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Ogden extends Trackline timeline

The Ogden City Council, in its capacity as the Redevelopment Agency Board, has adopted a resolution extending the length of the Trackline Economic Development Project Area an additional 12 years to 2045. Since the project area was created in 2013, the Redevelopment Agency and…

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Jul 1

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Smith's starts home delivery

Smith’s Food & Drug Stores has launched grocery delivery to customers’ homes using PigeonShip, a Utah-based delivery service provider. Utilizing Smith’s online grocery ordering service, ClickList, which offers more than 40,000 items from desktop or mobile devices, customers may…

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Jul 1

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71,600 Sundance attendees bring $151.5 million

By Brice Wallace The economic impact of the Sundance Film Festival continues to grow. The Sundance Institute, a nonprofit organization, announced recently that the 2017 version of the festival generated a total economic impact of $151.5 million. That’s up from the 2016 total of…

NSL 'digester' will turn 360 tons of waste food into fuel, fertilizer daily

A new facility in North Salt Lake will convert food waste into natural gas and fertilizer, creating what Gov. Gary Herbert said is a “win-win” for cutting waste and methane emissions at landfills while powering communities. Construction began last week on the $43 million…

Utah still adding jobs despite uptick in unemployment

Utah’s unemployment rate inched up by one-tenth of a point to 3.2 percent in May, according to figures released last week by the Utah Department of Workforce Services. But the economy continues to add jobs, growing by 44,500 nonfarm positions over the past year, the report said.…

Nadella to keynote UTC event

Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft, will be the keynote speaker Nov. 10 at the Utah Technology Council’s 19th annual Hall of Fame Gala in Salt Lake City. The council made the announcement recently. Nadella follows other prominent tech leaders as gala speakers,…

UofU Health to anchor Sugar House development

Westport Capital Partners has announced that University of Utah Health will lease one of the company’s two new office buildings in its previously announced Sugar House development located at 2300 South and 1300 East in Salt Lake City. UofU Health will be the sole tenant of…

Parley's Partners opens Murray complex

Parley’s Partners, a Salt Lake City-based real estate developer, has opened its Artesian Springs housing complex at 4197 S. Main St. in Murray. Located on the historic Murray Laundry Tower site, Artesian Springs has 378 units, 295 of which are available as subsidized housing and…

Nine Utah firms receive Rural Fast Track grants

Nine rural companies will be adding jobs after being endorsed for Rural Fast Track grants. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board endorsed the grants at its June meeting. Recipient companies are: • MCM Engineering, Enoch, endorsed for a $50,000 grant to help…

Film incentives mean 479 new jobs and $20 million to state economy

Three TV series in their second seasons are among seven productions approved for state tax incentives this month by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board. The board, at its June meeting, approved the incentives tied to the creation of 479 local jobs and more…

VidAngel trys new tack in effort to keep going

VidAngel, the Provo-based entertainment filtering and streaming company, has launched a new service to remove offensive content on Amazon and Netflix, opening a new front in its long-running battle over the sanitizing of Hollywood movies. The company was launched in 2014 with…

Downtown Achievement winners named

Three organizations and one family have been named winners of the Downtown Achievement Award, to be presented July 20 by the Downtown Alliance. Recipients are the Salt Lake City Police Department’s Bike Squad, City Creek Reserve Inc. and Property Reserve Inc. for 111 Main, and…

SLC needs 16,478 new apartments by 2030

The Salt Lake City metro area is expected to need 16,478 new apartments by 2030 to keep up with local demand, according to a new study commissioned by the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) and conducted by Hoyt Advisory…

Homie enters mortgage business

Utah startup tech company Homie, whose technology platform automates home buying and selling, is now offering mortgage loans, the company said in a release. The new service aligns with Homie’s stated goal to revolutionize the real estate industry. Buyers can now get…

Panelist: We have enough workforce programs

By Brice Wallace A gathering last week to discuss educational approaches to solve workforce issues featured many oft-told ideas: Getting kids excited about various career options earlier. Having youngsters and their parents understand that manufacturing and other trades are…

Longer season adds to record-setting year for Utah ski industry

Utah’s ski industry experienced a record season in 2016-17, with nearly 4.6 million skier days. The 4,584,658 skier days topped the previous record of 4,457,575 during the 2015-16 season, according to Ski Utah. The eight-month season — Snowbird stopped its lifts June 11, making…

Summer utility hikes add to 0.5% CPI rise

Higher summer usage for electricity and water caused utility rates to rise and the Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a corresponding rise in May. The index ticked upward, rising 0.5 percent from April. Communications costs also went up as phone companies…

EY honors 2017 top entrepreneurs

Utah Region winners of the 2017 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards were announced at a black-tie event at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on June 10. The program recognizes business leaders in more than 145 cities in 60 countries throughout the world who have disrupted…

Report: Utah's economy benefits from globalization

New research from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of business concludes that on the whole, the Utah economy is larger and more prosperous because of globalization. Globalization is defined as the process by which businesses or…

Nevada law means Vivint can return to state

Vivint Solar Inc. will resume serving customers in Nevada on the heels of a Nevada Legislature bill restoring the conditions under which rooftop solar customers are reimbursed for excess electricity generation. Vivint operated in Nevada for two weeks in 2015 but abruptly shut…

Summer gas prices here to stay

The price that Utahns pay at the gas pump went up just before the Memorial Day weekend and have stayed right there. Last week’s $2.54 per gallon statewide average was the same as the holiday prices — and were up about a dime over the week before Memorial Day. Holiday weekend…

Ensign buys Utah care facilities

The Ensign Group Inc. of Mission Viejo, California, has acquired two skilled nursing and one intermediate care facilties in Utah. The facilities are Utah Valley Healthcare and Rehabilitation, a 99-bed skilled nursing facility in Provo; Heritage Park Healthcare and…

Staying busy all summer: Utah's resorts plan to do out-of-season business

Nearly all of Utah’s 14 ski resorts have opened for summer activities ranging from hiking, biking and zip line riding to disc golfing, dining and enjoying music. Many of the resorts opened this past weekend. Brian Head Resort will be open Fridays through Sundays June 23-Sept. 10…

Quarter (mile) pounder

Fiat Chrysler is getting back into the muscle car business — and in a big way. The company is launcing the 840-horsepower 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon at a cool sticker price of $84,995. The power plant is a supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V8 engine mated to an eight-speed…

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