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Understaffed? Employees twice as likely to quit

According to new research from the Provo-based Qualtrics XM Institute, workers in customer-facing roles are stressed and nearly one-third (31 percent) think about quitting their job multiple times a month. More than two in five (44 percent) say their workloads have increased and…

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Film incentives hiked to attract future projects

Brice Wallace The Enterprise A couple of film and TV productions will get higher incentives for shooting in Utah in hopes that the companies will return to the state for future projects. The upgraded incentives were approved by the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go…

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Boart Longyear introduces Veracio

Boart Longyear Group Ltd., a West Valley City-based mining service company, has announced that its Geological Data Services division will now operate as a separate company called Veracio, also to be based in Utah. The company said Veracio will combine science and digital…

Picklr launches franchising

The Picklr, a Uintah, Weber County-based indoor pickleball company with seven locations in Utah and Colorado, has announced plans to take its indoor pickleball concept to the franchise arena. “We are excited to be adding indoor facility infrastructure to the fastest-growing…

WorkforceQA buys Tenn. Firm

WorkforceQA, a Salt Lake City-based employee compliance screening solutions provider, has acquired Corporate Medical Services (CMS), a Chattanooga, Tennessee-headquartered third-party administrator. Founded in 1995, CMS serves over 4,000 companies, managing their drug testing…

Optimism: A critical component of successful leadership

Richard Tyson Realistically, we all know that business — and life — will regularly deliver doses of both success and failure. We also recognize that we are not predisposed to react in a positive, optimistic manner when we experience setbacks. However, studies by noted…

Corporate Financial Reports 3-6-23

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Merit Medical Systems Merit Medical Systems Inc., based in South Jordan, reported net income of $33.4 million, or 58 cents per share, for the 2022 fourth quarter. That compares with $20.6…

Legal Matters: ‘Sandbagging’ provisions in M&A transactions governed by Delaware law: The risk of remaining silent

Thomas R. Taylor Delaware has long been the preferred state in which to organize companies doing business in the United States. The preference for Delaware law relates primarily to its corporate law statute, the Delaware General Corporation Law (the Delaware act), and the…

Succeeding in Your Business: What to look for in franchise documents (Part 2 of 2)

Cliff Ennico Here are five more questions to ask when reviewing a franchise’s Franchise Disclosure Document: No. 6. Is the Management Team Seasoned and Well-Experienced? Don’t gloss over the management biographies in the back of the FDD; take out a magnifying glass and pay close…

Want to improve your work culture? Try Philotimo

Bob Nelson Philotimo, literally, “the love of honor,” is a sense of love for family, community and country. It’s a joyful hospitality and sense of nobility enshrined in Greek culture. The notion that we all have an obligation to one another to make things better, to have a sense…