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Farm Bureau chief: 'We could be a lot bigger'

By Brice Wallace Most CEOs of associations would be delighted to have best-ever balance sheets and best-ever membership numbers in their organizations. But Dale Newton isn’t satisfied. Despite having those achievements at the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, Newton believes the…

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Dec 17

No slump here: Utah’s mining industry up 7% from ’16 to ’17

Utah’s mineral mining industry is bucking a national trend, showing a 7 percent increase in the value of production in 2017, according to a new report released earlier this month by the Utah Geological Survey (UGS). The total value of the minerals taken out of Utah ground topped…

Forbes ranks Utah 2nd behind North Carolina

Utah has fallen to second place in the nation as the best state in which to do business. Forbes magazine has rated the business climates of the 50 states annually since 2006, and Utah has finished on top half of the previous years. But the past two years, North Carolina took…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 12-17-18

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: HealthEquity HealthEquity, based in Draper, reported net income of $15.7 million, or 25 cents per share, for the quarter ended Oct. 31. That compares with $10.5 million, or 17 cents per share,…

That's a lot of cement! Developer of Geneva Steel site in Utah Co. is stuck with removal & disposal of 1.5M tons of concrete

When land developer Anderson Geneva purchased the site of the former Geneva Steel plant west of Orem in Utah County, it knew one of its biggest challenges would be what to do with 750,000 cubic yards — nearly 1.5 million tons — of concrete it had to remove from the redevelopment…

AutoSource tabs new CEO

AutoSource, a Woods Cross-based branded title auto dealership, has named Bradley J. Walsh its new CEO. He replaces founder Luke Kjar, who remains on the board of the company. Walsh was previously senior vice president of asset remarketing for Santander Consumer, a subprime…

Business Tech: Marriott breach is good example of why you need to ramp up your business' cybersecurity

By David Black Every business, no matter the size, is at risk of having its data exposed. With Marriott International’s recent security breach, over half a billion guests had their data stolen. The unfortunate reality is that this could have — and should have — been…

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Salt Lake City businesses pay least in nation to run their office space

You may own or lease your business’ office space, but once you cover that cost, you have to operate the facility. And if your office is in Salt Lake City, you likely pay less to operate it than anywhere else in the country.{mprestriction ids="1,3"} Those are the finding of a new…

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Women in Business Focus

The Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards Luncheon is presented annually by the Salt Lake Chamber . This year’s event was held Nov. 16 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. The event features the presentation of prestigious awards to women of merit in our…

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2018 Salt Lake Chamber ATHENA Award Winner

Cindy Crane CEO, Rocky Mountain Power Cindy Crane is chief executive officer of Rocky Mountain Power in Salt Lake City. She is responsible for the company’s transmission and distribution operations, customer service and regulatory and legislative affairs in Idaho, Utah and…

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2018 Salt Lake Chamber Pathfinder Award Winners

Kristen Cox Governor’s Office of Management & Budget Kristen Cox is the executive director of the Utah Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB). Appointed to the position by Gov. Gary Herbert in 2012, she has worked diligently to integrate operational excellence with…