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Utah celebrating century of movie-making

Southern Utah’s iconic “red rock” country provides the backdrop for director John Ford and actor John Wayne’s 1956 western “The Searchers.” The year 2024 marks the 100th year of movies being shot in Utah, and the celebration will include an exhibit at the Utah Capitol. 'IT'S…

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MasterControl looking to hire 'a lot of people'

Brice Wallace A Cottonwood Heights-based software company plans to add 155 high-paying jobs over the next six years. MasterControl Solutions Inc. made the announcement after being approved for tax credit incentive by the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity board at the…

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Dec 23

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Utah Valley Chamber names Gail Miller as 2024 Pillar of the Valley

The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce has named Gail Miller the 2024 recipient of its Pillar of the Valley Award. Miller will be honored at the annual Pillar of the Valley Gala on April 10. Miller is the co-founder and owner of the Larry H. Miller Co. and chair of the Larry H. &…

Argosy buys controlling interest in Wize

Wize Solutions, a full-service warehouse racking, automation and dock and door installation company based in Salt Lake City, has been acquired by Argosy Private Equity. Argosy is a lower middle market private equity firm based in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2007, Wize serves…

Law update from Parsons Behle: Is your employee handbook ready for 2024?

The holidays are in full swing, and many human resource professionals are making their lists and checking them twice, working to update their employee handbooks for 2024. If a new employee handbook is on your wish list, here are a handful of important 2023 developments in…

SL Co. home prices see slight rise

Despite facing challenges from rising mortgage interest rates, home prices in Salt Lake County saw a modest increase during the third quarter, according to UtahRealEstate.com. The report found the median price of a single-family home in Salt Lake County rose to $594,125 in the…

Median home price varies across state

Airdeed Homes, a real estate search website and data research company, has released its Utah real estate listing study conducted earlier this month, shedding light on the median listing prices of homes put on the market in the past 60 days in Utah’s major cities. With a specific…

Powder Mountain to launch new business model: Private slopes and lifts

The Mary's quad lift at Powder Mountain Ski Resort is one of two lifts that will go private — reserved for the exclusive use of resort property owners — under a new business model announced by majority owner Reed Hastings. Photo courtesy of Visit Ogden. Powder Mountain Ski…

WORK DAZE: Putting the ‘ew!’ in annual review

Bob Goldman Of course you’re worried. The end of the year is around the corner and with it lurks the dreaded annual performance review. I’m not sure how your manager feels, but as far as this column goes, your performance has been outstanding. You’ve shown up faithfully every…

Utah’s housing market benefits from the state's stable economy

Heading into 2024, interest rates should drop and buyers are expected return to the market, but first-time home buyers will continue to struggle to find affordable housing. (Adobe stock photo) Peri Kinder peri.k@thecityjournals.com Over the past 18 months, the housing market in…

DOMO'S ANNUAL DATA TRACKING REPORT

Just imagine: 360,000 posts on X (formerly Twitter) every minute of the day American Fork-based business intelligence and analytics company Domo has release the 2023 edition of its annual “Data Never Sleeps” report. For the past 10 years, Domo has tracked the world’s data usage,…

Industry Briefs 12-25-23

Industry Briefs are provided as a free service to our readers. Company news information may be sent to brice.w@thecityjournals.com . The submission deadline is one week before publication. AEROSPACE Northrop Grumman Corp. recently conducted a full-scale static test fire of a new…

Pair of Tooele Co. projects bring inland port count to eight

TOOELE VALLEY & TWENTY WELLS Brice Wallace At the beginning of 2023, Utah had one inland port area. As the year comes to an end, the number has swollen to eight, including two in Tooele County as the latest additions. The Utah Inland Port Authority board, at its December…

Consumer sentiment rises in Utah, drops nationwide

Utah’s consumer sentiment rose 4.5 points (6.4 percent) in November, a significant rise compared to its lackluster performance over the past several months. The index rose from 69.1 in October to 73.6 in November, according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s Survey of Utah…

Utah population, driven mostly by in-migration, reaches 3.46M

July 1 estimates produced by the Utah Population Committee indicate a total Utah population of 3,456,482, adding 55,989 residents to the state since July 1, 2022. The midyear reference date of these estimates reflects a post COVID-19 era, with rising inflation, increasing…

BioUtah names 2023 Life Sciences Award winners at annual meeting

BioUtah recently presented its 2023 Life Sciences Awards at the Utah Life Sciences Summit, held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The annual awards recognize leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs who have made significant contributions to the state’s life…

INL, U.S. Critical Materials agree to develop new rare earth processing methods

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has signed an agreement with Salt Lake City-based U.S. Critical Materials Corp., to engage in a multi-phase collaborative project to develop a process for the extraction of rare earth metals from carbonatite ore. The process will involve a…

Smithfield ends 26 Utah grower contracts

Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, based in Smithfield, Virginia, is ending contracts with 26 hog farms in Utah to optimize its supply chain for more efficient operations in the face of an industry oversupply of pork, weaker consumer demand and high feed…

Kennecott switching to renewable diesel

Rio Tinto, owner of the Kennecott copper mining and refining operations in Utah, will replace its entire fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel Utah copper operation in beginning in 2024. Kennecott’s fleet of 90 haul trucks and all heavy machinery will begin to…

R1 RCM acquires Providence's Acclara

Murray-based R1 RCM Inc., a provider of operational software for healthcare providers, has acquired Acclara, a healthcare revenue cycle management company. Acclara is a subsidiary of Providence, a Catholic healthcare system based in Renton, Washington. As part of the agreement,…

Denver's ToolWatch buys St. George software company busybusy

ToolWatch, a Denver-based provider of construction operations software, has acquired busybusy, developer of time-tracking software for construction and other remote industries. Busybusy is based in St. George. “The move solidifies ToolWatch as the construction industry’s most…

Snow Christensen & Martineau joins Kansas City's Spencer Fane

Utah law firm Snow Christensen & Martineau has joined with Spencer Fane LLC, a Kansas City, Missouri-based firm with offices nationwide. With roots going back to 1886, Snow Christensen & Martineau has offices in Salt Lake City and St. George. The combination will be effective…

NewMarket Corp. acquires AMPAC

NewMarket Corp., a major petroleum additive company based in Richmond, Virginia, has entered into an agreement to purchase AMPAC Intermediate Holdings LLC of Cedar City. AMPAC Holdings is the parent company of American Pacific Corp. (AMPAC). The acquisition price is…

Excelsior closes solar project financing

Excelsior Energy Capital of Excelsior, Minnesota, has closed on a $1.3 billion financing package for the Faraday Solar project west of Utah Lake in Utah County. Excelsior acquired Faraday Solar earlier this year from Parasol and Clenera, who developed the project. Faraday Solar…

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