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Utah's confidence in economy higher than it's ever been

Utah consumers are more confident about their current economic situation than they have been since Zions Bank began recording such things. The Utah Present Situation Index, part of the Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index, jumped 10 points in September to 140.3. The hike…

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Oct 1

Utah job growth leads the nation

Utah continues to lead the nation in total job growth at 3.7 percent in the past 12 months, according to data released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Utah is ranked No. 3 for private sector job growth at 3.9, percent behind Nevada and Washington. Utah’s…

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Oct 1

SLCC's 121,000-square-foot Westpointe Center to address workforce training/education issues

Salt Lake Community College has unveiled a new 121,000-square-foot facility designed to support the community by providing education and training in key industries that are critical to the region’s economic success. Utah lawmakers, along with industry, business and education…

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Oct 1

Co-founder Shauna Smith takes presidency at Four Foods Group

Four Foods Group (FFG), a restaurant investment, development, operations and management company founded in 2008 and based in American Fork, has announced that co-founder Shauna K. Smith has been named president of the company. Smith has been the company’s chief merchandising…

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Oct 1

Alliance opens SLC center

Alliance Data, a Columbus, Ohio-based provider of credit card services, has opened its 143,000-square-foot customer care center in Draper. Alliance said in a release that the center will add 700 employees in coming months. Alliance also announced that the facility will be the…

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Oct 1

U.S. Labor Dept. honors Utah DWS

The U.S. Department of Labor has recognized the Utah Department of Workforce Services with three operational excellence awards for unemployment insurance appeals decisions, benefit payments and tax operations. The national recognition distinguishes Utah as a top-performing state…

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Oct 1

Predictive acquires Inception Dx

Salt Lake City-based Predictive Technology Group Inc. has acquired Inception Dx, a diagnostic laboratory, also based in Salt Lake City. The acquisition of Inception Dx includes next-generation sequencing and genotyping assets along with extensive protocols, quality and…

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Oct 1

Pierpont to direct national workforce association board

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) has announced that Jon Pierpont, executive director of Utah’s Department of Workforce Services, has taken over as president of the its board of directors. As part of his election as president-elect last year, Pierpont…

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Oct 1

Editorial Cartoon: Telephone Day Two

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Oct 1

Industry Briefs 10-1-18

Industry Briefs are provided as a free service to our readers. Company news information may be sent to brice@slenterprise.com. The submission deadline is one week before publication. CONTESTS • Clark Ivory, CEO of Ivory Homes , recently announced the creation of the Ivory Prize…

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Oct 1

Business Tech: Microsoft Teams is the solution to meeting minutes everyone can access

By David Black As someone who works in IT, I can tell you that the running joke — more like an actual fact — is that meetings always start 10 minutes late because of technical issues. It might be network connectivity, the projector isn’t working or you can’t find your "death by…

Employee anxiety disguised as laziness - and how to fix it

By Richard Tyson John and Mary were frustrated with Bobby, their 12-year-old son. Throughout his elementary school years, he had shown great promise. He was an A student, was athletic and was well-liked. However, since the start of seventh grade, he seemed unable to focus on…

Avoid these types of handshakes that will sink your meeting

By Stacey Hanke Have you ever wondered what your handshake says about you? Your handshake is like your business card. It conveys your confidence, credibility and influence without sharing a single word. Studies have shown this one simple gesture can enhance a social situation…

State out-migration increasingly driven by high cost of local taxes

By Veronique de Rugy Americans move from one state to another for a variety of reasons. They move to retire, to find jobs, to lower their housing costs or to enjoy nicer weather. While experts disagree about whether tax competition between states plays a large or small role in…

Rock star says we need to fight populism with emotion, not analysis

By Fareed Zakaria When confronting a challenging problem, it’s sometimes useful to listen to someone who looks at it from an entirely different angle. That’s why I found it fascinating to talk about the rise of populism and nativism with Bono recently at a summit in Kiev. The…

Melania Trump has a great idea, so why is no one talking about it?

By Robert Pembroke First Lady Melania Trump has launched an anti-bullying campaign called “Be Best.” It is an outstanding concept and it is a campaign that is desperately needed. It is a campaign that no one is talking about and that is a shame. My wife and I were watching…