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Salt Lake City officials take next steps in establishing 'Cultural Core'

By Brice Wallace Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County are taking the next steps in an effort to market downtown Salt Lake City as a “Cultural Core.” Work on the joint project for enhancing and promoting arts, culture and entertainment in the area started in December 2010, and…

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$1.1 billion deal turns Purple golden

What a difference a few months makes. Purple, an Alpine-based bedding manufacturing startup that got into the mattress business in earnest just over a year ago, has announced a merger with Global Partner Acquisition Corp. (GPAC) of Thornwood, New York, that values the company at…

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Clark to head Go Banyan

Orem-based Go Banyan Inc., a patient engagement software platform provider, has appointed Carine Clark as president and CEO. Under Clark’s leadership, the company will continue to expand beyond its origins in the dental industry to serve adjacent healthcare verticals, the…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS - 8-7-17

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Huntsman Huntsman Corp., with main offices in Salt Lake City and Texas, reported net income of $183 million, or 69 cents per share, for the second quarter. That compares with $94 million, or 36…

$20 million in grants will launch new Eccles economics institute

The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah has announced the establishment of the Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis with the support of a $10 million gift from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation and the Marriner…

New TV series to shoot in Utah include Costner's 'Yellowstone'

By Brice Wallace For several years, state officials promoting film and TV production in Utah worked diligently to get a TV series — any TV series — to shoot in the state. Now there are several. The latest is “Yellowstone,” a drama series starring Kevin Costner, which will shoot…

Poll: Utahns stay confident about economic status

Despite a minor dip in July, the Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) remained statistically flat, indicating a continued confidence among Utah consumers in their economic outlook. The CAI dropped 1.0 point from 115.2 in June to 114.2 in July. Consumer confidence in…

Report: EDUtah efforts result in 9,336 new jobs created, kept at 34 firms

By Brice Wallace An organization contracted with the state to recruit companies to Utah and grow existing ones reports having 34 project wins during the 2016-17 fiscal year, resulting in 9,336 jobs created or retained. The Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah), a…

North Carolina firm buys West Jordan's HemaSource

Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market private equity investor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, has acquired HemaSource Intermediate Holdings LLC, distributor of medical products to the plasma collection industry based in West Jordan. Financial terms of the…

Unemployment creeps up to 3.4 percent

Utah’s unemployment rate inched up a little in June despite the economy adding 49,200 jobs in the past year. June’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.4 percent. Approximately 53,400 Utahns were unemployed during the month and…

Utah Legislature awards international services contract to WTC Utah

The Utah Legislature has awarded a contract to World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) to help it accomplish its international relations duties and responsibilities. To accomplish the new tasks outlined in the contract, World Trade Center Utah is hiring a government relations…

IdentoGo makes airport security check-in easier with SLC locations

Business travelers looking to speed up the airport security process now have an option. TSA PreCheck, being offered by IdentoGO, can provide a designation printed on boarding passes that allows a person to quickly get through airport screening without removing shoes, laptops,…

CBRE MarketView report continues to show strong commercial realty market

The Salt Lake City office of commercial real estate firm CBRE has released its second quarter 2017 MarketView report, highlighting conditions of the local office, retail and industrial markets. An increase in office property supply shows it is still a primarily demand-driven key…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS - 7-31-17

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 $154 million, or 73 cents per share, for the second quarter. That compares with $91…

RFT grants account for 93 jobs in Utah's non-urban counties

By Brice Wallace A grant program to boost employment in rural Utah has become very popular. A total of 46 companies were approved for Rural Fast Track (RFT) grants during the July-through-June fiscal year, with the grants tied to the creation of 93 high-paying, full-time jobs in…

Half of new medical school's inaugural class are Utahns

By John Rogers It has been more than 100 years since a medical school opened in Utah. That all changed earlier this month when official and dignitaries cut the ribbon at the Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine campus in Ivins, near St. George. The only other…

Transportation costs send CPI upward in June

The cost of getting around again had the biggest impact on the overall cost of living in Northern Utah in June. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) ticked upward last month, rising 0.6 percent from May. Transportation prices had the largest impact on the…

Transportation costs send CPI upward in June

Dept. of Workforce Services honors Olene Walker on its 20th anniversary

At a recent ceremony arking the 20th anniversary of the Utah Department of Workforce Services, Gov. Gary R. Herbert announced that the agency’s downtown administration office will be renamed the Olene S. Walker Building in recognition of the late former governor’s contributions…

Four Foods Group buys Mo'Bettahs

American Fork-based Four Foods Group, a restaurant development, investment and management firm, has acquired a majority stake in Mo’Bettahs, a six-unit Hawaiian-style restaurant chain. The all-cash acquisition closed on July 1. Mo’Bettahs was founded in Bountiful 10 years ago by…

CertainTeed Corp. acquires Orem-based SlimTek Fence

SimTek Fence of Orem has been acquired by CertainTeed Corp. of Malvern, Pennsylvania. SimTek manufactures and markets high-density polyethylene fence products. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, SimTek pioneered and patented the design of…

Downtown SLC wants to capitalize on arts & entertainment draw

By Brice Wallace Lots of people come to downtown Salt Lake City for arts and entertainment. Expect to hear more about it in the near future. During a “State of Downtown” media gathering last week, Jason Mathis, executive director of the Downtown Alliance, said that the…

Ivanti acquires Boston-based RES Software

South Jordan-based Ivanti has acquired RES Software, the company said in a recent release. Avanti adds the digital workspace software developer to its own IT digital workspace integration and management products and services. RES has its corporate office in Boston and additional…

Jive to consolidate operations into 52,000-sq.-ft headquarters

Orem-based cloud communications company Jive has announced that construction is under way on its new headquarters building in Pleasant Grove. Management had not said anything about the project until a surprise announcement to its employees at its annual employee appreciation…

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