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Cedar Hills man ordered to stop selling silver products as coronavirus cure

A federal judge has ordered a Utah man to stop selling silver-based products as a cure for COVID-19. U.S. District Judge David Barlow issued a temporary restraining order against Gordon Pedersen of Cedar Hills and his companies, My Doctor Suggests LLC and GP Silver LLC. The…

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Optimism highlights online meeting discussing the 'new normal'

By Brice Wallace “Optimism” and “opportunities” were main themes throughout a recent webinar about getting Utah back to “a new normal.” Speakers said Utahns’ reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic have left them with positive feelings about how the state will emerge from the…

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NovEx buys Memphis fulfillment company

Salt Lake City-based NovEx Supply Chain LLC has acquired BGS Fulfillment, a Memphis, Tennessee, company and a business-to-business warehousing and fulfillment provider. The combination of BGS with Salt Lake City-based NovEx will allow NovEx to serve the majority of the United…

Dental Select acquired by Ameritas Life of Nebraska

Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. of Lincoln, Nebraska, has acquired Sandy’s Dental Select. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Founded in 1989, Dental Select is a licensed third-party administrator and insurance agency that now serves more than 470,000 customers with…

Firms acquired by eLearning Bros

Learning solutions company eLearning Brothers of American Fork has acquired rapid authoring tool developer Trivantis and Edulence, a marketer of virtual reality course building software. The acquistions give eLearning Brothers “a unique learning ecosystem to better serve even…

Loan fund established to help Magna repair damages caused by March's earthquake

In response to the damage caused in Magna by the 5.7 magnitude earthquake that struck on March 18, the Salt Lake County Redevelopment Agency has created the Magna Main Street Revolving Loan Fund. The agency transferred $569,835 into a fund and began accepting applications from…

Legal Matters: Pandemic pause: Intellectual property strategies during a unique business environment

By Danny Barber Most Utahans will admit that the COVID-19 pandemic caught businesses by surprise. I was no different and first learned that the illness was in my own community while sitting next to tourists on a ski lift at Park City Mountain Resort. The next day, that ski…

UofU one of the state’s most important economic assets, new study shows

The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute has released a study spotlighting the immense impact the University of Utah has on the state’s economy. The study’s authors estimate the UofU’s direct employment of 39,300 jobs makes it the largest employer in the state. Further, they estimate…

Crisis cycle for a business leader comes in three phases

By Bahar Ferguson We had certainly heard of the virus in January. But on a trip to follow the Utah Jazz to Boston and New York in early March, you could see its impact emerging. While we didn’t know what it would look like, it was clear things were different. Admittedly, a lot…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 5-11-20

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Pluralsight Pluralsight Inc., based in Farmington, reported a net loss of $35.3 million, or 34 cents per share for the first quarter ended March 31. That compares with $19 million, or 25 cents…

Succeeding in Your Business: How to negotiate with your landlord or franchisor during pandemic

By Cliff Ennico “I operate three hair styling salons as a franchisee of a big nationwide franchise. My state government has shut down our operations because of the coronavirus pandemic as we are considered a ‘nonessential business.’ As the projections for our state to reopen get…

Businesses opening; owners must make plans & be nimble

By Brice Wallace As Utah moves toward reopening businesses that were closed because of COVID-19, a few speakers during a recent webinar had a few broad suggestions for those companies. Make plans. Make those plans industry- and company-specific. Be nimble because those plans…

Bridge loan program has awarded $12 million through two phases

Nearly 1,150 Utah small businesses and nonprofits received loans in a state program designed to aid those hurt by the impacts of COVID-19. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) recently announced that 1,149 companies and organizations were awarded loans totaling…

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…

Utah manufacturers join in effort to provide 'A Mask for Every Utahn'

Gov. Gary R. Herbert has announced a partnership between the state of Utah and the Utah Manufacturers Association (UMA) to coordinate efforts for the initiative “A Mask for Every Utahn.” Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox joined Herbert at a press event to introduce the program. On the…

Eligible SNAP recipients to receive additional food assistance benefits

The Utah Department of Workforce Services will begin issuing additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits up to the maximum allotment based on household size for the months of April and May, to eligible individuals and families. “There are many Utah…

Medsential announces availability of quick-results antibody test kits

Medsential, a Salt Lake City-based healthcare products company, has announced that it is now offering COVID-19 rapid antibody tests to laboratories and healthcare workers nationwide. The test, company officials say, can be conducted with only a finger prick. In an emailed…

SkyWest to receive $438 million through Payroll Support Program

Sky West Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary SkyWest Airlines has entered into a Payroll Support Program Agreement with the U.S. Treasury Department to receive a total of approximately $438 million under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act…

Utahns Against Hunger surveys food pantries, identifies critical needs

In response to increased demand for emergency food because of the economic downturn and stay-at-home orders, Utahns Against Hunger surveyed pantries across the state of Utah. During the month of April, UAH heard from 77 organizations of the more than 120 organizations with a…

HHS grant will help Utah's rural hospitals deal with the pandemic

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has awarded $1,770,657 to Utah to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in rural communities. Specifically, this funding was awarded to the Utah Department of Public…

Conducting business by video? Let creativity and personality shine through

By Brice Wallace Anyone who has used videoconferencing lately — and everyone has, right? — knows the experience. Right in the middle of an important, enlightening comment, a child bangs on the door in the background, bringing the chat to a screeching halt. But that’s not…

Armstrong Teasdale opens in SLC, hires attorneys

Armstrong Teasdale, a law and consulting firm based in St. Louis, has opened an office in Salt Lake City. The firm has announced that attorneys Michael Gehret and Brennan Moss have been named partners and will open the office. Armstrong Teasdale intends to establish a…

Romney encourages feds to spend ad money locally

U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Uah, joined his congressional colleagues in urging the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to direct existing federal advertising funds to support local radio and television broadcasters and newspapers during the coronavirus…

Midvale's Savage sells rail division to American Track

Fort Worth, Texas-based American Track has acquired the Track Inspection, Maintenance and Repair division of Savage Transportation Management of Midvale. American Track is one of the nation’s leading railroad design, construction and maintenance companies. Savage is a nationwide…

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