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Gardner report: Utah's life sciences industry brings huge economic impact to state

A total of 130,439 jobs, $7.6 billion in personal income and 13 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) — that’s a lot of economic impact. But that’s what a new study from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah says Utah’s life sciences industry meant…

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Dealertrack DMS relocating

Dealertrack, a New Hyde Park, New York-based developer and marketer of automobile dealership software, is moving its Utah operations to a new 112,000-square-foot building in Draper. Located at 13705 S. 200 W., the facility will be the home to the company’s Dealer Management…

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Lariat Partners-backed Offen Petroleum buys Overland Petroleum of St. George

St. George-based fuel distributor Overland Petroleum has been purchased by Offen Petroleum, an independent fuel distributor based in Commerce City, Colorado. Offen is a portfolio company of Lariat Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm. Owned and operated by the Snow and…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 9-3-18

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Sportsman’s Warehouse Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc., based in Midvale, reported net income of $6.6 million, or 15 cents per share, for the fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 4. That compares…

'Uncertainty' best describes trade wars' impact on Utah

By Brice Wallace Facing possible huge impacts stemming from the current $300 billion in U.S. tariffs on imported goods and $660 billion in threatened tariffs, what are Utah companies to do? The answers are elusive. During a recent Thought Leader Symposium focused on trade wars,…

Utah joins Policy Academy to promote manufacturing

Utah has joined two other states and Puerto Rico in forming a new Policy Academy designed to help grow and strengthen manufacturing in their states. The other two states are Kentucky and New Jersey. State teams began meeting last week in Washington, D.C., with policy experts to…

Utah leads the nation in total new job creation

Not only is Utah one of the leaders in the nation with its low unemployment rate, new figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show Utah is ranked No. 1 for total job growth in the U.S. at 3.9 percent. The state is second in private-sector job growth, tied with…

BHB Consulting Engineers names CEO

Scott Pettit has been named CEO at BHB Consulting Engineers in Salt Lake City. With over 23 years of structural engineering experience, Pettit has been a principal at BHB for 14 years and is instrumental in BHB’s growth, according to a company release. “I’m honored to serve as…

Bioworld Merchandising acquires Vandor LLC

Vandor LLC, a Salt Lake City company that specializes in sculpted, licensed home products such as drinkware, kitchenware and home décor, has been acquired by Dallas-based Bioworld Merchandising. Bioworld markets licensed apparel and accessories for entertainment brands. Founded…

Pure signs Jazz broadcast deal

Larry H. Miller Sports and Entertainment has signed a five-year deal with Salt Lake City-based Pure Broadcast Corp. to provide mobile HD sports broadcast services for Miller-owned Utah Jazz games. The long-term agreement calls for Pure Broadcast to provide facilities for the…

Provo gets infrastructure funds

Provo City Corp. has received a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), according to a release from the office of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. The grant is to be used for roadway and utility infrastructure…

Biskupski looking for public input as city preps to rezone inland port area

Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, a critic of legislation creating the Utah Inland Port Authority since it was passed in the waning days of the 2018 general session, is seeking public input on zoning regulation for the port area. HB2001 requires the city to update its…

Nation's youngest entrepreneurs are in SLC

Salt Lake City has the youngest entrepreneurs among the nation’s 50 largest cities, according to a new study from online lender LendingTree. With an average age at their companies’ origin of 37.81, Salt Lake City joins Buffalo, New York; New Orleans; and Oklahoma City with those…

Biz Tech: Lessons learned at Microsoft's 'Inspire' conference in Las Vegas

By David Black Microsoft’s annual partner conference, Inspire, recently concluded in Las Vegas, combined with the Microsoft Ready internal sales event for the first time. Here are a couple of key take-aways from this year’s event: “Privacy is a fundamental human right. Our…

Sarcos, Moog bringing 400-plus high-paying manufacturing jobs

By Brice Wallace Utah will see its advanced manufacturing and assembly sector grow by more than 400 jobs over the next few years, with expansion projects announced by Sarcos Robotics and Moog Inc. Sarcos plans to add up to 292 jobs and Moog will add 120. The companies announced…

Brewer hired to replace Mathis as director of Downtown Alliance

The Salt Lake City Downtown Alliance has hired a marketing, communication, branding, public relations and public policy advocacy professional as its new executive director. Dee Brewer will replace Jason Mathis, who led the alliance since 2008 and left the organization for a…

CPI still rises despite drop in gasoline prices

Despite the first decrease in transportation costs since spring, overall consumer prices still took a modest climb in July. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.4 percent from June to July, driven primarily by the cost of housing. Year-over-year,…

Texas firm buys Electrical Contractors North

Houston-based IES Holdings Inc. has acquired Electrical Contractors North Inc. (ECNI) through its subsidiary IES Residential. ECNI, based in Springville, is a provider of electrical contracting for multi-family residential and hotel construction. “The acquisition of ECNI…

Frye named president and CEO of WECC

The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) board of directors has selected Melanie M. Frye as the organization’s new president and CEO. Frye joined WECC in 2007 and most recently served as WECC’s vice president of reliability planning and performance analysis. “Choosing…

Imagine Learning selects Sparks, Cowdrey co-presidents

Imagine Learning, a Provo-based education technology company, has named Jeremy Cowdrey and Bryan Sparks as co-presidents. The company also announced that it has acquired Texas-based Reasoning Mind, a math curriculum that adds instruction for early-learners to Imagine Learning’s…

KAILO Energy purchased by New Zealand IT service firm

ClearFoundation, a New Zealand-based provider of enterprise-grade IT security, privacy, filtration and management tools, has purchased KAILO Energy of Lindon. KAILO manufactures high-tech residential batteries and energy management solutions for homeowners. Global Unicorn…

Canadian Fuel giant buys Rhinehart

Parkland Fuel Corp. of Galgary, Alberta, Canada has acquired American Fork-based Rhinehart Oil Co. Inc. Parkland is Canada’s largest independent fuel and lubricants marketer, according to a release from the company. Parkland made the acquisition through its U.S.-based subsidiary…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 8-20-18

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Extra Space Storage Extra Space Storage Inc., based in Salt Lake City, reported funds from operations (FFO) attributable to common stockholders and unit holders of $153.8 million, or $1.14 per…

GOED partners with UCFS to boost local financial industry

By Brice Wallace Utah state government and a research center have announced a partnership to expand and strengthen the financial services industry in the state. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and the Utah Center for Financial Services (UCFS) said the…

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