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Are contracts enforceable? Performance during a pandemic

By Tanner Bean As our country comes to grip with the COVID-19 pandemic, extraordinary measures are significantly impacting our everyday lives. This applies to our contracts — different rules apply in extraordinary times. Many individuals and businesses are finding that…

Growth not likely to slow in Dixie

By Elsie Powley Rackhmam When we think about growth and new construction in Utah, our thoughts turn quickly to the St. George area. As 2020 began, the Dixie area was still a state leader in construction of planned developments, housing, industry — especially the exploding tech…

MEDIATION: Is it a better way to resolve those disputes?

By Cody W. Wilson If you are involved in the building trades; if you’re a contractor, subcontractor or a supplier to the industry; chances are you find yourself in a dispute at some point. If you’re involved in a legal dispute, you may be able to settle it without going to…

How can a Professional Construction Manager help with your project?

By Jeff Davis Do you really want to tackle something you know so little about? Even though they lack the time and experience, business owners often attempt to manage their own construction projects. At best, they are left beleaguered and distracted, but more likely, both their…

Construction Industry Technology

By Bahar Ferguson According to the Construction Industry Institute (CII), construction technology refers to the collection of innovative tools, machinery, software, etc., used during the construction phase of a project that enables advancement in field construction methods,…

Tilt-up: A proven time- and money-saving construction method is gaining steam in the Salt Lake market

By Shane Wayment and Dennis Cigana Keeping project costs manageable is essential to winning business as a general contractor, but so is uncompromising quality. In Utah, the solution to the tension between these two factors has been continual innovation within the industry. Over…

Salt Lake City Public Safety Building designed to withstand earthquake – and it did

By Eric White The Salt Lake City Public Safety Building (PSB), home to the city’s police, fire and emergency management departments, serves as the nerve-center during citywide emergencies. On March 18, it passed a real-world test of its resilient systems during the 5.7 magnitude…

Newsletter 4-6-20

https://slenterprise.com 801-533-0556 --> This week in The Enterprise Monday, April 6, 2020 State has bridge loans for businesses hurt by virus By Brice Wallace Utah state government has implemented a new loan program designed to help businesses hurt by the impacts of the…

State has bridge loans for businesses hurt by virus

By Brice Wallace Utah state government has implemented a new loan program designed to help businesses hurt by the impacts of the COVID-19 virus. At a special meeting conducted by phone last week, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board unanimously approved the…

COVID-19 Updates: Cancellations and postponements

The following are events that have been included in The Enterprise Calendar listings and subsequently have been postponed or canceled, or have been removed from the organizers’ website calendars. This is not a complete list of postponements or cancellations. Check with…

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Apr 5

COVID-19 impact on Utah tourism 'dire' - down 90%

By Brice Wallace “Sobering.” “Dire.” Those are a couple of descriptions of the COVID-19 impacts on Utah’s tourism industry. Vicki Varela, managing director of tourism and film at the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, recently told a videoconference audience that visitor…

UofU libraries putting idle 3D printers to work on face shields for healthcare workers

What can a library worker do to help with the COVID-19 outbreak? As it turns out, a lot. At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, library employees at the University of Utah never envisioned they’d play a role in helping healthcare workers on the front lines. But now, staff…

Staff

Apr 5

Nelnet Bank receives charter from state, OK from FDIC

Nelnet, one of the nation’s largest servicer of student loans headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, has received the approval of both the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions (UDFI) to establish a chartered industrial bank…

Staff

Apr 5

Business, community leader Bob Garff dies

Robert H. Garff, chairman of Garff Enterprises Inc., the car dealership group founded by his father and a former speaker of the Utah House, died last week from complications of the coronavirus. After driving back from a visit to Palm Springs, California, Garff and his wife…

Staff

Apr 5

These are self-deceptions that keep us from taking advantage of opportunities

By John Graham As human beings, we’re experts at deceiving ourselves, all because it’s so easy for us to think we know more than we do. As a result, we do less than our best work, miss out on opportunities and mess up our decisions. To be sure, self-deception is one way we keep…

Succeeding in Your Business: From the mailbag: Can you copyright a common name?

By Cliff Ennico “I just watched your YouTube video on basic copyright law and didn’t hear you touch on this subject, so I thought I’d drop you a line and ask you this question. I’m having trouble understanding the part of copyright law that does not extend to titles, names,…

With COVID-19, remote meetings are the new normal

Here are 16 suggestions to make them more effective With COVID-19 here for the foreseeable future, businesses are rethinking everything. More and more employees are working from home, which means people who once met face-to-face must now meet virtually. The good news is,…

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Apr 5

Editorial Cartoon: Toilet Paper

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Apr 5

Industry Briefs 4-6-20

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 • KeyBank has named Cameron Cole as Key Private Bank team leader for the bank’s Utah…

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Apr 5

Creativity and compassion continue as part of the coronavirus battle

By Veronique de Rugy It’s easy to feel depressed and scared these days. News about the impact and death toll of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, is constant. Government responses have been chaotic, ranging from near indifference to suddenly shutting down the economy, with…

Democrats show true colors trying to load up the stimulus package

By Marc A. Thiessen Editor’s note: Marc Thiessen wrote this column just prior to the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. The final legislation eliminated many of the provisions included by Democrats but still contained billions of dollars in…