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MWCN names 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year

Utah business networking organization MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) has announced the recipient of its annual Entrepreneur of the Year award, naming Hanko Kiessner as the 2021 honoree. Now in its 33rd year, MWCN’s award recognizes a Utah entrepreneur who has built an…

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Kerby named president of Big-D commercial & residential division

Big-D Signature, the commercial and residential partner company of Salt Lake City’s Big-D Construction, has named Mike Kerby as president in its Park City office. Kerby has been in several construction industry senior leadership roles over the past 30 years. Serving as the…

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Complete Solar buys Current Insight

Complete Solar, a Lehi-based home solar systems designer and installer, has acquired Current Insight LLC. Current Insight is an engineering company that provides CAD designs, structural engineering stamps and electrical engineering stamps to solar companies. “Current Insight is…

P.G. landscape companies merge

Stratton & Brätt, a privately owned Utah landscaper in Pleasant Grove, has purchased Elite Grounds LC, also a Pleasant Grove-based landscaping company. A release from the company said that Elite Grounds will handle all commercial and residential property maintenance while…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 3-8-21

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: PROG PROG Holdings Inc., based in Salt Lake City, reported net earnings of $40.8 million, or 60 cents per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. That compares with a net loss of $107…

WEBER/DAVIS Update: Ogden-Weber: Proven ground for business vitality in Northern Utah

By Chuck Leonhardt Northern Utah is positioned to pull out of the pandemic in better shape than most areas as we take on the challenges dealt in the past year. Our opportunities are immense. With unsurpassed quality of life and a strong business climate, employers from around…

Succeeding in Your Business: Thinking of moonlighting? Here's what the law says about that

By Cliff Ennico “I am a full-time employee at a large tech company. “My son, who lives in another state, wants to start a small consulting business. He will need my personal expertise in servicing his clients, because I have more knowledge of the technology than he has. He wants…

Business Tech: Exploring the benefits of cloud computing

By Bahar Ferguson Cloud computing can seem scary to many business owners. After all, in a day and age where U.S. companies collectively lose over $525 million per year due to cybercrime, transferring your data to some nebulous location called “the cloud” feels a little…

Will employers or workers have the upper hand after the pandemic?

By John Graham It’s been a year now since we came under the relentless domination of the coronavirus. After all this time, the picture isn’t pleasant. The end is uncertain and the implications for the future are far from clear. McKinsey reports that “75 percent of employees in…

Legislature seeking overhaul of economic development system

By Brice Wallace Utah’s economic development system would be revamped under a legislative bill that seeks to change agencies’ mindset about what economic development means. HB348, which at press time had passed through the House of Representatives on a 60-4 vote and moved to the…

Five Utah cities named to 'Top Performing' list

Five Utah cities have received recognition as top economic performers in the 2021 Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index, with Provo-Orem being named No. 1 in the large-city category. Salt Lake City and Ogden-Clearfield also appeared in the Top 10 at No. 4 and No. 9,…

Bill gives at-risk students shot at economic success

By Brice Wallace A bill being considered by the Legislature aims to improve the chances that at-risk school students become more economically successful as adults. SB142 would require the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee to complete an evaluation and make…

SL County designates first Monday in March to honor COVID-19 victims

The Salt Lake City Council has passed a resolution designating the first Monday in March (March 1) as “COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day.” With the statewide death toll from the disease approaching 2,000, Utah Department of Health lists over 700 deaths in Salt Lake…

With 1.2 million Utahns receiving stimulus checks, scams abound

The Internal Revenue Service reports that 1.2 million Utahns have received checks in the second round of pandemic relief stimulus payments totaling over $2.4 billion. And with all that new cash available, there are bound to be scam artists coming after it. Nationwide, the amount…

State prepares to offer vaccine to Utahns 18+ with medical conditions

As Utahns age 65 and older are lining up for the COVID-19 vaccine, younger folks with certain medical conditions are anxiously waiting for March 1. That’s when Utah residents 18 years of age and over who are afflicted with things like chronic heart disease and uncontrolled…

Survey shows that PPP loans and long-term relief still needed in Utah

Although government aid in the form of Payroll Protection Program loans has helped the vast majority of recipients stay open in Utah, more support is needed to help small businesses recover and grow. That’s according to a survey conducted by Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Small…

Utah County turns portion of C-19 vaccination program to Nomi Health

Orem-based Nomi Health, a healthcare management company that has recently contracted with the state of Utah to help manage the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination effort, has been selected by Utah County to handle a portion of its vaccination program. Nomi Health is initially…

Brex applies for Utah bank charter

Brex, a San Francisco digital banking platform company, has submitted an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions (UDFI) to establish Brex Bank, an industrial bank to be located in Draper. The proposed Brex…

Novacoast expanding its Utah ops, adding 85 new employees

Cybersecurity firm Novacoast plans to expand its Utah operations, growing from its current 15 employees to 100 in two years. The $250,000 expansion project was announced by the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah), the city of Orem and the Governor’s Office of…

Hillcrest Bank names Stahl Utah market president

Hillcrest Bank, a division of NBH Bank based in West Bountiful, has promoted David Stahl to Utah market president. In his role, Stahl will continue to lead and expand the commercial banking team. He will also be focused on providing advisory services, loans and treasury…

Shaffer named president & CEO of AFCU

Thayne Shaffer has been named to succeed John B. Lund as president and CEO of Utah’s America First Credit Union, effective April 1. Shaffer has been the chief information officer of the Ogden-based credit union since May 2019. “I am excited for this opportunity and will focus on…

Lehi's Owlet Baby Care to go public following merger with Sandbridge

Owlet Baby Care Inc., a Lehi-based producer of baby monitors, including its flagship product Owlet Smart Sock, and Sandbridge Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company co-sponsored by affiliates of Sandbridge Capital and PIMCO private funds, have announced a…

Baird becomes CEO of Henry Schein One

Henry Schein One, a medical practice management platform developer and a joint venture of Henry Schein Inc. and Internet Brands, has announced that Mike Baird will assume the role of CEO, leading all aspects of Henry Schein One’s business. In his new role of CEO, Baird will lead…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 3-1-21

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Extra Space Storage Extra Space Storage Inc., based in Salt Lake City, reported funds from operations attributable to common stockholders and unit holders of $204.7 million or $1.48 per share,…

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