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Longer season adds to record-setting year for Utah ski industry

Utah’s ski industry experienced a record season in 2016-17, with nearly 4.6 million skier days. The 4,584,658 skier days topped the previous record of 4,457,575 during the 2015-16 season, according to Ski Utah. The eight-month season — Snowbird stopped its lifts June 11, making…

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Jun 19

Summer utility hikes add to 0.5% CPI rise

Higher summer usage for electricity and water caused utility rates to rise and the Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a corresponding rise in May. The index ticked upward, rising 0.5 percent from April. Communications costs also went up as phone companies…

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Jun 19

EY honors 2017 top entrepreneurs

Utah Region winners of the 2017 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards were announced at a black-tie event at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on June 10. The program recognizes business leaders in more than 145 cities in 60 countries throughout the world who have disrupted…

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Jun 19

Report: Utah's economy benefits from globalization

New research from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of business concludes that on the whole, the Utah economy is larger and more prosperous because of globalization. Globalization is defined as the process by which businesses or…

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Jun 19

Nevada law means Vivint can return to state

Vivint Solar Inc. will resume serving customers in Nevada on the heels of a Nevada Legislature bill restoring the conditions under which rooftop solar customers are reimbursed for excess electricity generation. Vivint operated in Nevada for two weeks in 2015 but abruptly shut…

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Jun 19

Summer gas prices here to stay

The price that Utahns pay at the gas pump went up just before the Memorial Day weekend and have stayed right there. Last week’s $2.54 per gallon statewide average was the same as the holiday prices — and were up about a dime over the week before Memorial Day. Holiday weekend…

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Jun 19

Ensign buys Utah care facilities

The Ensign Group Inc. of Mission Viejo, California, has acquired two skilled nursing and one intermediate care facilties in Utah. The facilities are Utah Valley Healthcare and Rehabilitation, a 99-bed skilled nursing facility in Provo; Heritage Park Healthcare and…

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Jun 19

Staying busy all summer: Utah's resorts plan to do out-of-season business

Nearly all of Utah’s 14 ski resorts have opened for summer activities ranging from hiking, biking and zip line riding to disc golfing, dining and enjoying music. Many of the resorts opened this past weekend. Brian Head Resort will be open Fridays through Sundays June 23-Sept. 10…

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Jun 19

Quarter (mile) pounder

Fiat Chrysler is getting back into the muscle car business — and in a big way. The company is launcing the 840-horsepower 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon at a cool sticker price of $84,995. The power plant is a supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V8 engine mated to an eight-speed…

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Jun 19

Construction completed on 4th West Apartments

SALT Development, a Salt Lake City-based developer and builder of commercial real estate properties, has completed construction of the first two phases of its 4th West Apartments near The Gateway shopping center in downtown Salt Lake City. The two phases consist of 373 luxury…

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Jun 19

Message to Trump: There’s a right way to boost infrastructure spending

By Veronique de Rugy As part of its recent “Infrastructure Week,” the Trump administration held infrastructure-themed events around the country to promote $1 trillion of private and public infrastructure investment. Based on the 2018 budget outline, we know that the…

Solving the Middle East morass: U.S. should broker a new balance of power

By Fareed Zakaria Donald Trump returned from his first overseas trip convinced that he had unified America’s historic Arab allies, dealt a strong blow against terrorism and calmed the waters of an unruly Middle East. Since then we have seen a series of terror attacks in Europe…

Does the world no longer feel like Lafayette? 'Sir, I truly love America'

By Robert Pembroke The return of the Marquis de Lafayette to America in 1824 produced a tremendous outpouring of goodwill and gratitude from our nation. He toured all 24 states in just over 13 months. When a mayor from a little town near Boston told him, “Sir, America loves…

Business Tech: Solving your IT problems: Asking the right questions drives the right solutions

By Mike Herrington There are a huge number of technology solutions on the market today and every business has unique needs. The road to finding the right solutions for your business can be tricky. Experience has repeatedly taught us that asking LOTS of quality questions is…

Editorial Cartoon - Just Crazy Enough

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Jun 19

Industry Briefs 6-19-17

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. BANKING • Bank of Utah , Ogden, has hired David Bastian to serve on its Redwood Road branch…

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Jun 19