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Eight inventions receive Utah Innovation Awards at recent dinner

Eight innovations have been honored as winners of the 15th annual Utah Innovation Awards, presented by Stoel Rives LLP and the Utah Technology Council. The program recognizes innovations and the Utah companies that created them. Winners were announced during a sold-out awards…

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Apr 29

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RMP opens EV 'corridor' charging stations

Rocky Mountain Power has opened Utah’s newest electric vehicle charging stations that will be part of a regional electric corridor in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. The chargers at the company’s Salt Lake City office are open to visitors and Rocky Mountain Power employees for charging…

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Apr 29

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Hunt tabbed to head Parr Brown for coming year

Salt Lake City law firm Parr Brown Gee & Loveless has announced the appointment of Jeffrey J. Hunt as president of the firm. Hunt will serve for one year and according to the practice of the firm, a new president then will be selected. Hunt has served as firm secretary for the…

UofU top in country for commercialing technology

The University of Utah is the top research university in the nation when it comes to commercializing technology innovations, according to the Milken Institute’s 2017 ranking of Best Universities for Technology Transfer. The UofU has “quietly evolved into one of the most…

Unemployment rate holds steady: Jobs still growing

Utah’s unemployment rate continued to hold steady in March as the state’s economy continues to add jobs. The Utah Department of Workforce Services reported that the jobless rate held at 3.1 percent and that the economy has added 45,700 jobs in the past 12 months. The 3.2 percent…

Kusch takes reins at LDSBC

Bruce C. Kusch has taken over as the 13th president of LDS Business College in Salt Lake City. He replaces J. Lawrence Richards, who served eight years as president and 15 years as a teacher at the school. Kusch had been serving as chief academic officer, with responsibility for…

Apartment complex sold for $40M

San Francisco-based real estate investment company Hamilton Zanze (HZ) has acquired the 256-unit Meadowbrook Station apartment complex in Salt Lake City for $40.1 million. The transaction closed on April 17. HZ purchased the Class B-plus, 2010-vintage multifamily community from…

Salt Lake tourism off to great start

According to two of Visit Salt Lake’s key economic indicators, the first quarter of 2017 shows Salt Lake is off to a strong start in terms of hotel room nights and Super Pass sales. Super Pass is Visit Salt Lake’s ski lift ticket program tailored to destination skiers and…

Q1 real estate results mixed

A newly released report from real estate firm Newmark Grubb ACRES shows that the Salt Lake City area had mixed results in the commercial real estate market for the first quarter of 2017. Slowing was noted in some areas following several years of substantial growth. In the…

Legend, Thanksgiving Pt. sign deal

Thanksgiving Point and Legend Solar have signed a sponsorship agreement that will have the fast-growing solar energy provider install a 1,500-panel solar array on the development’s Museum of Ancient Life. In a release, the two entities said the installation will provide a…

Global Diamonds store sold

Global Diamonds of Salt Lake City has been acquired by Diamonds Direct, a diamond retailer based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Diamonds Direct plans to retain the Salt Lake City-based staff and will increase the outlet’s selection of diamonds and other jewelry. Global Diamonds…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 5-1-17

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 $129 million, or 61 cents per share, for the first quarter ended March 31. That…

Guv: Utah has had 'remarkable success,' still faces challenges

By Brice Wallace Don’t look for Gov. Gary Herbert in “The Happiest Place On Earth” anytime soon. At the 11th annual Utah Economic Summit, Herbert cautioned that while Utah has had “remarkable economic success,” it nonetheless faces several challenges, and Utahns need to avoid…

Chevron SLC refinery commits to Tier 3 conversion by end of 2019

By John Rogers Utah legislators provided a carrot to local oil refineries to produce cleaner burning fuels with passage of SB197 during the recently completed session. Last week, Chevron announced that it was biting. In an announcement from Mitra Kashanchi, manager of Chevron’s…

Gasoline culprit again; CPI hike most in a year

Consumer prices along the Wasatch Front have taken their biggest jump in a year. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped nearly a full point in March and is now up 4.1 percent since this time last year. March’s 0.9 percent month-to-month jump represents…

Ten years and counting, Utah's economic outlook tops nation

Utah has finished first again in a ranking of states’ overall economic outlook — for the 10th consecutive year. Utah also finished fourth — behind Texas, North Dakota and Washington — for economic performance in the recent American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) report,…

Economist Jeff Thredgold dead at 66

Economist, speaker and author Jeff Thredgold, best known for his years as a consultant for Zions Bancorporation, has died. Thredgold, 66, passed away at his home in Farmington on April 15 of complications from Frontotemporal Degeneration, a neurological condition similar to ALS.…

Chicago firm buys TradeWarrior

Layton-based TradeWarrior Software has been sold to Oranj, a wealth management software company based in Chicago. TradeWarrior is a developer and marketer of institutional-grade investment rebalancing and model management software for financial advisers. According to a release…

Need to start a small business?

Utah County has received a lot of attention in recent years for its business growth and stability. Amid all the hype, you rarely hear the name of Springville. But a new report from consumer finance website WalletHub named that town the third-best in America in 2017’s "Best Small…

Sharifan named president of Wasatch I.T.

Wasatch I.T., a Murray-based provider of outsourced IT services for small and medium-sized businesses, has hired Bahar Sharifan as president. Wasatch I.T. founder Spencer Ferguson has been filling the dual role of president and CEO and will remain with the company as its CEO,…

UVEF names 2016 winners of Peak 100 and EPIC 100 awards

The Utah Venture Entrepreneur Forum, a nonprofit organization that recognizes entrepreneurs and helps them connect with mentors and capital, has named its 2016 winners of the 2016 Peak 100 and EPIC 100 awards. The winners of the Peak 100 awards are Jeremy Andrus (Traeger…

GOED names World Trade Center Utah state’s international promotion partner

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) has contracted with World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) to oversee the state’s international business promotion activities. “This formal, contracted partnership will leverage WTC Utah’s public-private partnerships for…

SLC tops Forbes list of non-Silicon Valley tech hot spots

A recent story in Forbes magazine tabs the Salt Lake City area as the top spot in the nation outside of Silicon Valley as a center for technology development. Based on tech-related patent registrations, Forbes says the talent is not necessarily staying in Northern California.…

Savage buys water transport co.

Savage Inland Marine LLC, a subsidiary of Savage Cos. of Midvale, has purchased the liquid bulk division assets of Settoon Towing LLC, a waterway transportation company based in Pierre Part, Louisiana. The purchase includes 35 towboats and 63 liquid tank barges with a total…

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