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Infrastructure development: Utah takes a page from Trump policies

The Utah State Legislature has joined with the Trump administration to help facilitate large-scale infrastructure development. On Feb. 28, Pres. Trump asked Congress to approve a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure, financed through both public and private capital to create…

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Apr 17

UTAH FOUNDATION REPORT: Coal keeps Utah’s energy costs down, but production is declining

A new research report from the Utah Foundation shows the landscape of the state’s coal industry is changing. Utah produced only about half as much coal in 2015 as it did in 2001, the report said. Still, more than two-thirds of Utah’s electric power is produced in coal-fired…

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Apr 17

Editorial Cartoon - Going Nuclear

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Apr 17

Newsletter 4-10-17

http://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, April 10, 2017 Chamber happy with legislative results By Bice WallaceThe state’s largest business association is generally pleased with the recently concluded legislative general session, during which…

Chamber happy with legislative results

By Bice Wallace The state’s largest business association is generally pleased with the recently concluded legislative general session, during which it had an 89-percent success rate on its priority issues. The Salt Lake Chamber took a position on 86 bills and had a 76 percent…

Rocky Mountain Power's 20-year, $3.5B plan strong on wind, solar

By John Rogers Rocky Mountain Power has unveiled a 20-year, $3.5 billion plan to provide electricity to its customers that includes adding more solar and wind and making existing wind turbines more efficient. The plan, unveiled last week, also incorporates building a segment of…

Salt Lake market housing prices remain strong

Home prices in the Salt Lake City market continued strong in February, according to a report released last week by property analytics and information provider CoreLogic of Irvine, California. The CoreLogic Home Price Index showed a 1.5 percent increase from January, bringing the…

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Apr 10

Talent Ready Utah funding provides for expansion of WTC's SheTech program

Utah’s Women Tech Council has launched the first expansion event of its SheTech program to provide access to hands-on tech experiences and mentoring with industry experts to high school girls across the state. The program helps girls to engage and is designed to inspire them to…

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Apr 10

CircusTrix buys California firm

CircusTrix Holdings, a Provo-based developer and operator of indoor extreme recreation parks throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, has acquired Rockin’ Jump Holdings LLC. Rockin’ Jump, headquartered in Pleasanton, California, is a franchise operator of family-oriented…

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Apr 10

Trucking industry veteran dies

A long-time leader, supporter and friend of the Utah trucking industry has died. David Roy Free, 79, died March 24 in a motorcycle accident in California. Free dedicated his life to the trucking industry, both in the Utah and throughout the nation, serving in numerous leadership…

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Apr 10

Panelists agree: Women board representation growing, but more needed

By Brice Wallace A recent panel discussion had one goal: more people on board with the idea of more women on boards. The discussion, organized by the Women’s Leadership Institute, revealed that many companies are seeking women to serve on their corporate boards and panelists…

Intermountain receives Hearst Prize

Hearst Health and the Jefferson College of Population Health of Thomas Jefferson University have announced that Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare is the winner of the 2017 Hearst Health Prize. Intermountain was awarded the prize for its Mental Health Integration program, which…

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Apr 10

CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTS 4-10-17

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 $10.5 million, or 25 cents per share, for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 28. That compares with…

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Apr 10

Four Foods acquires pizza chain

American Fork-based Four Foods Group, a restaurant development, investment and management company, has acquired 48 Little Caesars restaurants in Alabama and Louisiana. Announcement of acquisition caps a flurry of recent activity for Four Foods, including the purchase of the R&R…

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Apr 10

If at first you don’t succeed, get back on the ‘repeal and replace’ horse

By Veronique de Rugy After the recent Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill debacle, Pres. Donald Trump and the House Republican leadership seemed ready to throw in the towel and give up on healthcare reform. Thankfully, a few days later, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced that…

Healthcare debacle may present Trump with a chance to get it right

By Fareed Zakaria The recent Republican debacle on healthcare could prove to be an opportunity. It highlighted, yet again, the complexity of America’s system, which continues to be by far the most expensive and inefficient in the advanced world. But Donald Trump could actually…

Self-employeds' perceptions that they will ‘work forever’ may be flawed

By Mark Lund About 20 percent of Americans age 65-74 are still working. A 2016 Pew Research Center study put the precise figure at 18.8 percent, and Pew estimates that it will reach 31.9 percent in 2022. That estimate seems reasonable. People are living longer and the labor…

Ever wonder where does cloud data ends up — and if it's secure?

By Mike Herrington Many business owners find themselves questioning where data that they send to the “cloud” actually goes — and, more importantly: Is that data secure? Cloud providers have redundancy and security that you don’t get if you leave your data on the server in your…

Editorial Cartoon: Sanctuary City

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Apr 10

Industry Briefs 4-10-17

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. ASSOCIATIONS • The Salt Lake Chamber has announced several staff changes. In its public policy…

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Apr 10

Newsletter - 4-3-17

http://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, April 3, 2017 Guv launches program to put Utah workers in high-skill jobs By John RogersGov. Gary Herbert has taken the first steps in implementing his program for filling 40,000 new high-skill,…

Guv launches program to put Utah workers in high-skill jobs

By John Rogers Gov. Gary Herbert has taken the first steps in implementing his program for filling 40,000 new high-skill, high-paying jobs in Utah over the next four years. First announced in his State of the State Address in January, Talent Ready Utah is a grant program…