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E-TeleQuote to open SLC office

Clearwater, Florida-based digital health insurance agency E-TeleQuote Insurance Inc. has opened a new location in Salt Lake City. The company, which focuses on Medicare and the over-65 market, said the Utah office is the sixth for the company that opened an office in Arizona…

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Apr 14

Salt Lake's Instructure buys partner MasteryConnect

Instructure Inc., a Salt Lake City software-as-a-service technology company, has acquired its local longtime partner MasteryConnect. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Instructure markets its learning software such as Canvas and Bridge to both educational institutions and…

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Apr 14

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 4-15-19

The following are recent financial reports as posted by selected Utah corporations: Sportsman’s Warehouse Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc., based in Midvale, reported net income of $10.6 million, or 25 cents per share, for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Feb. 2. That compares…

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Apr 14

Business Tech: Technology in Education

By Bahar Ferguson Before you begin reading this article, it is only fair that I provide the following: WARNING: The content in this article is going to make you very jealous. You will become furious at how much easier some things have become for students. Now that we have that…

Succeeding in Your Business: A primer on setting up preferred stock in your business

By Cliff Ennico “My two partners and I formed a corporation to run a web-based business. The business has taken off, and we are being approached by some local angel investors. “We are delighted, of course. The problem is that these investors all want preferred stock and our…

Editorial Cartoon: Bread and Butter

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Apr 14

Industry Briefs 4-15-19

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 • The Salt Lake City Arts Council and Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands…

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Apr 14

Government-mandated, paid-leave programs have proven ineffective

By Veronique de Rugy As the saying goes, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. This is a perfect way to describe the current effort by Democrats and some conservatives to implement a federal paid leave program.…

Legal versus illegal immigration: Trump's new position might be right

By Fareed Zakaria Pres. Trump’s threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border confused even his allies. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said it “would be bad for everybody.” Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, remarked, “I’m not sure that’s a particularly good idea and I’m not sure it gets the…

Small-business owners benefiting from a growing and prosperous economy

By Dan Nordberg The old saying that a rising tide lifts all boats rings true, given today’s growing economy. The U.S. economy’s historic boom benefits all Americans as job creation soars and wages rise. The economy outperformed expectations for the second year in a row in 2018.…

Newsletter - 4-8-19

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, April 8, 2019 Summit conclusion: Southwest area growth needs coordination By Brice Wallace Growth - and all of the issues associated with it - is exploding in the southwest Salt Lake Valley, but…

Summit conclusion: Southwest area growth needs coordination

By Brice Wallace Growth — and all of the issues associated with it — is exploding in the southwest Salt Lake Valley, but government, private-sector and economic development officials are hoping it happens in a smart way. Participants on three panels during the recent Western…

Utah's first 'opportunity zone' project underway in Salt Lake

Provo real estate development company PEG Cos. has broken ground on the first Utah project to take advantage of the federal “opportunity zone” investment program created by the December 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Paperbox Lofts is a two-acre development at 160 S. 300 W. in Salt…

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Apr 7

Tech employment expands presence in Utah workforce

Tech-related employment in Utah grew by nearly 6,000 jobs in 2018 and the tech sector increased its contribution to the state’s economy, according to “Cyberstates 2019,” a new report on the tech sector and tech workforce analytics published by CompTIA, an Illinois-based industry…

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Apr 7

Stadler moves operations to new facility in Salt Lake City’s Northwest Quadrant

Switzerland-based rail car manufacturer Stadler US has moved its Utah operations from its temporary location in the north end of Salt Lake City to a permanent, state-of-the-art facility near the Salt Lake City International Airport. The company made the move late last month to a…

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Apr 7

Stein Erickson, Chateaux realty brokerages merge in Park City

Two Park City-area real estate brokerages that specialize in high-end properties have merged. Stein Eriksen Lodge Real Estate and Chateaux Realty have combined to form the Stein Eriksen Realty Group. The newly launched boutique-style brokerage will continue to specialize in…

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Apr 7

Talent Ready grants available

The Utah Department of Workforce Services has launched the 2019 Talent Ready Utah grant program with a focus on creating more education and industry partnerships. The grant program is dedicated to building more work-based learning and career pathway programs for students and…

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Apr 7

FirstMile and IFS360 sold to Japanese firm

Rakuten Super Logistics (RSL), a Japanese e-commerce order fulfillment software company with U.S. headquarters in Las Vegas, has acquired Salt Lake City-based sister companies FirstMile and IFS360. FirstMile and IFS360 provide e-commerce services including warehousing,…

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Apr 7

Signs.com buys large-format printing firm

Signs.com, a Salt Lake City-based e-commerce sign company catering to businesses and consumers, has acquired Ferrari Color, a large-format graphics provider which has maintained offices in Sacramento and San Francisco in addition to its Salt Lake City headquarters. Signs.com…

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Apr 7

HZO pulls plug on Utah

Draper-based HZO, a global developer and marketer of nano-coatings to protect electronics, has run out of space at its Utah facility. The company, which established its headquarters in Utah in 2011, will move to Raleigh, North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park by the end of the…

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Apr 7

Sunroc buys truss company

Sunroc Building Materials, a construction and building materials company that is part of the Clyde Companies, has acquired Willard-based truss manufacturer Sierra Truss. Sunroc said it bought the company to bolster its truss production capacity in Northern Utah. Sierra Truss…

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Apr 7

UofU engineers studying ways to enhance electrical grids to withstand city power outages

When the power goes out in a city, it is vital to bring back power as soon as possible for first responders and critical infrastructure. To that end, University of Utah electrical and computer engineering assistant professor Masood Parvania and his team at the Utah Smart Energy…

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Apr 7