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UIPA has money to spruce up SLC's west side

Brice Wallace The Utah Inland Port Authority is providing funds for improvements to the west side of Salt Lake City. The authority is accepting applications through June 30 for the Westside Community Enrichment Initiative, which has nearly $1.3 million available for projects…

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City mulling ideas for ballpark area use when Bees move out

Brice Wallace People have thrown out the proverbial first pitches for the future of the Salt Lake Bees baseball team’s current home. After the Salt Lake Bees baseball team moves from its current Smith’s Ballpark home in Salt Lake City to the Daybreak development in South Jordan,…

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Rising mortgage rates dampened April home sales

The housing market in Salt Lake County experienced a slowdown in April, primarily due to the rising mortgage interest rates, according to a report from the Salt Lake Board of Realtors. Home sales declined significantly, with only 908 closings recorded, reflecting a 32.4 percent…

New report reveals Utah migration patterns

Despite the common impression that most of Utah’s new residents are coming from California, an analysis by demographers at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah found that other western states are contributing large numbers as well. The study details how…

Finance & Investing honors Utah's Top 25 CFOs for 2023

Finance and Investing, a New York City-based business and banking research and news company, has announced its list of Utah’s leading chief financial officers. The firm’s “Top 25 CFOs of Utah for 2023” was recently posted on its website. “These individuals play a critical role…

Tanya Vea to take reins at Bonneville International as Brown retires

Bonneville International, the for-profit broadcast arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has announced the retirement of its top executive, Darrell Brown, who will step down as the company’s president and retire on Aug. 1. Tanya Vea, currently the executive…

Phase 1 underway at Daybreak Downtown

Work has begun on the first phase of Downtown Daybreak in South Jordan, Larry H. Miller Real Estate said in a release. Preparatory work is underway on the urban center that will be a walkable, bikeable and transit-connected regional hub in the Southwest Quadrant of Salt Lake…

LPGA tourney coming to Southern Utah in 2025

The LPGA will head to Utah for a tour event in 2025, the top women’s golf league has announced. Black Desert Resort in Ivins, near St. George, has been named the title sponsor and host of the event to be played on its Tom Weiskopf-designed 18-hole championship course, the tour…

Utah lands pro volleyball team that will begin play in fall 2024

League One Volleyball (LOVB), a women’s volleyball development and promotion company based in Hermosa Beach, California, has announced that it has chosen Salt Lake City to be the location its fourth professional team. The professional league, which will begin play in the fall of…

ResumeBuilder.com survey: 1 in 4 workers have experienced weight discrimination

ResumeBuilder.com, a provider of resume templates and career advice, has published a recent survey report that examines the prevalence of discrimination in the workplace based on height, weight and level of attractiveness. According to the survey, 26 percent of workers say they…

Fidelity adding 300 jobs

Financial services industry giant Fidelity Investments has announced an expansion of its Digital & Technology Division operations in the Salt Lake City area. In a statement, the firm said it will hire nearly 300 new employees to fill digital and technology jobs in Utah over the…

Succeeding in Your Business: The graduation speech your kids really, really need to hear

Cliff Ennico This column, which originally appeared in May 2009, is one of the most requested and reprinted “Succeeding in Your Business” columns, especially during “graduation season.” Members of the Class of 2023: I was sorry to hear that the reality TV star who was to be your…

Corporate Financial Reports 6/12/23

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Sportsman’sWarehouse Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc., based in West Jordan, reported a net loss of $15.6 million, or 42 cents per share, for the first quarter ended April 29. That compares…