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Time to pitch those old, hackneyed sales pitches

By John Graham Sales pitches are shortcuts that save time and don’t require thinking. They’re the stock-in-trade of salespeople, rolling off the tongue easily and unconsciously. They once worked well with customers, but not so much today. Here are some of them: “How can I help…

Not too late to start 2018 with a business checkup

By Daniel Nordberg Making predictions is never easy, especially for small-business owners and managers. Unlike their larger counterparts, small firms rarely have the resources to monitor and take corrective action for every new trend and issue. Even entrepreneurs who’ve…

Note to elected officials: Debt and deficits aren’t good; they’re expensive

By Veronique de Rugy We are not in a full-scale war. We are not in a recession or fighting a high unemployment rate. But the federal government is spending as if we were a teenager with a parent’s credit card. Trillion-dollar deficits are coming back soon, so this is the perfect…

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Feb 18

S. Korea most successful country in the world? We helped them get there

By Fareed Zakaria As the world’s attention turns briefly away from Donald Trump and toward the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, it’s worth focusing not just on the sports, but on this year’s host country. South Korea is, in some senses, the most successful nation in the world and…

Finally, a very small light at the end of the healthcare tunnel

By Robert Pembroke “The ballooning cost of healthcare acts as a hungry tapeworm on the American economy,” said Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffett, recently. Along with Jeff Bezos of Amazon and Jamie Dimon of JPMorganChase, the three have vowed to cut the cost of providing…

Editorial Cartoon: The Good News

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Feb 18

Industry Briefs - 2-19-18

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. ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT • Salt Lake Arts Council Foundation has entered into agreement with private…

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Feb 18

Newsletter 2-12-18

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, February 12, 2018 Nikola pulling up its Utah roots; $1 billion plant going to Arizona By John RogersThe Utah business community has watched with great interest as Utah tech startup Nikola Motor Co. has…

Nikola pulling up its Utah roots; $1 billion plant going to Arizona

By John Rogers The Utah business community has watched with great interest as Utah tech startup Nikola Motor Co. has progressed toward the start of manufacture of its revolutionary hydrogen-electric semi-truck. The company debuted its Nikola One Class-8 truck in a…

Guv: State can help but rural growth up to counties

By Brice Wallace Utah’s economy is booming, at least along the Wasatch Front, and Gov. Gary Herbert told a group of rural Utahns recently that the onus is on them to make sure their areas aren’t left behind. Speaking at the annual “Rural Day on the Hill” at the Capitol, Herbert…

Twinlab factory closure idles 100 Utah Co. workers

Twinlab Consolidated Corp. is closing down its American Fork plant in favor of outsourcing its manufacturing. The firm’s parent company, Twinlab Consolidated Holdings of Boca Raton, Florida, made the announcement last week. {mprestriction ids="1,3"} “As we work to transition to…

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Feb 11

Clear the Air Challenge underway

The Salt Lake Chamber and other organizations have kicked off the ninth annual Clear the Air Challenge, a month-long competition aimed at encouraging Utahns to reduce vehicle emissions, in part by choosing alternatives to driving alone. The challenge is taking place for the…

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Feb 11

Pluralsight will consolidate operations to Draper campus

Pluralsight, an education software company currently based in Farmington, has announced that it is moving its worldwide headquarters to a new campus in Draper. The 350,000-square-foot office and its amenities will be located on more than 30 acres of undeveloped land at 65 E.…

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Feb 11

Dominion to pass on tax savings

The Utah Division of Public Utilities has announced a filing from Dominion Energy to pass on to customers $17 million in savings due to recent tax federal tax reform legislation. A release from the division said that consumers will begin seeing the adjustment in their gas bills…

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Feb 11

Cottonwood buys Founders Title

Cottonwood Title Insurance Agency Inc., a Murray-based title insurance company, has acquired Founders Title Co. and Founders Title Co. of Davis. The acquisition forms one of Utah’s largest commercial and residential title agencies, Cottonwood said in a release. {mprestriction…

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Feb 11

Refugee food entrepreneurs will benefit from opening of SLC's 'Food Alley'

Salt Lake City-based Sapa Investment Group, with help from the Salt Lake City Department of Economic Development, has announced plans to build a restaurant-oriented “Food Alley.” The development will go on redevelopment property with frontage on both 800 South and State Street.…

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Feb 11

Growth conference set for March

Utah’s Intermountain Growth Conference, sponsored and hosted by the Utah Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG Utah), is scheduled for March 7 in Salt Lake City. Keynote speaker for the event will be New York Times best-selling author and business consultant Dan…

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Feb 11

Simplus acquires San Francisco's CirrusOne

Sandy-based Simplus, a cash-to-quote implementation developer, has acquired CirrusOne, a San Francisco consulting service specializing in configure, price, quote (CPQ); claims and litigation management; and billing services. {mprestriction ids="1,3"} “Simplus and CirrusOne have…

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Feb 11

Knox Capital bought by N.C. firm

Captrust Financial Advisors, a wealth management firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has acquired Salt Lake City-based Knox Capital Group. The Utah-based firm brings $300 million in client assets to the new owner. {mprestriction ids="1,3"} Led by partners Brodie Barnes and…

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Feb 11

CircusTrix buys L.A.'s Sky Zone

Provo-based CircusTrix Holdings LLC has acquired Sky Zone Franchise Group of Los Angeles, a franchisor of indoor trampoline parks. CircusTrix owns, operates and franchises indoor recreation facilities. {mprestriction ids="1,3"} According to a release from CircusTrix, the…

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Feb 11

St. George sells property to developer in hopes of creating 'Tech Ridge'

California has its Silicon Valley and Utah has its Silicon Slopes. St. George took steps last week to get in the game, selling property it hopes will become “Tech Ridge.” {mprestriction ids="1,3"} At the St. George City Council meeting, city officials voted unanimously to…

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Feb 11

AFCU absorbs Arizona's Altier Credit Union

Five branches of Altier Credit Union in Arizona will become branches of Ogden-based America First Credit Union (AFCU) following recent approval by the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions and the National Credit Union Administration. The Arizona credit union branches…

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Feb 11