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Utah's December home price hike less than nation's

Salt Lake City area home prices continue to creep up, according to the latest report from CoreLogic, a property information and analytics company located in Irvine, California. In December, area prices were 9.0 percent higher than the year before, thanks to a modest increase of…

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Feb 14

Chamber, WTC caution executive orders may hurt Utah

The leaders of two major economic organizations have expressed concern that executive orders on trade and immigration “could limit Utah’s ability to succeed in the global marketplace.” A letter to members of Utah’s congressional delegation from Lane Beattie, president and chief…

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Feb 14

Solar deployment plan unveiled

Utah Clean Energy and Salt Lake City have announced details of a 10-year plan to reduce costs and simplify and expand rooftop solar in the city and state. Titled “A Bright Future: 10-Year Solar Deployment Plan,” the program offers a suite of readily available, implementable…

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Feb 14

EMS educators bring 4,500 to SLC for confab and expo

An estimated 4,500 delegated are expected in Salt Lake City Feb. 23-25 for the 36th EMS Today Conference and Exposition at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center. Sponsored by business-to-business publishing company PennWell Corp. and its Journal of Emergency…

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Feb 14

Kusch to head LDS Business College

Bruce C. Kusch has been named president of LDS Business College in Salt Lake City. The announcement was made last week by Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which owns the school. Kusch will become the 13th president of…

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Feb 14

EDCUtah launches tool to help firms relocate using 50 metrics across 50 states

The Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) has developed a tool to help relocating or expanding businesses to quantitatively compare sites when making location decisions. Dubbed “Fifty by Fifty” (50x50), the tool uses 50 different metrics comparing sites in all 50…

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Feb 14

'Rudy' to keynote Venture Capital Conference in SLC

The 2017 Investors Choice Venture Capital Conference takes place this week, with Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger delivering the event’s Friday keynote luncheon address. Ruettiger was immortalized in the 1993 film “Rudy,” which tells the story of his relentless efforts to advance from…

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Feb 14

TDS buys InterLinx in So. Utah

TDS Broadband Service LLC, a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems Inc. of Madison, Wisconsin, has acquired InterLinx Communications LLC and its subsidiary Tonaquint Networks LLC in Southern Utah . The sale closed on Jan. 31 and terms were not disclosed. “Now the work begins…

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Feb 14

Presidio sold to Gallagher & Co.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. of Itasca, Illinois, has acquired The Presidio Group Inc., a commercial insurance firm located in Midvale. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Presidio was founded by John Schlichte in 1993 and offers a combination of risk management, employee…

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Feb 14

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: USANA USANA Health Sciences Inc., based in Salt Lake City, reported net income of $21.9 million, or 87 cents per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. That compares with $24 million, or 92…

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Feb 14

United Way honors individuals, organization as 'Changemakers'

United Way of Salt Lake has announced its United for Change Changemaker Award honorees for 2017. United Way will honor Kurt Micka, executive director of Utah Partners for Health; state Sen. F. Ann Millner, R-Ogden; Kearns High School Principal Maile Loo; and the Silicon Slopes…

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Feb 14

Lehi's Career Step buys two divisions of Minnesota healthcare training firm

Online education and training provider Career Step of Lehi has acquired the Revenue Capture and Coding and Documentation divisions of Panacea Healthcare Solutions, based in St. Paul, Minnesota. The move gives Career Step the ability to provide end-to-end education, consulting…

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Feb 14

Merit Medical pays $48 million for two products from Argos

South Jordan-based Merit Medical Systems Inc. has purchased two product lines from Argon Medical Devices and Catheter Connections Inc. of Plano, Texas. The combined revenues of the two acquired product lines were approximately $46 million in 2016. Merit paid $48 million for the…

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Feb 14

Congress can’t count on the other branches to protect digital privacy rights

Veronique de Rugy The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently shot down the latest effort by the Justice Department to compel Microsoft to hand over the data of a foreigner stored overseas. Amazingly, the government asserted that a U.S. search warrant should carry…

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Feb 14

Does Donald Trump really want someone like me to agree with him?

Fareed Zakaria After his spat with Mexico and after the travel ban, Donald Trump did something that surprised me. He put in place a policy with which I agreed. He placed a smart check on ever-proliferating federal regulations. His executive action requires any department that…

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Feb 14

Our attitudes about money may need changing to better our financial prospects

Our relationship with money is complex and emotional. When we pay a bill, go to the mall, trade in a car for a new one, hunt for a home or apartment or pass someone seemingly poor or rich on the street, we feel things and harbor certain perceptions. Are our attitudes about money…

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Feb 14

DOL’s new 'fiduciary standard' rule: I say, 'Beware of the hidden agenda'

Doug Andrew The Department of Labor has a new rule on the horizon regarding qualified retirement plans that may be delayed or rescinded by the Trump administration — and for good reason. It calls for financial professionals working with clients putting away money for retirement…

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Feb 14

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Feb 14

Industry Briefs 2-13-17

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. ASSOCIATIONS • Matt Hafen recently was elected president of the Southern Utah Estate Planning…

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Feb 14