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Utah’s Employers Council publishes regional and state job compensation surveys

Utah Employers Council recently published two job compensation surveys, including the “2018 Utah Benchmark Compensation Survey” and the “Information Technology Compensation Survey.” With the intent to help Utah organizations stay current and competitive with employee salaries,…

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Jul 1

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Reports: Housing shortage main negative in healthy downtown SLC

A pair of reports released last week indicate that downtown Salt Lake City continues to grow its economic might but faces a need for more housing. The “State of Downtown Economic Benchmark Report” and the “Attitudes and Perceptions of Downtown Regional Survey Results” were…

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Jul 1

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Young Living named title sponsor at Hale Centre Theatre

Hale Centre Theatre has signed a sponsor for its one-of-a-kind main stage at its recently opened $100 million facility at the Mountain America Performing Arts Centre in Sandy. The venue will be known as the Young Living Essential Oils Centre Stage. The announcement took place in…

WTC Utah awards grants to 23 companies to help develop export business

World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) recently awarded funding to 23 Utah companies as part of the Utah Export Acceleration Grant (EAG) program. Created to help small and medium-sized businesses realize their international business goals, the EAG is administered by WTC Utah and…

Big-D Construction shuffles leadership

Salt Lake City-based Big-D Construction has made changes to its executive leadership team, according to a release from the company. Cory Moore has been named national president of Big-D’s family of companies. Moore, who most recently served as executive vice president for Big-D,…

DSU receives EDA grant

Dixie State University in St. George has received a major boost for its Innovation Plaza. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $875,048 grant to Dixie to purchase equipment and support networking activities for the launch of…

BOX Digital and tZERO sign deal to create token exchange

Overstock.com subsidiary tZERO and BOX Digital Markets LLC have entered into a joint venture which the two companies expect to become the world’s first regulated exchange for trading security tokens. Security tokens are electronic tokens defined as “securities” under U.S. law.…

Alterra Mountain buys Solitude

Denver-based Alterra Mountain Co. has added another Utah ski resort to its portfolio. The company has announced an agreement to purchase Solitude Mountain Resort, following its acquisition of nearby Deer Valley Resort last October. Solitude is a 1,200-acre ski property with 77…

SLC joins Utah’s C-PACE financing program

Salt Lake City has joined Provo as a member of the C-PACE low-cost financing program for energy efficiency, renewable energy, electric vehicle and water conservation projects. The city’s membership will help advance energy improvements in commercial, industrial and qualifying…

UofU wins $140 million grant for Beaver Co. geothermal project

By John Rogers Utah is getting into the geothermal energy business in a big way. A research site in Beaver County, operated by the University of Utah, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive up to $140 million in continued funding over the next five…

Past ski season down a little, but still pretty good

By Brice Wallace The streak of setting new records for skier visits is over, but Utah still had its sixth-best season ever during the 2017-18 ski season. After setting new highs in both 2015-16 with more than 4.4 million skier days and 2016-17 with nearly 4.6 million, Ski Utah…

Unemployment rate just keeps dropping in Utah

The news for Utah’s jobholders just keeps getting better. The unemployment rate in the state dropped one-tenth of a percentage point in May to 3 percent. Nationwide, the jobless rate dropped the same amount to 3.8 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.…

Eight companies get Rural Fast Track grants

Eight Utah companies were endorsed for Rural Fast Track (RFT) grants during the June meeting of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board. The grant awards previously had been approved by the Governor’s Rural Partnership Board. Companies receiving the grants…

Studies Weeky tabs McCurdy to replace Rickers as CEO

Studies Weekly, an Orem-based K-6 standards-based curriculum company, has announced that John McCurdy has been appointed its chief executive officer. He succeeds Ed Rickers, who is retiring after 20 years with the company. The change took place on May 1. {mprestriction…

Five productions set to shoot in Utah as GOED board approves incentives

By Brice Wallace Five new film and TV productions — including two TV series — will be shooting in Utah after being approved for incentives by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board. The board approved the incentives during its June meeting. The five…

Harrison named U.S.’s No. 2 physician leader

Modern Healthcare magazine has named Intermountain Healthcare’s Dr. Marc Harrison as the No. 2 most influential physician leader in the nation. Harrison, a medical doctor himself, is the president and CEO of Intermountain. Harrison moved up from No. 10 on last year’s list in the…

Associated General Contractors announce annual S.I.R. award winners

The Utah chapter of Associated General Contractors has announced the winners of its annual Skill, Integrity and Responsibility Awards (S.I.R.). The presentations were made at the group’s annual award meeting recently. {mprestriction ids="1,3"}Winners in the Building/Industrial…

15 startups summering at Lassonde

Fifteen student startup companies are engaged in an intense summer program at the University of Utah’s Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, an interdisciplinary division of the David Eccles School of Business. Each budding company applied and was admitted earlier this year to be…

Driverless cars are coming - just not right away, tech meet hears

By Brice Wallace The likelihood of having a driverless car as a commonplace thing is, according to a recent discussion in Salt Lake City, not around the proverbial corner. Autonomous systems will continue to advance but widespread use in such things as driverless vehicles will…

CPI shows that summer living is more expensive

It’s summer and like every year at this time, the cost of travel-related activities like flying and staying in hotels is up. Combine that with a continuing skyrocketing gasoline price and high rent and it’s costing more to live in Utah. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer…

Pair of incentives bringing 900 jobs to Utah County

A pair of corporate projects — one an expansion and another an outside company placing operations in Utah — will lead to the creation of about 900 jobs over the next five years in Utah County. Lehi-based Canopy, which offers a cloud-based practice management product for tax…

Tribune and Fox 13 announce newsgathering partnership

In a continuing effort to mitigate the impact of a major reduction in its news staff in May, The Salt Lake Tribune has announced a partnership with television station KSTU Fox 13 to collaborate by sharing content. In a joint press release last week, the two organizations said…

Impartner buys U.K. company

South Jordan-based channel partner relationship management software developer Impartner has acquired Tremelo Software, a privately owned enterprise-class software company that sells brand-engagement programs and is based in the U.K. Impartner was founded in 1997 and has about…

Orbital ATK, employer of 3,000 Utahns, bought by Northrup Grumman

Aerospace manufacturer Orbital ATK, known famously in Utah for spectacular rocket motor tests at its facility near Promontory, has completed its purchase by Northrup Grumman. The deal, first announced last fall, has a price tag of $9.2 billion. Both companies have significant…

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