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Manufacturing's recovery from pandemic might take a while

By Brice Wallace While workforce shortages and supply chain issues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic currently plague Utah’s manufacturing sector, the outlook in the near term could remain grim. Speakers at a recent Future of Utah Manufacturing Summit indicated that…

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Gov.-elect Cox tabs Hemmert to head GOED

A businessman and Utah state senator has been selected to become executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED). Gov.-elect Spencer Cox recently announced that Dan Hemmert will succeed Val Hale, who is retiring as director of GOED. Hemmert owns and…

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COVID-19 Updates Cancellations and postponements

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…

BioUtah wants life sciences workers included in first vaccine recipients

The Centers for Disease Control has made its recommendations, but the it’s up to individual states to make the final decisions about vaccine allocation. The Utah Department of Health and Department of Public Safety, along with Gov. Gary Herbert and Gov.-elect Spencer Cox are…

Pandemic side effect: Utah seniors say they've become more tech-savvy

A majority of Utah seniors say they have become more tech-savvy since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a study by GearHuntry.com, a resource for reviews of gear, gadgets and gifts. Fifty-five percent of seniors say video apps have helped with…

Utah has until Dec. 31 to spend more than $200 million in CARES Act funds

Utah received over $934 million when the federal government passed the initial CARES Act for coronavirus relief in March. By the end of November, the state still has about $215 million of that money left — and needs to spend it by the end of the year or lose it. Those numbers…

The average Utahn would pay $429 to butt in line for the C-19 vaccine

Ever since the start of the global pandemic, the world has been eagerly awaiting the development and approval of COVID-19 vaccines. Not only will these save lives, but kick-start the economy and pave the way to a return to normality. Americans have welcomed recent news, with…

Pandemic has made long-term care cost go up in Utah and nationwide

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of things to cost more and long-term care is no exception. While the national annual median cost of long-term care increased across the board in the past year, those services in Utah were mixed as the pandemic intensified providers’…

CCT Research expands COVID-19 clinical trial capabilities to Salt Lake

CCT Research, a Mesa, Arizona-based provider of community-based, embedded clinical research that is currently supporting clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines in partnership with multiple pharmaceutical companies, has expanded its clinical trial operations to the Salt Lake City…

Study to determine if blood thinners prevent clots, ease COVID symtoms

As part of a national movement to develop treatments and therapies for COVID-19, Intermountain Healthcare researchers are launching a study in Utah to examine the effects of anticoagulants on patients who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. COVID patients in Utah…

Utah’s 14-day quarantine period changed to match CDC’s now-recommended 7-10 days

In accordance with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new recommended policy concerning the length of quarantine for those exposed to COVID-19, the Utah Department of Health reduced its coronavirus quarantine time from 14 days to 7-10 days. The change was…

Health Dept. places first order for COVID-19 vaccine, expects it to arrive mid-December

The Utah Department of Health recently tweeted out a video of department officials placing the state’s first order of a COVID-19 vaccine. The department said it expects the order, which will be immediately distributed to hospitals, to be delivered around Dec. 15. “These doses…

Ivanti buys mobile software cos.

Ivanti Inc., a South Jordan IT automation and security company, has acquired two companies, the firm has announced. MobileIron, a provider of mobile-centric unified endpoint management solutions based in Mountain View, California, and San Jose, California-based Pulse Secure LLC,…

Businesses saved and jobs protected: Bridge Loan Program results reported by Sorenson

Based on a new impact report commissioned by the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and conducted by the Sorenson Impact Center, the $12 million Utah Leads Together Small Business Bridge Loan Program helped 1,150 small businesses and nonprofits with 50 or…

Provo's AccessData acquires Portland legal software company

AccessData, a digital forensics provider based in Provo with offices also in London and Germany, has been acquired by Portland-based legal software provider Exterro for a reported “nine figures.” “With AccessData’s forensic investigation capabilities and broad customer base…

Lehi's Weave names Roy Banks as new CEO

Weave, a provider of software for management of service-based businesses, has announced that Roy Banks has been named CEO. Weave is based in Lehi and serves over 20,000 customers worldwide. Banks replaces interim co-CEOs Jeff Lyman and Marty Smuin, who have led the company since…

Aoki president of CB Skyshare

CB SkyShare, a regional jet share company based in Ogden, has named Tommy Aoki, former senior vice president for operations at Spring Mobile, as president. The company also named Jonathan Schaedig as director of maintenance. CB SkyShare said the positions were created to meet…

SBA opens office in St. George

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened a satellite of in St. George. Dan Nordberg, regional administrator of SBA’s Region VIII, that includes Utah, said the new office will be staffed by an SBA employee that will focus on economic development outreach to rural areas…

SPower joins leading renewables platform

Salt Lake City’s sPower, an independent renewable energy power producer, has announced an agreement by the company’s owners, the AES Corp. of Arlington, Virginia, and Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to merge sPower with AES’s U.S.-based…

MeridianLink acquires TazWorks

MeridianLink, a Costa Mesa, California, provider of cloud-based software solutions for financial institutions, has acquired Draper-based TazWorks. TazWorks is a technology company that offers a turnkey background screening platform to organizations that provide those services,…

Succeeding in Your Business: Business partners gone wild: Case No. 448

By Cliff Ennico “Two years ago, my wife’s brother and I decided to start up a local taxi service (it’s a small town, well off the radar screens of Uber and Lyft). We set up a limited liability company (LLC) for the business. Because of some credit problems I had in the past, the…

Legal Matters: The vaccination is here: As a business owner, should I require staff to take it?

By Kathleen Weron Officials with the Utah Department of Health have ordered the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for the state and expect to roll out the first round of vaccinations — which will require two doses — around Dec. 15. According to officials, the vaccine will be…

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Nine habits that cause us unnecessary trouble in a business setting

By John Graham Most of us are talented at excusing personal habits as trivial idiosyncrasies or minor infractions. Yet, they can come together to form a clear picture of who we are in the eyes of others. Here are nine habits, among many others, that we can easily overlook or…

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Industry Briefs 12-14-20

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. ACCOUNTING • BKD CPAs & Advisors has selected Jeff Ronsse as North Region managing partner,…

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