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CenterCal partners with Phoenix firm to revamp Jordan Landing

CenterCal Properties, owner of West Jordan’s Jordan Landing retail and entertainment center, has announced a partnership with Foursquare Properties and BIG Shopping Centers USA Inc. to launch an extensive redevelopment project at the 20-year-old property. CenterCal expects the…

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Aug 11

Pleasant Grove's Dental Intelligence buys Arizona software company

Dental Intelligence, a Pleasant Grove-based developer and marketer of dental practice management software, has acquired LocalMed of Scottsdale, Arizona. LocalMed markets a real-time online scheduling platform. Dental Intelligence said in a release that it will now employ…

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Aug 11

Connecticut firm purchased by Biomerics

Biomerics, a Salt Lake City-based contract manufacturer for the interventional medical device market, has acquired Northeast Laser and Electropolish (NLE) of Monroe, Connecticut. NLE provides contract manufacturing, laser processing, machining and metal finishing services to a…

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Aug 11

Starks to leave presidency of Jazz, become head of all LHM operations

The president of the Utah Jazz has been named the CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. Steven E. Starks will leave his position as president of the Jazz and LHM Sports & Entertainment after serving for four years to become CEO of the Miller Group and an executive…

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Aug 11

Opendoor launches operations in Salt Lake

Opendoor, a five-year-old company that buys homes directly from owners for resale in several markets in the U.S., is coming to Salt Lake City. The company has begun hiring its local staff with the intent of launching operations locally later this year. In a press release, the…

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Aug 11

Whitaker Construction buys Idaho contractor

Whitaker Construction Co., a Brigham City-based contractor that is owned by its employees, has acquired Das-co of Idaho Inc. Both companies specialize in underground utility construction. As part of the transaction, Das-co will also become an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)…

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Aug 11

St. George job growth tops nation

St. George is the top U.S city for job growth over the past five years, according to online financial magazine 24/7 Wall St. The booming Southwest Utah community was followed in the ranking by Bend-Redmond, Oregon; Reno, Nevada; the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin area…

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Aug 11

Survey: Business owners optimistic as revenues rise, aren’t worried about trade wars

Business owners showed a rise in optimism in the latest quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, conducted July 8-12. The overall optimism score rose seven points to 136, as owners in the third quarter (Q3) continued to report strong revenues. A majority also expressed…

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Aug 11

Succeeding in Your Business: Develop a sense of humor - a laughing jury never convicts

By Cliff Ennico “I had the privilege of hearing you speak recently at a SCORE presentation in southern Connecticut and I’ve become a big fan of your small-business lecture series on YouTube. “You seem like a pretty smart lawyer and you’ve got lots of good information, but the…

Keeping the Stool Stable

By Todd R. Bingham The Utah Manufacturers Association has a stake in the current discussion about changes to Utah's three-legged-stool sales tax system and is trying to make sure its voice is heard Tax reform — and especially sales tax reform — is the topic of ongoing discussion…

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR MANAGEMENT STYLE: What kind of games are you playing?

By Paul Olsen Not long ago, at the end of a very hectic work week, I was driving home and my mind thought back on all the things that seemed to go wrong. Employee issues, late supplier deliveries, HVAC system downtime and an upcoming quality audit all ran through my head.…

Editorial Cartoon: Fiscal Year

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Aug 11

Industry Briefs 8-12-19

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. ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT • Wiseguys Comedy Club at The Gateway in Salt Lake City has opened The Lounge…

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Aug 11

Paid family leave a great idea, but Colorado’s proposal ignores trade-offs

By Veronique de Rugy There are no valid free market arguments for a nationwide, one-size-fits-all federal plan to provide paid leave. But should experimentation with this policy be off-limits to states? The beauty of a federalist system is that states can experiment and innovate…

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Aug 11

U.S. must win the peace, not just the war, in emerging deal with the Taliban

By Fareed Zakaria The Trump administration’s emerging deal with the Taliban has the potential to bring greater stability to Afghanistan, after an 18-year inconclusive war in that country. Or it could reignite the Afghan civil war, emboldening terrorist groups and plunging the…