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Salt Lake City home prices continue climb

Home prices in the Salt Lake City market continue to show a steady increase, according to data released last week by Californian-based property data and analytics company CoreLogic. The CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) showed a 0.7 percent increase in the prices that Utah homes…

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Oct 9

Three to be inducted into Utah Technology Council Hall of Fame

The Utah Technology Council (UTC) has announced three inductees to its Hall of Fame: Aaron Skonnard, Amy Rees Anderson and Patrick M. Byrne. The three will be inducted Nov. 10 at the annual black-tie Hall of Fame Gala at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. In…

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Oct 9

Lofgren tabbed as NAIOP developer of the year

Commercial real estate development association NAIOP Utah has named Dan Lofgren of Cowboy Partners and Cowboy Properties as 2017 NAIOP Utah Developer of the Year. The association said the honor was bestowed because of Lofgren’s impact on Utah’s commercial development landscape,…

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Oct 9

Funds available for renewable energy projects

Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky program is now accepting funding applications for renewable energy projects. The program, funded by more than 44,000 Blue Sky customers, is available to help cover the cost of installing renewable energy systems for non-residential,…

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Oct 9

Safety grant apps available

The Utah Labor Commission has about $700,000 it wants to award in the form of grants to help Utah organizations improve workplace safety. The commission has begun accepting applications from businesses and other entities for Workplace Safety grants for 2018. The grants help…

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Oct 9

Editor Cartoon: Because It's Easy

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Oct 9

SkyWest continues to grow

St. George-based SkyWest Inc., holding company for SkyWest Airlines has reported that it has entered into aircraft purchase agreements and capacity purchase agreements to acquire and fly 15 additional new aircraft with Delta Air Lines and five additional new aircraft with Alaska…

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Oct 9

Spring2 Technologies now part of Eide Bailly family

Technology consulting company Spring2 Technologies of Sandy has become part of Eide Bailly LLP, a regional CPA and business advisory firm, the company has announced. The Spring2 staff will join the technology practice of Eide Bailly and move into Eide Bailly’s existing Lehi…

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Oct 9

Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center design team announced

The design team for the planned Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center (MVPAC) has been named in a release from Salt Lake County and Taylorsville city. Method Studio, a Salt Lake City-based architecture firm, and The Shalleck Collaborative of Berkeley, California, a theater planning…

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Oct 9

WTC Utah awarded $390,000 to help local businesses boost exporting

World Trade Center Utah has been awarded $390,000 in funds to provide grants to local companies. The funding comes through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The grants are designed to boost the number of small…

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Oct 9

IntegraCore purchased by VSCM

Salt Lake City-based Visible Supply Chain Management (VSCM) has acquired IntegraCore, a provider of business-to-consumer order fulfillment and shipping services. With facilities in Utah and Georgia, IntegraCore’s operations will be incorporated into VSCM’s vertical integration…

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Oct 9

Business Tech: Are you protected? WannaCry and Petya won't be the last to target your system

By Mike Herrington You know how they say that history has a way of repeating itself? Malware threats are no exception to that with the latest Petya/Goldeneye virus coming out on the heels of a WannaCry epidemic that hit more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries in May.…

It's up to ‘Big Six’ to keep tax reform efforts from being deep-sixed

By Veronique de Rugy The so-called “Big Six” Republican tax leaders have unveiled more of their plan to reform the tax code. As usual, it’ll be light on details, but we’re told to expect a cut in the corporate income tax rate to 20 percent — as opposed to the 15 percent rate…

North Korea: If you're going to ramp up the rheoric, have a strategy

By Fareed Zakaria The confrontation between the United States and North Korea is in a more dangerous zone than at any point in decades. Each side has announced tough positions, issued threats and underscored that its positions are non-negotiable. Each side is now boxed in, with…

You better believe the system is rigged, but there's a way to change it

By Robert Pembroke For as long as there have been politicians, it’s been inevitable that they will craft a parasitic system that allows them to control people’s destiny — lock, stock and barrel. And, according to a Harvard Business School study by Katherine Gehl and Michael…

Curbing the epidemic: Three steps for countering the impact of loneliness

By Doug Andrew It’s an epidemic that’s been causing increased concern across America. It’s taking more than a toll on our emotional well-being; it’s causing physiological fallout. A recent Harvard Business Review article by former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy noted it’s…

Industry Briefs - 10-9-17

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. ASSOCIATIONS • Silicon Slopes has announced the dates for its Tech Summit 2018 . The second…

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Oct 9