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Industry Briefs 9-9-24

Industry Briefs are provided as a free service to our readers. Company news information may be sent to brice.w@thecityjournals.com . The submission deadline is one week before publication. ASSOCIATIONS Robin Huling is the new president of the West Jordan Chamber of Commerce ,…

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Sep 7

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Business opportunities one of factors ranking Utah last for women

LAST PLACE SINCE 2015 FOR EQUALITY Brice Wallace Utah has continued its grasp on being the state with the least women’s equality. A ranking by WalletHub puts Utah dead last — again — for women’s equality, based on three factors and using 17 metrics. It’s a position Utah had held…

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Aug 31

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NATION'S HOME SALES REBOUND IN JULY AS MEDIAN PRICE DROPS

July nationwide home sales rebounded 3.8 percent from July while the median sales price dropped for the first time this year, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report. The report, which surveys 51 metro areas across the U.S., also found the July median price of $425,000…

Jobs, travel, lower inflation mean rosier economy

Brice Wallace Upticks in employment and travel and shrinking inflation helped Utah’s economy in July, according to a report from the Salt Lake Chamber, in partnership with the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. The organizations’ July 2024 “Roadmap to…

Chamber names annual Athena Leadership and Pathfinder awards winners

The Salt Lake Chamber has announced the recipients of its annual Athena Leadership Award and Pathfinder Awards, to be presented Nov. 15. Dr. Donna Milavetz, chief medical officer at Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah, is the Athena recipient. The award is the organization’s…

Purple closing Utah factories

Purple Innovation Inc., a Lehi-based manufacturer of gel technology beds, has announced it is ceasing manufacturing at its two Utah factories. The company will close its plants in Grantsville and Salt Lake City and consolidate all of its mattress production operations into its…

Utah OED awards grants for flyover Uinta Basin methane leak detection

The Utah Office of Energy Development (OED) has announced grants totaling $90,000 to Caerus Uinta LLC and XCL Resources LLC under the Uinta Basin Aerial Leak and Repair Detection (UB ALaRD) program. UB ALaRD is a grant program established by OED with funds from the federal State…

South Jordan's Health Catalyst finalizes acquisition of Lumeon

Health Catalyst Inc., a South Jordan-based provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations, has acquired Lumeon Ltd., a digital patient engagement platform with operations in the U.S. and United Kingdom. “This acquisition aims to leverage…

CORRECTION

As of June 30, 2024, Extra Space Storage Inc. was involved in the operation of 3,812 stores. That figure includes 1,917 owned stores, 1,423 managed stores, and 472 stores in joint ventures. The total number of stores was incorrect in a recent roundup of Utah-based companies’…

PCF Insurance Services buys firms in Las Vegas and Massachusetts

PCF Insurance Services of Lindon is continuing its aggressive acquisition program with the purchase of two more insurance agencies. PCF has acquired 360 Insurance of Las Vegas and Asset Insurance Agency of Peabody, Massachusetts. “360 Insurance was founded on the principles of…

The Point in Draper hires firm to study air taxis and drone delivery

The Point of the Mountain State Land Authority has announced the selection NEXA Advisors to study the feasibility of advanced air mobility (AAM) at The Point. AAM is a form of transportation that uses electric aircraft to move people and packages. NEXA, based in McLean,…

Walmart launching Testing and Treatment Services in Utah stores

Walmart has announced the expansion of its Testing and Treatment Services to all 51 of its pharmacy locations in Utah. The program allows pharmacists to test customers for flu, strep and COVID-19, then, if the results are positive, prescribe the appropriate treatment — all…

Sunroc buys Arizona Metro Mix

Sunroc Corp., a subsidiary of Clyde Companies Inc. of Orem, has acquired Arizona Metro Mix LLC of Queen Creek, Arizona. The company will continue operating under the name Arizona Metro Mix, supplying ready-mix concrete in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Headquartered in Spanish…

Here’s what could happen after the Fed meets this month

Robert Spendlove At the central bank’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole in August, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated plans to cut the federal funds rate when the Federal Open Market Committee meets Sept. 17-18. This will be the first rate cut in more than four years…

Ben Elkins to lead Utah Broadband

Draper-based Internet service provider Utah Broadband, a subsidiary of Boston Omaha Corp., has announced the appointment of Ben Elkins as its new CEO, following the retirement of Taunya Martin, its former president. Elkins is presently CEO of AireBeam, a Internet service…

Research: Employees don’t mind employers using AI to analyze their activities

Most employees are open to having their organizations analyze data from emails, messages and meetings to improve their employee experience, according to new research from Provo-based Qualtrics. Also known as passive listening, this practice provides valuable insights using data…

Nutricost Plans Fulfillment Facility In Springville

Nutricost, a Orem-based manufacturer of capsules for the beauty, healthcare and supplement industries, has announced plans to open a 300,000-square-foot shipping and fulfillment facility in the Powerhouse Industrial Park in Springville. Nutricost sought 300,000 square feet under…

WORK DAZE: Managing to be a manager

Bob Goldman Let’s face it: It’s taken a lot of time and effort for you to become the perfect employee. And it has definitely been worth it. Your co-workers trust you. Your bosses ignore you. Everything is wonderful, everywhere you go. But then something happens to ruin it all.…

FROM THE COACH: Consider the four-phases model for the development of successful careers

Richard Tyson Having coached CEOs and other leaders for almost four decades, I have come to realize that much of their responsibility is facilitating successful career transitions for themselves and their people. None of us come out of school ready to lead. We may have strong…

Thirty phrases for business owners to keep in their back pockets

Struggling to say no? If you’re an entrepreneur, you’re used to doing hard things. So why do you struggle with saying no? Whether you need to turn down a prospective client, reject a misguided employee idea or decline the invitation to chair a committee at a professional…

Industry Briefs 9-2-24

Industry Briefs are provided as a free service to our readers. Company news information may be sent to brice.w@thecityjournals.com . The submission deadline is one week before publication. ADVISORY Diversify Advisor Network , a Sandy-based wealth management firm, has acquired…

Utah to benefit from TI's CHIPS Act funding

A Texas Instruments technician displays a giant 300mm silicon wafer, the specialty of the company's fabrication facility in Lehi. This single wafer — the largest made — can hold the equivalent of millions of individual semiconductor chips. Texas Instruments has announced the…

Fiscal year recruitment/retention up for both GOEO and EDCUtah

Brice Wallace Expected job creation from corporate recruitment and retention projects OK’d in Utah during the 2023-24 fiscal year saw an upswing for both the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and its recruitment partner, the Economic Development Corporation of Utah. For…

UTAH'S JOBLESS RATE CLIMBS A LITTLE MORE IN JULY, NOW AT 3.2%

Utah’s jobless rate continues to inch upward. According to data released by the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS), the unemployment rate climbed to 3.2 percent in July from 3 percent in June and 2.9 percent in May. The figure means that about 57,000 Utahns are without…

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