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Industry Briefs 2-8-16

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. BANKING • Bank of Utah , Ogden, has hired David Rusch , Brenda Lambert , Robert Beckstead and…

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Coworking concept growing, giving small firms head start

Richard Bliss and Trevor Smith had been working as self-contracted web developers when they decided to found their own Internet startup company, Impressure. Wanting to save money on overhead costs while they got their business moving, Bliss discovered that staying at home to…

Gochnour cites 'Big Three' as Utah Co., airport and recession

Can you envision a road or bridge across Utah Lake? Natalie Gochnour can. The associate dean of the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business and director of the Ken C. Gardner Policy Institute at the university recently told a crowd in Salt Lake City that such a…

Left doesn't want a convention that would restore 'We the People'

In recent years, a small but growing number of people have advocated a convention of states to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States. The reaction to the proposal has been hostile, out of all proportion to either the originality or the danger of such a…

New mayor wants SLC to develop its own economic identity

Salt Lake City’s new mayor wants the city to develop an economic identity, similar to those used in areas to the north and south. In her first “State of the City” address, Jackie Biskupski said a citywide economic strategic plan is needed for Salt Lake City to remain competitive…

Confidence level slides slightly in Utah for January

Utahns continue to have more confidence in the economy than consumers nationwide. However, that confidence is sliding in the state while still growing across the country. The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) decreased 3.2 points to 105.7 in January while the…

The lottery is no retirement plan; pay yourself first instead

Powerball fever swept across America recently, with a record jackpot of $1.5 billion eventually being split by three winners in the Jan. 13 drawing. Millions lined up for lottery tickets, hoping to realize their dreams of being rich, independent and carefree. Powerball fever…

Trump has nothing over Obama when it comes to showmanship

Those who have been marveling at Donald Trump’s political showmanship were given a reminder of who is the top showman of them all, when President Barack Obama went on television to make a pitch for his unilateral actions to restrict gun sales and make a more general case for…

I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you. Could you repeat that?

If you ask most salespeople, they would admit that listening is their weakest quality. In part due to impatience, but mostly because they don’t know how. Or even deeper, they don’t know the components or factors that make up the “why” of listening. “I didn’t hear you.” No, you…

Deadline here for employers to file tax information electronically

The deadline is rapidly approaching for Utah employers to meet new legal requirements to electronically file state income tax documents of employees. The deadline is rapidly approaching for Utah employers to meet new legal requirements to electronically file state income tax…

BYU study: Airlines don't learn enough from near-miss incidents

A new study led by a Brigham Young University professor indicates that airlines are flying past an opportunity to increase safety by ignoring too many near-misses. A new study led by a Brigham Young University professor indicates that airlines are flying past an opportunity to…

Construction optimism weaker, still bullish

Fresh off an all-time high in 2015, a survey indicates that optimism about local, nonresidential construction activity is weaker in 2016 but still bullish. Fresh off an all-time high in 2015, a survey indicates that optimism about local, nonresidential construction activity is…

Gas prices still driving factor in dropping CPI

The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) slipped 0.3 percent from November to December on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, matching the national Consumer Price Index month-to-month decrease. Once again, lower gasoline prices have helped nudge local consumer costs…

All agree: Utah economic outlook positive for 2016

Whether the descriptions were “fine,” “strong,” “steady” or “great,” the outlook for Utah’s economy in 2016 is certainly positive, according to speakers at an economic powwow last week. Whether the descriptions were “fine,” “strong,” “steady” or “great,” the outlook for Utah’s…

Williams: Keep it in the ground

At the start of the National Park Service’s centennial year, several speakers at an outdoor industry get-together in Salt Lake City pushed for more people to make their way to the nation’s federally owned lands. At the start of the National Park Service’s centennial year,…

A goal is a 'dream with a plan' and other fairy tales

Personal goals start as thoughts and dreams. Business goals may have those attributes, but often business goals are handed to you by superiors. Sales goals, sales plans, sales numbers, pipelines, funnels and various benchmarks for you to achieve for THEM. My mother never went to…

Will we remember 2015 as a downward turning point for America?

It is always hard to know when a turning point has been reached, and usually it is long afterwards before we recognize it. However, if 2015 had been a turning point, it may well have marked a turn in a downward direction for America and for Western civilization. How shall we…

Industry briefs 1-18-16

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. BANKING • Zions Bank has hired Dan Larsen, Bryan “B.Y.” Wells, AJ Kapinos and Jonathan Spencer…

WhiteClouds, 3DplusMe to merge

WhiteClouds, an Ogden-based full-color 3D printing company, has acquired Bluffdale-based 3DplusMe, which creates interactive 3D experiences and 3D products. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. A pair of Utah-based companies specializing in 3D printing technologies have…

Office and industrial real estate continue on strong upward path

The Salt Lake County office market nearly had a record year in 2015, while industrial demand continued to top the five-year average, according to reports from Salt Lake City-based Cushman & Wakefield/Commerce. The Salt Lake County office market nearly had a record year in 2015,…

Mitime to manage Tooele park while sale stays pending

Utah Motorsports Campus, whose bid to buy the former Miller Motorsports Park has been set aside by a court, nonetheless will manage the facility for the time being. Utah Motorsports Campus, whose bid to buy the former Miller Motorsports Park has been set aside by a court,…

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