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Learn the leadership skills that will one day land you in a corner office

By Angela Civitella Most employees have big dreams of one day having the big title, the corner office and being able to lead an organization. Industry knowledge is certainly part of the job, but it won’t make you a great leader all by itself. This is where leadership skills come…

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Position your small business to ride the post-pandemic recovery wave

By Yrene Luque As Utah’s small businesses transition from “survival mode” to the post-pandemic “new normal,” the opportunities are looking bright. It’s a great time for many business owners to begin planning the next steps to thrive and grow in the coming months. In Utah, 99…

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Small Business loans everyone should know about

By Ryan H. Jones Utah business is looking up post-pandemic. According to The Enterprise, three in five Utah small businesses have fully recovered or expect to be fully recovered by September and 40 percent have already returned to pre-pandemic levels. That said, it doesn’t mean…

Accounting for the PPP loan and related forgiveness

By Mike Bullock& Ray Chipman As many small businesses have received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and forgiveness, the question of how to account for this assistance is top of mind. The chances are that you have already finalized your 2020 financial statements.…

Rural County Grant Program supports economic development efforts

The Business Services Team, a part of the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), has begun offering a unique program that empowers rural county governments to take responsibility for their economic development planning, projects and activities. The Rural County…

Google Workspace vs. Microsoft 365: What's the best collaboration tool for your small business?

By Bahar Ferguson When it comes to connecting with your team, staying organized and keeping your business running smoothly, there are two main technology options: Google Workspace (formerly known as G Suite) and Microsoft 365 (formerly known as Office 365). Google Workspace and…

Suazo Business Center opens second office to serve Ogden community

The Suazo Business Center, a nonprofit business resource organization with a mission of development and empowerment of the Latino/Hispanic and other underserved communities, has opened a second location in Ogden. The organization, founded in 2002, is headquartered in Salt Lake…

Industry Briefs 5-31-21

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 • Spencer Terry , general manager of The Fear Factory, a Salt Lake City haunted…

Hexcel to put R&T facility in West Valley City

By Brice Wallace A longtime manufacturing stalwart in Utah will expand in the state, putting its Center of Excellence for Research & Technology (R&T) in West Valley City. Hexcel Corp.’s project will add up to 150 high-paying jobs over the next dozen years. The company made the…

Domain Cos. announce new downtown mixed-use project

Plans have been released for a major mixed-use development in downtown Salt Lake City. The 462,00-square-foot, $210 million project has been dubbed 370 South West Temple. It is the second downtown project for The Domain Cos., following its Exchange development, which includes…

Challenges are returning - good news for state's economy rebound

Some of Utah’s economic challenges are returning — and that’s a good thing, as it signals that the state is on track to recovery from the pandemic-driven recession. So said the Salt Lake Chamber’s Roadmap to Recovery Coalition as it updated its Roadmap to Recovery Dashboard for…

Utah joins other states stopping $300 weekly federal jobless payments

Utah, along with at least nine other states, has called a halt to its participation the federal COVID-19 pandemic unemployment program that adds $300 per week to benefits paid by the state. Gov. Spencer Cox made the announcement in a recent press release from his office. The…

Employee survey resulting in hybrid tech company return-to-office plans

Qualtrics, one of Utah’s largest tech companies that offers experience management software, is rolling out a hybrid return-to-the-office for its employees. Based on the results of polling its own workforce — along with about 4,000 other workers worldwide — using its own survey…

Utah State Tax Commission to resume in-person hearings, mediations June 1

The Utah State Tax Commission has announced that in-person hearings and mediations will resume beginning June 1. Participants will still be given the option to appear by video conference or telephone. In-person hearings were suspended last spring in the face of the growing…

Lottery may be among incentives to get Utahns to get coronavirus shots

Utah state official are scrambling to get people to become immunized against the COVID-19 virus in a push to reach “herd immunity.” The latest idea — that has the endorsement of Gov. Spencer Cox — would enter those who have received the shots into a lottery-style cash giveaway.…

Plenty to think about in workplace as CDC eases mask mandates

Employers should expect many questions and possibly some complaints regarding mask requirements as the Center for Disease (CDC) has updated its guidance on mask-wearing. So says Susan Susan Motschiedler, an attorney at the Salt Lake City law firm Parsons, Behle & Latimer. The…

Families to begin receiving COVID child tax credit payments July 15

The families of nearly 88 percent of all children in the U.S. are set to begin receiving monthly payments as part of the recently enacted $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, the U.S. Treasury Department said last week. The payments will begin on July 15. The coronavirus…

UIPA, Port of Oakland to cooperate

The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) and the Port of Oakland have signed an agreement calling for cooperation in improving the flow of cargo to and from the Northern California gateway and the planned Utah logistics system. The cooperative agreement focuses on reducing…

NFIB joins Utah in tax suit against administration

The Salt Lake City-based NFIB Small Business Legal Center has filed an amicus brief in support of Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes’ lawsuit against the federal government over provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act that currently leave in doubt whether states can lower their…

DWS campaign aims to help Utahns find better careers

Utah’s Department of Workforce Services (DWS) has launched a campaign to help job seekers improve their career paths and provide a more skilled workforce for Utah employers. The new Career and Education campaign includes a revamped website to make it easier for individuals to…

PCF, Montana firm merge

PCF Insurance Services (PCF) of Salt Lake City has merged with Trade Risk Guaranty Brokerage Services (TRG), based in Bozeman, Montana. “PCF’s investment in this strategic partnership will enable TRG opportunities for cross-selling by offering its unique vertical of benefits and…

Gunn named CEO at IDbyDNA

IDbyDNA, a Salt Lake City firm offering infectious disease detection, genomic profiling and testing for the healthcare and biotechnology sectors, has appointed Neil Gunn as its new CEO. Gunn joins IDbyDNA after 12 years at Roche Diagnostics, where he led the launches of well…

'Friendly' Utah lands firearms plant

By Brice Wallace A Nevada-based firearms and ammunition maker will move some manufacturing to Cedar City, saying Utah is “friendlier” than the city of Pahrump and the state of Nevada. More specifically, an official at the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED)…

Incentives bring 3 film productions to Utah

A trio of independent productions have been approved for state incentives to shoot in Utah. The approvals by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) board came during the board’s May meeting. Two Roads Productions LLC was approved for a cash rebate of up to $156,620…

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