarts surveyed business leader who say nearly half of their employees don’t have the…

Franklin Covey founder Hyrum Smith dies

Hyrum W. Smith, renowned speaker, entrepreneur, author and philanthropist who co-founded Franklin Covey Co. nearly four decades ago, has died of cancer in St. George. He was 76. “We extend our deepest heartfelt sympathies and condolences to Gail and the family,” said Franklin…

EverWoke 'Startup of the Year'

Lehi’s EverWoke, developer and marketer of a cloud-based trucking logistics automation platform, has been named Startup of the Year for 2019 by Logistics Tech Outlook magazine. Selection was based on industry innovation and the ability to tackle the industry’s toughest problems,…

Qualtrics' 190,000-sq.-ft. expansion includes huge daycare facility

New details have been announced by Qualtrics about the doubling of the size of its co-headquarters in Provo, including an on-site, tech-focused daycare for more than 250 children. The company will add over 150,000 square feet of office space and 40,000 square feet for the…

Make sure you eliminate employee misperceptions about holiday gifts

By Richard Tyson At this time of year, gift-giving is customary. Recipients include, of course, family and friends, as well as those who contribute to the success of our businesses. Valued customers, vendors and others who support and sustain us often receive gifts during the…

Here are the reasons that salespeople don’t make more sales

By John Graham Things don’t go well for some salespeople. Simply put, they say they want to sell, but their numbers tell a different story. What’s missing? What needs to change? The answer may rest in how they view their job. We can call it “task tunnel vision.” It’s common…

Succeeding in Your Buisness: It's important to lock up your suppliers when selling online

By Cliff Ennico “I have been selling merchandise on eBay and Amazon for some time. I would like to build a ‘brand’ for the merchandise that I sell, but I’m being told that the only way to do that (since I’m not the manufacturer of these goods, only the distributor) is to get an…

Amazon tech arm bringing 300 jobs to Utah

By Brice Wallace An Amazon subsidiary will expand its operations in Utah and will create 300 jobs over the next decade. Amazon Web Services (AWS) made the announcement after being approved for a tax credit incentive by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board…

'High School Musical' back in Utah

The state of Utah, Salty Pictures Inc. and Disney will continue to make beautiful economic music. The second season of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” will shoot in Utah next year, continuing a string of “High School Musical” productions shot in the state since…

Unemployment goes down to 2.5% in Utah

If you want a job in Utah, you should be able to find one because the state’s employers just keep putting people to work. Utah’s unemployment rate dropped another two-tenths of a percent last month, according to numbers released by the Department of Workforce Services (DWS). The…

Tourism means $9.75B in revenue, $1.28B in taxes and 136,000 jobs

Travelers to Utah spent a record $9.75 billion in the state in 2018 and generated an estimated $1.28 billion in total state and local tax revenue, according to a recent study released by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute of the Eccles School of Business at the University of…

People’s Intermountain changes name to Altabank

People’s Intermountain Bank, which has been operating as Bank of American Fork, Lewiston State Bank and People’s Town and Country Bank, has announced that it is changing its name to Altabank. The rebranding unifies the different operating units into a single name, clarifying the…

Unemployment tax rates drop for employers for sixth year

For the sixth consecutive year, Utah’s Division Workforce Services has announced that Utah employers in 2019 will pay less unemployment insurance tax than the previous year in. Utah is projected to collect $156 million, which is approximately $198 million less than the $354…

Ohio firm acquires Premier Building Supply

American Fork-based Premier Building Supply LLC has been acquired by Installed Building Products Inc. of Columbus Ohio. Premier is an installer of insulation and garage doors for residential customers. Installed Building Products is primarily an insulation contractor. Founded in…

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