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Silver lining? Working at home may help company recruitment

By Brice Wallace The COVID-19 pandemic could have a long-lasting effect that benefits Utah companies looking to recruit and retain the best talent. Speakers at a pair of recent Utah investment gatherings said the ability for employees to work from anywhere has been proven…

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Utah biotechs helping the world - and doing just fine themselves

Utah life sciences companies are helping the world emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the industry itself in Utah remains well-positioned to do the same. Kelvyn Cullimore, president and CEO of BioUtah, recently cited statistics showing that Utah’s industry is thriving and is…

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Minimum wage hike stalled in Utah Legislature

A bill that would have seen Utah’s minimum wage raised to $15 an hour by July 2026 died a partisan death in a Utah House committee prior to the end of the recent legislative session. HB284 stalled in the House Business and Labor Committee, meaning it was not brought to the House…

Order extends mask mandate, adjusts school testing, public gathering policy

A Utah public health order issued late last month means masks designed to help stop the spread of COVID-19 will be required at least until of March 25. The order, issued by Utah Department of Health executive director Rich Saunders, also puts in place increased testing that will…

Rental assistance program paused, but will be centralized app process

Starting March 15, Utah renters can apply for pandemic rental assistance through a single, centralized online application. Until then, the program has stopped taking new applications in order to ensure that new federal guidelines are met. “Emergency Rental Assistance is an…

Survey finds mixed results when workers asked about remote work

Midvale-based CHG Healthcare, a privately held healthcare staffing company, has found that workers are finding that working from home during the COVID-19 has had a mixed impact on their mental health. CHG surveyed more than 850 U.S. workers, ranging from ages 18-71, about their…

Latter-day Saint Charities commits $20M to UNICEF COVID-19 response

Latter-day Saint Charities, the humanitarian arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has announced a $20 million grant to support UNICEF’s global work with the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator and the vaccines arm of the ACT Accelerator called the COVAX…

Salt Lake firms enter agreement to distribute pathogen-killing masks

Two Salt Lake City companies have entered into a licensing agreement for the production and distribution of consumer face masks treated with silicon nitride, which inactivates pathogens such as the COVID-19 virus. O2Today, a firm that develops, manufactures and commercializes…

MyHeritage acquired by Francisco Partners

MyHeritage, a Lehi-based online genealogy platform, has announced that Francisco Partners, a global investment firm based in Menlo Park, California, that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, has signed an agreement to acquire the company. The financial terms of…

MWCN names 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year

Utah business networking organization MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) has announced the recipient of its annual Entrepreneur of the Year award, naming Hanko Kiessner as the 2021 honoree. Now in its 33rd year, MWCN’s award recognizes a Utah entrepreneur who has built an…

Kerby named president of Big-D commercial & residential division

Big-D Signature, the commercial and residential partner company of Salt Lake City’s Big-D Construction, has named Mike Kerby as president in its Park City office. Kerby has been in several construction industry senior leadership roles over the past 30 years. Serving as the…

Complete Solar buys Current Insight

Complete Solar, a Lehi-based home solar systems designer and installer, has acquired Current Insight LLC. Current Insight is an engineering company that provides CAD designs, structural engineering stamps and electrical engineering stamps to solar companies. “Current Insight is…

P.G. landscape companies merge

Stratton & Brätt, a privately owned Utah landscaper in Pleasant Grove, has purchased Elite Grounds LC, also a Pleasant Grove-based landscaping company. A release from the company said that Elite Grounds will handle all commercial and residential property maintenance while…

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 3-8-21

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: PROG PROG Holdings Inc., based in Salt Lake City, reported net earnings of $40.8 million, or 60 cents per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. That compares with a net loss of $107…

WEBER/DAVIS Update: Ogden-Weber: Proven ground for business vitality in Northern Utah

By Chuck Leonhardt Northern Utah is positioned to pull out of the pandemic in better shape than most areas as we take on the challenges dealt in the past year. Our opportunities are immense. With unsurpassed quality of life and a strong business climate, employers from around…

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Succeeding in Your Business: Thinking of moonlighting? Here's what the law says about that

By Cliff Ennico “I am a full-time employee at a large tech company. “My son, who lives in another state, wants to start a small consulting business. He will need my personal expertise in servicing his clients, because I have more knowledge of the technology than he has. He wants…

Business Tech: Exploring the benefits of cloud computing

By Bahar Ferguson Cloud computing can seem scary to many business owners. After all, in a day and age where U.S. companies collectively lose over $525 million per year due to cybercrime, transferring your data to some nebulous location called “the cloud” feels a little…

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Will employers or workers have the upper hand after the pandemic?

By John Graham It’s been a year now since we came under the relentless domination of the coronavirus. After all this time, the picture isn’t pleasant. The end is uncertain and the implications for the future are far from clear. McKinsey reports that “75 percent of employees in…

Industry Briefs

Industry Briefs 3-8-21

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. ACCOUNTING • Tanner LLC , Salt Lake City, has appointed Shawn Marchant to lead the firm’s…

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