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COVID delayed the launch, but Breeze Airways set to take off

By John Rogers The way things turned out, 2020 wasn’t a very good year to start a new airline. A couple of years ago, to great fanfare, Salt Lake City native and JetBlue Airways founder David Neeleman announced he would start a new low-price U.S. airline with above-average…

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Quotient Tech moving to SLC from California, bringing 520 new jobs

By Brice Wallace Utah has landed a corporate headquarters, with Quotient Technology Inc. switching its base from Mountain View, California, to Salt Lake City. The move will result in 520 new jobs in the Sugar House area over the next decade. The job creation is tied to a tax…

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COVID-19 Updates: Cancellations and postponements 10-19-20

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…

FEMA sent $91.8 million to Utah to replace wages lost to coronavirus

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided more than $91.8 million to the state of Utah to supplement unemployment benefits for those who lost employment because of the coronavirus pandemic. In August, Pres. Donald Trump made available up to $44 billion from…

Maintain culture while working at home but be wary of mental health

Salt Lake City-based CHG Healthcare, the nation's largest privately held healthcare staffing company, has released the results of a nationwide study of more than 800 U.S. workers; revealing attitudes and sentiments toward workplace culture; working from home; mental health; and…

Despite pandemic, enrollment steady or up at state colleges, universities

Utah’s public colleges and universities have seen enrollment hold steady as fall classes start amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nationwide, higher education institutions saw a 2.5 percent decline in enrollment while the decline in Utah was only two-tenths of a percentage point…

Utah tops nation for new college graduates during COVID economy

Utah is ranked No. 1 among states for new college graduates looking to start their career during a COVID economy, according to Business.org. The analysis considered median rent as a percentage of household income, the percentage of jobs requiring a bachelor’s degree or higher,…

Collaboration, creativity suffer from work-at-home situation, study says

The work-from-home trend caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is causing creativity to suffer due to challenges in collaborating, according to results of a recent survey released by South Jordan visual collaboration company Lucid. In fact, 43 percent of the C-suite reported their…

Granite School District to will give ‘COVID bonuses’ to all employees

Utah’s Granite School District has granted educators and hourly employees “COVID bonuses” intended to reward their “tremendous efforts” to safely resume and operate schools during coronavirus pandemic. Granite’s board approved the bonuses recently, agreeing to pay a 1 percent…

Utah Office of Tourism names 2020 Hall of Fame inductees

The Utah Office of Tourism and the Utah Tourism Industry Association have announced the 2020 Utah Tourism Hall of Fame recognition recipients. Utah Tourism Hall of Fame inductees are selected based on their history of contributions to the state’s tourism industry through…

Hyde to lead LHM Group's Prestige Financial

The Larry H. Miller Group of Cos. has named Richard (Rich) Hyde as president of Prestige Financial Services (PFS), a business enterprise group within the LHM Group portfolio. Hyde will oversee the PFS business operations, lead strategy development and build and maintain a strong…

Gardner Institute marks fifth anniversary with report to the community

The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute has turned five years old and released its “2020 Report to the Community,” a collection of research highlights, testimonials, student experiences and community events. Since its launch in September 2015, the Gardner Institute has released over…

Cal. firm buys Insight Group

EP Wealth Advisors LLC, an independent registered investment advisor that specializes in client-centric financial planning and investment management services based in Torrance, California, has acquired Salt Lake City’s The Insight Group Inc. and Financial Insight Center LLC.…

Sarcos wins USAF contract

Sarcos Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sarcos Robotics of Salt Lake City, has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Technology Acceleratory Program (AFWERX) to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) platform on behalf of Sarcos’ customer the Center for Rapid Innovation…

Succeeding in Your Business: So you want to start a nonprofit? Be sure you have the commitment

By Cliff Ennico “I am looking to set up a nonprofit organization with some friends to help raise funds for an obscure but devastating disease. “I’ve been looking over the IRS forms for getting a tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and they look…

Utah tops nation in pre-COVID growth of small-business jobs

Utah has topped another business-related national list. The Beehive State is ranked No. 1 among states with the largest growth in small-business jobs, with a 23.52 percent increase in the 2016-20 period (pre-COVID), according to the “United States of Small Business” analysis by…

Innovate Utah: NEW IDEAS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM UTAH COMPANIES

Reflect Scientific Inc., an Orem-based provider of products and services for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and transportation industries, has introduced an all-green refrigerated trailer it feels will pair well with any of the electric-powered, heavy-duty trucks currently in…

EC releases 2020 healthcare survey

Utah’s Employers Council, a provider of human resource and employment law services for the business community, has released the results of its 2020 Utah Health, Welfare & Plans Survey. The survey’s major finding was that the average premium for single (employee-only) health…

Industry Briefs

Industry Briefs 10-19-20

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. ASSOCIATIONS • The board of directors of the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce has appointed…

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