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Chamber leader: Investment requires looking to the future

People pose for a photo at the lighted “Invest in Utah” sign at the recent Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit in Salt Lake City. (Brice Wallace/Salt Lake Business Journal) Brice Wallace Salt Lake Business Journal The event was billed as a 2026 economic outlook, but the…

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Utah awarded franchise for professional women’s softball team

Utah Talons players Megan Faraimo and Hannah Flippen, ESPN’s Holly Rowe and Talons GM Lisa Fernandez speak at a press conference introducing the professional women’s softball team that begins play in Salt Lake City this June. (Tom Haraldsen/ Salt Lake Business Journal) Tom…

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Utah Olympic Plaza to host watch party on Feb. 6

The Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation (UOLF) will hold a live Olympic Watch Party on Feb. 6, 8-10 p.m., at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City. To celebrate the start of the 2026 Winter Games, the foundation, along with the Alf Engen Ski Museum, will host the event at 3419 Olympic…

Bill aims to have data centers report water use, projections

A bill passed out of committee in the state Legislature aims to keep tabs on large data centers’ water use. HB76, sponsored by Rep. Jill Koford, R-Ogden, would require data centers larger than 10,000 square feet to report to the Division of Water Rights annually their water use…

Tech and the arts combine for Summit event

The state’s biggest tech event closes out its first decade this week, but adding elements of entertainment, arts and culture. “Summit” is being presented by Silicon Slopes, and, new this year, Visit Salt Lake. The innovation festival takes place Feb. 4-7 at the Salt Palace…

Linde to lead Sundance Institute as festival moves to Colorado

The Sundance Institute will have a new leader as its marquee event transitions from Utah to Boulder, Colorado. David Linde will become CEO of the nonprofit organization following the final Utah edition of the Sundance Film Festival that ran Jan. 22-Feb. 1 in Park City and Salt…

Dashboard: State ends economic year on ‘cautiously optimistic’ note

Utah’s Roadmap to Prosperity Economic Dashboard for December found rebounding consumer sentiment tempered by a softening labor market. The dashboard, a joint effort of the Utah Chamber and the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, reported data supportive of…

Robertson replaces Edwards as executive director of BioHive

Andy Robertson, BioHive BioHive, an advocacy organization for Utah’s life sciences and health technology industries, has appointed Andy Robertson as executive director, effective Jan. 1. Robertson has more than 20 years of life sciences experience, primarily in Utah, and has…

Local company grows with support of USBCI program and Davis County Loan Fund

A Sapphire Fountains’ creation at the California State Fair this past summer. The company constructs permanent fountains and also rents them for special events locally and in other states. (Photo courtesy James Harris) Becky Ginos The City Journals Sapphire Fountains constructs…

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Do you want the next colossal breakthrough idea?

Most leaders tell me they want breakthrough ideas — ideas that meaningfully differentiate their enterprise, create real value for customers and position their organization for long-term success. Yet far fewer leaders are willing to do what breakthrough ideas actually require.…

Diet your way to success

May I tell you about my diet? It’s simple, really. I eat keto on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I eat paleo on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. On Sunday, I don’t eat anything at all. Because I drink a gut-healthy mixture of kimchi, miso, kefir and kombucha, I’ve been able to…

A New Paradigm in Healthcare At Huntsman Cancer Institute, An Angio-CT

For patients across Utah and five surrounding states, cancer care often requires long miles, mountain passes, and hours on the road. Many travel four to seven hours each way to reach Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U). It is one of the few places in the…

INNOVATE UTAH 2-2-26

A Draper-based startup has introduced a new layered material designed for moisture management for sensitive equipment. Dryout , launched earlier this year, engineers the product into items like cases, bags, pouches, packs and similar items to provide active moisture removal.…

TPG to acquire majority stake in Cache County’s Conservice

TPG, a San Francisco-based global alternative asset management firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Conservice, a utility management platform for the property management industry based in Cache County’s River Heights. TPG will invest in…

Dinkler joins Springbrook Software as CEO

American Fork-based Springbrook Software, a provider of native cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and payments solutions for local governments, has announced the appointment of Chris Dinkler as CEO. Dinkler joins the company in an accelerated growth phase,…

NetDocuments acquires eDOCS from OpenText

Lehi-based AI-driven legal document management platform NetDocuments has acquired eDOCS from Canada-based OpenText. The deal includes the full product portfolio and the eDOCS employee team, expanding NetDocuments’ global presence to over 90 countries. “This acquisition enhances…

Industry Briefs 2-2-26

Company news information may be sent to brice.w@thecityjournals.com . CONTESTS • Nominations are being accepted until Feb. 16 for the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology . The award recognizes the distinguished service, significant achievements and positive economic…

People On The Move 2-2-26

Company news information may be sent to brice.w@thecityjournals.com . ASSOCIATIONS • The South Valley Chamber of Commerce has named two of its leadership team members to new positions. Jayme Jensen is vice president-managing director and programs. Her responsibilities include…

Utah jobless rate stays level as job growth softens

Utah’s jobless rate stayed steady at 3.6 percent in December, duplicating November’s rate, which was up a couple of tenths of a percentage point from October. Those numbers point to about 67,300 workers remaining outside the state’s total job count, according to data released by…

'Lights, camera, AI': Initiative gets $2 million from state

Film crews shoot a scene from “The Lone Ranger” in Southern Utah in 2013. Utah’s film industry could get a boost from an initiative focused on AI. (Photo courtesy Utah Film Commission) Brice Wallace Salt Lake Business Journal Out with Sundance. In with an AI-centered initiative…

Governor to business audience: 'You’ve abandoned us'

The recent 2026 Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit in Salt Lake City had a lot of elements typical of its predecessors. The presentation of an economic report to the governor. A speech about the state’s economic status and its economic outlook for the new year. A…

Utah-based City Journals is proving print is alive and hyper-local news is thriving

At a time when local journalism is often framed as an industry in decline, the City Journals is demonstrating a powerful counternarrative. Publisher and owner Bryan Scott said hyper-local news, when done well, is not just surviving, it’s thriving. “Community journalism isn’t…

2026 Economic Report highlights resilient Utah economy despite national headwinds

Utah’s economy continued to demonstrate remarkable strength and continued growth last year despite obstacles presented by a complex national economic landscape. That’s the conclusion of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s 38th Economic Report to the Governor, presented to Gov.…

Officials hope new law will help shut down illicit massage parlors

Utah’s economy continued to demonstrate remarkable strength and continued growth last year despite obstacles presented by a complex national economic landscape. That’s the conclusion of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s 38th Economic Report to the Governor, presented to Gov.…

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