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Safety offenses shut down SE Utah gas pipeline

The Utah Public Service Commission has ordered the shutdown of 21 miles of a natural gas pipeline near Moab. The order against Pacific Energy & Mining Co. (PEMC) came at the request of the Utah Division of Public Utilities after it discovered that numerous operational and…

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Apr 21

ClearFoundation buys Daplie Inc.

ClearFoundation, a New Zealand-based developer of core software for securing both physical and virtual networks, has acquired Daplie Inc. of Provo. Daplie is the creator of Connect, a personal home server offering security, privacy, ownership and control to consumers in place of…

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Apr 21

Groups launch Empower SLC to boost energy-saving efforts

The Salt Lake City Sustainability Department and Utah Clean Energy have teamed up with the International Rescue Committee, Salt Lake County Aging and Adult Services and YouthCity Government in an effort to empower Salt Lake City’s West Side neighborhoods with the tools to reduce…

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Apr 21

Tax credit incentives bring pair of feature films for production in Utah

By Brice Wallace A pair of film productions — including one that will spend nearly $7 million in Utah — have received incentives to shoot in the Beehive State. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board, at its April meeting, approved a tax credit incentive of up…

Keone named president of Listen Technologies

Bluffdale-based Listen Technologies Corp., a provider of assistive listening and tour systems, has announced that Maile Keone has been named president of the company. She will be responsible for executing Listen Technologies’ business plan, the company said in a release. Keone,…

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Apr 21

Survey: Higher employee turnover in 2018

Employers Council, a human resource and employment law service for the business community, has found that Utah’s employee turnover rate is up for the second straight year. The organization’s HR Metrics Survey reported a 2018 turnover rate of 25.6 percent compared to a 2017 rate…

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Apr 21

O.C. Tanner acquires Indian firm

O.C. Tanner, a Salt Lake City-based employee recognition and workplace culture company, has acquired the recognition and rewards technology and business of Kwench, an India-based company that delivers corporate recognition solutions. The agreement will combine the global…

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Apr 21

Majority of investors favor the human touch over technology

Despite increasing automation in nearly all aspects of the consumer experience, 84 percent of investors say that financial advisors will always be needed and will not be replaced by automated investing technology, according to the first quarter 2019 Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor…

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Apr 21

Succeeding in Your Business: Here are 12 little words that will help you predict the future

It’s a rough economy out there, but even scarier than the persistent threats of recession, deflation, countries defaulting on their debt, governments’ inability to balance the budget and other boogie people is the pace of change itself. If you are a business owner looking to…

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Apr 21

Editorial Cartoon: Surveilling

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Apr 21

Industry Briefs 4-22-19

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. ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT • The Salt Lake City Arts Council and Salt Lake City Parks and Public Lands…

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Apr 21

The new NAFTA is exporting the same bad habits – like wage controls

By Veronique de Rugy Trade agreements have been greatly successful at lowering trade barriers around the world. But they’re not without their flaws. Each agreement, in practice, tends to retain some counterproductive protectionist policies and may even export some bad policies.…

The left hasn't figured it out yet - nationalism is a popular notion

By Fareed Zakaria There are many explanations for Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory in the recent elections that have to do with Israel’s particular situation — its economic boom, stable security climate and the prime minister’s political talent. But he is also part of a much larger…