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Entertainment center coming to Herriman

A 48,000-square foot entertainment and dining development has been announced for Herriman. Set to begin construction in early spring and open open in early 2021, the center will include full-service dining, technically-advanced bowling, interactive laser tag, virtual reality…

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Jan 19

Ivanti appoints new CEO, announces other key hires

South Jordan-based Ivanti has shuffled its top executives and added some key hires, the comp-any announced in a recent release. The firm, which produces software for IT security, IT service and asset management and supply chain management, was formed in January 2017 with the…

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Jan 19

UTAH COUNTY UPDATE: Orem: Time passes in the blink of an eye

By Richard F. Brunst Jr. In case you haven’t noticed, a lot has happened in Orem during the past six years. As the mayor of Orem, I would like to give an update on a few of these happenings. In 2014, the Orem City Council passed a Community Dev-elopment Agreement (CDA) with…

Succeeding in Your Buisness: Take note of these tax law changes for 2020

By Cliff Ennico Each year brings new changes to our Byzantine tax system, and 2020 is no different, with recent federal and state laws making the tax landscape more challenging than ever for small businesses and their owners. Here are some tax law changes you need to be aware of…

Editorial Cartoon: Embezzlement

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Jan 19

Industry Briefs 1-20-20

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 , a Salt Lake City-based certified public accounting firm, has promoted…

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Jan 19

Once again, government-subsidized projects fail to deliver on promises

By Veronique de Rugy In June 2018, Pres. Donald Trump attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a Foxconn factory in Wisconsin. Ever exuberant in his comments, he called the project the “eighth wonder of the world” and “one of the great deals, ever.” Always a bragger, his praise…

Trump's foreign policy seems impulsive, reckless, unplanned, inconsistent

By Fareed Zakaria Three months ago, Donald Trump suddenly withdrew American forces from northern Syria that were, in part, thwarting Iran’s efforts to dominate the country, declaring, “Going into the Middle East is one of the worst decisions ever made in the history of our…

Newsletter - 1-13-20

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, January 13, 2020 Utah housing affordability in 'fight of our lives' By Brice Wallace Mike Ostermiller has a vision of Utah's future when it comes to housing affordability. In fact, he said last week,…

Utah housing affordability in 'fight of our lives'

By Brice Wallace Mike Ostermiller has a vision of Utah’s future when it comes to housing affordability. In fact, he said last week, it exists today. And it’s not pretty. Speaking during a breakout panel session focused on affordable housing and housing affordability issues at…

Record C-PACE loan enough to get downtown Hyatt underway

Portman Holdings, the Atlanta-based developer of the planned Hyatt Regency hotel at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, has closed on $54.7 million in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) funding that will allow the company to…

Staff

Jan 12

Jobs optimism continues to fuel positive attitude

All the good news about the job market in Utah is having its effect on how consumers feel about their economic outlook. In December, the number of Utahns who believed jobs are hard to get dropped to 8 percent — the lowest number in over a year — and that helped drive the Zions…

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Jan 12

Cowdrey named CEO of Imagine Learning

Jeremy Cowdrey has been appointed as CEO Provo-based Imagine Learning. Cowdrey’s appointment was announced by the board of parent company Weld North Education of New York City. Imagine Learning is an educational technology company providing supplemental digital curriculum for…

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Jan 12

Dept. of Health awards medical cannabis licenses

The Utah Department of Health has announced the winners in its application process to award 14 pharmacy locations that will receive medical cannabis licenses. The 14 pharmacies were chosen in a competitive bidding process that saw 60 different companies submit applications for…

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Jan 12

23 films meant $59M to Utah in 2019

More films received state incentives to shoot in Utah in 2019 than in 2018, bringing along more employment for actors and crews. The Utah Film Commission said on its website that 23 incentivized projects last year resulted in a $59 million injection into the state’s economy and…

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Jan 12

Visible buys Kansas company

Visible Supply Chain Management of Salt Lake City, a provider of shipping and fulfillment services for small and midsize businesses, has acquired Kansas Continental Express (KCX), an Emporia, Kansas-based provider of shipping logistics and freight transportation throughout North…

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Jan 12

Survey prelims suggest lack of understanding about incentives

Preliminary results about state government incentive programs to recruit and retain economic development projects reveal opportunities to better inform people about them. Final results of an unscientific survey undertaken by the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah)…

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Jan 12

Traeger reaches settlement with Dansons, former owners

Utah’s Traeger Grills has reached a settlement in its case against former company owners Joseph, Brian and Mark Traeger along with claims against grill manufacturer Dansons U.S. LLC, the maker of grills with the Louisiana and Pit Boss brands. The suits alleged that Traeger…

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Jan 12

Weber/Davis joint effort has a name

The regional economic development initiative launched by Weber and Davis counties last June has a new name — the Northern Utah Economic Alliance (NUEA) — as well as a new logo, according to the organization’s president, Chris Roybal. NUEA’s core mission is to create high-paying…

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Jan 12

Middle-market businesses are under pressure from trade wars, recession fears

By Drew Yergensen The new year is here and with it comes a 2020 election, along with uncertainty surrounding tariffs, trade and how long the economic expansion will continue. These items are all weighing on middle-market business owners and C-suite executives as they plan for…

Succeeding in Your Business: What to know when an LLC makes a Subchapter S election

By Cliff Ennico “I have operated a service business for the past few years as a limited liability company (LLC) and have been quite successful. “My accountant is recommending that I change my LLC so it’s taxed like a Subchapter S corporation. I understand she is trying to save…

17 ways to get more work done (and be happy doing it)

By John Graham Most everyone has figured out that performance expectations keep going up. To put it bluntly, we face the challenge of doing more in less time. And it’s not about to change anytime soon. In the past, those with lots of experience fared well. But not today.…