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Economist: Market roller coaster not a great economic predictor

By Brice Wallace “Don’t worry about it too much.” Those were the reassuring words an economist recently provided to a Salt Lake City audience for anyone worried that the stock markets are signaling a possible recession. Dan North, chief economist for of Euler Hermes North…

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Derek Miller tabbed to head Salt Lake Chamber

The Salt Lake Chamber has announced that Derek Miller has been named to lead the organization as president and CEO. In addition to becoming the 19th leader of the business association, Miller will also lead the Downtown Alliance, an organization that represents commercial…

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Utah unemployment stays steady, veteran rate among country's best

While Utah’s unemployment rate remained unchanged — and still among the lowest in the nation — in February at 3.1 percent, new figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), showed that the state’s 2017 veteran unemployment rate was 2.9 percent, ranking Utah as…

Alabama firm buys Smart Rhino Labs

Randall-Reilly, a Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based business-to-business data-driven marketing firm, has acquired Smart Rhino Labs. Smart Rhino, with headquarters in Salt Lake City, offers recruiting services in the trucking industry. “We couldn’t be more excited to join forces with…

Firm opening 300,000-sq.-ft. data center in West Jordan

Aligned Energy, a Dallas-based data storage facility provider, has announced that it is building a 300,000-square-foot center in West Jordan. When completed this summer, building will serve as a colocation data center supporting both cloud providers and enterprise customers.…

CBRE report: Commercial real estate investors upbeat at start of 2018

A prolonged period of U.S. economic growth, as well as tax cuts and favorable regulatory changes, means that commercial real estate investors are more positive going into 2018 than they were at the start of last year, according to the CBRE Americas Investor Intentions Survey…

Clear the Air Challenge winners announced

The 2018 Utah Clear the Air Challenge has wrapped up and the first wintertime event was a huge success, said the Salt Lake Chamber, a sponsor of the event. The chamber, along with its partners TravelWise and UCAIR, released the lis of winners last week. The Clear the Air…

Instructure opens second Utah location

Instructure, a Salt Lake City software-as-a-service technology company, has opened its second Utah location and 10th worldwide. Founded in 2008, the company has a global customer base and more than 1,100 employees. Located at the Valley Grove development in Pleasant Grove,…

Six mindsets of successful leaders: Be an 'asker,' not a 'teller'

By Richard Tyson Over the course of over 40 years of studying and working with leaders, I have come to understand that most of us take on new leadership opportunities with mixed emotions. On the positive side, we are excited, eager for our new opportunity. That optimism is…

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Here's your next lesson in Swamp Spending 101: Omnibus Spending Bill

By Veronique de Rugy Republicans are once again proving why they actually deserve the label of the biggest swamp spenders. The latest gigantic omnibus spending bill will fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year — with a price tag of $1.3 trillion. That doesn’t…

Cambridge Analytica scandal: Silicon Valley may get its comeuppance

By Fareed Zakaria We might look back on 2017 as the last moment of unbridled faith and optimism in the technology industry. The revelations about Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook data — mining more than 50 million users’ personal information — came at a time when people…

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No end in sight: For those still worried that Utah is headed for another downturn in the construction industry, just look around you. A bunch of major projects and hundreds of small ones are expected to keep things hopping for years to come

By Frances Johnson Ask anyone to describe Utah’s construction market in one word and they’ll all come up with the same one: “booming.” “Things are looking phenomenal,” said Joey Gilbert, vice president of Associated General Contractors of Utah, which represents firms in heavy…

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Managing subcontractor risk: Today's business climate requires contractors to handle their subs properly

By Grady Dotson When the recession started in 2007-08, general contractors faced a new reality in managing the risk level on their jobs. Whether the risk was caused by thin margins or subcontractors closing their doors, nobody wants to re-live that difficult time. Some of the…

Utah steeling itself for continued growth; Utah construction will continue on a tear through the end of the decade, but looming tariffs could complicate timelines

Utah has once again claimed the top spot as the fastest-growing state in the nation in terms of population. At 2 percent, Utah’s solid growth rate is nearly three times the 0.7 percent seen nationally. This has helped bolster Utah’s rapid employment and economic growth in a…

Survey: Construction industry optimism highest in 20 years

Construction industry executives are more optimistic about nonresidential construction activity than they have been since the 20th century, according to a nationwide survey of industry contractors and equipment distributors released from Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, a…

Hughes builds St. George medical center - in a hurry!

Hughes General Contractors has joined forces with a group of Southern Utah physicians to quickly create a space where healthcare services can be accessed by local residents. The Riverfront Medical Center, on Riverside Drive in St. George, has been under construction for just six…

Labor shortage continues to plague Utah construction industry

Dana Farmer With the addition of 4000 jobs in 2017, Utah’s construction industry was the fastest-growing labor segment in the state. Construction job growth was fueled by not only busy residential and commercial markets, but also a series of special projects, including the Salt…

Best of the Best: Layton Construction's Farmington Health Center is named the nation's top 2017 healthcare building project based on its teamwork, safety, problems solving, innovation and quality

Engineering News-Record (ENR), a leading construction industry weekly publication, has named Layton Construction’s Farmington Health Center as its Best of the Best Healthcare Project for 2017. The award is a significant honor for the company. According to the magazine, “Every…

Architectural Nexus project another 'Best of the Best'

Salt Lake City’s Architectural Nexus was also honored by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for a project it built in Sacramento, California. The company’s new office in the California capital, dubbed Arch Nexus SAC, received the magazine’s Best of the Best Green Project award.…

Smart Project Management: Find experts to help juggle all those balls on a new building project

By Ryan Johnson Are you juggling multiple balls at the same time? Or do you feel like you’re walking a tightrope and wondering if there is a safety net under you? Company owners and leadership teams have an enormous amount of responsibility and when it’s time to expand or build…

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Your fall-protection responsibilities as building owners, architects, construction or maintenance services

By Ken Kempa Did you know that falls are the leading cause of traumatic workplace injury in the United States? Did you know that over a year ago, OSHA published its final rules on “Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment,” the first update in over 45 years…

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Five business insurance mistakes that could cost you millions

By Béat Koszinowski Mistake 1: Thinking all insurance is the same Closer to the truth: All insurance is the same until you have a claim. While the insurance industry has certain standard policy types, most risk is insured via an individually tailored policy. Even within the same…

Technology on the job: Seven tips for IT in the construction industry

With a high number of remote workers coupled with often very tight timelines between numerous moving parts and teams required to complete a project by its deadline, the construction industry is faced with numerous information technology challenges. Here are seven tips to help…

Building with Stone: Humankind’s oldest material also one of the most eco-friendly

By Elizabeth Thomas It may seem backward, but you can go green by going gray. Or tan. Or red. Or, well, green, so long as you can find the right rock. But more than coming in any color imaginable, natural stone is the perfect building material for those looking out for the…

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