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Draper's TaxBit to add 1,700 high-paying jobs

By Brice Wallace TaxBit is in line for a tax credit. The company plans to add up to 1,700 jobs in Draper over the next decade, boosted by a state tax credit incentive tied to those high-paying jobs. Utah-based TaxBit Inc. produces cryptocurrency tax and accounting automation…

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Average Utah home cost up 20.4% in year

It’s no secret that home prices nationwide are soaring, and Utah is right there among the top states for the residential cost inflation, according to data released by CoreLogic, a global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider based in Irvine,…

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Access to outdoors a major perk for Utah’s tech sector employees

If you left Utah to seek a job in the technology sector and then moved back, it was most likely because of the outdoor opportunities here. That’s part of the finding of a survey of the state’s tech employees conducted by Utah Outdoor Partners, a nonpartisan, nonprofit…

Additional $205M brings pandemic assistance to Utah schools to $615M

Pandemic aid for Utah just keeps growing. The state’s schools received another $205 million in federal pandemic funding recently to help address the most critical needs created by the pandemic, the Utah State Board of Education announced. “The Utah State Board of Education and…

One-third of Utahns say work/life balance 'perfect' during pandemic

One in three Utahns have achieved the “perfect” work/life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a poll by PRPioneer.com. The national average is 44 percent. The top figure is in Alaska, at 70 percent. Louisiana, New Hampshire and Rhode Island tie for the lowest, at…

UofU researchers find lockdowns have significant effect on air quality

University of Utah researcher Daniel Mendoza and his colleagues have air quality sensors installed around Park City with the purpose of monitoring pollution during the ski season and the Sundance Film Festival. What they have discovered is that the COVID-19 pandemic also had a…

Pandemic restaurant aid fund ends; 507 Utah establishments get $122M

On July 2, the U.S Small Business Administration announced the closure of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) program, passed by Congress as part of the American Rescue Plan. The program provided economic aid to restaurants and other establishments that suffered losses…

Rescue Plan child tax credit program payments begin going to families

The American Rescue Plan, passed earlier this year by Congress to help families deal with the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, included a revised child tax credit with the provision that the credit could be disbursed to families as cash payments. The Internal Revenue…

UofU study: Vaccines slash risk of COVID-19 infection by 91 percent

People who receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are up to 91 percent less likely to develop the disease than those who are unvaccinated, according to a new nationwide study of eight sites, including Salt Lake City, conducted by Dr. Sarang Yoon and colleagues at the University of Utah…

Go Utah awards incentives bringing an array of industries, jobs to the state

By Brice Wallace Go Utah was on the go in July. The first board meeting for the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, previously known as the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and now under the “Go Utah” moniker, included the awarding of five corporate…

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Red Cat Holdings to acquire Teal Drones

Red Cat Holdings Inc., a technology provider to the drone industry based in Humacao, Puerto Rico, has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Teal Drones. Holladay-based Teal makes and markets commercial and government unmanned aerial vehicle technology. The…

Center for Rural Development announces changes

The Center for Rural Development, a division within the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, has announced changes to its programs and the selection of two new team members. “The Center for Rural Development is enhancing its programs and services to encourage economic…

The Better Being Co. files for a $100M IPO

Another Utah company is set to go public. The Better Being Co., a vitamin and supplement supplier based in Salt Lake City, has filed for an initial public offering with the target of raising $100 million. The company has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S.…

Kevin Kane named CEO of SLC's Coda Octopus Colmek

Kevin Kane has been appointed CEO of Salt Lake City-based Coda Octopus Colmek Inc., a provider of engineering services and systems. Coda Octopus Colmek is a subsidiary of Lakeland, Florida-based Coda Octopus Group Inc., an underwater technology company that offers subsea…

Dot Foods buys ShopHero

Provo-based ShopHero, a software platform providing grocery e-commerce services to small grocery businesses, has been purchased by Dot Foods, a foodservice redistribution company based in Mt. Sterling, Illinois. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Matt Garner, ShopHero…

Traeger Grills acquires thermometer maker

Traeger Grills, a Salt Lake City-based innovator of the wood-pellet grill, has acquired Meater, a Leicester, England, supplier of wireless meat thermometers for cooking applications. Traeger introduced the auger-fed wood pellet grill in the 1980s and has since added its WiFire…

Logan's iFIT buys Australian fitness provider

Logan-based iFIT Health & Fitness Inc., a global provider of fitness software, content and equipment, has acquired Sweat, a platform for women’s health and fitness. The acquisition of the Sweat expands iFIT’s presence in the global digital fitness market and accelerates the…

Industry Briefs

Industry Briefs 7-19-21

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 • Clay Partain , managing director of Sports Salt Lake, has been selected to serve…

Finalists announced for Women Tech Awards

The Women Tech Council (WTC), a national organization based in Utah and focused on the economic impact of women in the technology sector, has announced the 21 finalists for its 2021 Women Tech Awards. “These awards bring visibility to technology-focused women throughout the…

WEBER DAVIS UPDATE: Good neighbors: Helping each other thrive

By Doug DeFries At a conference I was at recently, a fellow banker asked me how long I’ve been with Bank of Utah. I proudly responded, “35 years.” By today’s standards, it might be considered unusual to work for the same company that long. For me, there’s nowhere else I’d rather…

Succeeding in Your Business: Successful entrepreneurs look at the world differently than corporate execs

By Cliff Ennico “I was laid off from a corporate job a while back. I’m in outplacement, and the people here are telling me there are no jobs anywhere in corporate America for anyone with my experience. I’ve thought about doing something entrepreneurial — doing some consulting,…

There’s more to virtual meetings than a good ring light

By Karin M. Reed As the corporate landscape begins to shift from strictly remote and “virtual” to a hybrid model where some work from the office while many still prefer to work remotely, we all need to dig deeper and assume a more strategic approach to this new normal that isn’t…

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