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SwipeClock acquires workforce software firm

SwipeClock LLC has an-nounced it has acquired Shugo, a provider of SaaS-based workforce products and services for small and medium-sized businesses. SwipeClock is developer of workforce management software based in Salt Lake City. SwipeClock said that the buyout allows the…

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Jan 21

SilencerCo looking for new CEO

SilencerCo, a West Valley City-based designer and manufacturer of firearm suppressors, known as silencers, has announced a change in company leadership. Founders Joshua Waldron and Jonathon Shults are stepping down — Waldron as CEO and Shults as president. The company’s board…

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Jan 21

Industrial real estate sector is booming outside Salt Lake County, too

By Don Enlow and Marcy Pitman CBC Advisors Over the past few years, numerous business websites and publications, including Forbes and CNBC, have pronounced Utah to be one of the best states for doing business. As you travel up and down I-15 along the Wasatch Front, you’ll see…

We all make mistakes; Here's how to avoid the stupid ones

By John Graham Most mistakes are just plain stupid. “I just wasn’t thinking,” we say. Stupid mistakes aren’t intentional. But the genie is out of the bottle. The damage is done. Sure, we can try to “minimize the damage” by claiming “we’re only human” and dismiss it with…

Here's an idea: Maybe Congress should cut up Uncle Sam’s credit card

By Veronique de Rugy Imagine that each month, you spend $2,000 more than you earn and charge the difference to your credit card. You make interest payments but never attempt to pay down your debt, instead just letting it grow. There will inevitably come a time when you have to…

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Jan 21

He campaigned on it, but now Trump seems to have abandoned populism

By Fareed Zakaria The fire and fury over Michael Wolff’s book has largely centered on the personalities and power struggles within the White House. But behind all of that lies an important political development, one that explains the real rift between Donald Trump and his former…

How about an education system that teaches critical thinking?

By Robert Pembroke The American citizenry is an optimistic collection and even with all the distressing things happening around them, they are expressing optimism about the future. And I know of a way to make sure that they a have an optimistic future: Teach them the art of…

Editorial Cartoon: Opioids

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Jan 21

Industry Briefs - 1-22-18

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 • The Salt Lake Board of Realtors has elected Adam Kirkham as its 2018 president.…

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Jan 21

Newsletter 1-16-18

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, January 16, 2018 Incentives mean 200 jobs for two tech firms By Brice WallaceUtah’s technology and aerospace sectors will grow by more than 200 jobs over the next few years as a pair of companies have…

Incentives mean 200 jobs for two tech firms

By Brice Wallace Utah’s technology and aerospace sectors will grow by more than 200 jobs over the next few years as a pair of companies have announced expansion projects in the state. Autonomous Solutions Inc. (ASI) and Parker Hannifin Corp. announced the expansions last week…

Vivint settles sales practices suit with $10 million payment

By John Rogers Lehi-based Vivint Smart Home has ended a federal lawsuit in Florida by agreeing to pay a $10 million settlement to ADT Inc. The action alleged that Vivint representatives used deceptive sales practices when approaching ADT customers in an attempt to persuade them…

Dixie sets records for commercial real estate development in 2017

By John Rogers Last year set all kinds of records for the commercial real estate business in southwestern Utah, according to a report released last week by St. George’s NAI Excel, a real estate firm that handled a good share of those transactions. The multitude of housing…

Utahns continue to pay their house payments on time

Mortgage delinquencies in the Salt Lake City market dropped again in October, according to the latest numbers from CoreLogic, a California-based real estate information and analytics firm. Locally, home loans in some degree of delinquency dropped from 3.4 percent in October 2016…

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Jan 14

It's great for businesses, but effect for wage earner still uncertain

By Brice Wallace How much will the recently passed federal tax reform impact the Utah economy? A panel of tax experts last week expressed uncertainty and, in some cases, skepticism that it will help much. Juliette Tennert, chief economist at the University of Utah’s Kem C.…

Print Tex USA acquires Salt Lake's SDI

Print Tex USA, a leading decorator of corporate-branded apparel and promotional products based in Louisville, Kentucky, has acquired Sportswear Design International, based in Salt Lake City. Operating under the brand name SDI, Sportswear Design International was established in…

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Jan 14

Tour operators convene in Salt Lake City

Tour operators from around the world are convening in Salt Lake City this week for 30th annual Go West Summit. Hosted by Visit Salt Lake and the Utah tourism industry, the group will meet Jan. 16-19 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. {mprestriction ids="1,3"}International…

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Jan 14

St. Louis firm buys Draper's Spot Business Systems LLC

Clearent, a St. Louis-based payments solution provider, has announced the purchase of Draper-based Spot Business Systems LLC, an independent software vendor serving customers in the dry-cleaning industry. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. {mprestriction…

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Jan 14

Bear River Mutual president named CEO

Duffy Pingree, who was named president of Bear River Mutual Insurance Co. in November 2016, has also been named CEO of the company. Former president and CEO Don Adams retained the title of CEO when Pingree became president but has retired, ceding the CEO designation to Pingree.…

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Jan 14

Decipher joins Eide Bailly

Regional accounting and business advisory firm Eide Bailly has purchased Decipher Forensics of American Fork. Decipher Forensics specializes in forensic discovery of information stored electronically on electronic devices such as computers and cell phones. {mprestriction…

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Jan 14

Auditors: Not many problems in the program that incentivizes businesses

By Brice Wallace A recent audit of the state’s major business recruitment and expansion incentive program revealed only minor issues. At a recent meeting of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, representatives of Tanner LLC indicated that between July 2014 and June…

Circlepix sells photo business

VHT Studios, a Rosemont, Illinois-based provider of professional photography, virtual staging and visual marketing services for the real estate industry, has acquired the photography business of Circlepix. Founded in 2000 in Springville, Circlepix — like VHT Studios — is…

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Jan 14