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Utah jobless rate down another bit to 3.2% in November

Utah’s unemployment rate — already among the best in the nation — took another dip in November to 3.2 percent, down 0.1 percent from October. The Department of Workforce Services said that means just over 50,000 people are still looking for jobs in the state. {mprestriction…

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Dec 31

Is Utahns' optimism waning? Attitude index takes dip

Could it be that Utah consumers are losing a little bit of their enthusiasm about the economy? After consecutive record-setting highs in October and November, the Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) dipped slightly, decreasing from 124.4 in November to 118.7 in…

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Dec 31

Peter Huntsman takes reins

The patriarch of the Utah family that founded the Huntsman Corp. has announced that he is stepping down as executive chairman of the company. In Jon Huntsman Sr.’s place, son Peter Huntsman has been named chairman of the board of directors. Peter Huntsman has been serving as…

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Dec 31

WABCO invests $10 million in Nikola

WABCO Holdings Inc., the parent company of Auderghem, Brussels-based WABCO Vehicle Control Systems, has purchased a 1 percent stake in Nikola Motor Co. The $10 million investment tabs the worth of the Salt Lake City-based developer of electric vehicles at $1 billion, according…

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Dec 31

Pet Expo coming to Utah

The 2018 debut of Salt Lake City Pet Expo is set for July 14-15 at the Golden Spike Event Center in Ogden. The event runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday and is free to the public. Pets are welcomed and encouraged to attend, according to organizers.…

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Dec 31

TravelPass buys travel planning website

Lehi-based TravelPass Group, a hotel-booking service serving over 1 million properties worldwide, has acquired Jauntaroo, a travel planning and discovery website, from Vacation Travel Match LLC of Smithfield. Terms were not disclosed. “The acquisition of Jauntaroo, as well as…

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Dec 31

North Salt Lake-based Orbit Irrigation names Eyring as president

Orbit Irrigation Products has announced that Stuart Eyring has been appointed president of the North Salt Lake-based sprinkler system products manufacturer. He replaces K.C. Ericksen, who will continue to serve on the board of Pro-Mark Inc., the holding company of Orbit and…

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Dec 31

GOED incentives: Two films and a TV pilot set to receive cash rebates from state for production in Utah

Incentives for two film project and one TV production were approved in December by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board. A cash rebate incentive of up to $120,752 was approved for Provenance Productions LLC for “Forger,” a feature documentary about the Mark…

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Dec 31

Rural Fast Track awards announced

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board, at its December meeting, endorsed Rural Fast Track grants for eight companies. The grants had been approved by the Governor’s Rural Partnership Board. Recipient companies are: • National Vinyl Products, of Nephi, Juab…

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Dec 31

Editorial Cartoon: Making a list and checking it twice

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Dec 31

For the new year: Eleven self-evaluation questions for today’s leaders

By Richard Tyson The new year is a good time to look back on 2017 to evaluate ourselves. Such introspection is especially appropriate for those who carry the responsibilities of leadership. Having had the privilege of working as a coach to CEOs and business owners for nearly…

Warren’s regulatory expansion is wrong answer to Equifax breach

By Veronique de Rugy In September, we learned that Equifax had suffered a massive data breach that exposed the personal information — including names, addresses, birthdates and Social Security numbers — of 145 million Americans. It was the latest in a string of cybersecurity…

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Dec 31

Hoorah, long-promised regulatory and tax reform is finally here

By Robert Pembroke One of our morning newspapers published a column that was as close to being fake news as I have ever seen. The writer’s premise was that the middle-class taxpayers were going to be paying more taxes than they are paying now. Don’t you believe it! The tax…