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COVID-19 Updates 4-13-20

The following are events that have been included in The Enterprise Calendar listings and subsequently have been postponed or canceled, or have been removed from the organizers’ website calendars. This is not a complete list of postponements or cancellations. Check with…

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Apr 12

Paycheck Protection Program for businesses affected by coronavirus

The U.S. Small Business Administration Utah District office has geared up to help Utah small-business owners navigate through the process of obtaining help from the agency’s $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program that was created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic…

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Apr 12

#TestUtahChallenge aims to double C-19 testing, gather citizen data

Gov. Gary Herbert has announced an ambitious initiative in partnership with Silicon Slopes Serves to double the state’s COVID-19 testing capacity and gather data from each Utah citizen to help health officials better combat the virus. The Silicon Slopes Serves initiative is…

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Apr 12

AG, online retailers launch program to combat COVID-19 price gouging

Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and online marketplaces KSL Classifieds, Amazon, eBay and Facebook have announced a partnership aimed at monitoring and combating price gouging related to COVID-19. The attorney general’s office will partner with the Utah Division of Consumer…

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Apr 12

Rapid Response Team wants more businesses using federal resources

The Utah Governor’s Economic Recovery Task Force and World Trade Center Utah have partnered with the SBA Utah District Office to establish a Rapid Response Team (RRT) to help level the economic impact of COVID-19 by increasing the number of Utah businesses using federal…

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Apr 12

DMV opens drive-through services at some offices in response to lines

The Utah Division of Motor Vehicle (DMV) has temporarily opened drive-through services at some offices on Saturdays. Long lines started forming at the offices after the lobbies were closed to the public in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The following DMV offices now…

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Apr 12

Co-Diagnostics' COVID-19 test gets emergency-use go-ahead from FDA

Co-Diagnostics, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company based in Salt Lake City, announced last week that its Logix Smart Coronavirus COVID-19 test has obtained emergency-use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration to be used for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2. The…

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Apr 12

SBA clarifies faith-based organizations' eligibility for PPP and EIDL loan programs

The Utah District office of the U.S. Small Business Administration has issued guidance clarifying that all faith-based organizations impacted by COVID-19 are eligible to participate in the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, without…

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Apr 12

DWS providing more resources

The Utah Department of Workforce Services has added some new resources for those Utah workers seeking compensation during layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new resources include an “frequently asked questions” section for the those filing weekly claims and an overview of…

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Apr 12

Woods Cross refinery making Tier 3 fuels

HollyFrontier Corp. has announced that it will soon be producing Tier 3 fuels at its Woods Cross refinery for use along the Wasatch Front. Tier 3 fuels contain less sulfur and therefore produce far fewer emissions that lower-grade fuels. “HollyFrontier Woods Cross cares about…

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Apr 12

One Utah Child Care to assist essential employees

The Utah COVID-19 Child Care Task Force has created a new program called One Utah Child Care to meet the needs of essential employees, such as healthcare workers and first responders, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The online tool for parents to register is now available and…

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Apr 12

Get ready, because your job just might become obsolete

By John Graham Millions of us wake up one morning to the haunting realization that we’re losing the battle to avoid becoming obsolete on the job. It affects those in their 20s, while others don’t see the darkness descend until they’re much older. Some are high school dropouts,…

Succeeding in Your Business: When a side venture becomes a corporate opportunity

By Cliff Ennico “I have a very successful service business with two partners who have become very close friends. The business is organized as a limited liability company (LLC). “Our business is doing quite well, but we see an opportunity to start a wholly unrelated business (in…

What's holding you back from achieving your goals? Is it fear?

By Angela Civitella Research first diagnosed the fear of success a couple of decades ago. The findings, at the time, related to fear of success in women, and the results proved incredibly controversial. Since then, however, most scientists and psychologists agree that the fear…

Editorial Cartoon: Economy

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Apr 12

Industry Briefs 4-13-20

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. BANKING • Bank of Utah , Ogden, has hired Megan Kenley for its marketing team. Kenley will serve…

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Apr 12

Silly and unproductive regulations not so important during a pandemic

By Veronique de Rugy Governments in the United States are restricting freedoms to unprecedented degrees in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. As dangerous as this expansion of power is, in some ways, federal, state and local governments are also reducing their intrusions…

Coronavirus' effect today just the first in a series of cascading crises

By Fareed Zakaria Even as we are just beginning to confront the magnitude of the shock caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus, we need to wrap our minds around a painful truth. We are in the early stages of what is going to become a series of cascading crises, reverberating across…

Base Isolation: Last month's earthquake in Salt Lake County wasn't the looming 'big one,' but it was good test for existing seismic upgrades and a reconfirmation of the need for those that are ongoing

By Paul Lawrence and Brent Rowley The 5.7-magnitude earthquake that shook the Wasatch Front on March 18 wasn’t quite “the big one” that looms large in Utahns’ imaginations, but it was intense enough to prompt an assessment of its effect on numerous structures where people work,…

The lure of international construction ... but you better do your homework before heading overseas

By Marc Wiggins One thing I’m sure of is that the world needs our construction industry. I have spent a significant portion of my career working overseas and have seen the lucrative enticement of working on foreign projects as well as the challenges involved with them. One of my…

Are contracts enforceable? Performance during a pandemic

By Tanner Bean As our country comes to grip with the COVID-19 pandemic, extraordinary measures are significantly impacting our everyday lives. This applies to our contracts — different rules apply in extraordinary times. Many individuals and businesses are finding that…

Growth not likely to slow in Dixie

By Elsie Powley Rackhmam When we think about growth and new construction in Utah, our thoughts turn quickly to the St. George area. As 2020 began, the Dixie area was still a state leader in construction of planned developments, housing, industry — especially the exploding tech…