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CHG opens world headquarters

Utah-based CHG Healthcare, the nation’s largest privately held healthcare staffing company, has opened its new headquarters in Midvale. The 282,000-square-foot campus — located off I-15 and 7200 South — consists of two five-story buildings connected by a glass “People Hub” that…

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Aug 20

Consumer prices continue to inch upward in Utah

Summer rates for water and sewer were the major contributors to a small uptick in consumer prices along the Wasatch Front from June to July. The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent from the previous month. The utilities costs had the largest…

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Aug 20

Huftalin named Chamber's Athena winner

The Salt Lake Chamber has named Salt Lake Community College president Deneece Huftalin as its 2017 Athena Leadership Award recipient. According to a release from the organization, the Athena Leadership Award is a national award presented annually to an active member of the Salt…

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Aug 20

Utah is best place in U.S. for growing old

Utah is the best state in which to grow old, according to a new Caring.com report. The study ranked all 50 states in 13 financial, healthcare and quality-of-life categories focused on senior care. Iowa, South Carolina, Washington, Nebraska, Arizona and California follow the…

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Aug 20

MSEC shortens name

Nearly two years after the merger of Utah’s Employers Council with the Mountain State Employers Council, the combined entity has announced that it has shortened its name to Employers Council to reflect the organization’s overall geographic expansion beyond the Rocky Mountain…

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Aug 20

STEM Action Center unveils new tool to drive kids' interest in sciences

A new vehicle will soon hit the road, trying to steer Utah youngsters into certain career fields. The Utah STEM Action Center last week unveiled the Utah STEM Bus, which will serve as a mobile classroom highlighting science, technology, engineering and mathematics and expose…

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Aug 20

Disney show, other series extend Utah production

A popular Disney Channel show is extending its production work in Utah. The second season of “Andi Mack” originally was going to spend $15 million in Utah, but the series has been approved for five more episodes, meaning its Utah spending will reach $18.8 million. The…

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Aug 20

C&W acquires brokerages

Commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield has announced that it has entered into an agreement with NorthMarq Cos., a private holding company of the Pohlad family of Minneapolis, to acquire Cushman & Wakefield NorthMarq (CWN) in Minnesota and Cushman & Wakefield Commerce…

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Aug 20

Holly buys two Utah pipelines

Holly Energy Partners LP, a Dallas-based energy company that owns petroleum processing and transportation facilities throughout the West, including the Holly Refinery in Woods Cross, has entered into agreements to acquire full ownership of two crude-oil pipelines that terminate…

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Aug 20

Mortgage delinquencies down

The number of Utah homeowners who are delinquent on their mortgages continues to drop, according to a new report from property information and analytics firm CoreLogic. In the Salt Lake City market, 2.9 percent of mortgages were delinquent by at least 30 days in May, the Loan…

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Aug 20

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 8-21-17

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Vista Outdoor Vista Outdoor Inc., based in Farmington, reported net income of $16.7 million, or 29 cents per share, for the fiscal first quarter ended July 2. That compares with $29.1 million, or…

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Aug 20

eLearning Bros. buys art site

American Fork-based e-Learning Brothers, a developer of interactive assets for the e-learning industry, has acquired SolidStockArt.com, a stock photography company based in Sandy. eLearning Brothers will assume worldwide operation of the two companies, expanding what it says…

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Aug 20

Lund takes helm of Utah Bar

John R. Lund, a shareholder in Parsons Behle & Latimer’s Salt Lake City office, was sworn in as president of the Utah State Bar on July 28 at the organization’s annual convention in Sun Valley, Idaho. He will serve a one-year term, replacing Robert O. Rice. Lund’s practice is…

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Aug 20

Business Tech: Three network security questions you should ask your IT guy right now

By Mike Herrington There’s a lot to think about as a business owner or executive. If network security isn’t on your mind, it should be. The first half of 2017 saw a 223 percent increase in cyber-attacks over 2016, according to a recent report from F Secure Labs. Business leaders…

It’s plain logic: Spending caps are low-hanging fruit in fighting debt

By Veronique de Rugy Another debt ceiling fight is just around the corner. The government’s borrowing limit will need to be raised yet again by the end of September to avoid default. Indications suggest that there will be enough support between Democrats and moderate Republicans…

It's not North Korea's nukes that are new; it's the Trump administration rhetoric

By Fareed Zakaria How did we get here? Why does it appear that we’re on the brink of a war in Asia, one that could involve nuclear weapons? North Korea has had nuclear-weapons capacity for at least 10 years now. Have its recent advances been so dramatic and significant to force…

If you don’t have a conscience, invest in Big Hospital systems

By Robert Pembroke The king of investors, Warren Buffett, decreed that if you want to make a fortune, buy companies that have a competitive moat. A competitive moat, in the investment world, is a company surrounded by barriers to stop the enemy from entering its market. Big…

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Aug 20

Industry Briefs 8-21-17

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. ACCOUNTING • Grant Thornton LLP has admitted 39 new partners and principals and promoted 28…

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Aug 20