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Growth conference set for March

Utah’s Intermountain Growth Conference, sponsored and hosted by the Utah Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG Utah), is scheduled for March 7 in Salt Lake City. Keynote speaker for the event will be New York Times best-selling author and business consultant Dan…

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Feb 11

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Simplus acquires San Francisco's CirrusOne

Sandy-based Simplus, a cash-to-quote implementation developer, has acquired CirrusOne, a San Francisco consulting service specializing in configure, price, quote (CPQ); claims and litigation management; and billing services. {mprestriction ids="1,3"} “Simplus and CirrusOne have…

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Feb 11

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Knox Capital bought by N.C. firm

Captrust Financial Advisors, a wealth management firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has acquired Salt Lake City-based Knox Capital Group. The Utah-based firm brings $300 million in client assets to the new owner. {mprestriction ids="1,3"} Led by partners Brodie Barnes and…

CircusTrix buys L.A.'s Sky Zone

Provo-based CircusTrix Holdings LLC has acquired Sky Zone Franchise Group of Los Angeles, a franchisor of indoor trampoline parks. CircusTrix owns, operates and franchises indoor recreation facilities. {mprestriction ids="1,3"} According to a release from CircusTrix, the…

St. George sells property to developer in hopes of creating 'Tech Ridge'

California has its Silicon Valley and Utah has its Silicon Slopes. St. George took steps last week to get in the game, selling property it hopes will become “Tech Ridge.” {mprestriction ids="1,3"} At the St. George City Council meeting, city officials voted unanimously to…

AFCU absorbs Arizona's Altier Credit Union

Five branches of Altier Credit Union in Arizona will become branches of Ogden-based America First Credit Union (AFCU) following recent approval by the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions and the National Credit Union Administration. The Arizona credit union branches…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS - 2-12-18

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: SkyWest SkyWest Inc., based in St. George, reported net income of $290 million, or $5.46 per share, for the 2017 fourth quarter. That compares with a net loss of $270 million, or $5.22 per share,…

Wells Fargo survey: Small-biz optimism goes to 11-year high

Small-business owners entered the new year feeling the most optimistic since early 2007, according to findings from the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index conducted January 3-9. In the latest quarterly survey of small-business optimism, the overall index score came…

Industrial leasing reaches new high to lead 2017 commercial real estate growth

Industrial leasing activity reached a new high in 2017, highlighting a strong commercial real estate market in Utah at the end of 2017, according to the fourth quarter (Q4) 2017 MarketView report from the Salt Lake City office of CBRE. Highlights of the report include:…

Utah sets pace among tech firms seeking parity in hiring

By Brice Wallace Utah’s tech community has been a beacon of innovation for years, but it also is at the forefront of pushing for gender diversity inside companies. One effort to boost diversity, the nonprofit organization Parity.org, has received commitments from more than 80…

Orem's VIA Motors partners with Chinese co. to build electric truck

By John Rogers Orem-based VIA Motors International has signed an agreement with China’s Zhejiang Geely New Energy Vehicle Co. Ltd. to co-develop a medium-duty, extended-range electric truck, that will incorporate VIA’s proprietary vehicle software and systems control technology.…

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Feb 4

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Confidence wanes slightly after record high in December

Utah’s consumer confidence came back to earth a little bit in January after setting records in December. The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) dipped slightly heading into the new year, decreasing 0.8 points from 118.7 in December to 117.9 in January. The Utah…

Chamber tabs Hatch 'Giant in Our City'

The Salt Lake Chamber has announced that U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, will be honored as the 39th "Giant in Our City" at a chamber event May 3 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. The award honors those with exceptional and distinguished service and extraordinary…

GOED simplifies way rural businesses get tax credits

A state agency has simplified the process of applying for tax credits designed to spur investment and job creation by rural, non-retail small businesses in Utah. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) has created an online portal to improve the Enterprise Zone Tax…

Intermountain Healthcare moving 2,300 workers to management partner

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare announced Jan. 24 that it would transfer roughly 2,300 employees to a new employer, saving the institution roughly $70 million over the next three years. The affected employees all work in “nonclinical” positions, said Intermountain…

Turner named president of Young Living

Young Living Essential Oils of Lehi has named Jared S. Turner as its president and chief operating officer. Turner has been instrumental in growing the company to a billion-dollar business by increasing revenue by over 800 percent over the past five years, the company said in a…

Corporate Financial Reports - 2-5-18

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Zions Zions Bancorporation, based in Salt Lake City, reported net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $114 million, or 54 cents per share, for the fourth…

Biovation opens new headquarters

A new manufacturing company has opened in Utah catering to the nutraceutical and nutritional supplement industries. Biovation Labs has opened its 104,000-square-foot corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility in West Valley City. {mprestriction ids="1,3"} Launched in…

Intermountain leading effort to fix drug problem

By John Rogers Four major U.S. hospital systems — led by Utah’s Intermountain Healthcare — are planning to launch a nonprofit company to produce generic drugs in what the organization characterizes as a bid to fix a situation where soaring prices and drug shortages have hampered…

Summit makes history with largest Utah tech crowd ever

By Brice Wallace People involved in Silicon Slopes are known for their big ideas and supreme confidence — some might say hubris — but the turnout for the organization’s recent Tech Summit in Salt Lake City left them expressing a combination of pride and shock. {mprestriction…

Unemployment matches lowest rate in December

Utah’s jobless rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point in December, matching its low point of 3.1 percent, achieved in March and April of last year. That means that 49,700 Utahns were actively seeking a job in December, according to the Department of Workforce Services.…

Women Tech Council recognizes firms that have glass ceiling-breaking cultures

Forty-four Utah technology companies have been recognized for “creating and enacting practices and cultures that remove the glass ceiling” for women in tech. The Women Tech Council said its 2018 Shatter List represents the first research of the technology industry to review and…

Ishaq named CEO at Modere

Modere, a producer and marketer of dietary supplements and household and personal-care products, has announced that Asma Ishaq, president of the company’s Collagen Sciences division and its chief industry relations officer, will become CEO of the company. She succeeds Robert S.…

Candlelight Homes acquired

The homebuilding operations of Utah’s Candlelight Homes, based in South Jordan, have been purchased by CalAtlantic Homes. The acquisition includes 2,500 homesites in 19 communities, 10 of which are actively selling. The balance of the communities are expected to open in 2019.…

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