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Zion & Bryce still open; money running out

By Brice Wallace While state and partner money to keep basic services operating at Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks could last for a few weeks, if not months, state officials believe another funding authorization will be needed soon. In response to a partial federal…

White Mesa Mill back in vanadium production after five-year hiatus

By John Rogers Energy Fuels Inc. is refining the little-known metal vanadium at its White Mesa Mill south of Blanding for the first time since 2013. Best known as the only operating conventional uranium production facility in the United States, the White Mesa Mill discontinued…

Utah payment processor to expand, add jobs

By Brice Wallace A payment processing solutions company will expand in Utah and add 300 jobs in the next few years. Galileo Processing Inc. made the announcement after being approved for a $2.4 million tax credit incentive last week by the Governor’s Office of Economic…

Film Commission touts busy 2018, looks ahead to 2019

The year 2018 was a busy one for the Utah Film Commission, as 550 film permits were approved across the state and 16 productions received incentives to shoot in Utah. The incentivized productions include feature films, four series, two documentaries and a TV pilot. The…

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Jan 14

Auric Solar buys Solaroo

Auric Energy of West Valley City has acquired West Jordan-based Solaroo Energy, a competing rooftop solar installation company serving Utah and Colorado. The acquisition reflects opportunities to offer a greater range of products and services to clients at all scale of projects,…

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Jan 14

Cox: Utah rebounds in rankings of tech concentration, dynamism

By Brice Wallace Last month, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox decried Utah’s slip in a Milken Institute ranking of states based on technology concentration and dynamism. Utah had fallen to 13th in 2016 despite holding the top spot for a decade. Well, Utah has regained its No. 1…

Utah Economic Summit set for Friday

One of the most prominent Utah economic events in the early part of 2019 takes place this week. The Utah Economic Outlook and Policy Summit, hosted by the Salt Lake Chamber in collaboration with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah, takes place Jan. 18,…

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Jan 14

J.P. Morgan Private Bank hires staff, opens Salt Lake City office

J.P. Morgan has announced that it is expanding its Private Bank into Utah by opening a local office in Salt Lake City. Financial advisors Brian Swenson and Eric Smith will lead a team of local professionals who provide wealth management advice, strategies and services to…

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Jan 14

Industry Briefs 1-14-19

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. ECONOMIC INDICATORS • Utah is about average in a list of states most- and least-affected by the…

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Jan 14

Editorial Cartoon: Damn

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Jan 14

Come on, we can do this: Let's make 2019 a D.C. year to remember

By Veronique de Rugy Christmas is over, and the new year begins. Now Congress needs to go back to work and clean up the mess it left behind last year. Looking back, 2018 reveals a sad picture of what a Republican Congress and White House have failed to accomplish. Instead of…

From Illinois, finally a sign of intelligent life in the Democratic Party

By George Will Fareed Zakaria is on vaction this week. George Will is filling in. If Republicans have a lick of sense, they are alarmed by a recent sign of intelligent life in the other party. The sign is the election by Democrats in the House of Representatives of Illinois of…

UofU clinic hopes to reduce effects of opioids on pregnant women & their babies

By Robert Pembroke “University of Utah SUPeRAD Clinic Helps Addicted Pregnant Women.” That headline comes from an article published by University of Utah Health Sciences. I was surprised to learn that 20 percent of pregnant women are prescribed opioids in America. My daughter, a…

Is your technology meeting your business goals?

By Ingolf de Jong With 90 percent of U.S. consumers owning at least one smart device, personal technology is becoming more integrated every day. But is business technology keeping up? According to a recent survey conducted by Deloitte, no one method of communication will be…

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Jan 14